It is appropriate to first recognise the contribution of the many people who were acknowledged in the previous edition of these Guidelines – especially the work of the members of the Management Effectiveness Task Force and the WCPA Thematic Programme on Management Effectiveness of Protected Areas that replaced the Task Force in 2001.
The preparation of this second edition has drawn upon the experience of many people who have taken the theory and practice of management effectiveness evaluation forward since the publication of the first edition of these Guidelines in 2000. The participants in the January 2003 preparatory meeting for the Management Effectiveness workshop at the Vth World Parks Congress provided important input into this process. Parks Victoria, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Worldwide Fund for Nature are especially thanked for supporting this meeting and the subsequent workshop at the Congress itself.
Many individuals and organizations have contributed to the development of ideas presented in these Guidelines and contributed also to the practice of management effectiveness evaluation in the field. In particular we would like to acknowledge the contribution of Leonardo Lacerda, Alexander Belokurov, Liza Higgins-Zogib and Devendra Rana – Worldwide Fund for Nature; Jeff Parrish, Jamie Ervin and Ian Dutton – The Nature Conservancy; Sue Wells; Robyn James and Bill (R.W.) Carter – the University of Queensland; Caroline Stem, Richard Margoluis and Nick Salafsky – Foundations of Success; Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend; Natajaran Ishwaran – UNESCO; Josep M. Mallarach – Institució Catalana d'Historia Natural, Catalonia; Kathy MacKinnon – the World Bank; Vinod Mathur and B.C. Choudhury – Wildlife Institute of India; and Steven Woodley – Parks Canada.
Work on management effectiveness evaluation has also benefited greatly from support within protected area agencies, especially where this support comes from Chief and Senior Executives. We thank the many agency staff who have given time and support to this work, but in particular wish to thank Peter Cochrane – Parks Australia; Tony Fleming – NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service; Moses Mapesa and (formerly Robbie Robinson) – Uganda Wildlife Authority; Rauno Vaisanen – Metsähallitus, Forest and Park Service, Finland; and Geoff Vincent – Parks Victoria, Australia.
We also thank the contributors who prepared case studies for this second edition of the Guidelines – Sue Wells, Moses Mapesa, Josep M. Mallarach, Mervi Heinonen, Liza Higgins-Zogib, Kathy Mackinnon and Peter Stathis.
The revision of these guidelines was supported by grants to IUCN from the World Bank and the Worldwide Fund for Nature.