A Participatory Approach to Managing the Environment: An Input to the Inter-American Strategy for Participation (ISP)

The project aims to build capacity within the countries of the Americas for the successful incorporation of public participation practices in sustainable development policy formulation and decision-making; to design mechanisms to improve communication and promote partnership among governments (national and local), nongovernmental organizations, community and local groups, the private sector, and academic organizations in these matters; and to provide technical assistance for exchanging information and developing methodologies for conflict resolution and consensus building.