Pt. I. Towards a Contextual Framework -- Ch. 1. Managing natural resources: a struggle between politics and culture -- Ch. 2. Actors, entitlements and equity in natural resource management -- Ch. 3. Co-management of natural resources -- Pt. II. Towards Effective Processes -- Ch. 4. A point of departure -- Ch. 5. Preparing for the partnership -- Ch. 6. Negotiating the co-management agreement and organisation -- Pt. III. Towards Effective Institutions -- Ch. 7. Co-management agreements -- Ch. 8. Co-management organisations -- Ch. 9. Learning-by-doing in co-management institutions -- Pt. IV. Towards an Enabling Social Context -- Ch. 10. Natural resource policy and instruments -- Ch. 11. Empowering civil society for policy change