Our team in action – Protected Area Solutions

Current and recently completed projects include:

In 2024, Fiona and Ann worked with Veronika Gurai and Evengelyne Kove from PNG on a project for UNDP and CEPA, to assist the government to revise Papua New Guinea’s Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). This update was needed to bring it up to date and into line with the ambitious goals and targets of the CBD’s Global Biodiversity Framework. A meeting of stakeholders in August was critical in helping us to understand the diverse issues facing the country’s path to a sustainable future. The work will soon be used as the basis for national consultation for a plan to carry PNG forward to 2030. Thanks to all involved for their hard work!

Advice to Pew Charitable Trusts and conservation NGOs on pathways to protection of 30% of Australian land, 2023, including preparation of protected area and representation maps for all states of Australia

Review of Reserve Management Plans in the ACT, Australia, 2023
Review of Queensland’s contribution to global biodiversity conservation targets: the role of Other Effective Conservation Measures (OECMs) for the Queensland Dept Environment and Science, 2022
Analysis of Environment Situation for the PNG Common Country Report, 2020 and update 2022, for UNDP PNG
Support for UNDP in Papua New Guinea GEF6 Project: Consultancy for the Preparation of revised Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool, Protected Area Forum and M&E for Papua New Guinea 2020-2021
Report for Queensland Conservation Council and Pew Charitable Trusts on priorities for forest transfers to protected areas in SE Queensland 2021
Editing role and contributions to State of Protected and Conserved Area reports for Oceania and for Eastern and Southern Africa (for Biopama through IUCN) published 2022
Preparing a report for the Ian Potter Foundation, Greening Australia and The Nature Conservancy on opportunities for investment in nature conservation in Australia 2019
Management specialist advice for protected areas in Papua New Guinea (major project for CEPA and UNDP under GEF 5) 2018-19
Briefing for future strategy for private nature conservation in Queensland (Pew Foundation and Queensland Trust for Nature) Completed October 2018
Communication and resource materials for national parks (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) including Wuthathi, Bromley, Kutini-Payumu, and Cape Melville, for Traditional Owners through Queensland Parks and WIldlife Service) 2018-19.
Evaluation of the recovery program for the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby (Qld. Dept of Environment and Science) completed October 2018
Compilation of management effectiveness information for the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2018
Evaluation of Protected Area Management Effectiveness for protected areas in Papua New Guinea (through SPREP, with CEPA and UNDP) 2016-17
Scoping document for “Knowledge Expeditions” in National Parks (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
Preparation of safety sign strategies for key national parks in Queensland (Client: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, 2016)
Preparation of four values statements for key national parks in Queensland (Client: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, 2016)
Assistance with review of protected area policy and management for NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (subconsultant to Uniquest, 2016)
Assistance with training in management effectiveness for Indonesian protected area managers (subconsultant to Uniquest, 2016)
Reviews of two recovery plans for Queensland threatened species – adding in the thinking and conceptual diagrams from the “Open standards for conservation’, so that values, threats and strategies are clearly linked (2015)
Contribution to Protected Area Policy for Papua New Guinea : – a major step forward for conservation in this country of wonderful natural and cultural diversity. (Client: UNDP and the Government of PNG – 2013-14)
Advances in management effectiveness evaluation for Ramsar Sites, including workshop facilitation and development of a specific tool for Ramsar Sites: completed Septement 2014 (Client: Ramsar Secretariat, Switzerland)
Report on management effectiveness for WWF East Africa: completed August 2014 (Client: World Conservation Monitoring Centre/ WWF East Africa)
Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Database – compiling and analysing all available data about protected area management effectiveness evaluations: completed January 2015 (Client: World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
Compilation and analysis of WWF management effectiveness information: completed November 2014 (Client: World Conservation Monitoring Centre/ WWF)