3.3.13 (HL)—Assessing conservation success

A conservation project is not fully successful until ecological outcomes, community justice and comparative value are all tested.

Compare ecological targets with a baseline; ask who participated and benefited; then compare effectiveness, cost, durability and justice with plausible alternatives. Tree counts alone are insufficient.

The Green Belt Movement’s participation and planting are promising, but survival, watershed change and distribution of benefits still need measurement.

Survival and ecological function data, documented participation/benefits and a credible comparison.

Outputs (trees planted, meetings held) are not outcomes (survival, recovery, justice).