CMP and CCNet members have updated the basic presentations supporting the Conservation Standards Steps 1-2. These presentations use high-quality photographs and reduced text on slides, and they include detailed presenters’…
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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Demonstrating Integrated Conservation Planning and Implementation for Habitat Management and Wildlife Protection in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape (2020) (2021)
Southern Palawan in the Philippines is home to the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, the headwater of 33 watersheds and the habitat of newly discovered plants and of wildlife unique to…
Third Place (Tie) Case Study Competition 2020: Conservation and Adaptive Management Strategies for Chile’s National System of Protected Areas (SNASPE) ()
In Chile, the Conservation Standards were used to evaluate protected areas (PAs) across an entire country. Chile manages its PAs through its National System of Protected Areas (SNASPE). In 2015,…
Third Place (Tie) Case Study Competition 2020: Think to Learn, Learn to Know, Know to Adapt, Adapt to Win ()
Chile is the endemic home to the world’s southernmost palm tree, the Chilean Wine Palm. For centuries, the tree has been heavily exploited, largely for its sap used to make…
Second Place Case Study Competition 2020: Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) ()
There is significant potential to reduce illegal wildlife trade through training and collaborating with airport staff. To take advantage of this potential, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) initiated…
Winner Case Study Competition 2020: Partnership Adoption of the Conservation Standards ()
Winners of the 2020 Conservation Standards Case Study Competition, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the International Crane Foundation (ICF) have been working together to conserve crane populations and their…
Climate-Smart Conservation Practice (2020) (2021)
This guidance is intended to support practitioners undertaking conservation planning in the face of the uncertainties created by climate change. It builds on the already widely used Conservation Measures Partnership’s…
Conservation Standards Applied to Ecosystem-based Adaptation (2020) (2020)
A Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) working group on climate adaptation, that includes representatives from Foundations of Success (FOS) and World Wildlife Fund, recently had the opportunity to work with colleagues…
Salt Marsh Bird Conservation Plan for the Atlantic Coast (2019) (2020)
Extending along the entire North American east coast, this very comprehensive yet targeted plan seeks to coordinate action to conserve salt marsh-dependent birds. It is a great example of a…
Classification of Key Ecological Attributes and Stresses of Biodiversity (Schick et al, 2019) ()
This paper provides a comprehensive hierarchy of key ecological attributes and stresses to match the IUCN standard threats classification. This classification may help with describing and understanding both the natural…
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