Values, pathways and challenges in conservation management and resourcing

Insights from conservation managers, decision makers and investors

CSIRO Biodiversity Ecosystem Knowledge and Systems invites you to take part in a survey about values, pathways and challenges in conservation management and resourcing.

We are seeking insights from people who manage their land for conservation and people who fund conservation management. We aim to understand the range of values, pathways and challenges involved with conservation management, decision making and resourcing. From this we can identify how innovative solutions could help to build upon current pathways and connections and overcome identified challenges.

Completing the survey should take less than 10 minutes. Your participation is completely voluntary and you are free to withdraw by stopping the survey at any time. If you decide to withdraw from the survey, any responses you have provided up to that point will be deleted. You may also skip any question you do not wish to answer.

Your responses to this survey will be anonymous unless you choose to leave your name and contact details. The results of this survey will be analysed and may be published and shared to maximise the benefits of the information provided, without identifying any individual input (even if you do choose to leave your name). The data may also be kept and used by CSIRO in a de-identified form for future research on this topic.

If you have any questions about this project, please feel free to contact the project leader, Josie Carwardine, at Josie.Carwardine@csiro.au

This study has been approved by CSIRO’s Social Science Human Research Ethics Committee in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). Any concerns or complaints about the conduct of this study can be raised with the Manager of Social Responsibility and Ethics on (07) 3833 5693 or by email at csshrec@csiro.au

If you consent to take part in this survey, please click the ‘OK’ button below to begin.

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* 1. What are your role(s) in conservation management, decision making or funding? (select all that apply)

Indigenous/Traditional Owner

Private landholder/manager

Volunteer

Government employee coordinating conservation resources

NGO implementing conservation actions

NGO funding conservation actions

Broker coordinating conservation resources

Philanthropist

Private sector funding conservation actions

Private sector implementing conservation actions

Researcher

Other (please specify or give any other relevant details)

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* 2. Please state the location(s) (region, country) of your conservation management work, investments, or area of interest

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* 3. What motivates you to manage or fund conservation actions?

Biodiversity enhancement

Maintaining/improving landscape functionality

Income provision or diversification (e.g. tourism) for yourself or others

Farm improvements

Cultural importance and connections

Social responsibility (protecting nature for others including future generations)

Scientific interests

Ecosystem services (e.g. carbon sequestration, erosion control, aesthetics)

Corporate social responsibility

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please provide three values of most importance to you in managing or funding conservation (e.g. an ecosystem service (carbon, riparian stability), a significant or threatened species, native birds, shade for stock)

Value 1

Value 2

Value 3

Indicate any other values that are important to you

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* 5. If possible, describe your version of success for each of these values, i.e. what is your management or resourcing goal for each? (e.g. all threatened birds persisting on my property, vegetation along 50% of riparian areas in my region)

Goal for value 1

Goal for value 2

Goal for value 3

Goals for other values

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* 6. Which, if any, tools, processes or factors do you use to help choose between different management actions to fund or implement?

Decision support tools

Actions that I am most confident will succeed

Best overall value for money

Focus on most important values

Focus on what motivates managers

Focus on fundable actions

Not relevant to my role

Other (please specify any additional details)

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* 7. If you need to raise funds for resourcing management actions, how do you go about this?

Applying for grants online

Building relationships with investors

Social media, crowdfunding, etc

Demonstrate good outcomes

Self funded

Not relevant to my role

Other (please specify or give any relevant details):

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* 8. Do you use any of the following methods to access information about other successes and failures of management to help your decision-making?

Word of mouth, social networks

Online information sharing resource

Forums, conferences, etc

Best practices manuals

Directly asking for advice

Unable to get much information

I don't need this information in my role

Other (please specify or give any relevant details)

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* 9. How do you demonstrate conservation success or value for money of conservation management?

