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Conservation Coaches Network
An Overview
supporting focused conservation practicesharing and learning worldwide
building capacity for the Future
Conservation Coaches Network
Core Purpose
Priority projects have effective action plans producing results at real places
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Goals
1. Open Standards support for projects
2. Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned
3. Continuous Innovation by real users
4. “Institutionalize” Common Language and Approach
5. Expand the Network
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Evolution and History
1986 Virginia Eastern Shore –
TNC’s first large
“landscape-scale” project
1991 Four “S” plans for early
“bioreserves” landscape-
scale projects
1996 TNC team codifies “5- S’s”
in “Site Conservation Planning”
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Stresses & SourcesStresses & Sources• Critical Threats• Situation Analysis
StrategiesStrategies• Objectives & Actions• Action Plan
SuccessSuccess• Monitoring Plan• Analyze & Communicate
Implement & Monitor
Adapt & Learn
SystemsSystems• Project Scope• Targets & Viability
TNC codifies “5 – S”
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Evolution and History
1998 Efroymson Fellowship program born
Result of work of Greg Low and
gift from Efroymson Family
Dan and Laurie Efroymson Greg Low
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Evolution and History
2000 Excel Workbook developed
2003 “E-5S” - Viability and strategy process gets more rigor
Note. From 1998 - Dec. 2004, TNC involved 150 teams in Fellowship workshops using 5S method
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Pacific Islands First Franchise Unit
2004 Efroymson Coaches Network Born
Evolution and History
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Important Parallel River is flowing……
• 2004 Conservation Measures Partnership formed
• 2004 Parties agree to “Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation”
Evolution and History
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www.conservationmeasures.org
Open Standards
for the Practice of Conservation
Evolution and History
2005
TNC’s “5S” evolves to Conservation Action Planning/CAP
TNC’s Efroymson Coaches Network Board completes first Strategic Plan
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Evolution and History
2007 – ConPro developed
2008 – Miradi introduced
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2009 – New Coaches Network Strategic Plan Ratified by Partners!
Evolution and History
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Strategic Plan Objective 4 - Strengthen & Expand Network Structure
2010 - Conservation
CoachesNetwork (CCNet)
OfficiallyLaunched!
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Evolution and History
CCNet Structure
Partners – FOS, Greening Australia, TNC, WWF
Franchises – 12 franchises, 16+ leaders
Coaches – 350+
Network Coordinating team –
Brad Northrup, John Morrison, Jora Young, Cristina Lasch
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CCNet Board
Franchises and leaders:
Africa: Anne Ntongho y Nancy ChegeAustralia (Papua New Guinnea): Ben Carr (in absence of Natalie Holland) & Paul Koch; Europe: Ilke Tilders, Nicolas Boenisch & Xavier Escuté Mesoamerica: Bernal Herrera Northamerica: Tina Hall (Central); Sara Gottlieb (East); Terri Schulz (RockyMts/NW/Canada); Sandi Matsumoto (Sierras/CA) Pacific Islands: Steven Victor & Trina Leberer (TNC) (Micronesia); Emily Fielding (TNC) (Polynesia & Melanesia) South America: Armando Valdés-VelásquezSouth Asia: Adam Barlow & Lucy Boddam-Whetham WWF: – Sheila O’Connor & Lydia GaskellTeaching Adaptive Management (TAM): Vinaya Swaminathan We are in the process of establishing franchises for: China: Jin Tong & Matt Durnin; Mongolia: Gala Davaa, Tuguldur Enkthsetseg; Malaysia/Indonesia: Hui Shim Tan
Partner Organizations and Representatives:
1. FOS – Nick Salafsky & Ilke Tilders2. Greening Australia – Mark Anderson & Paul Koch3. The Nature Conservancy – Hilary Toma 4. WWF – Sheila O’Connor
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CCNet Coaches
Experienced conservation practitioners
Trained and current in Open Standards/CAP
Skilled in facilitating Open Standards/CAP
Committed to supporting conservation teams
Informed about emerging strategies
Committed to learning and “passing it on”
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Coaches support individual team processes
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CCNet Coaches
Experienced coaches support multiple teams working side by side - providing each other
peer review and input
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CCNet Coaches
Innovations
• Participatory planning approaches
• Archeological and Cultural targets in Open Standards
• Integrating Climate Change into Open Standards
• And more…….
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Work with Partners
Around the World
Coach training Madagascar National Parks staff
• Gombe Reserve - Tanzania
• Gondwana Land – Western Australia
• Maya Mountain Corridor – Belize
• Sian Kaan and Rio Lagartos –
Mexico
• Tikal and Atitlan National Parks - Guatemala
• Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve - China
• Salmon Recovery Plan – California
• Sandy Island MPA – Grenada
• Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest - Nevada
• And many more…
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Fellowships
• Developing a training program for PA managers in China• Documenting adaptations and best practices working
with Indigenous peoples
Helping teams develop measures
Developing a Chimpanzee conservation plan for Tanzania
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2010 - Over 260 coach-supported projects
CCNet Project
Map 2010
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Virtual Sharing & Learning
Virtual “trainings” and working groups
Coaches List Serve
Web siteProject Data Base
Newsletter
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Virtual Sharing & Learning
Virtual “trainings” and working groups
Coaches List Serve
Project Data Base
Newsletter
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CCNet website
Why Do We Care?
Effective and focused plans lead to effective action
More input from more users leads to continuous improvement of methodology
A connected community speaking a common conservation language leads to better communication, more sharing and learning and faster diffusion of conservation innovation
All aiming at one prize…….
Why is
CCNet Needed?
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Great conservation! Great Planet!
CCNet Ground Rules
• Participate
• Don’t Dominate
• Tough Love… but
• “Boss-Free Zone”
• Everyone advocates; project team decides
• Cell phones/e-mail off; no side conversations
• Have Fun
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