A Manager s Guide for Coral Reef Restoration Planning & Design

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1 A Manager s Guide for Coral Reef Restoration Planning & Design Elizabeth Shaver, PhD Reef Resilience Network Restoration Lead, The Nature Conservancy

2 4, Managers & practitioners who have received training online and/or in-person Managers on our online network forum

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4 Restoration Restoration Introduction Project Planning Coral Populations Reef Substrate Reef Environment

5 Restoration Restoration Introduction Project Planning Coral Populations Reef Substrate Reef Environment

6 Stein et al National Wildlife Federation. Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation CMP Parker et al NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 27. West et al Environmental Management McDonald et al Society of Ecological Restoration

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8 Guidance for Coral Reef Restoration Planning 1. Define planning purpose & 7. Track & evaluate 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 6. Implement 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options 3. Review & revise Elizabeth Shaver, The Nature Conservancy Kitty Courtney, Tetra Tech Kristine Bucchianeri, All Islands Committee Petra MacGowan, The Nature Conservancy Cherie Wagner, The Nature Conservancy Jennifer Koss, NOAA Coral Program Jason Phillibotte, NOAA Coral Program Jordan West, Environmental Protection Agency

9 Step 1: Define planning purpose and 7. Track & evaluate 1. Define planning purpose & 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 1. Overview 2. Stakeholder Engagement 3. Regional Context Assessment 6. Implement 3. Review & revise 4. Targets & Objectives 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options Standard Practices for Planning and Implementing Ecological Restoration Projects (SER 2016) Stakeholder engagement (1.1) Regional (external) context assessment (1.2) Targets, goals, and (1.5)

10 Step 2: Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 7. Track & evaluate 1. Define planning purpose & 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 1. Overview 2. Vulnerability Assessment 6. Implement 3. Review & revise 3. Resilience Assessment - Maynard et al & Reef Resilience 10-Step Guide 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options 4. Site Selection Standard Practices for Planning and Implementing Ecological Restoration Projects (SER 2016) Ecosystem Baseline Inventory (1.3) Reference Ecosystem Identification (1.4)

11 Step 3: Review and revise 7. Track & evaluate 1. Define planning purpose & 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 1. Overview 2. Writing SMART Objectives 6. Implement 3. Review & revise - SMART Objective Template - Tips for writing SMART 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options Standard Practices for Planning and Implementing Ecological Restoration Projects (SER 2016) Targets, goals, and (1.5)

12 Step 4: Identify action options 1. Define planning purpose & 7. Track & evaluate 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 1. Overview 2. Brainstorm Restoration Action Options 6. Implement Climate Adaptation Design Considerations 3. Review & revise 3. Apply Climate Adaptation Design 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options Standard Practices for Planning and Implementing Ecological Restoration Projects (SER 2016) Restoration Treatment Prescription (1.6)

13 Step 5: Evaluate & select 7. Track & evaluate 1. Define planning purpose & 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 1. Overview 2. Selecting Actions 3. Putting It Together 6. Implement 3. Review & revise 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options Standard Practices for Planning and Implementing Ecological Restoration Projects (SER 2016) Restoration Treatment Prescription (1.6) Assessing Security Site Tenure and of Post-Treatment Maintenance Schedule (1.7) Analyzing Logistics (1.8) Review Process Scheduling (1.9)

14 Steps 6 & 7: Implement and track 1. Define planning purpose & 7. Track & evaluate 2. Assess site resilience and vulnerabilities 1. Implement - Refer to lessons 2-5 of Reef Resilience Restoration online course 6. Implement 3. Review & revise 2. Track & evaluate - Refer to lesson 6 of Reef Resilience Restoration online course 5. Evaluate & select 4. Identify action options Standard Practices for Planning and Implementing Ecological Restoration Projects (SER 2016) Implementation ( ) Monitoring, Documentation, Evaluation & Reporting ( )

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