This technical analysis explores previous and ongoing social learning efforts, best practices, challenges, and lessons in USAID as a foundation for improving the implementation and design of the Agency’s forestry and biodiversity programs. This analysis is particularly relevant as the Bureau of Economic Growth, Education and the Environment’s Office of Forestry and Biodiversity (E3/FAB) begins to develop a Cross-Mission Learning Program under the Measuring Impact initiative, a five-year activity to promote the adoption of best practices in the USAID program cycle among Missions using biodiversity funds. The findings reported in this document can help inform the overall design and structure of the Learning Program and provide insight into possible challenges and best practices.
In November 2019, USAID hosted a regional CWT learning exchange in Bangkok, Thailand. The exchange featured poster presentations on demand reduction campaigns from USAID Wildlife Asia, USAID BIJAK, USAID Protect Wildlife, and USAID Saving Species. The presentations focused on the campaigns' target audiences, key messages, and strategies to monitor campaign effectiveness.
In 2018, the USAID Office of Forestry and Biodiversity and Measuring Impact II began a collaboration with the USAID Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning and the UK Department for International Development. The collaboration focuses on the Global Learning for Adaptive Management (GLAM) initiative and developing an assessment and case studies on how adaptive management is practiced in USAID’s CWT portfolio. This case study looks at how the USAID Wildlife Asia activity has used adaptive management as part of its approach to collaborating, learning, and adapting.
This SBCC Guidebook is intended for use by individuals and organizations in planning, implementing, and evaluating SBCC activities and campaigns to reduce consumer demand for illegal wildlife products or to promote desired conservation behaviors.
In November 2019, USAID hosted a regional CWT learning exchange in Bangkok, Thailand. The exchange provided opportunities for sharing and discussing CWT activities while focusing on two of the USAID CWT Learning Agenda’s strategic approaches: 1) improving the practice of building capacity in law enforcement and prosecution, and 2) reducing consumer demand through behavior change.
Measuring Impact - Making Use of the Portfolio: Organizational Learning at USAID
