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1. Community-Based Conservation
2. Conservation Area Planning (CAP)
3. Conservation Finance
4. Ecoregional Assessments
5. Ecotourism
6. Environmental Education
7. Fact Sheets
8. Institutional Strenthening
9. Marine Conservation
10. Monitoring and Evaluation
11. Private Lands Conservation
12. Rapid Ecological Assessments (REAs)
13. Resource Management
14. Site Consolidation
15. Systems of Protected Area

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Community Based Conservation
Documents in Spanish

1.

Title

Downloads

Location

Year

1.1

Community-based Conservation Case Studies:  "Participatory Conservation in the Buffer Zone Communities in the Natural Protected Areas in Chiapas, Mexico" 

(English)
2.92 MB

Mexico

2003

1.2

Community-based Conservation Case Studies:  "Biodiversity is Diversity in Use: Community-based Conservation in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico"

(English)
380 kb

Mexico

2000


Conservation Area Planning (CAP)
Documents in Spanish

2.

Title

Downloads

Location

Year

2.1

Cockpit Country Conservation Action Plan

(English)
3.80 MB

Jamaica

2006

2.2

The Five-S Framework for Conservation/Esquema de las cinco S para la conservación de sitios

(English)
511 kb
(Português)
1.74 MB

Various

2003

2.3

Appendices

(Português)
259 kb 

Various

2003

2.4

Guidelines for Designing and Selecting Conservation Strategies 

(English)
 277 kb
(Português)
237 kb

Various

2003

2.5

Measuring Conservation Effectiveness 

(English)
2.38 MB

Various

2003

2.6

African Wildlife Foundations (AWF) Heartland Conservation Process (HCP) 

(English)
237 kb

Various

2003

2.7

Conservation Area Planning for Tangible Cultural Resources: Summary 

(English)
295 kb

Various

2003

2.8

Application of CAP in Condor Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador: Measures of Success Workbook for Condor

(English)
19 kb

Ecuador

2003

2.9

Application of CAP in Madagascar National Parks: Introduction to 5-S in Madagascar (w/Map) 

(English)
236 kb

Madagascar

2003

2.10

Application of CAP in Lake Wales Ridge, Florida:  Introduction 

(English)
81 kb

Florida

2003

2.11

Application of CAP in Lake Wales Ridge, Florida:  Measures of Success Workbook for Lake Wales Ridge 

(English)
19 kb

Florida

2003

2.12

Assessment of Target Viability Worksheet 

(English)
86 kb
(Português)
78 kb

Various

2002

2.13

Application of CAP in Madagascar National Parks: Conservation Management and Ecological Monitoring in Madagascar's Protected Areas-Status Report

(English)
2.84 MB

Madagascar

2002

2.14

Conservation by Design:  Introduction

(English)
908 kb  

Various

2001

2.15

The Enhanced 5-S Project Management Process: Intro

(English)
23 kb

Various

2000

2.16

Application of CAP in Madagascar National Parks: La Gestion de la Conservation: Manual de Plantification 

(Français)
557 kb
(Part I)
1,502 kb
(Part 2)
1,488 kb
(Part 3)
1,290 kb
(Part 4)
1,564 kb
(Part 5)
2,228 kb  

Madagascar

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2.17

Application of CAP in Madagascar National Parks: La Gestion de la Conservation: Methods de Plantification

(Français)
848 kb

Madagascar

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2.18

Application of CAP in Madagascar National Parks:  La Gestion de la Conservation: Annexes pour la Plantification

(Français)
393 kb

Madagascar

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2.19

Application of CAP in Condor Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador:  Innovative Approach for Conservation on Montane Ecosystems

(English)
78 kb

Ecuador

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Conservation Finance
Documents in Spanish

3.

Title

Downloads

Location

Year

3.1

English/Spanish brochures for an on-line course:  "Business Planning for Protected Areas."

(English)
1.65 MB

Various

2007

3.2

Ecosystem Services in Latin America and the Caribbean:  A Synthesis and Papers Presented at the Cartagena Meeting.

