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 little guidance on addressing social aspects and human wellbeing in the context of the Open Standards. This document, developed collaboratively by representatives from several organizations and updated in 2016, is a companion document to the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. Full citation: Conservation Measures Partnership. 2016. Incorporating Social Aspects and Human Wellbeing in Biodiversity Conservation Projects. Version 2.0.  Available from: https://www.conservationstandards.org/library-item/addressing-human-wellbeing/.

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 effectively meet their conservation goals. With over 10,000 users worldwide, the program guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. Click here to go to the Miradi website, where you can download the desktop version, and explore the online version. Miradi helps teams to: Define their project scope Design conceptual models and spatial maps Prioritize threats Develop objectives Identify…