1 Large Conservation Program Management Practitioners’ Workshop June 7 and 8, 2005 Large Conservation Program Management Practitioners’ Workshop June 7 and 8, 2005 Operationalizing Sustainable Ecoregion Conservation Programs

2 WWF’s Strategic Goal What is Large Conservation Program Management (LCPM)? How will LCPM help enable our Strategic Goal? What challenges do we face? What has the LCPM initiative accomplished? What have we learned?

3 WWF’s Strategic Goal: to achieve sustainable large-scale, integrated conservation programs.

4 Habitats and Landscapes Species The Physical Place Local Communities/Local Governments National Institutions and Economies Global Impacts (policies, institutions, markets) Place-Based Conservation Programs that are Integrated and Leveraged

5 Large Conservation Program Management A set of typical planning, management and monitoring elements, applied to very large, complex conservation programs Large Program Management techniques are commonly applied in business and in large government applications, like NASA

6 How will LCPM help to achieve our strategic goal? It establishes a methodology and a tool set to take a program through planning, implementation and monitoring. It pilots, trains, and enables the organization to not only understand the process but also to implement it on a large scale

7 What Defines Sustainable? (When are we done??) Conservation/Biodiversity Financial Social/Economic Government/Institutions

8 How Do We Do This? Test the LCPM process through a set of pilot projects Build our capacity to scale up to and carry out highly complex, large-scale programs Roll out the planning, execution and management of these programs Learn to measure and monitor our performance and our results

9 Brief history of LCPM Initiative: Jim Leape and Larry Linden start initiative on large program management in 2000 Private Sector Advisory Task Force forms, focuses on Amazon (2001) ARPA comprehensive financial plan (2002) Nepal TAL initial strategic planning (2002) First LCPM Field Guide (2003) Moore grant & launch of this project (2004)

10 Objectives of LCPM Initiative: Test large program planning elements in field: –Nepal Terai Arc Landscape –Mesoamerican Reef –Four other field projects Build knowledge and tools from field work Integrate large program management practices with related efforts within WWF Use LCPM practices in WWF to build capacity to carry out large integrated programs

11 Integration of LCPM into WWF Network Planning and Management Consolidation of Project and Program Planning and Management Techniques Reconciliation with WWF-NL, WWF-UK and other WWF methods and processes Adoption of common Conservation Practice Standards across WWF

12 WWF Conservation Practice Standards

13 WWF Conservation Standards WWF StandardsLCPM “Elements” ConceptualizeContext PlanVision, Threats ImplementStrategies AnalyzePartner Plan AdaptFunding Plan ShareFinancial Plan IterateFinancial Controls Mitigate Risks Report, Revise

14 Current Focus of LCPM Initiative: Additional areas of focus and field work: Program Implementation & Management Staff and Leadership Capacity Partner Coordination and Management Learning, Sharing, Training Initial and current focus of field projects is comprehensive financial planning

15 Current Focus of LCPM Initiative: 1) Ongoing field work: – Nepal, MAR, ARPA follow up – Madagascar Foundation – Congo Basin Forest Partnership (TRIDOM Landscape) – Gulf of CA fisheries management 2) Ongoing Integration of WWF planning and management processes

16 Current Focus of LCPM Initiative: 3) Support WWFUS Transition: – Part of Global Support center – Build capacity for field programs 4) Overarching goal: Operationalize large-scale, integrated programs

17 Field Project Summary Current (and previous) field work: –ARPA –Nepal TAL –MAR New field work starting this year: –Madagascar Foundation for PAs –Congo (CBFP) TRIDOM Landscape –Gulf of California Fishery Management

18 Long-term conservation at scale in the Brazilian Amazon Adriana Moreira, World Bank Matthew Perl, WWF June 2005

19 A Landscape Based Conservation Strategy Adopt an encompassing concept of “Protected Area”, that includes strict protection, sustainable use, indigenous lands and private lands. Create new protected areas using a science based approach and seizing opportunities. Engage local population through extensive consultation processes for defining location and type of PA. Maintain dialogue and open communication with and within Federal, State and Municipal governments. Build partnerships of government, non-government and private sectors.

