Guidance handbook, 97 pages 

The CATCH handbook is aimed at anyone who is, or is considering, developing, writing, revising or 
implementing a catchment or other natural resource management plan. 

The CATCH handbook is aimed at anyone who is, or is considering, 
developing, writing, revising or implementing a catchment management 
plan. It can also help people to think through planning and management 
processes more generically. It is designed for use by project officers and their 
steering groups and is a practical set of suggestions based on the collective 
wisdom of catchment, coastal management, river basin and local biodiversity 
officers. We hope this handbook will help encourage good practice in natural 
resource management, although we recognise that the process 
can be much more complex for project officers in real life than on paper. 
The handbook consists of a chapter for each phase in the planning process, 
plus a chapter on cross cutting roles and responsibilities for those involved. 
Each chapter explains: what you need to know before you start; what 
you need to do; who needs to be involved; how long it might take; what resources you need; some of 
the opportunities, challenges and influences and concludes with a checklist.