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The Conservation Solutions Lab is a joint initiative of Chemonics and Arizona State University’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes.


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We must work hand-in-hand with communities to achieve biodiversity conservation goals and the broader sustainable development goals. However, substantial evidence is lacking about how development practitioners can best collaborate with communities to realize long-term outcomes. Without adequate evidence, programs risk wasting limited resources and exacerbating undesirable outcomes for at-risk ecosystems and people.

In response, Chemonics and Arizona State University’s (ASU) Center for Biodiversity Outcomes formed the Conservation Solutions Lab (CSL). The CSL convenes multidisciplinary scientists, conservationists, and development practitioners to bring evidence-based practice to designing, implementing and evaluating community-based conservation efforts. The CSL hosts members meetings and knowledge-building workshops (such as the Community Conservation Summit in Kenya) and presents at global advocacy and learning events (such as the IUCN World Conservation Congress). The CSL also co-develops practical tools and recommendations for projects to help communities drive their own conservation efforts. CSL activities build upon the current understanding of trade-offs and synergies between socioeconomic and ecological components of natural ecosystems under the community-based conservation model.

For information on recent CSL activities, visit the ASU CSL webpage. For questions on partnering or to join the CSL network, contact the environmentteam@chemonics.com.

Solutions Lab Team

Dr. Candice Carr Kelman
Co-director, Conservation Solutions Lab
Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Sustainability, ASU

Brian App
Co-director, Conservation Solutions Lab
Project Management Director, East and Southern Africa Regional Business Unit, Chemonics

Hailey Dougherty
Specialist, Environment and Natural Resources, Chemonics

Marvie Javed
Manager, Environment and Natural Resources, Chemonics

Steve Hutcheson
Manager, Environment and Natural Resources, Chemonics.

Alejandro Lopez-Serrano
Senior Associate, Environment and Natural Resources, Chemonics

 

Resources

  • Mongabay commentary: Communities, conservation, and development in the age of COVID: Time for rethinking approaches
  • Video: East Africa Conservation Solutions Lab meeting in Kenya, February 2020
  • Mongabay commentary: From threat to solution: Rethinking the role of communities in nature conservation

From Community Engagement to Community-Led Conservation

At Chemonics and the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association's Communities in Conservation Summit, frontline environmental stewards, policymakers and experts came together to rethink the role communities play in protecting wildlife.

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Community Engagement in Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons from the Field-Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
Evidence on Biodiversity Conservation Impacts: Assessing Theories, Approaches, and Outcomes from Community Engagement and Tenure
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Helping To Conserve the Peruvian Amazon

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A Roadmap for Conservation in Colombia

Protecting Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity in Indonesia

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Creativity and Innovation During a Global Crisis

How to Fail to Succeed

Fisher harvesting aquatic plants on Inle Lake, Myanmar.

From Threat to Solution: Rethinking the Role of Communities in Nature Conservation

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