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Assessing conservation success in government, policy, and business using the IUCN Green List of Species (Open KE Fellowship)

使用 IUCN 绿色物种名录评估政府、政策和企业的保护成功率（开放 KE 奖学金）

基本信息

批准号：
NE/S006125/1
负责人：
Molly Grace
金额：
$ 19.37万
依托单位：
University of Oxford
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2018 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FS006125%2F1
关键词：
Assessing conservation success government policy

项目摘要

I am working with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to develop the Green List - an assessment of species recovery which also evaluates the impact of past conservation efforts on species status, and the potential effect of future conservation actions. The Green List is the next stage in the evolution of the IUCN Red List, moving from assessing extinction risk to understanding the role conservation plays in species recovery. Red List assessments are used globally in planning decisions and to measure compliance with international treaties. My fellowship would help to ensure that the new Green List is utilised just as widely.One way that I will maximise the Green List's impact is to engage directly with the statutory agencies responsible for on-the-ground conservation of threatened species in the UK: Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, Countryside Council for Wales, and Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (Northern Ireland). I will work with these organisations to evaluate their species conservation efforts using the Green List protocol. Outputs will include: (1) a "snapshot" of how UK species are currently faring, which can be tracked over time to create an index of progress; (2) assessment of the impact of past conservation spending (crucial given ongoing budgetary constraints); and (3) assessment of species' conservation dependence and long-term recovery potential, allowing for prioritisation and adaptive management. I have already initiated work with Natural England, and we are currently deciding which species to assess. They are keen to explore how the Green List can help evaluate progress towards targets outlined in the 25 Year Plan for the Environment. I will work with the other agencies to identify how the Green List fits into their national priorities.The second way that I will maximise the Green List's impact is by facilitating reporting of Green List species assessments. To create a useful resource, a large collection of assessments for a diverse and representative range of species must be amassed. Evidence of species recovery (or lack thereof) can then be used to demonstrate a country's progress toward targets set by international conservation agreements (e.g., the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sustainable Development Goals) or to argue for regulation or deregulation of trade (e.g. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In this fellowship, I will not only contribute assessments myself (Objective 1), but I will work with IUCN Species Specialist Groups (who will be responsible for Green List assessments in the long term) to introduce the concept and facilitate initial assessments of at least 200 species via workshops and remote interaction.The third objective of this fellowship will focus on Green List applications in the business world. Traditional funding models for conservation projects are being replaced by outcomes-based financing- a model in which impact must be measurable. Because the Green List explicitly measures the impact of conservation action, there is interest from conservation business partners (i.e., Zoological Society of London and Chester Zoo) to use the Green List framework to assess their conservation activities in light of this new financing model. Looking further down the line, I will also host focus groups for business stakeholders who currently use Red List data in their decision-making process. At these focus groups, I will introduce the Green List and seek participants' input on how it could be useful to business, so that when the Green List is finalised, it can be incorporated into tools for business as quickly as possible.This project will directly engage government and business end-users and improve the quality and quantity of information available to decision-makers, reflecting NERC's vision "to place environmental science at the heart of responsible management of our planet".

我正在与国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）合作制定绿色名录，评估物种恢复情况，同时评估过去的保护工作对物种状况的影响，以及未来保护行动的潜在影响。绿色名录是世界自然保护联盟红色名录演变的下一个阶段，从评估灭绝风险转向理解保护在物种恢复中的作用。红色名录评估在全球范围内用于规划决策和衡量对国际条约的遵守情况。我的奖学金将有助于确保新的绿色清单得到同样广泛的应用。我最大限度地发挥绿色名录影响的一种方法是直接与英国负责濒危物种实地保护的法定机构接触：英格兰自然保护区、苏格兰自然遗产、威尔士农村委员会和自然保护与农村委员会（北爱尔兰）。我会与这些机构合作，以绿色名录协议评估它们的物种保育工作。产出将包括：(1)英国物种目前如何发展的“快照”，可以随着时间的推移进行跟踪，以创建一个进展指数；(2)评估过去保育开支的影响（鉴于目前的预算限制，这一点至关重要）；(3)评估物种的保护依赖性和长期恢复潜力，从而确定优先级和适应性管理。我已经开始与英国自然协会合作，我们目前正在决定评估哪些物种。他们热切希望探讨绿色名单如何协助评估“二十五年环境计划”所订目标的进展。我将与其他机构合作，确定绿色名单如何符合他们的国家优先事项。我将使《绿色名录》的影响最大化的第二个方法，是促进报告《绿色名录》的物种评估。为了创建一个有用的资源，必须收集大量对多样化和具有代表性的物种范围的评估。然后，物种恢复（或缺乏）的证据可以用来证明一个国家在实现国际保护协定（例如，《生物多样性公约》和可持续发展目标）设定的目标方面取得的进展，或者用来主张对贸易进行监管或放松管制（例如，《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》）。在这个研究项目中，我不仅会亲自参与评估（目标1），还将与IUCN物种专家小组（他们将负责长期的绿色名录评估）合作，通过研讨会和远程互动，介绍这一概念，并促进对至少200个物种的初步评估。该奖学金的第三个目标是关注绿色名单在商界的应用。传统的保护项目融资模式正在被基于结果的融资所取代——这种模式的影响必须是可衡量的。由于绿色名录明确地衡量了保护行动的影响，保护商业伙伴（即伦敦动物学会和切斯特动物园）有兴趣使用绿色名录框架根据这种新的融资模式评估他们的保护活动。展望未来，我还将为目前在决策过程中使用红色名单数据的业务利益相关者主持焦点小组。在这些焦点小组会议上，我将介绍绿色清单，并征求与会者的意见，说明该清单对商界有何用处，以便在绿色清单定稿后，能尽快将其纳入商业工具。该项目将直接吸引政府和商业终端用户，提高决策者可获得信息的质量和数量，反映NERC“将环境科学置于地球负责任管理的核心”的愿景。