6.2 Planning and Implementing Conservation
designed to improve conservation decisions; management practices and cooperative eforts that help partners and others implement projects; and technical guidance that can infuence decisions and reduce impacts to species and habitats. Section 6.4 discusses the conservation programs and initiatives that implement WAP conservation goals and objec- tives. NCWRC works collaboratively with many of the federal and state agencies and con- servation organizations noted in this Section and Appendix L provides more information on these eforts. 6.2 Planning and Implementing Conservation Goals and objectives should be the founding principles that defne a conservation mis- sion. Measurable, project-specifc strategies and priority actions are methods by which the conservation mission can be achieved. After conservation goals and objectives have been determined, implementation of strategies and priority actions that include adaptive man- agement concepts can provide a framework for prioritizing actions and modifying strate- gies based on project results. Tere are several resources available that describe methods to improve the efciency and efectiveness of goal-oriented conservation eforts. Structured decision making is one method that includes strategies for incorporating adap- tive management planning (Joseph et al. 2008; Alexander 2008; USFWS 2008; Miller et al. 2009; Newbold & Siikamaki 2009; CMP 2013) . It is an iterative process that has been an integral part of the con- servation dialogue between NCWRC and conservation partners, and was used through- out the WAP revision process. Figure 6.1 provides an example of an iteratively structured decision-making strategy developed by the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) for the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (CMP 2013) . Tis graphic depicts steps in the iterative process that can be used for developing and refning goal-oriented conserva- tion strategies. 6.2.1 Developing Conservation Goals Te 2005 WAP identifed fve primary conservation goals that form a conservation blue- print that is the core of that Plan (NCWRC 2005) . Tese 2005 WAP goals focused on species and habitat conservation, fostering partnerships and cooperative eforts, supporting educa- tion and outreach eforts, and improving regulations and programs aimed at conserving species and habitats. A framework of suggested strategies and objectives was outlined in Chapter 6 of the 2005 Plan (see Tables 6.2 through 6.6, NCWRC 2005) . Tese recommendations were the basis for eforts implemented over the last 10 and more years to address local, regional, and statewide concerns across key terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
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