(English)
1.33 MB

Various

2007

3.3

Sustainable Finance Plan for Grenada’s Protected Areas System

(English)
331 kb

Grenadines

2006

3.4

Sustainable Finance Plan for St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Protected Areas System

(English)
1.55 MB

Grenadines

2006

3.5

Consolidating the National System of Protected Areas of Ecuador: Elements of Financial Sustainability Based on the Protected Areas Fund (FAP)  

(English)
2.0 MB

Ecuador

2006

3.6
Protected Areas Fund (FAP): A Strategy Towards the Sustainability of the National System of Protected Areas of Ecuador
(English)
1.5 MB
Ecuador
2006

3.7

"Case Study of Watershed Valuation in the Condor Bioreserve."

(English)
316 kb

Condor

2005

3.8

"Situational Analysis of Jamaica’s Protected Area System:  CPM."

(English)
357 kb

Various

2005

3.9

"An Analysis of the Financial Needs of the Ecuadorian System of Protected Areas:  Executive Summary." 

(English)
1.29 MB

Ecuador

2005

3.10

"Economic Analysis of Three Road Investments Through Western Panama’s Barú Volcano National Park and Surrounding Areas."

(English)
1.44 MB

Amistad

2003

3.11

Long-term Financial Planning 

(English)
740 kb
(Français)
387 kb
(Português)
357 kb  

Various

2001

3.12

Long-term Financial Planning Workbook 

(English)
7 kb
(Français)
8 kb
(Português)
8 kb

Various

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Ecoregional Assessment
Documents in Spanish

4.  

Title

Downloads    

Location

Year

4.1

Grenada Gap Analysis  

(English)
1.0 MB

Caribbean

2007

4.2
St. Vincent Gap Analysis
(English)
1.3 MB
Caribbean
2007
4.3
An Agenda for Today. The Actions We Need to Take: Strategies of the Maya, Zoque and Olmeca Ecorregional Plan
(English)
4.8 MB
Latin America
2006
4.4
Una visión para el futuro, una agenda para hoy / A Vision for the Future, An Agenda for Today (Plan Ecorregional de las Selvas Maya, Zoque y Olmeca) Spanish / English
(English)
1.7 MB
Latin America
2006
4.5
Una visión para el futuro: cartografía de las Selvas Maya, Zoque y Olmeca / A Vision for the Future: Cartography of the Maya, Zoque and Olmec Forests
(English)
4.9 MB
Latin America
2006

4.6

(Cover and Table of Contents:  English)
800 kb

Mexico

2004

4.7

(Pages 1 - 10:  English) 
3.40 MB

Mexico

2004

4.8

(Pages 11-25:  English) 
3.66 MB

Mexico

2004

4.9

(Pages 26-40:  English) 
4.18 MB

Mexico

2004

4.10

(Pages 41-60:  English) 
1.25 MB

Mexico

2004

4.11

Ecoregional Conservation Assessment of the Chihuahuan Desert

(Pages 61-75:  English)  
1.95 MB

Mexico

2004

4.12

(Pages 76-92:  English) 
160 kb

Mexico

2004

4.13

(Appendices Cover:  English)
  2.05 MB

Mexico

2004

4.14

(Appendices pg 301-400:  English)
  700 kb

Mexico

2004

4.15

(Appendices pg 401-500:  English)
  800 kb

Mexico

2004

4.16

(Appendices pg 501-706:  English) 
4.28  MB

Mexico

2004


Ecotourism
Documents in Spanish

5.

Title

Downloads

Location

Year

5.1

"Tourism, Protected Areas and Communities:  Case Studies and Lessons Learned from the Parks in Peril Program:  2002-2007."

