Date: October 8, 2010

This paper provides a retrospective review of a new RBA-centred approach that has been applied in practice” particularly in three countries: namely Uganda” Ghana and Nepal. In contrast to many international NGOs working with RBA” CARE has chosen to focus on the application of procedural rights—rather than a more confrontational approach to the adoption of substantive rights. An approach that promotes procedural rights is seen as a useful entry point to issues of power” governance and equity” within the broader framework of sustainable natural resources management.