MPA Network Design and Management: the Swedish Framework and Guidance

MPA Network Design and Management: the Swedish Framework and Guidance

The marine conservation challenge Goals for marine protection are becoming increasingly ambitious, from the Aichi target of protecting 10% of coastal and marine areas towards new goals of 30% agreed by IUCN and in the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.  But even those 30%...
MAVA Adaptive Management Guidance

MAVA Adaptive Management Guidance

In 2016, the MAVA foundation changed its way of working entirely, in an attempt to scale up conservation impact. It did so by establishing Strategic Partnerships, i.e., partnerships between actors with different but complementary capabilities, working towards...
Planning for Conservation: A Conservation Standards How-To Guide

Planning for Conservation: A Conservation Standards How-To Guide

This guide, found here, provides detailed information on taking steps to assess the situation and plan conservation projects and programs. It is based on the Conservation Measures Partnership’s Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (Conservation Standards)....
The Conservation Standards and Ecosystem-based Adaptation

The Conservation Standards and Ecosystem-based Adaptation

Worldwide, rural communities are using ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to harness biodiversity and ecosystem services to reduce vulnerability and build resilience to climate change. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) defines EbA as “the use of biodiversity...