EPASANREM-CRSP/USAIDFlora, Cornelia B.Gasteyer, S.Fernández-Baca, EdithBanerji, D.Bastian, S.Aleman, S.Kroma, M.Meares, Alison2016-04-192016-04-192000Paper presented at the Sixteenth meeting of the International Farming Systems Association, Santiago, Chile, 30 November 2000302_LocalPartic_MakeThisNewLink.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65370This paper explores the elements that lead communities to take action to protect ecosystem health. The operating assumption has been that the provision of information would be the essential ingredient in spurring communities to protect natural resources.application/pdfen-USParticipatory processesWatershed managementCommunity managementSocial capitalNatural resource managementCommunity participationEmpowermentSustainabilityLocal knowledgeWater qualityCommunity developmentParticipatory researchCommunity-based managementDrinking water protectionDecision-making processHuman capitalNatural capitalFinancial capitalBuilt capitalParticipatory resource managementSocial indicatorsWatershedPresentation