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.
Brett Jenks
Brett Jenks is the President and CEO of Rare Conservation. Brett leads Rare’s organizational development, from strategic planning to program development and fundraising. Under Brett’s leadership, Rare has expanded to 5 continents and reached 6 million people, and formed worldwide partnerships with the leading environmental NGO’s.
Brett has worked in the field of tropical conservation and rural education since 1992. Prior to his work with Rare, Brett served as the Costa Rica Program Director for WorldTeach, as both a journalist and filmmaker. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts and holds an M.B.A. with honors from Georgetown University.
Brett is a member and Audit Committee Chair of the FOS Board of Directors. To learn more about the work of Rare, visit them online at www.rareconservation.org.