A participatory approach for integrated conservation planning in a small catchment in Loess Plateau, China - Part II. Analysis and findings

摘要

Integration of farmers' knowledge and perception with researchers' knowledge is important for planning resource-conserving technologies. In many places in the world, fanner participation has been shown to be essential in the planning of sustainable land management. The findings of a participatory approach (PA) for integrated conservation planning in the Danangou catchment-a small catchment situated in the heart of Loess Plateau-are presented in this paper. The work was carried out by an interdisciplinary team during the period 1997-2000. The PA is an interactive learning process between local farmers and researchers. The process was facilitated by several visualisation and diagramming methods. This formed part of an integrated conservation planning approach, where three tools including PA, land evaluation and soil erosion modelling were combined within the entire conservation planning process.