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URL Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program (RAP)

Release date 28/09/2010
Contributor Yves Samyn
URL https://learning.conservation.org/biosurvey/Pages/default.aspx

Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) was created in 1990 to address the lack of biological information needed to make quick but sound conservation decisions. RAP deploys teams of international and host-country expert scientists to conduct rapid first-cut assessments of the biological value of selected areas. RAP surveys generally last 3 – 4 weeks. Preliminary results are made available immediately to local and international decision makers through reports and on the Internet. RAP data are then analyzed in tandem with social, economic, and other ecosystem information to develop a comprehensive conservation strategy.