Scenarios for Lighter Conservation Standards

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1	Scenarios for Lighter Conservation Standards	Key Links
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3		Lighter Approaches to the Conservation Standards Cookbook	Lighter Conservation Standards Scenarios (this tool)	Resources & Examples
4		Background & Purpose of this Spreadsheet
5		This is a supporting document for the Lighter Approaches to the Conservation Standards Cookbook. The Conservation Standards are presented as a set of 5 steps, each of which contains several sub-steps. New CS users sometimes get the impression that they must start at the beginning of Step 1 & undertake each sub-step in order, completing each before going on to the next. More experienced CS users know that there are a range of scenarios in which teams use the CS (e.g., to develop a full conservation plan for a thematic project, to develop a monitoring plan for an existing strategy, to promote adoption of a policy, etc.). Each scenario may have a different set of CS sub-steps or tools that are most relevant. In other words, not all steps & sub-steps are relevant for all scenarios. This Scenario Chart provides a summary table of the key elements a team should cover when taking a lighter approach under different common scenarios. The scenarios were informed by the CS community through a series of webinars. Note: Because this tool focuses on a lighter approach, it does not include all Conservation Standards steps & processes. Also, the steps & processes included closely mirror but do not map perfectly to specific CS substeps..
6		Instructions for use
7		There are at least 3 ways to use this spreadsheet: 1. Complement your use of the The Cookbook by seeing the basis for the recipes in this spreadsheet. 2. "Choose your own CS journey" by seeing what our recipes suggest but modifying your own ingredients to tailor the use of The Cookbook to your needs. 3. Without The Cookbook this tool could help you to identify the key steps & processes for a scenario, but you may implement those steps & processes in your usual way (i.e., not using a lighter approach from The Cookbook)
8		Recipe cards in The Cookbook are based on scenarios in this spreadsheet			Ingredient Tipsheets can be used with or without a recipe card
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