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Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment
Presentation 6
IUCN World Parks CongressStream 5 Side EventNovember 14, 2014Sydney, Australia
ARE WE MAKING A DIFFERENCE -FIVE MEASURES TO ASSESS OUR CONSERVATION IMPACTDavid WilkieDirector, Conservation Science and Solutions WCS
WCS 5 MEASURE DASHBOARD
Indicator species
Habitat quality
Illegal resource use
Resource governance
Local livelihoods
Click a gauge for more information
A CLEAR THEORY OF CHANGE
SpeciesTargets
HabitatTargets
Direct threats are reduced or
abated
Resource management is more effective
Resource governance systems are
strengthened
Economic incentives for sustainable
resource management are increased
Strategic actions and investments
Measure 1Species Patch
Occupancy
Measure 2Cover
Change
Measure 3SMART law
enforcement index
Measure 5Local
livelihood index
Measure 4Governance
index
BOTH IMPACT & EFFECTIVENESS
• Impact measures• Do we see positive
trends in the status of the things we care about?
• Effectiveness measures• Can we attribute
observed status trends to WCS actions and investments?
• Can we better understand what works and what does not?
POWER OF 5 MEASURES
Affordable
Flexible
Scalable
1
2
3
Good enough
Repeatable4
5
Uses industry standard methods
SPECIES – PATCH OCCUPANCY
LossPresenceGain
Time 0 Time 2Time 1
Target Results Measures
Conservation of wildlife and
critical ecosystems
Wildlife patch occupancy
Habitat and ecological integrity
Improved natural resource
governance
Management effectiveness
Resource governance
Greater security and prosperity for local people
Human well-being
HABITAT - COVER
LossCoverGainTime 0
Time 2
Time 1
Target Results Measures
Conservation of wildlife and
critical ecosystems
Wildlife patch occupancy
Habitat and ecological integrity
Improved natural resource
governance
Management effectiveness
Resource governance
Greater security and prosperity for local people
Human well-being
THREATS – SMART LEM
Target Results Measures
Conservation of wildlife and
critical ecosystems
Wildlife patch occupancy
Habitat and ecological integrity
Improved natural resource
governance
Management effectiveness
Resource governance
Greater security and prosperity for local people
Human well-being
GOVERNANCE
Evaluating authority, capacity and power to govern
Target Results Measures
Conservation of wildlife and
critical ecosystems
Wildlife patch occupancy
Habitat and ecological integrity
Improved natural resource
governance
Management effectiveness
Resource governance
Greater security and prosperity for local people
Human well-being
LOCAL LIVELIHOODS
UN “Poverty is a lack of
basic necessities”Target Results Measures
Conservation of wildlife and
critical ecosystems
Wildlife patch occupancy
Habitat and ecological integrity
Improved natural resource
governance
Management effectiveness
Resource governance
Greater security and prosperity for local people
Human well-being
Basic Necessities Survey• Locally defined• Easy to measure• Maps onto World Bank metrics
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