GeoExplorer
Network
Tools and Resources
Discussions
Links to Archived Communities
Searching
Blogs
Tags



GeoExplorer -The newest tool on FRAMErgam, the GeoExplorer is an online mapping tool that lets you upload your own program activities and search for activities by sector or geographic location. The GeoExplorer tool can be accessed from the main FRAMEweb site, (click on the GeoExplorer Tab from the home page). You can also post discussion topics at the GeoExplorer community of practice page. To learn more about how to use the tool, including step by step instructions and screenshots to walk you through it, please refer to the FRAMEweb GeoExplorer How To Guide. 




The FRAMEweb Network - Do you use Facebook? Linked-In? Are you connected to individuals in some other social media website? Ever wished you could search for people that have professional interests or experience in a particular field of Natural Resource Management? You can with the network tab. From the home page you'll see a tab called Network (you'll also see this tab in each of the communities). From here you can search for individual members by the information in their profiles. Interested in climate change and REDD? Wondering who else on FRAMEweb has this background? Maybe you want more information on wildlife conservation. Type in your search criteria, click "Filter" and all those who have added "REDD" or "conservation" to their profiles will show up. You can email them, add them as favorites, see what contributions they've made to the site, and connect with them directly. Remember, in order to be "found" you'll need to keep your profiles up-to-date. Take a minute to check out your profile - click "My Options" in the upper left of the screen.

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Tools and Resources -This is the oldest part of FRAMEweb, with a collection of resources to compliment discussions, including videos, links to websites, reports, success stories and best practices, etc. While not a library, these resources serve to enrich the discussions in communities.




Discussions - Are you curious what other people think about a process or technique you've heard about? Want to know if anyone has experience with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, or bio-gas techniques, or maybe if bamboo growth could be considered a CBNRM? Then ask! The discussion platforms in each community offer you a chance to get your questions answered or share your expertise, or even just your thoughts with others.




Links to Archived FRAMEweb Communities - Looking for a document from an old community you remember from a  long time ago that you can't find here? Some of the original FRAMEweb communities are no longer active, but you can find their archived resources in the RM Portal. To get to that page, click on the Library Tab on the FRAMEweb home page and the list of archived communities will appear!

Searching- Where do I find climate change information? I want to know about Community-based natural resource management in Africa. Are there people from Senegal on this site? You can find all of this information by searching. The Search tool - in the upper right corner of the site functions like your Google search. You can search within a community, or the whole site. You can narrow your search results by using the advanced searching tools that show up once you've started a search.



Blogs - FRAMEweb supports a blogging function based in your profile. You can blog about a topic, dicussion or resource by clicking the Blog button  in your activity toolbar.  You can also add a blog straight from your profile by clicking the blog tab.




Tags - Ever wonder what all those words are in the left side of the site? Some are bigger than others. This is the "Tag Cloud". Every time a document, discussion, question, new account, etc. is added to the site, people use keywords to "tag" the content. The more times a word is tagged, the bigger it appears in teh tag cloud. The cloud varies by partner page and community. You can click a tag to see the content with that tag. You can also add tags to your own additions to the site - including yourself!

NEW!! Featured Member

FRAMEgram will begin featuring a member in the newsletter who has been exceptionally active! This section will also give you a chance to learn more about other FRAMEweb members.

This Edition's Featured Member is...

Lindsey Sutphin* -  I'm the communications coordinator for the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (funded by USAID), in the Office of International Research, Education and Development at Virginia Tech. I'm writing stories and developing outreach content for our research. Learn more about us and our research at: http://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/

* To see Lindsey's profile, login at the prompt when you click her name.