Following on the success of the first edition of Project Management for Wildlife Conservation, WildTeam has released an updated version 2.0, which is available here. WildTeam - a not for…
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
Survey Report: Products to Support the Open Standards (2019) (2019)
This external assessment, commissioned by FOS, provides insight into what the Conservation Standards community needs to do their work better. The intent was to assess how FOS is doing on…
Wildlife Conservation Society Equatorial Guinea Mid-Term Assessment and Strategic Planning Report (2017) (2019)
This document provides a very good example of a simple approach to using results chains as a framework for a participatory, theory-based evaluation. WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and FOS (Foundations…
The International Fund for Animal Welfare Open Standards (2016) (2019)
IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare) has developed a comprehensive guide to the the first four steps of the Open Standards. It takes a simple and clear approach that…
Tools of Engagement (2011) ()
Filled with many handy hints and alternative approaches to steps and aspects of the Open Standards, this toolkit is a very valuable resource. The document provides approaches to conducting workshops,…
Institutionalizing the Open Standards (2018) (2019)
This is a very valuable guide to integrating the Open Standards into the fabric of how conservation organizations do business. If we want to improve the effectiveness of our organizations…
Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge Management Plan (2015) ()
This excellent, thorough, evidence-based application of Steps 1 and 2 of the Open Standards applies to a small wildlife refuge in the United States - the Anaho Island National Wildlife…
Using Systematic Monitoring to Evaluate and Adapt Management of a Tiger Reserve in Northern Lao PDR (Johnson et al, 2012) (2019)
Located in one of a very few Asian Tiger source areas, this inspirational tale of adapting actions, strategies, monitoring and even objectives based squarely on evidence by hundreds of people…
Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Plan (2010) ()
The contribution of Healthy Country Planning to empowering indigenous peoples and in getting people back on country is very exciting and this plan is an excellent example of that movement.…
Designing Monitoring and Evaluation Approaches (2019) ()
This guide provides an excellent high-level overview of monitoring and evaluation design concepts. It clarifies that teams should consider their resources and need for precision and establishing causality when choosing…
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