Standardized reporting technique

My own reporting technique

Websites or publications

Personalised feedback

Site visits for donors

Not applicable to my role

Other (please specify or give any relevant details):

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* 10. How strongly do you agree or disagree that conservation outcomes are challenged by the following factors:

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Indifferent	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
Mismatches in values between resource providers (funders) and managers	Mismatches in values between resource providers (funders) and managers Strongly agree	Mismatches in values between resource providers (funders) and managers Somewhat agree	Mismatches in values between resource providers (funders) and managers Indifferent	Mismatches in values between resource providers (funders) and managers Somewhat disagree	Mismatches in values between resource providers (funders) and managers Strongly disagree
Inadequate resources for management	Inadequate resources for management Strongly agree	Inadequate resources for management Somewhat agree	Inadequate resources for management Indifferent	Inadequate resources for management Somewhat disagree	Inadequate resources for management Strongly disagree
Uncertainties in how or where best to use available conservation resources	Uncertainties in how or where best to use available conservation resources Strongly agree	Uncertainties in how or where best to use available conservation resources Somewhat agree	Uncertainties in how or where best to use available conservation resources Indifferent	Uncertainties in how or where best to use available conservation resources Somewhat disagree	Uncertainties in how or where best to use available conservation resources Strongly disagree
Barriers in knowledge sharing among conservation managers and/or resource providers	Barriers in knowledge sharing among conservation managers and/or resource providers Strongly agree	Barriers in knowledge sharing among conservation managers and/or resource providers Somewhat agree	Barriers in knowledge sharing among conservation managers and/or resource providers Indifferent	Barriers in knowledge sharing among conservation managers and/or resource providers Somewhat disagree	Barriers in knowledge sharing among conservation managers and/or resource providers Strongly disagree
Competing land use, development, political processes	Competing land use, development, political processes Strongly agree	Competing land use, development, political processes Somewhat agree	Competing land use, development, political processes Indifferent	Competing land use, development, political processes Somewhat disagree	Competing land use, development, political processes Strongly disagree
Poor planning, decision making and/or monitoring approaches	Poor planning, decision making and/or monitoring approaches Strongly agree	Poor planning, decision making and/or monitoring approaches Somewhat agree	Poor planning, decision making and/or monitoring approaches Indifferent	Poor planning, decision making and/or monitoring approaches Somewhat disagree	Poor planning, decision making and/or monitoring approaches Strongly disagree
Need for a more coordinated national conservation response	Need for a more coordinated national conservation response Strongly agree	Need for a more coordinated national conservation response Somewhat agree	Need for a more coordinated national conservation response Indifferent	Need for a more coordinated national conservation response Somewhat disagree	Need for a more coordinated national conservation response Strongly disagree
Some threats are too difficult to manage, e.g. cats, weeds, storms, fire	Some threats are too difficult to manage, e.g. cats, weeds, storms, fire Strongly agree	Some threats are too difficult to manage, e.g. cats, weeds, storms, fire Somewhat agree	Some threats are too difficult to manage, e.g. cats, weeds, storms, fire Indifferent	Some threats are too difficult to manage, e.g. cats, weeds, storms, fire Somewhat disagree	Some threats are too difficult to manage, e.g. cats, weeds, storms, fire Strongly disagree

Please provide any other relevant information

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* 1. What are your role(s) in conservation management, decision making or funding? (select all that apply)

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* 2. Please state the location(s) (region, country) of your conservation management work, investments, or area of interest

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* 3. What motivates you to manage or fund conservation actions?

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* 4. Please provide three values of most importance to you in managing or funding conservation (e.g. an ecosystem service (carbon, riparian stability), a significant or threatened species, native birds, shade for stock)

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* 5. If possible, describe your version of success for each of these values, i.e. what is your management or resourcing goal for each? (e.g. all threatened birds persisting on my property, vegetation along 50% of riparian areas in my region)

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* 6. Which, if any, tools, processes or factors do you use to help choose between different management actions to fund or implement?

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* 7. If you need to raise funds for resourcing management actions, how do you go about this?

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* 8. Do you use any of the following methods to access information about other successes and failures of management to help your decision-making?

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* 9. How do you demonstrate conservation success or value for money of conservation management?

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* 10. How strongly do you agree or disagree that conservation outcomes are challenged by the following factors:

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* 11. Are there any other comments you would like to make relating to this survey? (leave your name and contact details if you wish to be identified)