Extensive Networks, Stakeholder Involvement, and Strategic Partnerships
At TerraNautics, we:
-- Strengthen existing networks and forge partnerships to build new networks with mid and high-level government officials, non-governmental organizations, local community leaders, and the broader conservation community to solve complex problems in the conservation arena.
-- Collaborate with stakeholders to consider the broader impacts of interventions to society while pursuing change.
-- Expand existing extensive networks within the conservation space on a global level to assess political will, identify key stakeholders and implementing partners at national and regional levels, and identify major gaps and obstacles for conservation.
-- Provide strategic advice to donors related to opportunities for investments in regional studies and/or partnerships that will create regional enabling conditions for terrestrial and marine conservation at scale.
is their ability to bring together diverse resources in ways that can together achieve:
more impact,
Through its collaborative approach involving stakeholder engagement, advanced networking, and identifying strategic partnerships, TerraNautics is well positioned to deliver on its mission to conserve nature and wildlife through innovative solutions and capacity building that empower the wellbeing of people and communities. One of TerraNautics' core strengths is
At the global level, TerraNautics is committed to enhancing collaboration within the larger international conservation community to support wider efforts around wildlife protection and human-wildlife relations. TerraNautics believes that determining the broader impacts of conservation efforts to society will take a coordinated approach involving gaining insight on different social values and beliefs, reframing topics to make them relevant to different stakeholders and engaging a broad range of counterparts. TerraNautics maintains close alliances with the international conservation community to share best practices and participate in ongoing global conservation dialogue.
"The core of
good parnerships
As biodiversity continues to be lost at an accelerated rate due to anthropocentric causes, wildlife conservation appears to be at odds with human development, particularly in protected areas. Contrarily, despite a seemingly adversarial relationship, evidence continues to mount indicating that the health and well-being of humans and the health and well-being of wildlife are inextricably linked – and that stakeholder-driven natural resource protection yields mutual benefit to both wildlife and people around protected areas.
its ability to build strategic partnerships to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in ways that both promote conservation and strengthen local socio-economic structures. Such alliances have proven to support conservation, promote the sustainable use of resources, and support human betterment and improved livelihoods of those living around PAs and MPAs. In practice, this involves mobilizing partnerships with community leaders, NGOs, PA management, local and central governments, the business sector, and other relevant stakeholders.
greater sustainability,
and increased value to all."
- United Nations
Development Programme
