1. Building social capital for ARPA What a communication strategy has to offer… Frits Hesselink Brasilia, March 2005

2. Communicating biodiversity: how to interest your audience?

3. How to mainstream vision and messages of ARPA? Whatever you publish or lecture, in most cases people (non experts) either: do not know (“never heard of it”) do not read or show up (“I have other priorities”) do not understand (“for me it’s just abacadabra”) do not agree (“why should I change?”) do not act (“others first…”) or do not repeat the action (“oh, did I really contribute?”)

4. Communication Strategy Planning of a mix of interventions for: Building public support Persuading policymakers and donors Guiding interactive meetings to results Building leadership on the ground Managing stakeholder processes Introducing new practices and change

5. Communication discipline: lights, camera, action! Creating the mood Turning the audience on Crafting language and images Timing & delivery of the message Making the audience sing along Keeping the audience coming back Telling their friends about ARPA

6. What communication brings How to touch emotions How to influence an agenda How to guide participation processes How to guide capacity building processes How to tailor messages to audiences How to assess receptiveness audiences How to guide interaction towards results

7. Example: ARPA - FROM BACKROOM TO THE STAGE Innovation Agenda setting for new policies Catalyst for change on the ground Leadership in developing capacity to protect nature, while assisting the community Mechanism for long term funding

8. Putting a spring in our step ARPA – we create leadership in super scale management of the Amazon rain forest We focus on –Win-win Opportunities –Integrated Policies for Change –Continuous Capacity Development

9. Expertise strategic interventions Events, lunches, dinners – PR manager Training workshops and materials – educator, trainer Editing texts – journalist (no scientist!) Stories, testimonials – journalist Radio, TV reports - journalist Media relations - journalist Round tables, conflict resolutions – facilitator, mediator Focus groups, target group research – social marketer Film, video – advertiser, documentary maker, journalist Theater – playwright, director, actors Information kit – advertiser or PR manager (no educator!) Branding, house style, logo, – marketer, advertiser (no journalist, no designer!) Poster, brochure – advertiser (no designer, no journalist!) Campaigns – marketer, PR manager, communication manager Overall planning & management - communication manager, marketer or a PR manager (no journalist!)