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Welcome
Since 2001, the Community Voice Method—which combines stakeholder interviewing, qualitative analysis, film production, mapping, and deliberative public meetings—has been used to engage thousands of participants in dialog about critical resource management issues facing their communities.
To hear about the benefits of the Community Voice approach, check out this short film, featuring participants from a Community Voice project in Sussex, UK:
Community Voice Method Explained from Marine Conservation Society on Vimeo.
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Interactive Project Map
Click to learn more about Community Voice projects across North Carolina–and beyond.
Community Voice Projects
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Growing Local/Buying Local
2010-2011, Warren County, NC. Identified opportunities for building a local farming/food economy in a rural county.
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Turks and Caicos Islands Turtle Project
2010, TCI. The first international CVM project; involved fishermen in discussing sea turtle management.
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Change in Coastal Communities
2008-09, Down East Carteret County, NC. Explored the effects of development on a coastal region.
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Mountain Landscapes Initiative
2008, western NC. A seven-county regional project to promote conversation about growth management.
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Little Tennessee Perspectives
2004-05, Macon County, NC. The first complete CVM project.
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Perspectives on Land
2001-04, NC’s southern Piedmont. Used film to engage four communities in discussing land conservation.