This guidance builds on the already widely used
Conservation Measures Partnership’s Open Stand-
ards for the Practice of Conservation (Conservation
Standards) to propose a method for designing, im-
plementing and learning from ecosystem-based ad-
aptation (EbA) interventions. The Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) defines EbA as “the use
of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an
overall adaptation strategy to help people adapt to
the adverse effects of climate change.” (CBD, 2009)