PMID- 17291678 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080214 LR - 20161124 IS - 0301-4797 (Print) IS - 0301-4797 (Linking) VI - 86 IP - 1 DP - 2008 Jan TI - Effectiveness of participatory planning for community management of fisheries in Bangladesh. PG - 201-13 AB - This study provides statistical evidence that support for community-based management of resources was more effective when initiated through a process known as participatory action plan development (PAPD). Thirty-six sites were studied where community management of fisheries was facilitated by NGOs. All involved community participation and establishing local fisheries management institutions. However, communities were able to take up more conservation-related interventions and faced fewer conflicts in the 18 sites where a PAPD was the basis for collective action and institution development. This indicates the value and effectiveness of adopting good practice in participatory planning, such as PAPD, which helps diverse stakeholders find common problems and solutions for natural resource management. FAU - Sultana, Parvin AU - Sultana P AD - Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, Queensway, Enfield, EN3 4SA, UK. parvin@dhaka.agni.com FAU - Abeyasekera, Savitri AU - Abeyasekera S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20070208 PL - England TA - J Environ Manage JT - Journal of environmental management JID - 0401664 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bangladesh MH - *Community Participation MH - *Conservation of Natural Resources MH - *Fisheries MH - Fishes MH - Residence Characteristics EDAT- 2007/02/13 09:00 MHDA- 2008/02/15 09:00 CRDT- 2007/02/13 09:00 PHST- 2005/11/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/11/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2006/12/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2007/02/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/02/15 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/02/13 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0301-4797(06)00431-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.027 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Environ Manage. 2008 Jan;86(1):201-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.027. Epub 2007 Feb 8.