Defining conservation targets on a landscape-scale

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Abstract

Conservation planning, the process of deciding how to protect, conserve, enhance and(or) minimize loss of natural and cultural resources, is a fundamental process to achieve conservation success in a time of rapid environmental change. Conservation targets, the measurable expressions of desired resource conditions, are an important tool in biological planning to achieve effective outcomes. Conservation targets provide a focus for planning, design, conservation action, and collaborative monitoring of environmental trends to guide landscape-scale conservation to improve the quality and quantity of key ecological and cultural resources. It is essential to have an iterative and inclusive method to define conservation targets that is replicable and allows for the evaluation of the effectiveness of conservation targets over time. In this document, we describe a process that can be implemented to achieve landscape-scale conservation, which includes defining conservation targets. We also describe what has been accomplished to date (September 2015) through this process for the Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative (PFLCC).

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Other Government Series
Title Defining conservation targets on a landscape-scale
Year Published 2015
Language English
Publisher Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative website
Contributing office(s) Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Description iii.; 77 p.
Country United States
State Florida
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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