Lessons learned and looking forward This report summarises the breadth of conservation action we have taken in 2021, based on annual project reports sent through by our dedicated and skilled project leaders across our regional and cross-cutting teams. Although space does not allow us to delve into every story from our projects, each report we receive provides an insight into what makes our projects work, as well as the realities and challenges of conservation. Lessons from our colleagues
We asked our project managers why they felt their projects had been successful over the last year. Over 100 projects responded, often citing multiple reasons. Common themes11 underpinning success from across our portfolio include:
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W o r k i n g i n pa r t n e r s h i p
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M o t i vat i o n a n d d e d i c at i o n o f p r o j e c t t e a m s
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C o ll a b o r a t i v e a p p r o a c h
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L o n g -t e r m c o m m i t m e n t t o p r o j e c t s o r i s s u e s
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E f f e c t i v e c o m m u n i c at i o n s
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Appropriate finances and human resources to implement work
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St r o n g p l a n n i n g a n d d e s i g n
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Technical expertise
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Fl e x i b i l i t y a n d a d a p t a b i l i t y
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Trust and respect
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G o v e r n m e n t pa r t n e r s h i p a n d e n g a g e m e n t
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Local owne rship of project
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Positive communit y e ngage me nt and support
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Building on previous successes
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Teamwork
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St r e n g t h e n i n g c a p a c i t y
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Conservation Report 2021
11. This analysis is undertaken each year based on the data provided by FFI project teams, i.e. the underlying data in the reports allows themes to be identified each year; these tend to be relatively consistent year to year. All themes reported from ten or more projects are included.
