OS Self-Paced Tutorial

This curriculum is a three-module (12 lesson), self-paced, online training program geared towards teaching Steps 1 and 2 of the Conservation Measures Partnership’s Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. The curriculum was developed by staff from FOS,...

Design Alternatives for Evaluating the Impact of Conservation Projects

This chapter discusses a range of design options to evaluate conservation interventions and the different results they produce. As alternatives to experimental and quasi-experimental design and the use of counterfactuals, these evaluation design options consider the...

Is Our Project Succeeding?

This guide describes the Threat Reduction Assessment (TRA) approach – a low-cost, practical alternative for assessing conservation project success.  It is based on data collected through simple techniques, directly related to project interventions, and readily...