Manuals

Colfer, Carol J. Pierce. 2007. Simple Rules for Catalyzing Collective Action in Natural Resource Management Contexts. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), 12p, Indonesia.
PDF: English (size 0.5 MB)
This simple and short manual (12 pages) provides guidance to those wanting to catalyze collective action in communities. It is available in both English and Bahasa Indonesia.
Colfer, C.J.P., Brocklesby, M.A., Diaw, C., Etuge, P., Günter, M., Harwell, E., McDougall, C., Porro, N.M., Porro, R., Prabhu, R., Salim, A., Sardjono, M.A., Tchikangwa, B., Tiani, A.M., Wadley, R.L., Woelfel, J. and Wollenberg, E. 1999. The BAG (Basic Assessment Guide for Human Well-Being). Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia.
PDF: English (size 0.6 MB)
This manual provides 79 page manual provides a suite of simple methods for use in assessing human well being. The manual is part of CIFOR’s C&I Toolbox, and was originally developed for use in assessing sustainable forest management in forests managed for timber. However, it has been found to more widely useful, in forests managed for other purposes.
Colfer, C.J.P., Brocklesby, M.A., Diaw, C., Etuge, P., Günter, M., Harwell, E., McDougall, C., Porro, N.M., Porro, R., Prabhu, R., Salim, A., Sardjono, M.A., Tchikangwa, B., Tiani, A.M., Wadley, R.L., Woelfel, J. and Wollenberg, E. 1999. The Grab Bag: Supplementary Methods for Assessing Human Well-Being. Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia.
PDF: English (size 0.9 MB)
This 64 page manual, also part of the CIFOR C&I Toolbox, is a supplement to the previous one, with some of the methods a bit more complex, and others providing alternative methods that assess the same issues as in The Bag.
Kaarhus, Randi, in collaboration with Ivar Jorgensen, Judith Kamoto, Reginald Mumba, Margaret Sikwese, and Sandy Ferror. 2003. Nkhalango! A social Forestry Model (Experiences from Blantyre City Fuelwood Project in Southern Malawi). This manual (144 pp.) describes the team’s experience working with the communities involved in the well known Blantyre City Fuelwood project, and draws out broader lessons from their work.
Available from www.umb.no/noragric/publications
Sithole, B. 2003. Where The Power Lies: Multiple Stakeholder Politics Over Natural Resources. Center for International Forestry Research.
PDF: English (size 2 MB)
William-de Vries, D. 2006. GENDER BUKAN TABU: Catatan Perjalanan Fasilitasi Kelompok Perempuan di Jambi. CIFOR publications 48p, Indonesia.
PDF: B. Indonesia (size 1 MB)
This booklet, which would be widely relevant in Indonesia, is designed to convey the results of community workshops in Jambi, Sumatra to district level decisionmakers. It addresses the perceived incompatibility (in some quarters) of Islam and a concern for gender, and highlights the active roles that the women of Jambi have in agriculture and their other contributions to daily life. It is in Bahasa Indonesia.
Wollenberg, E.; Edmunds, D. and Buck, L. 2000. Scenarios: As Tools For Adaptive Forest Management. CIFOR, Indonesia.
PDF: English (size 2.5 MB)
This older manual remains useful, setting forth four main approaches to looking at the future with communities. It has been widely used and is available in English, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia.
The Key Steps in Establishing Participatory Forest Management: A field manual to guide practitioners in Ethiopia.

This manual describes the key elements of participatory forest management and the methods to promote the wide involvement of all sectors of the community. It can be used as a training manual and field guide for community forest managers and forestry professionals.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/189526
Contact farmafrica@farmafrica.org.uk or sos.sahel@ethionet.et
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook (CD on its way to you)
Cahyat, Ade, Christian Gonner, Michaela Haug, 2007. Assessing Household Poverty and Well being: A Manual with Examples from Kutai Barat, Indonesia. CIFOR, Bogor.
PDF: English (size 3.9 MB)
Cahyat, Ade, Christian Gonner, Michaela Haug, 2007. Mengkaji kemiskinan dan kesejahteraan rumah tangga: sebuah panduan dengan contoh dari Kutai Barat, Indonesia. . CIFOR, Bogor.
PDF: B. Indonesia (size 3.8 MB)
Evans, K.; Velarde, S. J.; Prieto, R. P.; Rao, S. N.; Sertzen, S.; Dávila, K.; Cronkleton, P. and De Jong, W. Edited by Bennett, E. and Zurek, M. 2006. Field Guide to the Future: Four Ways for Communities to Think Ahead. Center for International Forestry Research. viii, 98 p.
PDF: English (size 3.4 MB)

This field guide is unusually complete and brings together a wide range of extremely valuable tools for use in work with communities. It focuses on tools related to people’s goals and desires for the future.