5 measures
A DASHBOARD
TO RECORD AND REPORT
CONSERVATION IMPACTS
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WCS 5 Measure Dashboard
State of conservation in 45 landscape and seascapes
covering 6 million square miles
Indicator species
Habitat quality
Illegal resource use
Resource governance
Local livelihoods
Click a gauge for more information
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Built on a clear theory of change
Measure 4
Governance
index
Strategic actions
and investments
Resource
governance
systems are
strengthened
Economic
incentives for
sustainable
resource
management
are increased
Measure 5
Local
livelihood
index
Measure 3
SMART law
enforcement
index
Resource
management
is more
effective
Direct threats
are reduced
or abated
Measure 1
Species
Patch
Occupancy
Species
Targets
Habitat
Targets
Measure 2
Cover
Change
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Both impact & effectiveness
Impact measures
• Do we see positive trends
in the status of the things
we care about?
Effectiveness measures
• Can we attribute observed
status trends to WCS
actions and investments?
• Can we better understand
what works and what does
not?
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Power of 5 measures
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Affordable
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Flexible
3
Scalable
4
Repeatable
5
Good enough
Uses industry standard methods
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Species – patch occupancy
Target Results
Conservation of
wildlife and
critical
ecosystems
Improved
natural
resource
governance
Greater security
and prosperity
for local people
Measures
Wildlife patch
occupancy
Loss
Presence
Gain
Habitat and
ecological
integrity
Management
effectiveness
Resource
governance
Human wellbeing
Time 0
Time 1
Time 2
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Habitat - Cover
Target Results
Conservation of
wildlife and
critical
ecosystems
Improved
natural
resource
governance
Greater security
and prosperity
for local people
Measures
Time 0
Loss
Cover
Gain
Wildlife patch
occupancy
Habitat and
ecological
integrity
Management
effectiveness
Time 1
Resource
governance
Human wellbeing
Time 2
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Threats – SMART LEM
Target Results
Conservation of
wildlife and
critical
ecosystems
Improved
natural
resource
governance
Greater security
and prosperity
for local people
Measures
Wildlife patch
occupancy
Habitat and
ecological
integrity
Management
effectiveness
Resource
governance
Human wellbeing
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Governance
Target Results
Conservation of
wildlife and
critical
ecosystems
Improved
natural
resource
governance
Greater security
and prosperity
for local people
Measures
Wildlife patch
occupancy
Habitat and
ecological
integrity
Management
effectiveness
Resource
governance
Human wellbeing
Evaluating authority, capacity and power to govern
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Local livelihoods
Target Results
Conservation of
wildlife and
critical
ecosystems
Improved
natural
resource
governance
Greater security
and prosperity
for local people
Measures
Wildlife patch
occupancy
UN
“Poverty is a lack of
basic necessities”
Habitat and
ecological
integrity
Management
effectiveness
Resource
governance
Basic Necessities Survey
Human wellbeing
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•
•
Locally defined
Easy to measure
Maps onto World Bank metrics
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5 Measures
“Imperfect but good enough”
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