How can we work most effectively with local communities and indigenous peoples to achieve conservation goals, contribute to their well-being, and ensure project sustainability? It’s no small task! Throughout the world, biodiversity conservation efforts and managing natural resources often involve local communities and indigenous peoples.

As part of TNC's speaker series on Social Science and Conservation, a panel of speakers address this question in a 90-minute Webinar.  Below are additional resources to support your work with local communities and indegnous peoples.

Watch the Webinar: Working with Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples:  the North and Latin America Session

Watch the Webinar: Working with Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples: the Asia Session

Support Materials

• Sharing Power: Learning by Doing in Co-Management of Natural Resources Throughout the World
• Guidelines for negotiating social research in communities living adjacent to transboundary protected areas: Kruger National Park
• Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas: Principles, Guidelines and Case Studies
• Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas: Towards Equity and Enhanced Conservation Guidance on policy and practice for Co-managed Protected Areas and Community Conserved Areas
• Tools of Engagement: A Toolkit of Engaging People in Conservation
• Biodiversity Conservation and the Quality of Life of Indigenous People in the Bolivian Chaco
• Ideas for adapting CAP for use with indigenous and local communities
• The Nature Conservancy's Guiding Principles on Indigenous Peoples and Conservation
• Indigenous Peoples and Conservation International: Principles for Partnerships
• Indigenous peoples and conservation: WWF Statement of Principles
• Conservation Alliances with Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
• Locally-Managed Marine Areas: A guide for practitioners