Manaus Letter: Recommendations for the Participatory Monitoring of Biodiversity.

Abstract

Recommendations regarding best practices for participatory, community-based monitoring of biodiversity and natural resource use developed by the participants of the large International Seminar on Participatory Monitoring of Biodiversity for the Management of Natural Resources held in 2014 in Manaus, Brasil. The recommendations include following areas: Design of monitoring initiatives Community participation in monitoring initiatives Institutional arrangements and partnerships Data quality and management Relationship between monitoring initiatives and public policy Recognition of community involvement Institutional and community strengthening Capacity building Systematization, dissemination and communication