Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP)
CMP serves as a leader in identifying better ways to design, manage, and measure conservation impacts. Some key tools include the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation and the IUCN/CMP Taxonomies of Conservation Actions and Threats.
Miradi Software
Check out this innovative, user-friendly software that helps conservation teams plan and monitor their projects, using the CMP Open Standards
Teaching Adaptive Management Network
This online network brings together faculty, staff, and students from universities across the world, providing a forum for sharing tools and lessons for incorporating adaptive management training into graduate conservation programs.
Bernd Cordes
Bernd Cordes is program officer for the Western Pacific program of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. In this role, Bernd manages the Packard Foundation’s coastal marine conservation investments in seven countries in the Asia-Pacific region. He is responsible for implementing a grantmaking strategy focused on the conservation and sustainable use of specific coastal habitats in the world’s center of biological diversity and on increasing the number of individuals in the region with the resources to sustain the effort over the long-term.
Bernd holds an A.B. in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College and a M.A. public policy studies and southeast Asian studies from the University of Michigan.
Bernd serves as a member on the FOS Board of Directors. Visit his profile to learn more about him and the Packard Foundation.