Australian Alps Liaison Committee/IUCN WCPA Mountains Initiative · 2013. 12. 4. · MEE and...
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AustralianAlpsLiaisonCommittee/IUCNWCPAMountainsInitiativeAlbury12thJune2012
Professor Marc Hockings School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management University of Queensland Vice-Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
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InternationalContext 2010BiodiversityIndicatorResults
CoverageofProtectedAreas1911‐2011
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MEEandEvidence‐baseddecisionmaking
• Questionsoverqualitativeassessments• thestatusof“expert”knowledge
• (justanopinionsurvey)• shiftingbaselines,• framingandanchoringeffects
• bias(managerstellthemselves/donorswhattheywanttohear)
• Internalvsexternalvalidity• RelationshipbetweenMEEandmonitoring• Movetowardsevidence‐baseddecisionmaking(derivedfrommedicine)• Whatformofevidenceisappropriate(legalormedicalmodel)
Theissueofevidence
MEEandEvidence‐baseddecisionmaking
• People(especiallybiophysicalscientists)oftenpreferquantitativedata• botharesubjecttoepistemicandlinguisticuncertainty• statisticsisusedataddressepistemicuncertaintywithquantitativedata• otherapproachesneededforqualitativedataelicitedfromexperts(controlframing,useofmultipleexperts)• issueofvalidityofthemeasure(Internalandexternalvalidity)• notaquestionofeither/orbutwhichsuitsthecase(Mixedmethodsapproaches)
QuantitativeandQualitativeevidence
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MEEandEvidence‐baseddecisionmaking
• Howtodecidewhethertousequantitativeorqualitativedata?
• subjectmatter• scaleandtimeframe• availableresourcesanddata• risk
QuantitativeandQualitativeevidence
QualitativeandQuantitativedata
• Itisnormallypossibletoassessanyaspectofmanagementusingeitherquantitativeorqualitativeindicatorsbutsomesuitonedatatypeortheother• Quantitative–biophysicalandeconomicvalues,threats,statusofthesevaluesandthreats,outputindicators(allthesetendtorequirelong‐termmonitoring)• Qualitative–socialandculturalvalues,stakeholderrelations,appropriatenessofmanagementprocesses
SubjectMatter
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QualitativeandQuantitativedata
• Evaluationsatsitelevelcanincludemoredetailedresults(eitherqualitativeorquantitativefrommonitoringprograms)• Largescale,multi‐siteevaluationsaremorelikelytorelyonqualitativedata(espwherequantitativedataavailabilityvariesacrosssites)• One‐offevaluationsaremorelikelytorelyonqualitativedata
ScaleandTimeFrame
QualitativeandQuantitativedata
• Resourcesformonitoringandevaluationoftenseverelyconstrained• Continuityandsustainabilityarekeyissues• Quantitativedatafrommonitoringoftenmoreexpensivethanqualitative,expertdrivenassessments• Butneedtoinvestingoodprocess,evenforqualitativeassessments
Availableresourcesanddata
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QualitativeandQuantitativedata
• Thehighertherisk,themorethatshouldbeinvestedinensuringhighqualitydataasevidence• Risk/consequenceincreasesas:
• thevaluesofthesiteincrease(eg.siteswithsignificantpopulationofthreatenedspecies);• public/politicalsensitivityofthesiteincrease• significanceofdecisionsarisingformtheevaluationincreases• uncertaintyorignoranceincreases
Risk/consequence
QualitativeandQuantitativedata
• Reducelinguisticuncertaintyandframingerrorsbyclearlyspecifyterms,scalesandtimeframesforassessment• Incorporatea“chainofevidence”aspartoftheassessmentprocesswhereverpossible• Trainstaffandstakeholdersintheassessmentprocess–emphasisingtheroleofevidenceintheevaluation
Improvingdataquality
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MEEandEvidence‐baseddecisionmaking
• ClarifypurposeofMEEandhowresultswillbeused• Identifykeyinternalandexternalstakeholdersandinvolvethemindevelopmentprocess• Adopt,adaptordevelopevaluationsystem
• considerscale,depth,integrationintomanagementsystems• selectindicatorsandassessmentprocess(considerthenatureofthedatatobeused)• considercriticalissuesandappropriatemanagementstandardsandreflecttheseinMEEsystem
MEEprocessanddataqualityandutility
QualitativeandQuantitativedata
• Assembleevidenceinadvanceoftheassessment• Requiredocumentationofevidenceinsupportoftheassessment• Valueofgroupassessment(esp.withspecialistsfromdifferentdisciplinaryareas)• Valueofinvolvingstakeholders• Peerreview• Audit,auditaudit
Improvingdataquality
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MEEandEvidence‐baseddecisionmaking
• Presentationofresultstostaffandstakeholders• Availabilityofdataandanalysestostaff• Integrationwithplanning,workprogrammingandbudgetingsystems• Identificationofpolicyandprogramresponses• Preparationofreports
• consideraudiencesandrelevantcontent
Usingtheresults
CaseStudies
• WorldHeritage
• StateoftheParks
• GBRMPOutlook
• BiodiversityOutcomesStudy
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EnhancingourHeritageProject
• Strongdesireforevidence‐basedassessment(espgivenpoliticalcontextofassessment)
