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

我正在与国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)合作制定绿色清单--一种对物种恢复的评估，其中还评估了过去保护努力对物种状况的影响，以及未来保护行动的潜在影响。绿色名录是IUCN红色名录演变的下一个阶段，从评估灭绝风险转向了解保护在物种恢复中所起的作用。全球在规划决策和衡量遵守国际条约方面都使用了红色清单评估。我的奖学金将有助于确保新的绿色名单得到同样广泛的应用。我将最大限度地发挥绿色名单的影响的一个方法是直接与负责英国濒危物种实地保护的法定机构接触：自然英格兰、苏格兰自然遗产、威尔士乡村委员会和自然保护和乡村(北爱尔兰)委员会。我将与这些组织合作，使用绿色清单议定书评估他们的物种保护努力。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，以创建进展指数；(2)对过去保护支出的影响的评估(鉴于持续的预算限制，这是至关重要的)；以及(3)对物种的保护依赖和长期恢复潜力的评估，以便进行优先排序和适应性管理。我已经开始了与自然英格兰的合作，我们目前正在决定评估哪些物种。他们热衷于探索绿色清单如何有助于评估实现环境25年规划中概述的目标的进展情况。我将与其他机构合作，确定绿色名单如何适应他们的国家优先事项。我将最大限度地提高绿色名单的影响的第二种方式是促进绿色名单物种评估的报告。为了创建一种有用的资源，必须收集对不同和具有代表性的物种范围的大量评估。然后，物种恢复的证据(或缺乏证据)可以用来证明一个国家在实现国际保护协议(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管制或放松管制(例如，《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》)。在该奖学金中，我不仅将亲自进行评估(目标1)，还将与IUCN物种专家小组(他们将长期负责绿色名单评估)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将侧重于绿名单在商业世界的应用。保护项目的传统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。由于绿色清单明确衡量保护行动的影响，保护商业合作伙伴(即伦敦动物学会和切斯特动物园)有兴趣根据这一新的融资模式使用绿色清单框架来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。在这些重点小组中，我将介绍绿色清单，并征求与会者对如何对商业有用的意见，以便在绿色清单敲定后，可以尽快将其纳入商业工具。这一项目将直接吸引政府和商业最终用户，并提高决策者可获得的信息的质量和数量，反映出NERC的愿景：将环境科学置于地球负责任管理的核心地位。

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".