conservation action planning process (cap) framework project scope & targets
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Conservation Action Planning Process (CAP) Framework
Project Scope & Targets
Conservation Action Planning Process (CAP) Framework
Project Scope
Developing Strategies &
Measures
Implementing Strategies &
Measures
Using Results to Adapt & Improve
Defining Your Project
· Project people· Project scope & focal
targets
Defining Project Scope
• Projects occur at many scales• Map spatial area of Project• Set overall project Goal• Identify Project Team
Defining Project Scope
Defining Your Project
· Project people· Project scope & focal
targets
Who will design and implement the project?
Laojunshan Project –
Yunnan
Condor Bioreserve, Ecuador
Defining Your Project
· Project people· Project scope & focal targetsWhat is the
overall vision and scale of the project?
Conservation Projects
SINGLE AREA• Priority Conservation
Areas
MULTIPLE AREA• Coarse-Scale Systems• Wide-Ranging Species• Pervasive Threats
Conservation Projects
Conservation Action Planning Process (CAP) Framework
Conservation Targets
Defining Your Project
· Project people· Project scope &
focal targetsWhat biodiversity are we trying to conserve or restore?
Focal Conservation Targets – The specific biodiversity features that a project team has chosen to concentrate on.
•Your targets should represent the overall biodiversity of your project site.
•Their conservation collectively will ensure the conservation of all native species within a functional landscape.
•This, however, does not mean to restore or sustain “natural” conditions in each project’s landscape rather ecologically “functional” ones.
Conservation Targets
- Ecological Systems- Communities
- Species
Conservation Targets: You won’t have the right strategies unless you have the right targets!
Ecological Systems • Assemblages of communities that occur
together on the landscape; linked by environmental processes
• Terrestrial, freshwater, marine
Ecological Communities• Globally imperiled vegetation associations
or aquatic alliances
Species• Imperiled, endangered, special concern• Assemblages of species with similar
conservation requirements• Globally significant aggregations
Ecological Systems • Assemblages of communities that occur
together on the landscape; linked by environmental processes
• Terrestrial, freshwater, marine
Ecological Communities• Globally imperiled vegetation associations
or aquatic alliances
Species• Imperiled, endangered, special concern• Assemblages of species with similar
conservation requirements• Globally significant aggregations
Conservation Targets
Regional
Coarse
Intermediate
Local
Species
Matrix
Large Patch
SmallPatch
TerrestrialEcological Systems
Medium/Large River Systems& Large Lake Systems
Stream Systems& Medium Lake
Systems
AquaticMacro-
habitats
Aquatic Systems
Targets found at varied spatial
scales
Matrix forest
3rd order river system
Emergent wetland
Selecting Targets
• Select up to 8 Focal Targets
• Start with Ecological Systems (which often include “nested” targets)
• Then Screen for Species that have Special Conservation Requirements
Regional
Inter-mediate
Local
Coarse
Species Terrestrial Freshwater
Delaware BasinDiadromous fish
Freshwater mussel assemblage
Critical Insects
Neversink Basin Conservation Targets 2001-- Communities and Ecological Systems --
Mixed hardwood upland system
(moist) - (Catskill)
Low gradient groundwater influenced riverine and bottomland swamp ecological system (Bashakill)
Chestnut oak/conifer upland ecological
system (dry) - (Shawangunk)
Low alkaline headwater riverine and riparian ecological system
(Upper Neversink & tributaries)
Species Terrestrial FreshwaterCommunities and Systems
Regional
Coarse
Inter-mediate
Local
Conservation Targets, Kissimmee River Valley, Florida
Sandhill Crane
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Grasshopper Sparrow
Pine Flatwoods Mosaic (including isolated wetlands) Pre-Canal Kissimmee River
& Floodplain Wetlands
Lakes and wetland flow ways
Lacustrine Wetlands
Seepage Streams Draining Lake Wales Ridge
The Big Idea….
When the focal targets are all assembled you have in fact captured all the parts of your ecosystem and the critical processes that drive and sustain it.
Lumping or Splitting Targets?
“Lump” conservation targets if they meet all of the following tests:• Co-occur on the landscape• Require similar ecological processes • Have similar viability scores, or one target can serve as an
indicator for the other• Have similar threats
Examples– Mussel & host fish assemblages– Grasslands & grassland nesting birds– Matrix forest & embedded plant community
Therefore may ultimately require similar conservation strategies
Selecting Targets
Your conservation targets will evolve.
Selecting Targets
Coastal Dunes
Brackish Marsh
Freshwater Marsh
Riverine System
Matrix Forest
Tiger Beetle
ConnecticutRiver
TidelandsProject
The Project Area Is Defined by the Targets...Not Vice-Versa
Functional Site (Sub-Watershed)
Coastal Dune Complex
Freshwater Marsh
Tiger Beetle
Riverine Syste
m
Brackish Marsh
Functional Site (Proximate Buffer)
Functional Site (River Beach)
Functional Site (Barrier Beach/Dunes)
Functional Landscape (Targets at Multiple Scales)
Matrix Forest
Watershed
Functional Site (Sub-Watershed)
Coastal Dune Complex
Freshwater Marsh
Tiger Beetle
Riverine Syste
m
Brackish Marsh
Functional Site (Proximate Buffer)
Functional Site (River Beach)
Functional Site (Barrier Beach/Dunes)
Functional Landscape (Targets at Multiple Scales)
Matrix Forest
Watershed
Functional Site (Sub-Watershed)
Coastal Dune Complex
Freshwater Marsh
Tiger Beetle
Riverine Syste
m
Brackish Marsh
Functional Site (Proximate Buffer)
Functional Site (River Beach)
Functional Site (Barrier Beach/Dunes)
Functional Landscape (Targets at Multiple Scales)
Matrix Forest
Watershed
Map Your Targets
Map Your Targets
Task:
Decide on 8 or fewer targets which would represent the native biodiversity of the project area?
If time allows, experiment with a target matrix or draw a rough “cartoon” map, showing where these targets occur in your project area
Coaches in-training will assist in the process
Timing: 1 hour and 10 minutes (up to lunch)
Breakout Group Instructions: Selecting Targets
Report back on:
• Brief overview of project area (10 minutes maximum)• Your team’s list of 8 focal targets
Breakout Group Instructions: Selecting Targets