ERIP 4 - Task 9

Strategic Planning Processes for Ecosystem Restoration

Task 9: Defining Scope and Crafting Your Vision

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Defining Your Scope

A program’s scope defines its broad parameters. This can be an ecoregional program, an effort to conserve a priority area, an initiative to combat a particular threat, or actions to protect a species. Any efforts to conserve, manage, or restore will have an area with a geographic scope. However, any efforts seeking to address threats, enabling conditions, or species will be considered to have a thematic scope.i

Steps to define your program scope

Crafting Your Vision

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Crafting Your Vision

A program’s vision is the desired state or ultimate condition that the program is working to achieve. It is typically expressed in a vision statement. A vision statement is a clear and brief summary of what the team members and their partners would like to achieve. For a restoration program, the vision could be the end state of the biodiversity of the area. Remember to keep stakeholder interests at the forefront when deciding on your vision.i

What a good vision statement isii

What the formal process of developing a vision statement involvesiii

Example visions

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Example visions

• “A healthy, biodiverse Chihuahuan Desert landscape supporting both people and wildlife.”i

• “Restored productivity and resilience of the Bering Sea ecosystems.”ii

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Example visions

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Defining Your Scope

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Example visions

Brief

Visionary

Relatively general

iMorrison, J. 2009. Resources for Implementing the WWF Project & Programme Standards: Step 1.2 Define Project Scope & Vision. Available here (p. 1). iiMorrison, J. 2009. Resources for Implementing the WWF Project & Programme Standards: Step 1.2 Define Project Scope & Vision. Available here (p. 2).

How will you ensure your vision reflects the priorities of key stakeholders?

iMorrison, J. 2009. Resources for Implementing the WWF Project & Programme Standards: Step 1.2 Define Project Scope & Vision. Available here (p. 5). iiMorrison, J. 2009. Resources for Implementing the WWF Project & Programme Standards: Step 1.2 Define Project Scope & Vision. Available here (p. 6).

iMorrison, J. 2009. Resources for Implementing the WWF Project & Programme Standards: Step 1.2 Define Project Scope & Vision. Available here (p. 1). iiConservation Measures Partnership. 2020. Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. Available here (p. 72). iiiMorrison, J. 2009. Resources for Implementing the WWF Project & Programme Standards: Step 1.2 Define Project Scope & Vision. Available here (p. 4).

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Defining Your Scope

Crafting Your Vision

Example visions

Take the following steps to define your program scope: 1. Discuss the basic scope of your program with your team. Most teams come together with at least a broad idea of what they intend to focus on. If there is any doubt, discuss the options with the members of your team, and see if you have at least a general consensus. If you cannot arrive at a basic consensus, reconsider whether you should split your program into multiple programs. 2. Outline your program area on the best available map.Describe this area on a GIS program, a base map, or even a rough hand-drawn sketch.ii

View example of how scope is mapped in real restoration projects.ii

• Soliciting unique submissions from the entire group on paper.

• Organizing the submissions by subcommittee.

• Crafting a draft proposal based on the submissions, attempting to include elements of the major ideas in the submissions.

• Vetting the draft with the larger group.

• Redrafting the vision statement by the subcommittee.

• Final approval by the group.