The 1992 Earth Summit called for collaboration between communities and funders in order to preserve natural resources. This work examines the case of the Rondonia Natural Resource Management Project in the Amazon, when local NGOs and communities were effectively excluded from decisions.

From a focus on individual projects, the book moves to a consideration of local participation in entire projects - the World Bank's Country Assistance Strategies - and community involvement in projects funded by the private sector. It ends with a summary of the lessons to be learned by local and international NGOs and by major donors.

Acknowledgements
Preface
Chpt1.Participatory development,An overview
Chpt2.The World Bank and the Brazilian Amazon,lessons in participation
Chpt3.Gender,equity,and exclusion in the Western Ghats
Chpt4. Global benefits, local costs,expulsion from the Kibale Forest
Chpt5. Accountability mechanisms
Chpt6 Extending participation and ensuring equity
Chpt7.Lessons learned -the benchmarks for accountable development
Appendix. NGO's and participation - the benefits of forest protection in Orissa
Notes
Selected bibliography.