Strategies

Conservation strategies includes a broad spectrum of actions with a common focus that are implemented to address threats, capitalize on opportunities, restore natural systems, and advance conservation and recovery for Species at Risk and biodiversity.

The Priority Place initiative will focus its efforts primarily on a stewardship-first approach and strategically complement other existing conservation programs and initiatives (e.g. Target 1 Challenge Fund, Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund, Two Billion Trees) and as such the list below are identified as ‘preferred’ strategies.

All strategies implemented through the Priority Place initiative should align with existing plans and with any collaborative conservation planning that comes out of this initiative.

Conservation in this context includes a suite of approaches such as restoration, stewardship, management protection, education, etc.

Preferred strategies

Habitat improvement and/or restoration
- Prioritizing areas with multiple nested targets listed above and/or high biodiversity
- Prioritizing areas with identified Critical Habitat2
- Prioritizing areas with conservation designation, e.g. conservation easement
Outreach & Communications
- Prioritizing activities leading to behaviour change
Development and Implementation of Better Products & Management Practices
Conservation planning
- Including application of Conservation Standards such as development of Key Ecological Attributes, Theories of Change, etc.
- Including prioritization of strategies at the site-level
Creating, amending, or informing policies & guidelines
- Includes updating or improving guiding information such as maps, breeding calendars, etc.
External Organizational Support & Development
- Offering capacity-building activities to other organization, such as training and mentorship programs
- Sharing in-house expertise with others or hiring outside expertise to benefit partners and/or volunteers within the W/SJR PP

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