Private development institution with a focus on the poor, specialising in alternative ideas and proposals for sustainable rural development and equitable access to natural resources. Its activities include:
- research
- formulation of proposals
- capacity building
- communication
- management
- technical support
- promoting participation of peasants and indigenous people in political decision making
- working with government bodies and non-government organisations
Website (in Spanish) includes an introduction to the organisation; legal information resources; articles and opinion pieces; and lists of other publications, including books and working papers. Working papers and other articles can be viewed online.