Lessons in Conservation, volume 1

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Topics in this first volume of Lessons in Conservation range from marine conservation biology to ecosystem loss and fragmentation to assessing threats, and include both syntheses and exercises for classroom or field use.

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    Biodiversity Conservation and Intergrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs)
    (New York, NY : Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, 2007) Rao, Madhu
    This exercise is based on two case studies of project sites in two fictitious countries, Talamanca and Somoza in Central America. Following is a detailed description of the site conditions and ICDP designs. The donor organization for both the ICDPs is the same. You are hired by this organization as an external consultant to review, analyze, and predict the potential success or failure of the ICDPs and advise the relevant management agencies at both sites on critical issues regarding sustainability that need to be considered prior to moving ahead with actual implementation.
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    Ecosystem Loss and Fragmentation: Exercise
    (New York, NY : Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, 2007) Gibbs, James P.
    This exercise has two goals. The first is to permit you to explore through a mapping exercise what happens to a forested landscape as it undergoes the fragmentation process. The second is to let you predict what will happen to the biota residing within the land- scape as a result of these changes. The fundamental question we address is: can landscapes be fragmented in such a way that permits humans and biological diversity to coexist?
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    Assessing Threats in Conservation Planning and Management: Exercise
    (New York, NY : Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, 2007) Rao, Madhu; Johnson, Arlyne; Bynum, Nora
    OBJECTIVES - To develop a conceptual model for the threats faced by the Khakaborazi National Park, North Myanmar, based on a summary description of the Park and to identify objectives to reduce those threats. - To conduct a Threat Reduction Assessment of the project to measure project success. - To design a monitoring program for the project.
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    Ecosystem Loss and Fragmentation: Synthesis
    (New York, NY : Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, 2007) Laverty, Melina F.; Gibbs, James P.
    Ecosystem loss and fragmentation may be the greatest global threat to biodiversity. Loss and fragmentation—the isolation of habitats—are related and usually occur in conjunction. These processes are issues facing all environments, both terrestrial and aquatic, albeit in different ways. Fragmentation can occur due to natural causes but is increasing dramatically due to human activity. Consequences include decreased habitat size, negative edge effects and isolation of sub-populations. Managers must now add fragmentation to the list of potential issues when considering conservation plans.
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    Assessing Threats in Conservation Planning and Management: Synthesis
    (New York, NY : Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, 2007) Rao, Madhu; Johnson, Arlyne; Bynum, Nora
    This synthesis reviews the role of assessing threats in setting conservation targets, identifying priority strategies, and determining their effectiveness. It includes an overview of the use of threat assessment in conservation planning by focusing on species-level and global-, regional- and local (site)-level priority setting. The synthesis also reviews two planning tools used in site conservation—conceptual models and The Nature Conservancy’s 5 “S” approach. The second part of the synthesis reviews the role of threat assessment in measuring management effectiveness with reference to monitoring approaches that fall into two broad categories: (1) the assessment of the status and impacts of threats, and (2) the measurement of ecological integrity of conservation targets. This section concludes with a comparison of threat monitoring methodologies focusing on two approaches: Threat Reduction Assessment and Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management.
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    Introduction to Marine Conservation Biology
    (New York, NY : Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, 2007-12) Agardy, Tundi
    This document is specifically about those aspects of marine biology that are used in marine conservation. It is not intended to be a complete primer on marine conservation, which incorporates other sciences (most notably the social sciences) as well as traditional knowledge. To learn more about other aspects of marine conservation, please refer to the following marine modules: Marine Conservation Policy, Marine Protected Areas and MPA Networks, and International Treaties for Marine Conservation and Management, all of which complement this module.