Community Forestry and the Social Ecology of Development.-- Organizations of the rural poor are on the cutting edge of saving tropical forests.-- Campesinos in highland México are making in heir business to preserve their woodlands.-- Will public disincentives to community enterprise make desforastation a self- fulfilling prophecy?.-- A global conference on the enviromental crisis poses an identify crisis for environmental organizations.-- Finding Common Ground: Redefining Women's Work in Colombia.-- From Protest to Porgrams: Neighborhood Associations in a Brazilian Municipality.-- Cultural Energy and Grassroots Develpment.-- Harmony With the Earth: A celebration of Andean Culture.-- Forum Development Notes Inside IAF.

Grassroots Development, describe the process by which disadvantaged people organize themselves to improve the social, cultural and economic well-being of their families, communities and societies. This concept is based on the premise that the key to sustainable democracies, equitable societies and prosperous economies is a people-oriented strategy that stresses participation, organizational development and networking.