Direct Threats Classification (v2.0) (2016)
There is no one "right" classification system for threats, but Direct Threats Classification (v2.0) (Version 2.0 en français) has developed an agreed system that optimizes the following criteria:
Simple - Uses clear langu...
IUCN – CMP Direct Threats Classification Version 4.0
Effective conservation requires a shared language to identify and assess threats to ecosystems and species. Since 2008, the IUCN Species Survival Commission and Conservation Measures Partnership have maintained a unified Threat...
Standardized Classification of Threats to Biodiversity: Definitions for Quebec’s Conservation Data Centre (CDC) v1.0 (2021)
Collaboratively developed by partners from Quebec, Canada and beyond, this resource builds off of CMP’s threats classification to provide a more detailed, third-level classification, and will provide several benefits :…
Direct Threats Classification (V1.0)
Click here for Direct Threats Classification (v2.0) Following is Direct Threats (V1.0) How Do We Define “Direct Threats“? Direct threats are the proximate human activities or processes that have caused,…
Threats and Actions Classifications (2016)
A key foundation of any science is a common nomenclature that practitioners can use to describe—in a mutually intelligible way—the problems they are facing and the solutions they are using. For example, if a conservation pr...
Third Place (Tie) Case Study Competition 2020: Conservation and Adaptive Management Strategies for Chile’s National System of Protected Areas (SNASPE)
In Chile, the Conservation Standards were used to evaluate protected areas (PAs) across an entire country.
Chile manages its PAs through its National System of Protected Areas (SNASPE). In 2015, in order to improve the SNASP...
Full-cycle Adaptive Management in Australia’s Arid Rangelands (~2006)
Boolcoomatta is a conservation reserve that has been managed by Bush Heritage Australia for 10 years, during which time the management plan has cycled through three major adaptations based on analysis of implementation and resu...
Classification of Key Ecological Attributes and Stresses of Biodiversity (Schick et al, 2019)
This paper provides a comprehensive hierarchy of key ecological attributes and stresses to match the IUCN standard threats classification.
This classification may help with describing and understanding both the natural and t...
Climate-Smart Conservation Practice (2020)
This guidance is intended to support practitioners undertaking conservation planning in the face of the uncertainties created by climate change. It builds on the already widely used Conservation Measures Partnership’s Conserv...
Climate-Smart Conservation Standards Webinars (2018)
This series of 4 webinar recordings by Marcia Brown (FOS) and John Morrison (WWF) provides an overview of the Climate-Smart Open Standards. Another good base resource is the National Wildlife Federation's Climate-Smart Conser...
Yourka Reserve Case Study (2018)
Bush Heritage Australia, with their Yourka Reserve – A Unique Tropical Savanna Ecosystem came third in the 2018 Case Study Competition.
Key lessons gleaned in this case study were:
Don’t let lack of knowledge imped...
Demonstrating Integrated Conservation Planning and Implementation for Habitat Management and Wildlife Protection in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape (2020)
Southern Palawan in the Philippines is home to the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, the headwater of 33 watersheds and the habitat of newly discovered plants and of wildlife unique to the Palawan faunal region.
Ill...
Spinifex Healthy Country Plan Review (2015)
In the southeastern corner of Western Australia, the Spinifex Rangers have reviewed their progress and overall plan for the third time, adjusting of the objectives, indicators, and activities contained in the plan as needed.
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MPA Network Design and Management: Framework and Guidance (2021)
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and FOS Europe have developed a framework and a 10-step method for tackling the big challenges in marine conservation. The framework contains definitions, guiding principle...
Theory of Change: a Study of Successful Use in Laos (2018)
A theory of change to directly incentivize villages and others to reduce the threat of wildlife hunting and increase the populations of wildlife had assumptions and results tested over four years in Laos.
The study provided ...
Institutionalizing the Open Standards (2018)
This is a very valuable guide to integrating the Open Standards into the fabric of how conservation organizations do business. If we want to improve the effectiveness of our organizations…
Conservation Actions Classification (V1.0)
Click for the current Version 2.0 of the Conservation Actions Classification The following classification is Version 1.0 Conservation Actions are interventions undertaken by project staff or partners designed to reach…
Territory Natural Resources Management (~2005, 2010-2020)
This case study shows the evolution of a management plan through several iterations using the Open Standards.
One of 56 organizations spanning Australia, Territory Natural Resources Management (TNRM) picked up on the Open St...
Strategic Plan for Painted Dog Conservation (2011)
Penned in 2011, the Painted Dog Conservation Strategic Plan uses the Open Standards to achieve species conservation in almost flawless detail.
The document steps through targets, viability, threats and situation analysis to ...
Gondwana Link: Lessons Learnt from a Global Biodiversity Hotspot (~2002-Present)
Bush Heritage Australia has been involved in the Gondwana Link connectivity project in the southwestern Western Australian biodiversity hotspot for 14 years. Over this time the management plan has cycled through a major adaptat...
Adaptive Management on Cascade Head Preserve and a Conservation Action Plan for Salmon River Watershed (~2006)
Rooted in The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Cascade Head Preserve, this case study features adaptive management using ground based research for the Oregon silverspot butterfly, that later grew to encompass diverse stakeholders for...
Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Plan Mid-term Evaluation (2015)
"Something quite remarkable on a global scale is happening on Wunambal Gaambera country" said Ian Dutton in review ing the plan, "Indigenous people returning to their country have begun to reconnect and invigorate culture and e...
WWF Project & Programme Standards: Threat Ranking (2007)
Description: This guidance resource supports the implementation of the WWF Standards of Conservation Project and Programme Management. However, the coverage of stresses is a little short on examples, and it…
Conceptualizing and Planning Conservation Projects and Programs (2009)
Description: This manual provides users with an overview of the Open Standards and detailed step-by-step guidance designed to allow any practitioner or team to learn about tools and methods to…
WWF Programme Standards: Step 1 – Define (2012)
Description: . This module was developed as part of an online learning experience to help WWF partners and staff learn how to apply Step 1 – Define of WWF’s Standards…
Miradi Adaptive Management Software (~2007-Present)
Miradi – a Swahili word meaning “project” or “goal” – is a user-friendly program that allows nature conservation practitioners to design, manage, monitor, and learn from their projects to more effectively meet their...
