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.


Vision & Mission
Our Vision
An engaged conservation community working in a collaborative, transparent, and respectful manner, with the knowledge that the approaches and interventions it is using are likely to achieve measurable long-term success.
Our Mission
To improve the practice of conservation through adaptive management by working with practitioners to test assumptions, adapt, and learn.
Our “Foundations of Success”
Click on our three Foundations of Success below to learn about how we plan to achieve our vision and mission:
Foundation 1: Define clear and practical measures of conservation success.
Foundation 2: Determine sound guiding principles for using conservation strategies and tools.
Foundation 3: Develop and strengthen practitioner knowledge and skills in adaptive management.