The Case Study Collection

The case studies highlighted below demonstrate how education, social marketing, civic engagement, and other social strategies can help lead to conservation results. Collected from around the world, each of the twenty-plus case studies tells a remarkable story of how groups have successfully planned and implemented conservation projects with people in mind. It's clear that some planning processes were stronger than others—and that some strategies worked better than others. But each group's story is documented here so that you can learn their lessons—and gain insights into what can be accomplished when conservation strategies and social strategies are brought together.

Case Studies

• The Beach Vitex Task Force
• The Climate and Energy Project
• How Cook Stoves and Crocheting Are Saving the
  Cotton-Top Tamarin
• Restoring the Dixon Creek Riparian Zone
• Harpy Eagles Get a Boost Through Education
• Engaging Fish Harvesters in Wolffish Recovery
• Restoring a Pine Forest, One Tree at a Time
• Getting a REAL Education in Thailand
• Community Conservation in Ohio: Getting Rid of Invasives
• The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® Program: Connecting Seafood Choices and Healthy Ocean Ecosystems
• People and Plovers
• Protecting Kenya's Samburu District: A Rare Pride Campaign
• Creating a Safe Place for Purple Martins
• Getting the Community to Care: Crooked Tree
  Wildlife Sanctuary
• Building Careers, Restoring a Forest
• Bringing Back Washington's Native Prairies
• Saving the Pemba Flying Fox: Community-Based Conservation in Action
• Seabird Conservation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
• SEE Turtles: Saving Sea Turtles through Ecotourism
• Species at Risk: Educating Farmers About Ontario's Endangered Species
• Students and Teachers Join Forces to Restore a Watershed