There are many different approaches to the process of species conservation planning. These approaches differ depending on the strategic goals of the planning effort, the various tools required to achieve those goals, and the manner in which those tools are used most effectively to produce the desired outcome. While some tools are often considered to be closely tied to specific planning methods, such as the use of population viability analysis in CPSG’s Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) workshop process, many tools can be used in a variety of planning methods.

Abruzzi Table 2 identifies well-known and commonly-applied methods for species conservation planning, and the tools (from Abruzzi Table 1) that are most commonly associated with any given approach. There is always a level of flexibility that can be applied to these methods, in terms of the specific tools that are used to achieve a given planning outcome. In a similar fashion, any given tool can be adapted as necessary to maximize its utility within a given planning method. This flexibility is vital to successful conservation planning across a broad range of taxonomic diversity and human socio-cultural planning environments.

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