We had some great submissions to the 2018 Open Standards Case Study Competition! Our judges have narrowed down 5 cases that best meet the outlined criteria. Now, we need your help to select the top 3. This is a great opportunity for you to learn from others around the world who are using the Open Standards! (Each case is only 2-5 pages). Please read through these and share input for the judges to consider in their final selection.
- Bats – From Great Conversation to Great Conservation (supplemental report here)
- Chile PAs – Aprendizajes y desafíos en el fortalecimiento del Manejo Adaptativo en un Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (English translation at the end)
- Mono Titi – Using an Adaptive Management approach to expand efforts to save cotton-top tamarins in Northwest Colombia
- USAID Enterprises – USAID Learning Group Explores the Effectiveness of Enterprises as Conservation Strategy
- Yourka Reserve – A unique tropical savanna ecosystem
Deadline: Friday, April 20, 2018 (9 pm Eastern US time)
Criteria to Consider:
- Relevance: Clearly illustrates one or more steps in the adaptive management cycle and/or a clear link to a structured decision making process
- Setting the scene – Provides a succinct description of both the case study situation and the adaptive management work that was undertaken
- Well-presented: Describes the case study in a concise, easy-to-understand fashion in both the template description and the web-sharable overview;
- Lessons learned: Readily identifies lessons learned and provides evidence for those lessons
- Compelling narrative: Offers an inspirational story
