1A-1B.Team, Scope and Vision

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1A-1B.Team, Scope and Vision
Conservation Coaches Network Workshop Presentation
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Attribution
Product of the Conservation Coaches Network,
2012 These presentations were developed based on
materials from Foundations of Success (FOS), The
Nature Conservancy (TNC), and World Wildlife Fund
(WWF). CCNet strongly recommends that this
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the adaptive management process presented by the
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Adaptive Management Workshop Presentations
1A-1B. Team, Scope, Vision 1B. Conservation
Targets 1B. Viability Assessment
2A-1. Strategy Selection 2A-2. Results
Chains 2A-3. Goals and Objectives
1C. Threat Rating
1D. Conceptual Models
2B. Monitoring Plan
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This Presentation
Team, Scope, Vision

• Introduction to our example Swan Coastal Plain
  Wetlands Project, Australia
• Project Team
• Project Scope and Vision Statement

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Conservation Projects Occur at All Scales
Team, Scope, Vision

• Managing a community fishing ground in Palau
• Protection or restoration of an endangered
  species
• A national park or Natura 2000 site
• Coordinated efforts to mitigate the burgeoning
  bushmeat challenge in Eastern Africa
• Mava Foundations funding program for the
  Mediterranean, Alps West Africa Marine regions
• UN Small Grants Program on Community Management
  of Protected Areas, globally

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Our Example Swan Coastal Plain Wetlands
Team, Scope, Vision
Adapted from WWF Australias WeltlandsWatch
Project
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Our Example Swan Coastal Plain Wetlands
Team, Scope, Vision
The Swan Coastal Plain is part of a WWF Global
200 Ecoregion
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Our Example Swan Coastal Plain Wetlands
Team, Scope, Vision
Perth
Project Area
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Conceptualize
Team, Scope, Vision
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Define Initial Project Team
Team, Scope, Vision
Who will design and implement the project?
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Define Initial Project Team
Team, Scope, Vision
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Define Core Project Team
Team, Scope, Vision
Identify who should be on the team, based on the
overlapping interests of different groups and the
project purpose
Project Staff
Local People
Exporters of Agricultural Products
Nat. Res. Area Manager
Development NGO
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Define Initial Project Team
Team, Scope, Vision

• Consider skills and knowledge needed
• Define roles

Person Org. Skills Roles Comments
Christine WWF Wetland management stakeholder liaison, project management Team leader project manager implementer Has built rapport with key stakeholders is well-respected
Brett Local NGO Wetland biodiversity community awareness raising Project officer implementer New team member (August 2008)
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Woodland Park Zoo Tree Kangaroo Project Team in
Miradi
Team, Scope, Vision
Several organizations are working together on
this project
Team members have different positions and roles
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Woodland Park Zoo Tree Kangaroo Project Team in
Miradi
Team, Scope, Vision
You can include skills or assets of team members
here.
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Our Project Team
Team, Scope, Vision

• Swan Coastal Plain Project Team Members
• Team Leader Christina
• Initial Project Team Christina, Raquel
• Core Project Team Christina, Brett, Richard,
  Bill
• Key Advisors
• Provincial government representatives
• University scientist

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Conceptualize
Team, Scope, Vision
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Define Scope
Team, Scope, Vision

• Projects focused on biodiversity of a specific
  place have a geographic scope (project area)
• Others have a thematic scope (which can be a
  target, threat or strategy) although they often
  have a loose geographic boundary

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Wetlands Example of Scope
Team, Scope, Vision

• Geographic Scope Wetlands and bordering habitat
  on Swan Coastal Plain

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Scope in Miradi
Team, Scope, Vision
Scope tab
Summary Mode
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Possible Scope for Meso-American Reef
Team, Scope, Vision
Project Scope Meso-American Reef
ecoregion Team Conservation organizations
ecoregional team (core), partner NGOs
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Possible Scope for Meso-American Reef
Team, Scope, Vision
Project Scope Meso-American Reef ecoregion and
adjacent watersheds Team Conservation
organizations ecoregional team (core), partner
NGOs
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Possible Scope for Meso-American Reef
Team, Scope, Vision
Project Scope Meso-American Reef Priority Sites
Identified Through Ecoregional Assessment
(Current Future Management Areas) Team
Conservation organizations ecoregional team
(core), partner NGOs
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Example of a Project With a Thematic Scope
(Threat)
Team, Scope, Vision

• Project Title Market Transformation Initiative
  Palm Oil component

Thematic (and Geographic) Project Scope
Countries where high conservation value (HCV)
forests are being converted to palm oil
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Example of a Project With a Thematic Scope
(Target)
Team, Scope, Vision

• Project Title
• Global Tiger Initiative

Thematic (and Geographic) Project Scope Areas
where tiger populations are still viable or can
be restored
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Example of a Project With a Thematic Scope
(Strategy)
Team, Scope, Vision

• Project Title Rare Pride Campaigns (social
  marketing) for Sustainable Fishing in Latin
  America
• Thematic (and Geographic) Project Scope Priority
  sites where overfishing is having a high impact
  on biodiversity (Mesoamerican Reef, Gulf of
  California and Galapagos)

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Conceptualize
Team, Scope, Vision
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Define Your Vision Statement
Team, Scope, Vision
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Define Your Vision Statement
Team, Scope, Vision

• Vision Statement A description of the desired
  state or ultimate condition that a project is
  working to achieve.
• A good vision statement should meet the following
  criteria
• Relatively general Broadly defined to encompass
  all project activities
• Visionary Inspirational in outlining the desired
  change in the state of the targets toward which
  the project is working
• Brief Simple and succinct so that all project
  participants can remember it

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Wetlands Example of a Vision Statement
Team, Scope, Vision

• Project Scope Wetlands and bordering habitat on
  Swan Coastal Plain
• Vision Statement Long-term conservation of high
  value wetlands and adjacent habitats on the Swan
  Coastal Plain so that they persevere as rich and
  viable biodiversity habitats for all wildlife,
  and for the benefit and appreciation of future
  generations.

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Vision Statement in Miradi
Team, Scope, Vision
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Which Comply with Criteria for a Good Vision
Statement?
Team, Scope, Vision

1. Improve community health in the West Kilimanjaro
   Basin region.
2. Carry out planning workshops with government
   officials.
3. An ecologically healthy dry scrub forest that
   sustains plant and wildlife populations while
   also meeting the economic, cultural, and
   spiritual needs of local communities.
4. Give local NGOs help in the implementation of
   green enterprises in Fiji.
5. Natural resources conserved and ecosystem
   functions maintained in Voyageurs National Park
   for current and future generations.
6. Save Corbett National Park.

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Breakout Group Instructions
Team, Scope, Vision

• Define the scope of your project
• Include a map if possible
• Draft the vision statement for your project
• Apply criteria and revise as necessary
• Define the team of individuals/ organizations
  that is implementing this project
• Make a table with name of person, organization,
  skills, role(s), comments