Measuring Conservation Outcomes for Biodiversity: Name Date Location An overview on monitoring the status of biodiversity and the Outcome Monitoring Program at Conservation International

1.Conceptual framework for Outcome Definition and Monitoring 2.Proposed indicators and supplementary measures: Extinctions Avoided Areas Protected Corridors Created 3.Ongoing efforts to define scaleable indicators for biodiversity status 4.Challenges and next steps for phasing in Outcome Monitoring Outline

*Convened in October 2002 *11 Members, from various departments within CI *Built on work of regions and other institutions *Supported by Field, Regional Program, and DC Divisional Staff Outcome Monitoring Taskforce

Species Extinctions Avoided Sites Areas Protected Landscapes/ Seascapes Corridors Created Increasing scale of ecological organization Genes Biosphere

Necessity for targets in biodiversity conservation * Justifying the efficiency of conservation strategies * Establishing a baseline for monitoring conservation success

Why does the biodiversity conservation community need Outcome Monitoring? Anticipate monitoring or ‘reporting’ needs with delivery of quantifiable, repeatable measures that all can embrace Ability to report progress on Outcomes will facilitate generation of future funds for biodiversity conservation Establish a sound foundation to build in other monitoring needs Inform our strategy development over time Assess how we’re doing Detect and act on threats

Why does the biodiversity conservation community need Outcome Monitoring? Assess how we’re doing –project managers –national NGOs –CBCs –Governments –international organisations –global community Detect and act on threats –species, sites, corridors –national policy –global trendslocalglobal

State Biophysical System Pressure Social System Response Management System S-P-R Framework System Dynamics Outcome Milestone Output/ Activity CI’s Terminolog y

Outcomes Milestone Outputs Activities Effectiveness Monitoring Are our strategy actions having their intended impact? State Monitoring How is the most threatened biodiversity in Hotspots and Wilderness Areas doing?

Threats Biodiversity Actions Statu s Effectiveness

Indicators = State Assessment: Broad indicators of state of biodiversity Supplementary Measures = Effectiveness Measures: Focused indicators to help determine whether specific actions are working as planned. Monitoring Categories

The Indicators and Supplementary Measures

Indicators 1.Percent change in number of threatened species in each IUCN Red List category, number of species downlisted, and number of species that have gone extinct 2.Percent improvement towards achieving downlisting of each threatened species, concentrating on rates of decline, starting with Critically Endangered species Extinctions Avoided

Supplementary Measures a. Outcome Definition status b. Research on threatened species c. Legislative protection of species d. Exploitation of species Extinctions Avoided

Indicators 3.Percent and number of all Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected with (a) legal recognition or binding contractual agreements and (b) biodiversity conservation as an official goal 4.Percent original habitat cover at Key Biodiversity Areas Areas Protected

Supplementary Measures a.Outcome Definition progress b.Species focus in management objectives c.Permitted uses of protected areas d.Implementation of management (personnel, boundary demarcation, research stations, local benefits) Areas Protected

Ducke Reserve, Amazon

Indicators 5.Change in fragmentation statistics 6.Percent suitable habitat cover for corridor-level species Corridors Created

Supplementary Measures a. Outcome Definition progress b. Infrastructure development c. National conservation legislation d. Invasive species presence e. Incentives for biodiversity friendly land use Corridors Created

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Outcome Definition (Biological Targets) Interventions Outcome Monitoring Evaluate, Communicate, Refine Site Strategies Species Strategies Landscape/ Seascape Strategies

Three-year outputs 1. Outcomes Database populated 2. Outcome map refined & guides prioritization processes 3. Baseline for indicators is captured 4. Detailed monitoring implementation workplan and fundraising strategy develop ed with partners 5. Substantial number of proposals submitted to non-CEPF donors 6. Monitoring data incorporated into Database 7. Release State of the Hotspots book/detailed report 8. Monitoring capacity built for the region (eg. local university runs a small grants program for species studies) 9. National coordination mechanism established with government to report on Convention of Biological Diversity indicators

Global Efforts

Conservation Measures Partnership 3. Activity-based Cost Accounting Transform the practice of conservation by developing, testing and sharing tools to credibly assess and improve the effectiveness of conservation investments. Main objectives 1. Information Sharing 2. Conservation “Rosetta Stone” 5. Perform Credible Conservation Audits 6. Global Measures of Conservation Status 4. Report on Successes and Failures 7. Developing Common Tools and Standards for Monitoring

The Global Efforts Convention on Biological Diversity The NGO Indicator Contribution Paper The Red List Indicators The Global Environment Facility The UN Millennium Project (TF6, MDG) Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

Challenges and Opportunities for Collaboration Simple, reliable, sustained data collection is key (even this will be a real challenge on a large scale) Work together in genuine collaborations Standardization Data ownership and management Incorporating Marine and Freshwater Defining landscape level targets Work within the regions to adopt additional region and partner specific indicators

Next Steps Phase in Outcome Monitoring over next 2 to 5 years –Staffing, Funding, Partner Organizations Inter-institutional collaboration in monitoring –Governments and management authorities

Next Steps Integrating other monitoring needs for regional context –Link clearly to intervention mechanisms Reporting structure that provides feedback –Tailored to audiences –Different scales –Collaborative reporting frameworks Refine approaches and keep the system going