Increasing effectiveness of conservation programmes

Description

Increasing the effectiveness of conservation programmes involves systematically improving planning, implementation, monitoring, and community engagement to ensure tangible protection of biodiversity and ecosystems. This strategy prioritizes evidence-based interventions, adaptive management, and resource optimization to address threats such as habitat loss, species decline, and unsustainable resource use. By fostering collaboration among stakeholders and integrating local knowledge, conservation efforts become more targeted, resilient, and capable of delivering measurable, lasting environmental benefits.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends further developing conservation science in relation to in situ conservation and the technical means to link it with ex situ conservation efforts.