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How we plan

We use the best knowledge available to deliver landscape-scale impact. Our team of scientists, field staff, data specialists, conservation planners and Partnerships Managers work together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other stakeholders. 

Across our reserves we cycle through the five steps in our Conservation Management Process (below) to plan, manage, monitor, evaluate and adapt our conservation projects.

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Assess

  • Define what ‘healthy Country’ looks like for a landscape.
  • Identify the species, habitats and cultural values that need to be managed and protected.
  • Identify threats to the health of the above.

Plan

  • Define the impact we want to have on target species, habitats and cultural values.
  • Identify the strategies and knowledge required to achieve this.
  • Confirm how we will monitor progress.

Implement

  • Identify the long-term resources required.
  • Prepare work plans and budgets, and implement on-ground activities in line with the plan.
  • Record data and report progress as activities are undertaken.

Share

  • Document and share results with others (internally and externally).
  • Communicate the impact that has been achieved, the actions taken, and the lessons learned.

Analyse & Adapt

  • Assess the progress being made towards the desired impact, and whether or not we are on track.
  • Adapt the plan if necessary to make our work more effective.

This process is informed by global best practice and draws heavily on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (Conservation Standards). 

We use strategic indicators to consistently review and evaluate our progress. This sharpens our decision-making and helps us adapt our land management practices

The Conservation Standards from ConservationMeasures Partnership on Vimeo.