The Ethical Conservation Alliance’s (ECA) Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Toolkit is a practical guide designed to introduce conservation practitioners, community partners, protected area managers, and policymakers to the core concepts and applications of PM&E — a collaborative approach that involves local communities in conservation to ensure initiatives are shaped by shared knowledge, grounded in local realities, and supported by transparent decision-making.
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Effective and ethical conservation relies on the meaningful participation of the people who live in, depend on, and steward natural environments. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) provides a practical approach for involving local communities in conservation, ensuring that initiatives are shaped by shared knowledge, grounded in local realities, and supported by transparent decision‑making.
The Ethical Conservation Alliance’s Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit introduces conservation practitioners, community partners, protected area managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to the core concepts and applications of PM&E. Its purpose is to build awareness of participatory approaches by outlining foundational ideas and offering guidance for applying them in real‑world conservation settings.
The written toolkit is accompanied by video lessons; engaging with both provides a more complete and applied understanding of PM&E and its role in community‑centered conservation.