Community Inclusion Standard Best Practice Guide

This guide is a practical set of steps and actions intended to support a nature-based project to engage with their target community (either a geographic community or a community of interest) to work collaboratively to design a community benefit agreement. Good practice in community benefit does not start with a ‘project’ or key lines of enquiry already defined and planned. Rather it involves a community engagement process that can shape the project and key criteria for success.

Introduction

Step 1: Project Identification

Step 2: Budgeting & Resourcing

Step 3: Scoping

Step 4: Identifying decision-makers

Step 5: Addressing imbalance

Step 6 Communication

Step 7: Stakeholder Recruitment

Step 8: Adapting to Community Needs

Step 9: Sustaining Community Relationships

Step 10: Learning & Impact

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