{"id":3041,"date":"2023-04-12T15:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onenatureinstitute.org\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2023-04-12T15:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:25:22","slug":"participatory-planning-for-well-being-step-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onenatureinstitute.org\/stories\/participatory-planning-for-well-being-step-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Participatory Planning for Well-being: Step 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
In step 3 of our <\/span>Well-being Approach to Conservation<\/span><\/a> series, we are delving into participatory planning for well-being. In the Wild Happiness approach that OneNature employs, we collect well-being data via our survey, analyze this data, and present a \u201cWild Happiness Report Card\u201d to our project partner and the local community as a basis for participatory planning. We have a handbook with examples of successful conservation projects that provides the partners and community with global examples of how other projects have incorporated well-being domains into their projects to improve the community\u2019s well-being and support thriving wildlife.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By providing the community with a report on their data and this global context, the community has well-being and conservation information to co-create their own solutions. This enables informed participatory planning and supports community capacity for decision-making and implementation of the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Participatory planning is an approach a community and implementing partner undertakes to achieve a particular goal. In this process, community members are tasked with identifying their community\u2019s problems. They then partner with a conservation or development organization to develop an action plan to address and rectify them. These experts serve as facilitators and can provide experience in how other communities have worked through similar issues. The community leaders and members are experts in the local context, culture, and community prioritization. Using a participatory planning approach allows the community to put their well-being in their own hands with the help and support of trusted wildlife conservation experts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n