FOS M&E How-To Guide now available!

FOS M&E How-To Guide now available!

Conservation projects tend to have limited resources and need to choose M&E designs that match those resources and that help them make good management decisions. This new guidance document provides a basic overview of M&E to clarify some common areas of...
A Bird in the Bush Equals Money in the Hand

A Bird in the Bush Equals Money in the Hand

  FOS’s Arlyne Johnson and colleagues Paul Frederick Eshoo, Sivilay Duangdala, and Troy Hansel find that an ecotourism direct payment approach for wildlife sightings reduces illegal hunting.   Vientiane – Lao-PDR  (2017) – A new study by the...
Lessons from the Field December 2017

Lessons from the Field December 2017

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to be sure you’re not investing your precious conservation dollars in ineffective strategies? You’re in luck! There’s a framework set up to help teams assess their work and adapt based on new...
Adapting Strategies with the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme

Adapting Strategies with the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme

  The Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme has completed another loop around the Open Standards adaptive management cycle with the help of FOS Europe. The team took information gathered on their conservation strategies and considered it as they conceptualized and...
CCNet Europe Celebrates 10 Years!

CCNet Europe Celebrates 10 Years!

Congratulations to the Conservation Coaches Network (CCNet) Europe franchise for recently celebrating 10 years of jointly promoting the use of the Open Standards in Europe! CCNet Europe and friends held their rally in the stunning Pyrenees mountains of Catalonia,...