(English)
1.57 MB

Various

2007

5.2

Ecotourism Development – A Manual for Conservation Planners and Managers – Volume I: An Introduction to Ecotourism Planning – 2nd Edition

(English)
985 kb

Various

2005

5.3

Sustainable Finance for Protected Areas: Visitor Donations Islas del Golfo Reserve, Mexico

(English)
1.77 MB

Various

2005

5.4

Ecotourism Development:  A Manual for Conservation Planners and Managers. Volume II

(English)
2.19 MB

Various

2004

5.5

Sustainable Finance for Protected Areas: Tourism Entrance Fees Eduardo Avaroa Reserve, Bolivia

(English)
516 kb

Various

2004

5.6

Sustainable Finance for Protected Areas: Tourism-Based User Fees

(English)
884 kb

Various

2004

5.7

Assessing the Potential for Small-scale Tourism Development in Grenada and Carriacou

(English)
1.18 MB

Grenada

2004

5.8

Ecotourism Development: The Business of Ecotourism Development and Management, Volume II

(English)
2.2 MB

Latin America

2003

5.9

Ecotourism Development: A Manual for Conservation Planners and Practioners, Revenue-Generating Mechanisms

(English)
510 kb
(Français)
510 kb
(Português)
75 kb 

Various

2003

5.10

Galápagos National Park: Tourist Monitoring at Terrestrial Visitor Sites 

(English)
  4.86 MB  

Ecuador

2003

5.11

Komodo National Park, Indonesia: Management Strategies

(English)
  3.56 MB  

Indonesia

2003

5.12

Komodo National Park, Indonesia:  Investigation and Monitoring  

(Part 1 English)
2.17 MB
(Part 2 English)
2.23 MB

Indonesia

2003

5.13

Komodo National Park, Indonesia: Long-term financial plan

(English)
1.22 MB

Indonesia

2003

5.14

Tourism Management at the Islands of the Gulf of California 

(English)
2.36 MB

Mexico

2003

5.15

Tourism Impact Monitoring and Management Workshop:  Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

(Part 1:  English)
  2.45 MB
(Part 2:  English)
  2.47 MB
(Part 3:  English)
  4.78 MB
(Part 4:  English)
  2.00 MB
(Part 5:  English)
  4.66 MB
(Part 6:  English)
  1.40 MB 

Ecuador

2003

5.16

Protected Areas, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

(English)
  4.65 MB  

Ecuador

2003

5.17

Developpement de l’ecotourisme Un manuel pour les professionnels de la conservation.  Vol. I

(French)
515 kb

Various

2003

5.18

Ecotourism Development: A Manual for Conservation Planners and Managers, An Introduction to Ecotourism Planning

(English)
3.53 MB
(Français)
515 kb
(Português)
2.63 MB

Various

2002

5.19

Visitor Use Fees in Protected Areas: Synthesis of the North American, Costa Rican and Belizean Experience 

(English)
572 kb

North America, Costa Rica, and Belize

2001

5.20

Interpreting for Conservation: A Manual for Training Local Nature Guides

(Introduction)
120 kb

Various

2001

5.21

Program Description

(English)
 209 kb 

Various

2001

5.22

Student Selection

(English)
 209 kb 

Various

2001

5.23

Sample Orientation Schedule

(English)
153 kb

Various

2001

5.24

Sample of Memorandum of Understanding with Partner Organizations

(English)
123 kb

Various

2001

5.25

Course Curriculum

(English)
185 kb

Various

2001

5.26

Birding Curriculum

(English)
216 kb

Various

2001

5.27

Characteristics of a Good Tour Guide

(English)
110 kb

Various

2001

5.28

Sample English Lessons Plans

(English)
114 kb

Various

2001

5.29

Sample Natural History Lesson Plans

(English)
134 kb

Various

2001

5.30

Sample Interpretation Lesson Plans

(English)
139 kb

Various

2001

5.31

Sample Daily Course Log

(English)
139 kb

Various

2001

5.32

Assessment Tools

(English)
211 kb

Various

2001

5.33

Post-Course Work Plan Form for Community Stays

(English)
211 kb

Various

2001

5.34

Student Tour Evaluation Form

(English)
120 kb

Various

2001

5.35

Photo Gallery

(English)
791 kb

Various

2001

5.36

Sustainable Finance for Protected Areas: Visitor Use Fees and Concession Systems in Protected Areas. Galapagos National Park, Ecuador

