ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Many forms of 'panicipation' are relevant to the topic of environmental sustainability, but this chapter focuses on one form in panicular: a programme in which local people are involved in massive campaigns to dig trenches, move stones and plant trees in exchange for food. The emphasis of the chapter is on examining the policies and politics which hamper a more responsible panicipation by the people of the Ethiopian highlands in the rehabilitation of their farmlands, pastures and hillsides.
