Article | 05 Mar, 2008

Evaluating Effectiveness . A framework for assessing management of Protected areas 2nd Edition

Hockings, Marc ; Stolton, Sue ; Leverington, Fiona ; Dudley, Nigel ; Courrau, José

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; James Cook University, AU ; Rainforest CRC, AU

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Series: Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series ; no.014

The Framework for management effectiveness developed by the IUCN World Commission for Protected Areas was published in the first version of this Best Practice Guideline. It is further explained and interpreted, although not substantially altered, in this version. A number of key guidelines for good practice in evaluation are presented from many practitioners around the world, and important needs and directions for the future are identified.