Stakeholders

Stakeholders are persons or groups who may have an interest (“stake”) in the outcome of a project, are likely to be able to influence the project and/or who are potentially impacted by the project, whether positively or negatively. Examples of stakeholder are local communities, farmers, Indigenous Peoples, national or local government authorities, traditional or religious leaders, civil society organizations, private sector entities and the academic community, comprising women, men, girls and boys.