Description: ConservationTraining is an open and free learning community that offers conservation-based training materials. With over 25,000 users from over 200 countries enrolled, its mission is to share training with…
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Resource Library
Resource Library
Conceptualizing and Planning Conservation Projects and Programs (2009) ()
Description: This manual provides users with an overview of the Open Standards and detailed step-by-step guidance designed to allow any practitioner or team to learn about tools and methods to…
WWF Programme Standards: Step 1 – Define (2012) ()
Description: . This module was developed as part of an online learning experience to help WWF partners and staff learn how to apply Step 1 – Define of WWF’s Standards…
Conservation Action Planning Handbook (2007) ()
Description: This handbook, tailored to The Nature Conservancy’s use, is one of the earliest manuals developed for implementing the Open Standards. The handbook is designed as a detailed “toolbox” to…
Conservation Actions and Measures Library (~2014) (2014)
The Conservation Actions and Measures Library (CAML) is an open-source library of Miradi results chains for the most common conservation actions. CAML is based on the idea that we can…
Basic Open Standards Presentations (2012) (2014)
Description: These presentations are a “harmonized” set of presentations for Steps 1 and 2 of the Open Standards developed by staff from Foundations of Success, The Nature Conservancy, and WWF.…
Incorporating Social Aspects and Human Wellbeing in Biodiversity Conservation Projects (2016) (2014)
Description: Conservation is inevitably a social undertaking. As such, many conservation teams feel compelled to address human wellbeing when developing their conservation projects. Prior to 2012, Open Standards users had…
Miradi Adaptive Management Software (~2007-Present) ()
Miradi – a Swahili word meaning “project” or “goal” – is a user-friendly program that allows nature conservation practitioners to design, manage, monitor, and learn from their projects to more…
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