Strategic Plan
In 2006, at the 5-year mark of the partnership, the Crown Managers Partnership (CMP) reviewed their original goals, and created a strategic plan to guide the next five years. The basis of the plan, and the work of the CMP are the newly-articulated vision and mission:
Vision
An ecologically healthy Crown of the Continent ecosystem.
Mission
The Crown Managers Partnership (CMP) is a diverse group of resource management agencies who agree to work together to achieve the vision by:
- Building an understanding and awareness of the ecological health of the Crown of the Continent ecosystem;
- Executing individual agency mandates in alignment with the vision; and
- Building enduring relationships and collaborating across mandates and borders.
The Crown Managers Partnership has identified four strategic foci which collectively define the route the CMP will take over the next several years to achieving their vision of an ecologically healthy Crown of the Continent Ecosystem:
Improve Understanding - Understanding Ecological Health
Pursuing a vision centred on ecological health requires a shared understanding of what ecological health is, and of the role that knowledge plays in addressing resource management issues in the COCE at a regional scale.
Raise Awareness - Generating Support for Ecological Health
An understanding of ecological health at a regional scale is not sufficient in practical terms to effect change. Progress towards addressing regional issues requires a heightened level of awareness amongst Crown agencies and the public regarding the unique management challenges and opportunities that exist in the COCE.
Promote Collaboration - Managing Together for Ecological Health
As no one agency has the mandate, resources or scope to address issues at the regional scale, a collaborative approach, based on shared understanding and respect, is required.
Organizational strength - Building stability and capacity for the CMP
Underlying these goals is the foundational need to maintain the CMP as an organization capable of pursuing its stated mission.
Interrelationship of Strategic Foci
