New Report and Photo Essays from Measuring Impact 2 Chronicle a Decade of Adaptive Management in USAID Biodiversity Programming
Explore our new report Learn, Adapt, Repeat: Lessons from a Decade of Practicing Adaptive Management to Improve Biodiversity Conservation
USAID undertook a learning initiative to understand conservation practitioners’ perceptions of applying adaptive management practices and their influence on program effectiveness. This report synthesizes key findings and learning from interviews with USAID Biodiversity Division and Measuring Impact staff, implementing partners, and USAID Mission staff in Madagascar, Peru, and the Philippines.
Adaptive Management in Action: Kirindy Village, Madagascar
Adaptive Management in Action: Kirindy Village, Madagascar, tells the story of community efforts to protect the forest, create sustainable livelihoods, and secure government support in tackling the influx of migrants who are putting further pressure on forest resources.
Adaptive Management in Action: Sinchi Roca, Peru
Adaptive Management in Action: Sinchi Roca, Peru, describes work in an Indigenous community in the Amazon to develop a model for community-led conservation in the face of outside threats such as illegal timber extraction and coca cultivation.
Adaptive Management in Action: Siete Pecados, Philippines
Adaptive Management in Action: Siete Pecados, Philippines, shows community efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, while improving the livelihoods of small-scale fishers and engaging women, youth, and other key constituencies in building a sustainable future for the region.
Community Perspectives in USAID Biodiversity Programs
In 2023, USAID supported participatory photography workshops in the Philippines, Peru, and Madagascar, collaborating with local partners and communities to capture their unique perspectives on biodiversity conservation and its impact on their daily lives.
Measuring Impact (MI)
USAID's Bureau of Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) Forestry and Biodiversity Division (FAB) launched the Measuring Impact initiative with the aim of strengthening USAID’s biodiversity programs by (1) improving best practices implementing the USAID Program Cycle for biodiversity-funding programs and (2) developing evidence to support decisions in conservation and integrated programming.
