value of involving local communities is generally appreciated by agencies and their staff, and many
landholders appreciate the opportunity for greater involvement with land management programs.
Many, however, remain critical of some of the current approaches.
The work reported here surveyed a wide range of landholders and agency staff to determine their
attitudes to participation, and to see how future participative programs might be improved. The work
also examined how the types of approach could be tailored to the specific situation, the motivations of
participants, and what models are effective at different scales.