On 29 November 2005, the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) (http://www.conservationmeasures.org), a joint venture of conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other collaborators that are committed to improving the practice of conservation, gave a special update about their collaborative work on management effectiveness (open standards and conservation audits) and status measures. Please see the meeting agenda.
Core members of CMP include the African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund. Collaborators include The Cambridge Conservation Forum, Enterprise Works Worldwide, World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN, Rare, and Foundations of Success.