“Something quite remarkable on a global scale is happening on Wunambal Gaambera country” said Ian Dutton in review ing the plan, “Indigenous people returning to their country have begun to reconnect and invigorate culture and ecological health”. The 2015 mid-term evaluation of the Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Plan noted after only five years, measurable progress on several key strategies of the plan, including “right way fire”, which has carbon reduction, ecological and cultural benefits.  Equally impressive has been the rapid development of natural resource management capacity through the Indigenous Ranger program and their work with local community members to renew…

Description This is a comprehensive, step-by-step manual for project management. It is accompanied by associated tools and support templates to implement each step of each process, which can be accessed here. It was developed by WildTeam, a Bangladeshi not for profit established in 2003 with the aim of protecting the rapidly disappearing natural assets of Bangladesh, and in particular, the tiger. WildTeam has found the use of detailed work processes in project management to be very useful and has adapted processes sourced from both business and the Open Standards. For further information, contact Adam Barlow, Director of WildTeam UK. Citation…

Description: This booklet was produced to facilitate the use of Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (OS) in the preparation of the 6th Regional Nature Reserve Management Plan for Tour du Valat. It was designed to help the (French-speaking) manager of that process, with a coach, to acquire a good understanding of the Open Standards and apply them, along with the methodology of the Nature Reserves of France. It derives from the online course (https://www.conservationtraining.org ), from various technical guides and also includes some information on using the software Miradi. It makes make accessible to French managers the content…

Description: This short technical guide by the TNC to assess the viability of targets was developed to help practitioners accurately document key environmental attributes, indicators and indicator ratings because of “the complexity and importance of this section in defining and measuring success, complete and clear documentation is a necessity”. It details the steps involved and gives an worksheet of example results, plus an updated flowchart of probing questions to guide choice of KEA indicators. Citation: The Nature Conservancy (2003) Assessment of Target Viability1 Worksheet: Conservation Project Management Workbook Versions 3 (CAP) and 4. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia USA

Description: This short guide was developed to help understand and use conceptual models to document a situation analysis more effectively. It predates integration of human wellbeing and climate change into the Open Standards. Full citation: Foundations of Success. (2009). Using Conceptual Models to Document a Situation Analysis: An FOS How-To Guide. Foundations of Success. Bethesda Maryland, USA.

Description: This short guide was developed to help understand and use results chain more effectively. It predates integration of human wellbeing and climate change into the Open Standards. It is a little theoretical as reality is seldom as linear as the examples, and does not address scaling effect well. Full citation: Foundations of Success. (2007). Using Results Chains to Improve Strategy Effectiveness An FOS How-To Guide. Foundations of Success. Bethesda Maryland, USA.

Description: Part of the FOS Adaptive Management course, this guide covers the development of a monitoring plan in detail, starting with results chains to develop objectives, allocation of indicators and then consideration of approaches to monitoring and monitoring methods. It is vetted as excellent, but does not deal well the issue of “simple” versus “complex” situations and what those differences might look like. Also included here are breakout instructions for developing a monitoring plan. Full citation: Foundations of Success. (2013). Steps 2A and 2B Develop a Formal Action Plan: Objectives, Indicators and Monitoring. Foundations of Success. Bethesda Maryland, USA.