Though there is an increasing trend of natural resources governed by local communities, disadvantaged groups who are highly dependent on natural resources are still far behind in terms of being involved in the natural resource governance. When the wider public is included in decision-making in natural resources governance, the ways in which people protect and cope with the changing environment in their daily lives are exposed and can advance the search for alternatives in sustainable development. This paper compares natural resources governance interventions in Nepal and Tanzania, and searches for differences and similarities in the patterns of engagement of disadvantaged groups. The special focus is on Dalits in Nepal and rural women in Tanzania. The study reveals that though disadvantaged groups are included in principle, in practice their special needs are not taken into consideration. Our findings indicate that the formal possibilities for engagement do not provide citizens with sufficient and equal space for meaningfully participation. The theoretical background of the paper builds on two approaches of engagement: Chamber’s view of power at the grassroots and Fung and Wright’s thoughts on empowerment.

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从蓝图到赋权于弱势群体的自然资源治理：尼泊尔和坦桑尼亚的经验教训

尽管由当地社区管理自然资源的趋势正在增加，但是高度依赖自然资源的弱势群体在参与自然资源治理方面仍然远远落后。当更广泛的公众参与自然资源治理的决策时，人们在日常生活中保护和应对不断变化的环境的方式就会暴露出来，并可以促进在可持续发展中寻求替代方案。本文比较了尼泊尔和坦桑尼亚的自然资源治理干预措施，并探讨了弱势群体参与模式的差异和相似之处。特别关注尼泊尔的达利特人和坦桑尼亚的农村妇女。研究表明，尽管原则上包括了弱势群体，实际上，没有考虑到他们的特殊需求。我们的研究结果表明，参与的正式可能性无法为公民提供足够且平等的参与空间。本文的理论背景基于两种参与方式：钱伯的基层权力观和冯·赖特的赋权思想。