Adaptive Management

Engaging Private Sector Stakeholders with Pause and Reflects
This is the second of three blogs in our “Many Ways to... Read more »
By Eva Schiffer | June 1, 2023

From Pilots to Programs with Pause and Reflects
In her May 2022 address to the Society for International Development, U.S.... Read more »
By Kelsey Schueler | May 16, 2023

Cultivating Climate Champions by Integrating Biodiversity and Alternative Development in Peru
Since launching the Climate Strategy nearly a year ago, Administrator Power has... Read more »
By Claudia Benavides | February 6, 2023

Demystifying Environmental Compliance
This blog originally appeared on the News and Insights Blog on WorkwithUSAID.org.... Read more »
By Katherine Connolly | January 25, 2023

Reflections on COP27
Last month, three Environmental Incentives (EI) team members, Jeremy Sokulsky, Amy Gambrill,... Read more »
By Paola Zavala | By Jeremy Sokulsky | By Amy Gambrill | December 1, 2022

Leading by Listening: How Outside Facilitation Can Support Strategy Development
Strategy development is standard procedure in international development, but without intentional planning... Read more »
By Molly McKeon | October 6, 2022

EI Proudly Endorses the Principles for Locally Led Adaptation
At Environmental Incentives, our organizational purpose is to create the conditions for... Read more »
By Liz Lauck | September 22, 2022

Near-term Solutions to Address the Water Crisis in the West
Last week the federal government announced unprecedented water cuts to Arizona, Nevada,... Read more »
By Megan Chery | By Katie Riley | August 26, 2022

Protecting Natural Capital in East Africa: From Evidence to Action
East Africa’s iconic landscapes, and the communities that depend on them, are... Read more »
August 24, 2022

In Good Company: Learning from Private-Sector Engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean
In the southern Mexican state of Jalisco, several agro-industrial companies have a... Read more »
By Linda Nico | By Gabriel Kiritz | July 12, 2022

Ripple Effects: Strengthening Water Fund Sustainability in the Andean Region
In the misty forests of Colombia’s Andes Mountain region, the world seems... Read more »
By Lissett Medrano | By Sarah Schmidt | By Paola Zavala | May 3, 2022

From Knowing To Doing: Building Skills to Improve Evidence Use
The conservation sector is flush with information, but at times faces a... Read more »
March 24, 2022

Together for Our Planet: Reflections on COP26
The View from Inside Four members of EI’s team, Shelly Hicks, Liz... Read more »
By Shelly Hicks | By Liz Lauck | By Paola Zavala | December 8, 2021

Five Lessons on Learning from the Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership
In 2016 a global consortium of eight organizations representing academia, the private... Read more »
By Brittany Ajroud | November 1, 2021

Meeting the Climate Change Imperative
When the global crisis is local Over the past weeks the headlines... Read more »
By Jeremy Sokulsky | September 7, 2021

A Foundation’s Perspective on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Welcome to the second installment in our MEL Blog Series. Revisit our... Read more »
By Katie Riley | May 27, 2021

Beyond Bean Counting: Insights from Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Frameworks
Welcome to the first installment of our MEL Blog Series. Learn more... Read more »
By Lexine Hansen | April 27, 2021

How Can We Address Mismatches in Conservation Research and Practice?
This blog, coauthored by Natalie Dubois and Rebecca Jarvis, originally appeared on... Read more »
By Natalie Dubois, Ph.D. | April 7, 2021

Natural Capital and Stakeholder Engagement: The Unlikely Keys for Collective Management and Conservation in East Africa
Stakeholder Engagement—at a Distance Bringing together diverse stakeholders is never simple, and doing so during a global public health crisis... Read more »
By Kamweti Mutu | By Katherine Connolly | December 2, 2020

What are collective action approaches anyway?
By Laura R. Brunson (Millennium Water Alliance), Shawn Peabody (Environmental Incentives), Daniel... Read more »
By Shawn Peabody | November 20, 2019

5 Minutes with Kelsey Schueler
We sat down for five minutes with Kelsey Schueler, a Senior Associate... Read more »
July 31, 2019

USAID Recognized for Evidence Excellence
We are thrilled to learn that the United States Agency for International... Read more »
By Natalie Dubois, Ph.D. | February 4, 2019

5 Minutes with Brittany Ajroud
We sat down for five minutes with Brittany Ajroud, who is a Senior... Read more »
January 17, 2019

Getting Women in the Room: Lessons in Gender and WASH
What does it mean for a project to be “sustainable”? Most fundamentally,... Read more »
October 30, 2018

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Supporting & Improving Adaptive Management in Mozambique
What does it really mean to collaborate, learn, and adapt? How can... Read more »
By Kathleen Flower, Ph.D. | October 11, 2018

Lessons from 6 Years of Learning & Adapting with USAID
Change management. Increased effectiveness. Continuous Learning. These are the themes that animate... Read more »
By Liz Lauck | August 20, 2018

Without Evidence, Conservation is a Guessing Game
We make decisions every day. We like to think that we use... Read more »
By Natalie Dubois, Ph.D. | July 10, 2018

What Do Declining Elephant Populations & Failed Hand Pumps Have in Common?
More than you might think. The conservation and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)… Read more »
By Brittany Ajroud | August 28, 2017

How Do You Know Adaptive Management When You See It?
Environmental policies and programs that lack the ability to demonstrate results are... Read more »
By Jeremy Sokulsky | February 23, 2017

Performance-Driven Conservation Embraced by New Federal Policies
Two draft policies recently released by the US Fish & Wildlife Service,… Read more »
October 21, 2016

Learning from Learning Efforts- Organizational Learning at USAID
Learning from experiences to improve future actions has been a priority of… Read more »
September 8, 2015

Tahoe – Lake Clarity Crediting Program Version 2.0
The Lake Clarity Crediting Program represents the foundation of Environmental Incentives’ performance… Read more »
August 26, 2015