Category | Definition | Example | Subcategories | ||
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1. Country | Country or countries where the intervention was carried out | China | 1a. Asia 1b. Africa 1c. South America 1d. Europe 1e. Central America 1 f. North America 1 g. Australia | ||
2. Intervention begins year | Year in which the intervention began | 1996 | 2a. 1990–1994 2b. 1995–1999 2c. 2000–2004 2d. 2005–2009 2e. 2010–2014 2 f. 2015–2020 2 g. 2021–2022 | ||
3. Intervention ends year | Year in which the intervention ended | 2000 | 3a. 1990–1994 3b. 1995–1999 3c. 2000–2004 3d. 2005–2009 3e. 2010–2014 3 f. 2015–2020 3 g. 2021–2022 | ||
4. Implementing body | Name of the organization or organizations that planned and implemented the relevant project, and type of organization | International Union for the Conservation of Nature | 4a. Government 4b. Non-governmental organization 4c. Community Organization 4d. International Organization | ||
5. Beneficiaries | Group of people or communities that the intervention aimed to benefit | Young people aged 18–25 | 5a. Farmers 5b. Rural community 5c. Urban community 5d. Youth 5e. Women | ||
6. Industry | Specific bamboo product or activity | Furniture | 6a. Plantations 6b. Bamboo shoots 6c. Construction 6d. Furniture 6e. Handicrafts | ||
7. Objective | Stated goal of the project | To increase average incomes in a particular area through training on planting bamboo | n/a | ||
8. Baseline Study | Existence or otherwise of a study into conditions before the intervention took place | Yes; surveys measuring current state of ecosystem and participant income sources, health and education level carried out | 8a. Yes 8b. No | ||
9. Input | Resources | Government grant | 9a. Government funding 9b. University funding 9c. Private sector funding 9d. Other | ||
10. Participatory processes | Strategy including elements of democratic participation | Participatory meetings with project beneficiaries held before, during and after project implementation | 10a. Yes 10b. No | ||
11. Interventions | The activities which make up the project implementation | Training sessions held | 11a. Product training 11b. Direct funding 11c. Credit 11d. Policy change 11e. Lobbying 11 f. Strengthening institutions 11 g. Plantation management 11 h. Research | ||
12. Outputs | The direct, measurable results of the intervention | hectares of bamboo planted | n/a (freeform field, no categories) | ||
13. Outcomes | “[A] change in knowledge, attitudes and/or skills, manifest as a change in behavior that results in whole or in part from the… [intervention]… and its outputs” (52). | Increase in an individual income as a direct result of the project | 13a. Participation and engagement 13b. Individual of community wellbeing 13c. Financial security 13d. Food security 13e. Health 13 f. Gender equality 13 g. Sustainable consumption patterns 13 h. Social equity | ||
14. Impact | “[A] change in flow or a change in state resulting in whole or in part from a chain of events to which… [the intervention] … has contributed” (52). Impacts are usually measured using change in a specific parameter, like income, air quality or number of jobs. | Decrease in income inequality; increase in soil and air quality | 14a. Economic 14b. Social 14c. Environmental 14d. Physical 14e. Cultural 14 f. Institutional | ||
15. Critical success factor | A precondition of the project succeeding in its stated goals | Engaged and cooperative government stakeholders | n/a (freeform field, no categories) | ||
16. Evaluation indicator | A way to measure outcomes and progress | Number of people that attended an event | 16a. Financial indicators 16b. Human indicators 16c. Environmental indicators 16d. Social indicators 16 f. Cultural indicators 16 g. Physical indicators | ||
17. Evaluation methodology and details | How outcomes and progress were measured and how many participants were involved in the evaluation process | Theory of change; cost-benefit analysis | n/a (freeform field, no categories) |