Protected Areas Planning

Plan

• A plan is an image or vision toepresent the form and/or feature of desired situation.
• PA plan is defined as a set of organized objectives with the provision of the means for achieving those objectives.
• A Plan tells about the state of resources, trends in the state of resources, objectives of resource management, problems, different strategies and monitoring resources.

Planning

• Planning is the process of selecting objectives and then determining the means by which those objectives will be achieved.
• Planning is the bridging activities that take us from where we are to where we want to be in some future desired time.
• It is deciding in advance what to do, how to do it, when to do it and who is to do it.
• Planning is in line with objectives, actions, and time.
• Planning is the conscious process of selecting and developing the best course of action to accomplish an objective.
• Planning is a continuous process which involves decisions, choices about alternative ways of using available resources, with the aim of achieving particular goal of sometime in future.
• Planning includes what we have (gathering background information), what we want (state the goal and objectives) and how we do it (create realistic programme).
• Good planning lead to good management.

Good panning is central to good PA management

Successful Mgt Plan (Thomas and Middleton, 2003)

• It is a process not an event,
• It is concerned with the future,
• It involves value judgments,
• It is systematic and pre-determined,
• It is a continuous process,
• It takes a holistic view

Benefits of Mgt Plan

• get away from ad hoc approach,
• reflect the current state of management,
• assess values and conservation significance ,
• identify program gaps, challenges, issues and threats,
• outline the goals, objectives, strategies, outcomes and activities,
• figure-out resources required,
• identify possible stakeholders and their role
• build consensus and seek review,
• define scope and boundaries,
• facilitate the park managers,
• direct and control the management,
• facilitate to monitor changes and track progresses,
• integrate with other planning processes,
• more proactive in conservation

Steps

Planning process involves assess, analysis, action and evaluate.

1. The first step in planning is formulation of clear objectives.
2. The second is to outline the actions needed and
3. The third is to evaluate the results and follow up plan.

Planning Process Comprised four steps:

1. establish a goal or objectives,
2. define the present situations,
3. identify aids and barriers,
4. develop a set of action plant