COMET is a free, practitioner-focused repository of field-proven, cost-effective methods for monitoring conservation progress — grounded in both scientific and Indigenous ways of knowing. COMET addresses a key challenge in…
This page includes “how-to” guidance and training materials designed to help teams implement the Open Standards (e.g., training manuals and presentations). Note that we also provide a list of tools which serve as important resource but which do not provide step-by-step guidance.
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Resource Library
Applying Behavior Change in the Conservation Standards ()
This website (behavior-cmp.org) aims to be an additional resource to support applying behavior change theory when going through the Conservation Standards cycle. The behavior change frameworks page provides a deep…
Technically Strong and Politically Savvy Supplemental Guide (2020) (2026)
Enhancing Thinking and Working Politically (TWP) When Practicing the Conservation Standards at USAID This supplemental guide offers practical advice for thinking and working politically (TWP) when practicing the Conservation Standards…
Planering och förvaltning av friluftsliv i skyddade områden 2023 (2025)
Planering och förvaltning av friluftsliv i skyddade områden – En handledning med utgångspunkt i Conservation Standards är resultatet av ett samarbete mellan FOS Europe och experter från svenska myndigheter med…
Outdoor Recreation Planning and Management Guide 2023 ()
Outdoor recreation planning & management in protected areas using the Conservation Standards is a product of collaboration between experts from protected area management authorities in Sweden and FOS Europe. The…
IUCN – CMP Direct Threats Classification Version 4.0 (2025)
Effective conservation requires a shared language to identify and assess threats to ecosystems and species. Since 2008, the IUCN Species Survival Commission and Conservation Measures Partnership have maintained a unified…
Pausa y Reflexión Kit de Herramientas (2023) (2024)
El Kit de Herramienta de Pausa y Reflexión proporciona a los facilitadores una colección de recursos, donde encontrarán todo lo que necesitan para liderar y apoyar con los procesos de…
Guía de Buenas Prácticas para la Pausa y Reflexión en el Ciclo de Actividades (2023) ()
Esta guía presenta opciones para los procesos de pausa y reflexión dirigido a grupos a nivel de actividades para informar el aprendizaje de la actividad y la planificación anual de…
Start-Up Guidance for USAID Biodiversity Activities: Process Overview (2016) ()
Start-Up Guidance for USAID Biodiversity Activities: Process Overview describes the main steps to initiate a new biodiversity or integrated activity, including a theory of change workshop. This short guide explains…
Pause and Reflect Toolkit (2023) ()
The Pause and Reflect Toolkit provides facilitators with a centralized collection of resources, enabling them to find everything they need to lead and support a pause and reflect process. These…
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