As environmental problems grow larger and more pressing, conservationists have had to adapt. With a shrinking window of time to act, they are turning to broad approaches to combat continental- and global-scale crises of biodiversity loss, invasive species, and climate change. Pathways to Success—the long-awaited successor to the classic volume Measures of Success—is a modern guide to building large-scale transformative programs capable of tackling the complex conservation crises we face today.
In this strikingly illustrated volume, coauthors Nick Salafsky and Richard Margoluis walk readers through fundamental concepts of effective program-level design, helping them to think strategically about project coordination, funding, and stakeholder input. Chapters in the first part of the book look at all aspects of designing and implementing large-scale conservation programs while the second part focuses on how to use data and information to manage, adapt, and learn from program strategies. In addition, the authors offer practical advice for avoiding pitfalls, such as formulaic recipes and simplistic silver-bullet solutions that can trip up otherwise well-intentioned efforts. Abundant graphics help to explain and clarify concepts presented in the text, and a glossary in the back matter defines technical terms for the reader.
Pathways to Success is the definitive guide for conservation program managers and funders who want to increase the scale and effectiveness of their work combating biodiversity loss, climate change, and other pressing environmental issues.
Nick Salafsky is codirector and cofounder of Foundations of Success. He works with conservation practitioners in the United States and globally to develop and define practical measures of conservation success and identify conservation strategies that work. Previously he was a senior program officer/scientist for BSP's Biodiversity Conservation Network, a USAID-funded consortium of World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute.
Richard Margoluis is Chief Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, where he works closely with the board of trustees and grantmaking teams to advance the organization's work in science, environmental conservation, patient care, and in the California Bay Area region. Before coming to the Moore Foundation, he was cofounder and codirector of Foundations of Success, in Bethesda, Maryland, where he worked with conservation practitioners around the world to define clear measures of success for conservation projects and principles for conservation strategies.
