Adaptive Management
Adaptive management is an intentional approach to making decisions and adjustments in response to new information and changes in context. Adaptive management at USAID occurs throughout the design, implementation, and evaluation of USAID activities and is part of a systematic and iterative use of knowledge and learning. We support the development of tools and approaches to strengthen adaptive management in biodiversity programming (such as the use of the Conservation Standards) to consistently test our assumptions and support a culture of intentional organizational learning for stronger biodiversity conservation results.
Activities
Measuring Impact II
Measuring Impact II (MI2) helps tackle conservation challenges by supporting USAID thought leaders, Mission staff, and Washington bureaus to apply evidence-based adaptive management across the biodiversity portfolio. MI2 offers assistance for best practices in adaptive management and the use and generation of evidence and learning to enhance biodiversity conservation. MI2 also helps better integrate conservation with other development sectors such as health, food security, democracy and governance, and global climate change.
Stories
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Dec 05, 2023
New Report and Photo Essays from Measuring Impact 2 Chronicle a Decade of Adaptive Management in USAID Biodiversity Programming
After more than a decade of implementing adaptive management in biodiversity programs through the Measuring Impact and Measuring Impact 2 activities, USAID undertook a learning initiative to understand conservation practitioners’ perceptions of applying adaptive management practices and their influence on program effectiveness. -
Jan 12, 2018
Insights from Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Winners and Partners
In November 2017, USAID convened winners of the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge as well as key partners and supporters to discuss successes, challenges and lessons, and to identify ways to continue exploring and elevating the role of science and technology in fighting wildlife crime. -
Oct 09, 2017
Biodiversity Conservation Program in the Amazon
USAID/Brazil works with the government, public and private sectors and nonprofit organizations to conserve biodiversity in the Amazon. The robust partnership between USAID and the Government of Brazil may serve as mission inspiration, providing practical examples for adapting to and partnering with host countries.
