Conservation Action Planning Kathy Moser Acting State Director
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Conservation Action Planning Kathy Moser, Acting State Director The Nature Conservancy of New York
Over 200 partner organizations From more than 15 nations participated over 20 years to develop
Within Each Step: Adaptive Management Discuss / Adapt Review Validate
What is the overall vision and scale of the project? Condor Bioreserve, Ecuador Laojunshan Project – Yunnan
What is the Core CAP Question? What biodiversity 1 are we trying to conserve or restore? 1 The term “biodiversity” could be replaced with any number of different concepts, management objectives or outcomes. Currently, CAP examples using cultural resources, operating unit management, volunteer programs, etc. in place of “biodiversity” exist.
- Ecological Systems - Assemblages of communities which co-occur on the landscape; linked by environmental processes. Northern hardwood forest ecological system Low gradient 3 rd order riverine ecological system Emergent wetland community - Communities - Vegetation associations or aquatic alliances - Species - Often species with special conservation or management needs - Imperiled, endangered, special concern - Assemblages with similar conservation requirements - Significant aggregations, wideranging, or keystone
Baseline for measuring how we are doing and how to prioritize actions Overall Viability Summary Conservation Targets Landscape Context Condition Size Viability Rank 1 North Shore Forests & Cliffs Fair Good Fair 2 Montane Wet Forest Fair Very Good Fair Good 3 South Slope Mesic Forest & Shrubland Poor Good Poor Fair Overall Biodiversity Health Rank Fair
Who are the key stakeholders with vested interest in the project, what factors are driving critical threats, and what opportunities exist?
2 Faces of CAP LOCAL BENEFITS • Strategic thinking and analysis process – aimed at selecting high impact conservation strategies • Enables adaptive management at a local scale BENEFITS AT SCALE • Facilitates cross-project coordination & learning • Captures the essential ingredients common to successful conservation projects • Enables the sharing of project-level work
