Welcome to Module 11! In this Session we focus on introducing principles of monitoring and evaluation and how it can support community conservation programs. We cover core terms, principles and approaches to M&E that are important foundations of conservation program planning and implementation.
Session 2: Monitoring & Community Conservation
This Session explores participatory approaches to Monitoring! We use a case study from Spiti, India to illustrate how programs evolve and can monitor key outputs and outcomes.
Checkout what key principles stuck with participants.
Session 2.1: Introduction to Participatory Monitoring
Session 2.2: Shen Case Study
Session 2.3: Introduction to monitoring
Session 2.4: Shen as an example of Participatory Monitoring
Session 3: Participatory Approaches to Evaluation
James shares two case studies related to evaluating conflict and climate change adaptation strategies. Through these case studies we explore relevant indicators/approaches to assess progress towards the harder to measure longer outcomes (such as resilience, adaptation, etc.) through stakeholder participatory approaches.
As preparation for the session please feel free to check out this video related to Climate Adaptation Strategies for Rural Livelihoods in Indonesia. James will be sharing insights on how the team evaluated progress in their programs. Please also read the following three publications that share more details on these case studies and the approaches.
- Butler et al. (2016) Priming adaptation pathways through adaptive
co-management: Design and evaluation for developing
countries - Butler et al. (2015) Evaluating adaptive co-management as conservation conflict resolution: Learning from seals and salmon
- Cox et al. (2020) The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict
Session 3.1: Background to conservation conflict MEL
Session 3.2: Discussion on indicators
Session 3.3: Feedback and final discussion