4 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: UNDERSTANDING AND USING THE TOOLKIT SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE TOOLKIT ………………………………………………………………. A. B. C. D. OVERVIEW OF THE TOOLKIT ….………………………………………….………………………………………. BACKGROUND TO THE TOOLKIT ….………………………………………….………………………………… ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ….……………………………………….….…………………………………………….. PROVIDING FEEDBACK ….………………………………………….………………………………………………. 8 8 9 11 12 SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO BIOCULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTOCOLS …………………… 13 A. B. WHAT IS A BIOCULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTOCOL? ….…………………………………………….. WHY ARE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPING AND USING PROTOCOLS? ….…………………………. B1. External Threats …………………..………………………………………………………………………………………. B2. Emerging Opportunities …………………..…………………………………………………………………………… B3. Community Responses …………………..…………………………………………………………………………….. C. HOW ARE COMMUNITIES DOCUMENTING AND DEVELOPING THEIR PROTOCOLS? ……. D. HOW ARE COMMUNITIES USING THEIR PROTOCOLS? ………………………………………………. E. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………….. F. GUIDING PRINCIPLES ………………………………………………………………………………………………… G. KEY QUESTIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 15 15 16 16 19 19 20 20 22 SECTION III: USING THE TOOLKIT ……………………………….……………………………………………….. 23 23 23 24 25 25 27 28 30 30 31 31 33 A. A1. A2. A3. A4. B. B1. B2. B3. B4. B5. C. UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY ………………………………………………………………………… Contextualizing ‘Community’ ……………………..………………………………………………………………… Cultural and Internal Dynamics……………………..………………………………………………………………. Local Institutions and Governance ……………………..………………………………………………………… Participation and Representation ……………………..………………………………………………………….. FACILITATING A PROTOCOL PROCESS ………………………………………………��…………………….. Understanding Your Role as Facilitator ……………………..…………………………………………………. Supporting the Community Catalysts ……………………..……………………………………………………. Managing Expectations ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………. Managing Timeframes ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………… Managing Information ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………… SEEKING AGREEMENT ABOUT THE PROTOCOL PROCESS …………………………………………… SECTION IV: KEY METHODS AND TOOLS ……………………………….…………………………………….. 35 A. ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING ………………………………………………………. TOOL: Community Institutions Sketch Map ……………………..……………………………………………. TOOL: Community Decision-making Calendar ……………………..……………………………………….. TOOL: Historical Timeline ……………………..………………………………………………..…………………….. TOOL: Trend Line Analysis ……………………..………………………………………………..……………………. TOOL: Community Visioning ……………………..………………………………………………..………………… TOOL: Assessing Community Capacities ……………………..………………………………………………… TOOL: Assessing Key Opportunities and Threats ……………………..……………………………………. TOOL: Community Wellbeing Impact Assessment Worksheet ……………………..………………… B. POWER AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS ………………………………………………….. TOOL: Framework for Research and Action ……………………..…………………………………………… TOOL: Identifying Key Actors ……………………..………………………………………..……………………….. TOOL: Understanding Relationships between Key Actors ……………………..………………………. B1. Participatory Theatre ……………………..………………………………………..…………………………………… TOOL: Forum Theatre ……………………..………………………………………..………………………………….. 35 37 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 45 46 47 48 48

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