Monitoring for Conservation Planning and Management Elizabeth Kennedy Conservation International 5-8 June 2007 Intervention Monitoring Exchange, Wang Lang Nature Reserve, China

Key Types of Decisions Prioritization (where to allocate scarce conservation resources) Prioritization (where to allocate scarce conservation resources) Evaluation (which conservation actions result in conservation outcomes under what circumstances) Evaluation (which conservation actions result in conservation outcomes under what circumstances) Intervention selection (understanding the dynamics of threats, actions and opportunities) Intervention selection (understanding the dynamics of threats, actions and opportunities) Status Context Assessment Effectivness

Scales of monitoring and reporting Hotspot Country 1Country 2Country 3 KBA 1 KBA 2 KBA 1KBA 2 Increase in spatial extent of data/information Increase in resolution/detail of data/information Regional trends identify gaps in conservation priorities at finer scales as well informs decision making Standard & compatible local data required to manage adaptively and facilitate reporting regional and global trends.

Outcomes Monitoring Focus is on the STATUS of: Conservation Targets (species, sites, sea/landscapes)Conservation Targets (species, sites, sea/landscapes) Conservation Actions (research, management, governance, financing, legislation, capacity building)Conservation Actions (research, management, governance, financing, legislation, capacity building) Threats (timing, scope, severity)Threats (timing, scope, severity) Report at the Hotspot / High Biodiversity Wilderness Area scale

Outcomes Monitoring Aggregate data to report on regional/global trends in our Outcomes: Red List IndexRed List Index Percent change in habitat extentPercent change in habitat extent Percentage of KBAs (in region) with protected statusPercentage of KBAs (in region) with protected status Percentage of protected KBAs with management plan, enforcement strategy, capacitated staff, etc.Percentage of protected KBAs with management plan, enforcement strategy, capacitated staff, etc. Percentage of threats identified in action plan that have been mitigatedPercentage of threats identified in action plan that have been mitigated Percentage of hectares in corridor / targetd land use matrix that are zoned for conservation managementPercentage of hectares in corridor / targetd land use matrix that are zoned for conservation management

Key Types of Decisions Prioritization (where to allocate scarce conservation resources) Prioritization (where to allocate scarce conservation resources) Evaluation (which conservation actions result in conservation outcomes under what circumstances) Evaluation (which conservation actions result in conservation outcomes under what circumstances) Intervention selection (understanding the dynamics of threats, actions and opportunities) Intervention selection (understanding the dynamics of threats, actions and opportunities)

Intervention Monitoring Focus is on evaluating EFFECTIVENESS of a given intervention Linked to changes in status of conservation target at scale of interventionLinked to changes in status of conservation target at scale of intervention Abatement of threatsAbatement of threats Degree of implementationDegree of implementation Report at the intervention scale Roll up to evaluate intervention type Adaptive Managment

OM and IM Outcomes Monitoring Intervention Monitoring Global trends CI investment success Inform decision making at institutional, regional, national and portfolio levels Inform decision making and adaptive management for interventions Support multi-lateral and global reporting efforts Support intervention reporting efforts Help refine regional conservation strategies Help refine intervention planning strategies and identify appropriate interventions

Added Value of IM nested with OM Linking intervention with changes in status of conservation targets Linking intervention with changes in status of conservation targets Adaptive management at scale of intervention Adaptive management at scale of intervention Understand how interventions work (when and where) Understand how interventions work (when and where) Validate assumptions in conservation action Validate assumptions in conservation action Ability to report success of individual investment Ability to report success of individual investment

Thank You Questions???

Red List Index: Change in IUCN Red List status of species RLI : Measure the relative rate at which the number of sp in each IUCN Redlist category change by tracking genuine change in sp extinction risk between Redlist assessment -B & A: the RLI reveals deterioration in the conservation status over the last two decades

Change in Protection Status of Conservation Priority Areas: Key Biodiversity Areas, including Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites Time period 1996 – In Madagascar, 50 of 164 KBAs (30.4%) including 11 of 15 AZE sites (73%), benefit from official safeguard status AZE sites: highly irreplaceable and highly threatened sites that contain the last remaining population of one or more Critically Endangered or Endangered species.

Change in Habitat Extent in Key Biodiversity Areas, including Alliance for Zero Extinction sites AZE sites had the highest rate of decline in the proportion of habitat cover during 1975 to During 1990 to 2000 the rate of decline slowed for all KBAs

Change in fragmentation in biodiversity conservation corridors proportion of habitat not within 1 km from a non-habitat edge

Change in fragmentation in biodiversity conservation corridors proportion of habitat in patches >100 km2

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