Evaluation of The Nature Conservancy’s Rapid Action Conservation Plan: The South Sound Inlets Case Study
Abstract
Comprehensive conservation plans cover all of the characteristics of an area such
as the biophysical, the human, and the institutional ecologies. A Conservation Action
Plan (CAP) is The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) comprehensive process for planning, implementing,
and measuring success for their conservation projects. This paper evaluates the Washington
Chapter of TNC’s Rapid CAP for the nearshore marine habitats of the South Sound Inlets
of Puget Sound and provides recommendations. Findings are that the planning process
was flexible enough to meet changing needs and time constraints, but did not remain
objective enough to be justifiable. The planners had trouble dealing with all of
the different perspectives and interests of the stakeholder representatives in the
South Sound. The planners could have improved their contact relations by doing more
pre-planning research into the conservation activities already in the area and by
constructing a more robust system for including stakeholders in the planning process.
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Medley, Leah (2008). Evaluation of The Nature Conservancy’s Rapid Action Conservation Plan: The South Sound
Inlets Case Study. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/487.Collections
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