Individual, household or group diaries provide scope for sharing judgements
and reflections about changing conditions or new activities in a rural
community. For example, a women's group might keep a long term narrative
record of significant events, and peoples' interpretations of these occurrences,
including suggested solutions to land use and environmental problems.
A diary could also focus on a specific technical topic such as tree
seedling condition and survival. Entries could emphasize pest attacks on
planted seedlings, with comments about when, where and why pest attacks
occur, and a description of the pests. A diary of tree use and management
might also provide comments about which trees are harvested, whether there
is adequate supply, about the quality of products, the potential uses and users
and the decisions about who will use what tree and what product.