Evaluating Effectiveness

A Framework for Assessing the Management of Protected Aress

Marc Hockings (WCPA Management Effectiveness Task Force) with Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley (WWF/IUCN Forest Innovations Project)

Adrian Phillips, Series Editor

Front cover photo:
Fraser Island World Heritage Area: Environment Protection Agency, Queensland, Australia.

Cover design by:
IUCN Publications Services Unit

DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2000.PAG.6.en
ISBN: 2-8317-0546-0


Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 6


World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)

IUCN - The World Conservation Union 2000

 Index

Information for this Title

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART A – The framework and guidelines

1. An introduction to “management effectiveness”

2. A framework for evaluating management effectiveness

3. Applying the framework – a toolkit

4. Detailed description of the indicators

5. Applying the framework at vaious scales

6. Conclusions

Appendices

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

PART B Case studies

Case study 1 Experience in outcomes-based evaluation of management for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Australia

Case study 2 Development and application of the WWF/CATIE methodology

Case study 3 Management effectiveness of the Dja Reserve, Cameroon

Case study 4 Management effectiveness evaluation of protected areas in Brazil

Case study 5 Monitoring management of protected areas: A regional initiative for Central America (PROARCA/CAPAS)

Case study 6 Rapid assessment and prioritisation methodology

References

Glossary

Abbreviations