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...
This “how-to” guidance document shows how to use a strategic plan, developed in Steps 1 and 2 of the Open Standards to develop a high-level work plan and budget. It also provides guidance on how to make strategic decisions to narrow down the work plan and...
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,...
This document provides guidance for US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) applicants for standard measures of effectiveness and threat status for conservation projects in Central Africa. The use of these standard indicators presented in this document has the potential...
In recent years, conservation project managers, teams, and organizations have found themselves under increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable impacts that can be attributed to their actions. This article describes results chains, an important tool for helping...
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