Transcript PPT English - Conservation Coaches Network

Conservation Coaches Network
New Coach Training
Conservation Targets
the building blocks
What Is the
Question?
Conservation
Targets
• What set of ecosystems, natural communities, and
species best represents the place that you are trying
to conserve?
• Are all critical threats represented?
• Are all important ecological processes represented?
Key Points to
Introduce this Step
• Critical Importance
• Scale – Spatial? Biological? Other?
• Coarse-filter & fine-filter
• Iterative
• Project “boundary” based on targets
Conservation
Targets
Critical Questions
to Ask the Team
Conservation
Targets
• Are there coarse-filter ecological systems to start with?
• Do Species targets warrant target status or just indicators?
• Any targets that are not of critical importance?
• To lump or to split?
Common Issues &
Recommendations
Conservation
Targets
Issue: Lump or split?
• If you save the system, do you save the species?
• Do the different species co-occur in the same locale?
• Do targets require similar habitats and/or processes?
• Are targets likely being affected by similar threats?
Common Issues &
Recommendations
Conservation
Targets
Issue: Large project area or too many targets
• Try defining a large project using just the major system
types
• Consider a separate process for rare, fine scale components
• Start with large number of targets - then look for shared
threats where an over-arching strategy could benefit the
system
• Identify a wide-ranging species or species guild that uses a
broad range of habitats across the area
Common Issues &
Recommendations
Conservation
Targets
Issue: Non-biological targets (e.g. groundwater, open
space, rural lifestyle, archeological sites, etc.)?
ALWAYS Up to the team whether to include diverse target types…
o Important to be clear about the scope of the project
o Create a shared vision statement
o Important to be clear about the relationship between the targets
o Note that some strategies may actually conflict
Conservation
Targets
Ecosystem Service
Targets
Conservation
Target
Nutrient
Cycling
Human Welfare
Targets
Health
Wealth
NTFPs
Education
Conservation
Target
Water
Provision
Empowerment
Culture
Common Issues &
Recommendations
Conservation
Targets
Issue: Project area is only part of the range of a wideranging species
• Simply recognize that only part of the species’ range will be
protected – but be clear about what important functions
occur in the project area
• OR
• Consider working with other teams in other areas to meet
the full needs of the wide ranging species
Helpful Hints
Conservation
Targets
• Map your target occurrences - even a “cartoon” map
adds value.
• If viability, land use history and threats are dramatically in
different parts of the project area, split target(s) accordingly
– e.g. Longleaf pine (public lands) & Longleaf pine (private
lands)
• Corridors as targets? – corridor for what? The answer to this
will greatly influence size, shape, location, threats, etc. Is the
“corridor” really a KEA?