Description: This document is intended as a guidance resource to support the implementation of the WWF Standards of Conservation Project and Programme Management. It is a very good resource, but…
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WWF Project & Programme Standards: Targets and Target Viability (2009) ()
Description: This document is intended as a guidance resource to support the implementation of the WWF Standards of Conservation Project and Programme Management. It is a very good resource, but…
WWF Project & Programme Standards: Scope and Vision (2006) ()
Description: This guidance document supports the implementation of the WWF Standards of Conservation Project and Programme Management. Some parts of the guidance are now dated. It could use better detail…
Conservation by Design 2.0 Guidance Document (V1.0) (2016) (2016)
TNC presents this guidance as an evolution in the conservation approach of the Conservancy and the Open Standards more generally. It is centered on four topics: 1) explicit consideration of…
WWF Programme Standards: Step 2 – Design (2012) (2016)
Description: This module was developed as part of an online learning experience to help WWF partners and staff learn how to apply Step 2 (Design) of WWF’s Standards for Conservation…
Online Conservation Standards Curriculum (~2016) ()
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…
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…
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