1. Maximizing Conservation Effectiveness Across Boundaries Envisioning what systematic performance measurement can get us as a community using the Gulf of California as a reference Richard Cudney Bueno, David and Lucile Packard Foundation Peter Bryant, Walton Family Foundation

2. How can systematically measuring performance help us as a community? 1.Measuring results at the site level 2.Facilitating third-party evaluations 3.Helping local partners gauge impacts across sites 4.Scaling up from site to regional levels of performance measurement 5.Facilitating meaningful and productive collaboration among funders 6.Gauging cross-grant impacts 7.Promoting learning within and across NGOs and funders

5. 1. Measuring Results at the Site Level Isla San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve Addressing effectiveness of MPA: ecosystem-based Addressing effectiveness of restoration efforts Fostering local capacity for monitoring Collaboration between government, NGOs, local stakeholders and academia

6. Link objectives with specific indicators (biophysical, socioeconomic, governance) to measure conservation and management effectiveness of the MPA Communicating results: - Score cards - Scientific publications MPA Management Plan Objectives and goals Development of baseline Data analysis and interpretation Development of protocols Monitoring of indicators Adjustment of protocols Using information for adaptive mgmt Produce holistic report on condition of MPA

7. San Pedro Mártir Bah í a de Loreto Bah í a de los Á ngeles San Lorenzo A Need to Scale Up Across Network of MPAs Alto Golfo de California Esp í ritu Santo Cabo Pulmo

8. 4. Scaling up from site to regional levels of performance measurement Funders help catalyze the process Discussion on institutional and financial mechanisms Foster interagency collaboration through Gulf of California Marine Endowment for MPAs Workshop to agree on monitoring objectives Discussion of specific protocols Gulf Network of MPAs

9. 5. Facilitating meaningful and productive collaboration among funders Upper Gulf/Vaquita Strategy Funders agree on approach with Mexican Govt. Funders agree on regional strategy Shared monitoring and evaluation goals Shared support for key proposals  One proposal to all three funders  One report to all three funders

10. How can systematically measuring performance help us as a community? 1.Measuring results at the site level (underway) 2.Facilitating third-party evaluations (underway) 3.Helping local partners gauge impacts across sites (underway) 4.Scaling up from site to regional levels of performance measurement (in development) 5.Facilitating meaningful and productive collaboration among funders (underway) 6.Gauging cross-grant impacts (planned) 7.Promoting learning within and across NGOs and funders (planned)

11. Thanks!