Mr. James Newman: Protected Area Planning in Queensland, Australia: A Values Based Management Framework
Mr.
James Newman, Executive Director–Northern Parks & Forests, Queensland Parks
and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Science, the State of
Queensland, Australia
How
the VBMF works
1.
PLAN
Establishing
a clear understanding of why each park is special and how we will maintain or
improve its condition and the level of management effort required.
2.
PRIORITISE
Providing
evidence to prioritise our actions and guide improvements.
3.
DO
Providing
simple systems and processes that are consistent and well-designed to focus our
attention on the things that matter most.
4.
MONITOR
Providing
simple tools to measure if our efforts are making a difference to the condition
of key values.
5.
EVALUATE
Providing
a consistent and simple evaluation process, based on systems data to better
understand if management actions are effective.
6.
REPORT
Being
transparent and accountable through regularly reporting on the health of
protected area and our management effectiveness.
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