• Moderate/extensivebiophysicalandsocio‐economicmonitoringdataavailablefromCharlesDarwinResearchStationandresearchstudies
• Consistentassessmentsystemacrossallindicatorsandresultspresentedinunderstandableform
GalapagosMarineReserve
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IntegridadEcologica
Condi:onofecosystemsinsubzonesoftheGMR
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• Strongdesireforevidence‐basedassessment(espgivenpoliticalcontextofassessment)
• Moderate/extensivebiophysicalandsocio‐economicmonitoringdataavailablefromCharlesDarwinResearchStationandresearchstudies
• Consistentassessmentsystemacrossallindicatorsandresultspresentedinunderstandableform
• Communityandstakeholderworkshops• Extensiveliteraturereviewtoincorporate
researchresults• Longtimeframe(>12months)
GalapagosMarineReserve
StateofParksStateoftheParkdatausedinassessments(NSW)
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StateoftheParks Evidencevariesaccordingtotopic
StateoftheParks
• ConductedinallNationalParksevery2years• Short,mediumandlongtermcomponents• Assessmentpreparationwithfocusoncompilationandexaminationofrelevantevidencetosupporttheassessment• Workshopprocessthatfocussesonpresentationandconsiderationofevidence(over2days)• Systemlevelassessmentconductedbyexternalreviewteamin2010/11• Linkedtoprogramdevelopmentandworkplanningandmanagementplanning
AEMAPPS,Colombia
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AWHACPresentation11thAugust,2010
GreatBarrierReefMarinePark
OutlookReport
ManagementEffectiveness
AWHACPresentation11thAugust,2010
OutlookReportStructure1. CurrenthealthoftheecosystemwithintheGreatBarrier
ReefRegionandoftheecosystemoutsidethatregiontotheextentitaffectsthatregion;
2. Currentbiodiversity;3. Commercialandnon‐commercialuse;4. Riskstotheecosystem;5. Currentresilienceoftheecosystem6. Existingmeasurestoprotectandmanagetheecosystem;7. Factorsinfluencingthecurrentandprojectedfuture
environmental,economicandsocialvalues;8. Long‐termoutlookfortheecosystem;
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AWHACPresentation11thAugust,2010
• biodiversityprotection• heritage
• waterquality
• climatechange
• coastaldevelopment
• commercialmarinetourism
• defence• fishing(commercialand
recreational)• portsandshipping• recreation(notincluding
fishing)• scientificresearch• traditionaluseofmarine
resources
Managementtopics
AWHACPresentation11thAugust,2010
AssessmentProcess
1. Assessmentcriteria(48)developedinconsultationwithGBRMPA–basedonWCPAManagementEffectivenessFramework
2. Capacityto“roll‐up”assessmentsbyissueorevaluationtopic
3. EvidencebaseassembledbyGBRMPAandstakeholders
4. ParticipationinOutlookworkshop5. Draftassessmentbyindependent
assessors6. Reviewofdraftassessmentwith
agencystaffandstakeholders7. Revisionofassessment8. Reportdeveloped
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AWHACPresentation11thAugust,2010
DistinctivefeaturesofOutlook• Evidence‐based• Chainofevidencetransparent• On‐lineinformationbase• Peerreview
WCPA-SSC Joint Task Force on Biodiversity and Protected Areas
Stephen Woodley and Thomas Brooks Co-Chairs, Joint Task Force on Biodiversity and Protected Areas
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BiodiversityOutcomes Systematicreview
Population HabitatContinent Studies Effective Studies EffectiveAfrica 18 14 13 9
Asia 8 5 10 8
Europe 5 3 2 2
LatinAmerica
3 3 25 24
NorthAmerica
5 3 1 1
Oceania 2 1 1 1
Global 0 0 5 5
Total 41 29 57 50
BiodiversityOutcomes Systematicreview
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BiodiversityOutcomes SystematicReview
PreviousstudiesEcosystemlevelanalyses‐80%increasedorstable
Bruner et al. (2001)
Science
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Previousstudies
Thechangeinpercentcoralcoverfrom2004to2005insideandoutsideofMPAs(SeligandBruno,2010)
Previousstudies Reducingtherateofloss
Butchart et al 2012
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BiodiversityandPAOutcomesTaskForce
• PopulationtimeseriesfromLivingPlanetIndex,IanCraigie,MeganBarnesandJonasGeldmannandtheTaskForce• Morethan4800populationtimeseriesfromPAsassembled• Assembledlargedatasetofpotentialpredictorvariables(PAandlandscapeattributes,PAmanagementvariables,socio‐economicvariables)• ModellingofthedatasetwillfollowmethodsdevelopedbyCraigie(2010)• Resultsavailablesoon???
Globalanalysisofpopulationtimeseries
• ManagementEffectiveness• DrFionaLeverington(UQ)• DrLaurenCoad(UniversityofOxford)• WCPAManagementEffectivenessSpecialistGroup
• StateoftheParks• PeterStathis,AndrewGrowcock,TonyVarcoe,KellyRaymondandstafffromNSWParksandWildlifeandParksVictoria• CarlyCook
• SystematicReview• JonasGeldman(UnivofCopenhagen)• MeganBarnes(UQ)• DrIanCraigie(JCU)• ProfNeilBurgess(UnivofCopenhagen)
• BiodiversityOutcomes• DrStephenWoodleyandIUCN/SSCTaskForce• DrIanCraigie,MeganBarnes,JonasGeldman,LukeHarrison
• BiodiversityTargetandIBA/AZEanalysis• DrStuartButchart,DrJornScharlemannandacastofdozens
Acknowledgement
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IntroductiontoMEE
Thank‐you
Questions