The agreed purpose of the scenarios was to support a comprehensive community engagement strategy that would: (1) provide opportunities for people to say what they want and influence decisions; (2) ensure the wider community is informed about the planning exercise; and (3) develop a strong community vision that would attract wider interest and support. Four scenarios were mapped out originally, but the community requested that only one be fully developed – the Business as Usual, directing us to a threat-based approach. We used back-casting to help with fore-casting of trends.
Our assessment identified that the use of scenarios fulfilled the intended aims, resulting in a vision for biodiversity conservation that has substantial community support.
The scenarios were made in: 2008
The scenarios look out to: 2025
