Elinor is a free and open-source monitoring tool that helps users gather, store, share, and use data on environmental governance and management to support more effective area-based conservation.
Secreteriat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Elinor can be applied as either a field-based assessment with a trained facilitator or as a desk-based tool that harnesses local and practitioner knowledge.The questions within Elinor are high-level, covering a broad range of topics and can help stakeholders better understand issues related to the equitable governance and management of areas under protection or management.Elinor has been designed primarily to help track changes over time, thus can be used at any stage in the project cycle to:Indicate the suitability of a site for different types of interventionsHighlight areas that require more focused interventions to enhance implementation efforts.Invite stakeholders to collaboratively reflect on a broad range of issues important for area-based conservation