steve schill, the nature conservancy george raber, university of southern mississippi mngnt...
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Steve Schill, The Nature ConservancyGeorge Raber, University of Southern Mississippi
MNGNT
VIABILITYTHREAT
Tool Objectives
• Integrate IABIN’s Ecosystem and Protected Area Thematic Networks
• Provide a simplistic “manager’s dashboard” approach for querying and visualization of effective conservation
• Permit conservation decision-makers to cross-query ecosystems with protected area information
• Spatial and tabular reporting of ecosystems and protected areas
What questions does EAR help you to answer?
What is the current protection status of each ecosystem?
How close are we to meeting conservation goals, what percentage has been achieved?
If I need additional hectares to reach my goal, where are the most suitable areas to implement a protection strategy?
What is secure and expected to persist?
Where are the gaps in protection and threat abatement?
Where are there opportunities to expand and enhance biodiversity protection?
What progress are we making?
What questions does EAR help you to answer?
A Few Facts about EAR
• Available as an Desktop (ArcToolbox for ArcGIS v.9-10) or Internet version
• Desktop version written in Python –reports output as html (JavaScript and CSS)
• Internet version wraps the desktop tool using ArcGIS Server. Web app written with OpenLayers.
• Free
ViabilityStatus
ThreatsStatus
MngmtStatus
Mitigate ThreatsImplement Mngmt Plan
Improve ViabilityMitigate Threats
Improve ViabilityImplement Mngmt Plan
Improve Viability
Mitigate ThreatsImplement Mngmt Plan
= Effective Conservation
Evaluating Effective Conservation
(Higgins et al, 2007)
Evaluating Effective Conservation
(Higgins et al, 2007)
MEASURE INDICATOR
ViabilityStatus
Size Condition Landscape Context
ConservationManagement
Status
Intent Duration Effective Management Potential
ThreatsStatus
Severity ScopeE
FFEC
TIV
E C
ON
SER
VA
TIO
N
EAR Data Model:Eight possible Conservation Action
Classes
Requirements for Running EAR Tool
1) Ecosystems GIS Data:Attribute Fields: VIABILITY and THREAT
SCORES: Very Good (VG)
Good (G)Fair (F)Poor (P)
2) Protected/Managed Areas GIS Data: Attribute Fields: MANAGEMENT
SCORES: Very Good (VG)
Good (G)Fair (F)Poor (P)
Requirements for Running EAR Tool
EAR Tool: Desktop Version for ArcGIS
EAR Tool: Internet Server Version
Viability and Threat Models
VIABILITY:Current conditions
THREAT:Future conditions
Developing Future Threat Models
SLR RESILIENCE
Conservation Management Status (CMS)
1. Intent: Are management objectives intended to secure biodiversity?
2. Duration: How long will the commitment to protection last?
3. Effective Management Potential (EMP): Are there available resources, adequate governance, and a planning framework for the management objectives to be achieved?
(Higgins et al, 2007)
Intent Reserve is established to provide high-quality spawning, rearing and adult habitat for fishes. No fishing or diving allowed.
BiodiversityFocus
Duration The fishing and diving ban is stated for 5 years.
Short Term
EffectiveManagementPotential (EMP)
PlanningFramework:
There is a management prescription in place to address instances of fishing and diving.
Most to FullPotential
Governance: The local island community holds regular meetings to evaluate reserve mgnt and resolve issues that arise.
Resources: There is sufficient funding and staffing for a patrol boat.
Evaluating ConservationManagement Status (CMS)
VG
F
VG
Calculating CMS: INTENT
Based on IUCN categories:
I, II, IV = Very Good (VG)V, VI = Good (G)III = Fair (F)Non-designated = Good (G)*
* based on assumption that these areas are most likely set up for a sustainable conservation focus.
Incidental Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity Conservation Focus
Sustainable Conservation Focus
Calculating CMS: DURATION
Permanent declared protected areas = Very Good (VG)
Short term declaration = Fair (F)
Non-declared protected areas = Poor (P) for no commitment.
http://www.wdpa.org/ME/Using MEsurvey datafor calculatingEMP
40+ methodsapplied to 100+countries
Calculating CMS: Effective Management Potential
GOVERNANCE
PLANNING
RESOURCES
c
“Majority rules”
If at least two of the three indicators share the same rating, then the occurrence receives that rating
Exceptions:
• If any one indicator is rated as poor the CMS is rated poor.• If one indicator is rated very good, one good, and one fair, thenCMS is rated good.• If two indicators are rated very good, and one fair, then CMS is rated good.
Calculating CMS: Effective Management Potential
Evaluating Conservation Management Status
Habitat Assessment: Mangroves
VIABILITY
THREAT
MNGNT
Effective Conservation of Mangroves
Output Tables
Output Graphs
Output Reports: By Ecosystem/Species and Protected
Area
• Provides a GIS-based reporting framework for strategic conservation decision-making
• Permits the calculation, visualization, and reporting of eight conservation action classes
• Requires two input layers: Ecosystems/species and Protected/Managed areas
• Operates using pre-defined viability, threat, and management scores
• Flexible in that it does not require pre-determined methods for defining and ranking these scores
EAR Summary
Support for EAR
English
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www.eartool.org• Download tool• Sample datasets• User manual
Questions? [email protected]
http://www.ebmtools.org/ecosystem-assessment-and-reporting-tool.html