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Strategic Planning for Species Conservation conservation specialists, and representatives of major NGOs (there may of course be overlap in these categories). These regional workshops should then be followed by a series of national or local action planning workshops (see Chapter 9), which will be attended by many more range State participants, including additional government staff (e.g., lower-level staff such as park wardens), as well as national and international NGO staff and other species specialists. Box 4.1 Who are stakeholders? A stakeholder, in the present context, is defined as an individual or institution that demonstrates some combination of concern (about the outcome of a SCS process), expertise (i.e., has information or resources required to conduct the SCS process), and/or power (i.e., is able to either block or facilitate recommendations which result from the SCS process). Taken together, a potentially valuable stakeholder can either significantly affect the formulation of recommendations at the workshop, and/or be significantly affected by them. This concept is represented by a simple matrix (Figure 4.1), whereby individuals can be assessed for their relative value as SCS workshop participants. This approach is particularly valuable when a large number of potential invitees must be reduced to a more manageable size for optimal workshop conduct. Figure 4.1 Simple matrix-style approach for categorizing stakeholders during early stages of SCS workshop design (adapted with permission from Frances Westley, University of Waterloo) 4.3 The role of IUCN/SSC Specialist Groups IUCN/SSC Specialist Groups can and, in most cases, should play a number of roles in the SCS process. For example, a Specialist Group will, as a result of its Red Listing activities, have a clear idea of priority species for which to prepare SCSs. The Specialist Group may also organize the collation of data for the Status Review, and convene the strategic planning workshop in which the Status Review will be reviewed and/or revised and the rest of the SCS developed. Specialist Group Chairs and other members should be involved in identifying the most appropriate participants and ensuring good representation from range State governments and other key stakeholder groups. Another role that particularly lends itself to Specialist Groups is maintaining an up-to-date database on the species’ status and distribution following the Status Review. The IUCN’s neutral inter-governmental status has in the past given governments confidence about submitting data to SSC-maintained databases, which they would probably not have done 19
20 4. Who should be involved? had the database been maintained by an NGO. A good example of this role is the African Elephant Database, which is maintained by the African Elephant Specialist Group on behalf of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) range States. Another example is the African Rhino Specialist Group, which has routinely (every two years) updated continental population statistics since 1991. The Specialist Groups are also well positioned to coordinate and monitor the overall progress of implementing the range-wide or regional SCSs, as well as some national or local Action Plans. Nonetheless, it may often be necessary to invite additional stakeholders from outside the Specialist Groups to help play with this promoting and monitoring role, especially if these additional stakeholders were involved in developing the Vision and the wider SCS. This could be achieved through the creation of conservation strategy and action planning working groups within each Specialist Group. Box 4.2 illustrates how a Specialist Group created an Implementation Taskforce to promote implementation of their Action Plan. Alternatively, other groups that include IUCN species specialists as members could be formed to do this; an example of this approach could be the SADC Rhino Management Group for managing and updating the South African black rhino conservation strategy. Box 4.2: The Tapir Action Plan Implementation Taskforce The Tapir Specialist Group has established an Action Plan Implementation Taskforce and charged it with the responsibility of: • Publicising the new Tapir Action Plan throughout all tapir range countries in Central and South America, and Southeast Asia, reaching all possible stakeholders and key conservation players; • Promoting the active use of the new Tapir Action Plan as the main source of information for all organizations directly or indirectly involved with tapir conservation in the range countries and internationally; • Leading a constant process of review, updating and adaptation of the Tapir Action Plan, incorporating any evolving and emerging tapir conservation needs identified through this process. Note: The new Tapir Action Plan is a “living document” – not printed – only available online on the TSG website (in all appropriate languages); • Maintaining the network of professionals and organizations formed during the process of organizing and holding the PHVA Workshops; • Providing technical assistance for any professionals/organizations aiming at raising funds to implement actions of the Tapir Action Plan; assisting with proposal development and review, translations, identification of potential donors, proposal endorsement, and lobbying; • Providing institutional support for any initiatives aimed at implementing actions of the Tapir Action Plan: endorsement, discussions and negotiations with interested parties and potential partners, establishment of partnerships, and political lobbying; • Keeping in close contact with the persons who committed to put in practice all the actions listed as priorities and make sure they work on their actions accordingly with proposed deadlines; • Reporting back to the TSG membership on a regular basis.
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