Transcript FOS Step 1A/1B Project Team, Scope, Vision and Targets

1A - 1B. Define Project Team,
Scope,
Vision & Targets
CMP Open Standards
Our Example – Sacramento River Basin
Our Example – Sacramento River Basin
Step 1 Conceptualize
Step 1A Define Initial Project Team
Full Project Team
Stakeholders
Advisors
Core Team
Project Leader/
Manager
Initial
Team
Process Facilitator
Step 1A Define Core Project Team
State & Fed
Nat Res Sacramento
River
Mgmt
Agencies Conservancy
Fishing and
Hunting
Groups
Agrobusinesses
Local
Governments
Step 1A Define Initial Project Team
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Consider skills and knowledge needed
Define roles
Person Org.
Skills
Roles
Comments
Laura
Sac River
Conservancy
Wetland
management;
stakeholder
liaison, project
management
Team leader;
project
manager &
implementer
Has built
rapport with
key
stakeholders;
is wellrespected
Mike
California
Dept of
Water
Resources
Water resources
Project officer New team
management;
& implementer member (Jan
community
2013)
awareness raising
Our Project Team
ProjectTeam Members:
 Team
Leader: Laura
 Initial Project Team: Laura, Mike
 Core Project Team: Laura, Ben, Sarah,
Alejandro
Key Advisors:
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Representatives from CA
University scientists
Step 1 Conceptualize
Conservation “Projects” Come In All
Shapes and Sizes
1. Managing a community fishing ground in Palau
2. Protection or restoration of an endangered
species
3. A national park or Natura 2000 site
4. Coordinated efforts to mitigate the burgeoning
bushmeat challenge in Eastern Africa
5. The Mava Foundation’s funding program for the
Mediterranean, Alps and West Africa Marine
regions
6. UN Small Grants Program on Community
Management of Protected Areas, globally
Step 1B Define Scope
• Projects focused on biodiversity of a
specific place have a geographic scope
(project area).
• Others have a thematic scope, although
often a loose geographic boundary
Scope Options for Sacramento River
A. Entire
Sacramento
River Basin
B. Sacramento
River Valley
Sacramento Basin Example of
Team and Scope
Project Team:
 Team Leader: Laura
 Initial Project Team:
Laura, Mike
 Core Project Team:
Laura, Ben, Sarah,
Alejandro
Geographic Scope:
Sacramento River Basin
Real Example of Team and Scope
Meso-American Reef Ecoregion
Project Scope: MesoAmerican Reef Priority
Sites Identified Through
Ecoregional Assessment
(Current & Future
Management Areas)
Team: Conservation
organization’s ecoregional
team (core), partner
NGOs
Scope in Miradi
Step 1 Conceptualize
Step 1B Define Your Vision
Vision: A description of the desired state or
ultimate condition that a project is working to
achieve.
A good vision 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
Sacramento Basin Example Vision
Project Scope: Sacramento River Basin,
California, USA
Vision: A healthy, resilient Sacramento
River Basin that provides for thriving and
interacting populations of plant, animal,
and human communities.
Which of the Following Comply with
the Criteria for a Good Vision?
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Improve community health in the West
Kilimanjaro Basin region.
Carry out planning workshops with government
officials.
An ecologically healthy dry scrub forest that
sustains plant and wildlife populations while also
meeting the economic, cultural, and spiritual
needs of local communities.
Give local NGOs help in the implementation of
green enterprises in Fiji.
Natural resources conserved and ecosystem
functions maintained in Voyageurs National Park
for current and future generations.
Save Corbett National Park.
Vision in Miradi
Step 1 Conceptualize
Conceptualize:
Step 1B
Define Conservation Targets
What are you trying to conserve?
Conceptualize:
Step 1B
Define Conservation Targets
Ecosystems
 Assemblages of communities
that occur together on the
landscape; linked by
environmental processes
 Terrestrial, freshwater, marine
Species
 Endemic, area-sensitive, globally
or regionally significant
 Imperiled, endangered, special
concern
 Groupings of species with similar
conservation requirements
Step 1B Define Targets
Mixed
hardwood conifer
forest
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Select up to 8
Targets
 Start with ecosystems
(which often include
“nested” targets)
River and
riparian
system
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Wetland
Then screen for
species that have
special conservation
requirements
Lumping or Splitting Targets?
“Lump” conservation targets if they meet all
of the following tests:
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Co-occur on the landscape
Require similar ecological processes
Have similar viability
Have similar threats
Therefore will require similar conservation
strategies
Examples
– Fish & mussel assemblages
– Grasslands & grassland nesting birds
– Mixed conifer-hardwood forest & embedded plant community
Our Example – Sacramento River Basin
Conceptualize:
Step 1B
Define Conservation Targets
• Rivers and streams
• Salmon
• Riparian habitat
• Vernal pool grasslands
• Oak woodlands
Targets in Miradi
Targets in Miradi
Define
Targets
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Map
Them
Step 1B
(if possible)
Step 1 Conceptualize
CMP Strategic Planning Process
1. Team, Scope, Vision
2. Conservation Targets
3. Viability Assessment
4. Threat Rating
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9.
Goals
Determining Strategies
Results Chains
Objectives and Activities
5. Conceptual Model
10. Monitoring
Plan
Instructions for break out session
1. Define the scope of your project
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Include a map if possible
2. Draft the vision statement for your project
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Apply criteria and revise as necessary
3. Select up to 8 conservation targets
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Lump or split as necessary
4. Define the team of individuals/
organizations that is implementing this
project
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Make a table with name of person, organization,
skills, role(s), comments
Questions that Coaches Should Ask:
Team, Scope and Vision
• Has the team talked explicitly about who is
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on their team and what skills and
experience they have vs. what they need?
Did the team revisit their scope after
defining their targets? (iterative process)
Does the team have a map of their project
scope?
Does the vision statement meet the
criteria?
Questions that Coaches Should Ask:
Targets
• Does the plan include coarse-filter,
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ecosystem targets? And the most
important fine-filter targets?
Do species targets warrant target status or
should they be indicators?
Are any targets not of critical importance?
Do targets that are lumped meet the
criteria for lumping? Are there any that
should be lumped?