Open Standards for Conservation Projects and Programs Open

Open Standards for Conservation Projects and Programs

Open Standards for the practice of conservation

WHY? WHAT? HOW? ?

Central questions to ask § What is it that you really want to achieve or conserve? § § § What is happening to the biodiversity we want to conserve? What is causing those changes? What should we do to make things better? § How do we know if our actions are working or not? § How do we learn from what we and others have done? § QUALITY IMPROVEMENT § Are we achieving an impact? § Are we doing the right things? § § ? How do we adapt what we do so that we are ultimately better at conserving the biodiversity we love? How do we know that we have chosen are the most effective and efficient strategies to achieve conservation goals? Are we doing things well? § How do our actions lead to biodiversity conservation or more sustainable resource management?

STEP 1 – CONCEPTUALISE Team Vision Scope Targets Viability Threats Situation

1 – CONCEPTUALISE 1. 1 Establishing the project team 1. 2 Defining project scope and vision 1. 3 Identifying conservation targets 1. 4 Viability assessments 1. 5 Identifying and rating critical threats 1. 6 Situation analysis

1. 1 Establishing the Project Team

1. 2 Defining Project Scope and Vision

1. 3 Identifying Conservation Targets

1. 4 Viability Assessments

1. 5 Identifying and Rating Critical Threats

1. 6 Situation Analysis

STEP 2 – PLAN & MONITOR Goals Strategies Results Chains Objectives Actions Monitoring

2 – PLAN ACTIONS & MONITORING 2. 1 Goals 2. 2 Determining strategies 2. 3 Assumptions and results chains 2. 4 Developing objectives 2. 5 Identifying actions 2. 6 Planning actions and monitoring

2. 1 Plan Actions and Monitoring

2. 2 Determining Strategies

2. 3 Assumptions and Results Chains

2. 4 Developing Objectives

2. 5 Identifying Actions

2. 6 Planning Actions and Monitoring