Management effectiveness evaluation in protected areas : a global study : supplementary report No. 1 : overview of approaches and methodologies

In this supplementary report, we summarise a selection of methodologies that have been used in different regions around the world for different purposes. References are given wherever possible for the reader to find more details where desired. However, some of the methodologies were not published and information on them is difficult to obtain.

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