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Open Standards

Open Standards

We work on the basis of conservation programs.

The Open Standards

for the Practice of Conservation correspond to a methodology developed by the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) within which several organizations have participated in the process of its elaboration, including World Wildlife Found (WWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Foundation of Success (FOS). These correspond to an adaptive management process that provides a conceptual framework for project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The Open Standards establish a framework and guidance for conservation actions, and describe how to manage and carry out monitoring of conservation projects, regardless of the strategies to be implemented. Open standards are intended to guide programmatic project management decisions, and are not designed to fully address administrative processes and related functions (budgets, contracts and human resources). The cycle of the projects to be developed is divided into five stages, which are reviewed and refined iteratively year after year.

Conceptualization Stage

This first stage focuses on the collection of information and the definition of objectives, in a collaborative manner among key stakeholders. Among the specific outputs to be obtained during this stage, the following can be recognized in the figure: The definition of the team and its stakeholders, the definition of the scope of the project, a common vision that represents the desired future state of the basin and the conservation targets to be prioritized, the identification of threats to the conservation of the basin, and the situational analysis, with both biotic and abiotic information gathered in a preliminary manner.

Planning Stage

For the development of the conservation plan for the Llanquihue wetlands, a work plan was created with the participation of representatives of the community, municipality, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders through participatory workshops. These included action strategies, work assumptions, specific goals and objectives, success indicators, a monitoring plan for the basin, a plan for monitoring the progress of the project, and finally an annual operating plan.

Execution Stage

In the execution stage, the strategies designed in the previous stage are carried out. These are recorded in Miradi (software tool), and then made available to the project’s stakeholders in the Annual Management Report, to be published at the beginning of each period. These strategies focus on solving the root of the problems present in the wetlands of Llanquihue, through sustainable solutions over time, to ensure the improvement of the current state of the wetlands in terms of conservation. These in turn contain specific objectives and goals, with success indicators and key work points, to ensure that they are properly managed.

Publication Stage (1 Month)

An important part of conservation projects is to publish the results obtained to other conservation organizations around the world. Specifically, the results obtained through this Methodology should be systematically published on the online Web platform “Miradi-share” to be reviewed by experts around the world.

Evaluation Stage (1 Month)

This stage is fundamental to achieve excellence in project management. During the course of the project, documentation is generated on lessons learned and observations gathered during the year, which are analyzed and included in the strategic plan at the end of each period.

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