Box 3.3: Empowering Communities Through Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

BOX 3.3 EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH FREE, PRIOR, AND INFORMED CONSENT < p>Community-based natural resource management offers local people the chance to participate directly in decisions about local ecosystems and to benefit economically from their efforts. But in the real world, poor communities often do not initiate the large-scale resource development projects