(English)
583 kb

Ecuador

2001

5.37

Sustainable Finance for Protected Areas: Visitor Use Fees in Protected Areas. A synthesis of the North American, Costa Rican and Belizean Experience

(English)
559 kb

Various

2001

5.38

Ecotourism Impact Monitoring: A Review of Methodologies and Recommendations for Developing Monitoring Programs in Latin America

(English)
325 kb

 Latin America

1999

5.39

Tourism Impact Monitoring

(English)
440 kb

Various

1999

5.40

Meeting the Global Challenge of Community Participation in Ecotourism

(English)
379 kb

Various

1998

5.41

Meeting the Global Challenge of Community Participation in Ecotourism: Case Studies and Lessons from Ecuador

(English)
266 kb

Ecuador

1998

5.42

Best Ecotourism Practices: Gulf of California Islands 

(English)
1.56 MB

Gulf of California Islands 

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Environmental Education
Documents in Spanish

6.

Title

Downloads

Location

Year

6.1

Birds from the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

(English)
2.1 MB

Pacaya Samiria, Perú

2007

6.2

Cockpit Country Partnership brochure

(English)
2.3 MB

Cockpit Country, Jamaica

2007

6.3

Poster: Wanted Alive, Sea Turtles are More Valuable Alive than Dead

(English)
400 kb

Caribbean

2007


Fact Sheets
Documents in Spanish
(Please note that some of these fact sheets may not be current; please see nature.org for the most up-to-date information on the work The Nature Conservancy is doing.)

7.

Title

Downloads

Location

Year

7.1

Poster: 10 years of Llanganates National Park

     (English)
      1.15 MB

Condor

2007

7.2

Parks in Peril

(Summary)
299 kb 

Various

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7.3

(Map)
125 kb

Various

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7.4

(Site Consolidation)
267 kb

Various

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7.5

Caribbean

(Summary)
802 kb

Caribbean

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7.6

(Jamaica)
831 kb

Jamaica

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7.7

(Dominican Republic)
2.93 MB

Dominican Republic

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7.8

Mexico

(Summary)
247 kb

Mexico

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7.9

(Calakmul)
313 kb

Mexico

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7.10

(El Truinfo/La Encrucijada)
335 kb 

Mexico

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7.11

(Isla Espiritu Santo)
304 kb

Mexico

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7.12

(Sian Ka`an)
305 kb

Mexico

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7.13

(El Ocote)
296 kb 

Mexico

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7.14

(El Pinacate)
310 kb

Mexico

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7.15

(Loreto Bay)
301 kb

Mexico

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7.16

(Ria Lagartos)
320 kb

Mexico

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7.17

Central America

(Costa Rica)
902 kb

Costa Rica

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7.18

(Osa Peninsula /Corcovado)852 kb 

Costa Rica

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7.19

(Honduras)
246 kb 

Honduras

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7.20

(Honduran Mosquitia)
272 kb 

Honduras

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7.21

(Nicaragua:  Bosawas)
244 kb 

Nicaragua

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7.22

(Guatemala)
1.22 MB

Guatemala

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7.23

(Belize)
1.07 MB

Belize

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7.24

South America

(Summary)
180 kb

South America

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7.25

(Atlantic Forests)
238 kb

Atlantic Forests 

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7.26

(Central Savannas)
208 kb

Central Savannas

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7.27

 (Amboro Carrasco)
168 kb

Bolivia

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7.28

(Noel Kempff Mercado)
204 kb

Bolivia

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7.29

(Tariquia)
159 kb

Bolivia

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7.30

(Eduardo Avaroa)
171 kb

Bolivia

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7.31

(Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta)
228 kb

Colombia

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7.32

(Condor)
104 kb  

Ecuador

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7.33

(Podocarpus)
171 kb 

Ecuador

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7.34

(Central Selva)
172 kb 

Peru

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7.35

(Pacaya-Samiria)
210 kb

Peru

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