20 ARPA - Progress since LCPM Field Work Comprehensive Financial Plan developed in 2002 Sustainable Funding Plan in place and campaign for $390 M ($150 M direct, $240 M endowment) Raised $85 M of goal Exceeding Phase I goals

21 ARPA Phase I Targets: Create and establish 18 million hectares of new protected areas (9 million SP, 9 million SU) Improve management of 7 million hectares of “ paper parks ” existing prior to ARPA Establish the endowment fund ($60 million)

22 Results to Date: ARPA will surpass the Phase I targets for creation of new protected areas Total Target Phase I Target (2002 – 2007)As of Feb. 05 Strict Protected Areas 28 million ha9 million ha9.9 million ha Extractive Reserves 9 million ha 5.9 million ha

23 Building a Financial and Sustainable Funding Plan for the MAR PA’s Network

24 Landscape and area description

25 Develop a comprehensive funding and financial plan for the protection of the MAR coastal and marine Protected Areas system. Use the plan as a fundraising tool to support the MAR coastal and marine PAs system Deliver the financial plan and the sustainable funding plan as part of the Tulum+8 Summit. Objectives

26 Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) - Progress and results Operationalize part of Ecoregion Plan (fund entire PA network) Comprehensive Financial Plan Sustainable Funding Plan Begin fund raising in 2005 Expand work to operationalize the rest of the Ecoregion Plan

27 Results CountryNo. of coastal PA No. of marine PA Total PA Area (ha)Phase of development of the PA Start upConsoli- dation Full operation Mexico 29121,284, Belize , Guatemala , Honduras ,005,918 1 (10) 53 TOTAL ,787,

28 Results CountryCoastalMarineTOTAL SMLSMLUS $ Mexico 229,845353,962334,182367,600495,900 59,892,027 Belize 229,845252,830353,962259,545285,500399,700 89,872,649 Guatemala 290,257406,360371,473 31,335,037 Honduras 219,545241,500338,100201,650238,450333,830 61,943,068 WORKING FIGURE243,042,781 Total costs Assumptions: regional management percentage is 20%; inflation is 5%; Two phases: consolidation (80%) and full operation; 10 years

29 TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE – NEPAL TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE – NEPAL Operationalizing Large Scale Conservation

30 A globally unique landscape where biodiversity is conserved, ecological integrity is safeguarded, and sustainable livelihoods of its people are secured. TAL VISION

31 Forests Wildlife Partners Local People OVERARCHING THEME OF TAL

32 The Background for TAL Strategic Plan TAL STRATEGIC PLAN: an approach for Conservation and development Ownership of the process and product taken by the government A multi-stakeholder Core Team lead by the Chief Planning and Human Resource Division of Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation formed Core Team represented by major partners like : UNDP, USAID, DFID, SNV and WWF WWF worked as Member Secretary to the Core Team

33 The process of developing the TAL-SP is participatory in nature, involving local, regional and national stakeholders and partners. TAL-SP development is build on existing policies, experience and information Primarily focused to address the outcomes of Root Causes Analysis (RCA) for biodiversity loss and environmental degradation Developing TAL Broad Strategies

34 TAL Strategic Plan Terai Arc Landscape – Nepal Strategic Plan was endorsed by His Majesty’s Government of Nepal on February 12, 2004

35 Strategic Plan Implementation Partnership Plan Implementation Mechanism Monitoring mechanism Partners identification Partnerships for program and funding Communication strategy Business Plan Targets and Costing Sustainable Funding Plan

36 TAL Plan Development Process Ownership of the process and product taken by the government A multi-stakeholder Core Team lead by the Chief Planning and Human Resource Division of Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation re-formed Core Team represented by major partners like: UNDP, USAID, DFID, SNV and WWF and additional members BISEP-ST and LFP WWF worked as Member Secretary to the Core Team TAL Core Team is getting LPM technical support from WWF US and IBM business process consultants

37 Results Total Cost for the Program Calculated at million US $ (Working figure) including management and monitoring costs Total does not include annual recurring costs Total Contribution by Partners Calculated at 14 million US $ (Working figure) Preliminary Financial Gap Analysis by Activities by Year Prioritization (Criteria under discussion) Extrapolation of Partners contribution for rest of the years (under discussion)

38 What we have learned -- Other lessons from our field work: Lesson One: Large program management techniques take us from vision and strategies into implementation and management Lesson Two: Many of our largest programs have already identified vision, context, threats, broad strategies in an ecoregion action plan. Lesson Three: Stakeholder buy in and governance are critical to success

39 What we have learned -- Other lessons from our field work: Lesson Four: The data gathering stage always takes considerable planning and effort Lesson Five: LCPM planning and management elements are not necessarily sequential – but all elements are essential for success Lesson Six: Although LCPM takes significant time and resources, it is important to achieve short term progress in parallel

40 What we have learned -- Other lessons from our field work: Lesson Seven: Management and monitoring costs are significant and need to be clearly defined Lesson Eight: This kind of planning requires a significant investment of staff and resources

41 Building Capacity for the WWF Strategic Goal Use a structured methodology (LCPM) Build planning teams with full skill sets Provide adequate resources & support Budget enough time for all planning elements

42 Next Steps?