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Communications, Education, and Outreach
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ABOUT YOU
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Name:
 
Position:
 
Years of experience in this field:
 
Country:
 
Name of the park or organization:
 
Category:
IUCN
I Strict Nature Reserve
Ib Wilderness Area
II National Park
III Natural Monument
IV Habitat/Species Management Area
V Protected landscape/seascape
VI Managed Resource Protected Area
Biosphere Reserve
OTHER
 
In which State or Province is the park:
 
CONTACT INFORMATION
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
Postal Code
Province
Country
 
E-mail:
 
Area Code and telephone:
 
Do you want to keep the name of your organization anonymous?
 Yes  No 
 
Do you wish to remain anonymous?
 Yes  No 
 
Would you like to receive information about the results of the study?
 Yes  No 
 
[In this questionnaire, the term "park" refers to any category of protected area. I encourage you to use the spaces provided if the available options do not reflect what you wish to share and to expand on your responses.]
 
COMMUNICATION
 
How effective are the following means for communicating or coordinating with the public, stakeholders and land owners?
Attendance or presentation to meetings of local associations Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Informal visits to individuals or organizations Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Invitation to open houses to comment on management plans Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Making reports available for public comment or peer review Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Participation with stakeholders in advisory groups Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Posting information on a web page  Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Posting notices in local newspapers or newsletters Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Other    Very Effective  Effective  Not Effective  Not Applicable 
Comments
 
Are there incentives in place to motivate owners of adjacent lands and other stakeholders to support conservation efforts inside and outside the park?
Both inside and outside of the park boundary
Only inside of the park boundary
Only outside of the park boundary
No
 
If yes, what kind of incentives? Please provide examples
Access to resources
Access to the park
Acknowledgments or awards
Economic
Publicity
Other
Other
Comment
 
For which of the following groups does the park have communication, education, or outreach programs?
Local communities
Stakeholders
Visitors
Other
There are no programs in place
Comment
 
Who participates in the different phases of development and implementation of those programs? Content design (C), Preparation (P), Diffusion, (D), Implementation (I), Evaluation (E). You may indicate more than one option
Contracted consultants Content Design  Preparation 
 Diffusion  Implementation 
 Evaluation 
Park staff Content Design  Preparation 
 Diffusion  Implementation 
 Evaluation 
Volunteers Content Design  Preparation 
 Diffusion  Implementation 
 Evaluation 
Other
 		 Content Design  Preparation 
 Diffusion  Implementation 
 Evaluation 
Comment
 
How do you measure the success of communication, education or outreach programs? Please, provide examples of indicators of success if available.
 
What do you think are the main challenges to evaluate the success of communication, education and outreach programs?
 
What do you think is needed to improve communication or collaboration with park stakeholders?
 
Please use this space if you have additional comments or if you would like to comment on any aspect that you think is related to this topic and was not covered by this questionaire.
 
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