Table 4 Categories and subcategories of environmental and social outcomes

1. Population/Species Outcomes

Outcomes focusing on change in populations of individuals or populations within species

1a. Abundance

1b. Biomass

1c. Age/Size Structure

1d. Behavior

1e. Recruitment

1f. Reproduction

1g. Species Range and Spatial Extent

1h. Dispersal

1i. Connectivity

1j. Body Conditions

1k. Adaptability

2. Ecological Community Outcomes

Outcomes focusing on change in community conditions

2a. Species Diversity

2b. Trophic Structure

2c. Functional Redundancy

2d. Species Interactions

2e. Habitat Quantity (Cover and Extent)

2f. Habitat Quality

2g. Habitat Connectivity

3. Ecosystem Function Outcomes

Outcomes focusing on change in ecosystem processes and conditions

3a. Productivity

3b. Herbivory

3c. Predation

3d. Biogeochemistry

3e. Coastal Processes

4. Ecosystem Services Outcomes

Outcomes focusing on ecosystem services, as defined by Millenium Ecosystem Assessment

4a. Provisioning Services

4b. Regulating Services

4c. Supporting Services

4d. Cultural Services

5. Human Wellbeing Outcomes

Outcomes related to changes in welfare of populations that rely on areas where interventions are implemented; and/or program beneficiaries

5a. Economic

5b. Resource Based Livelihoods

5c. Individual or Community Wellbeing

5d. Food Security

5e. Health

5f. Education

5g. Basic Infrastructure

5h. Social Capital

5i. Culture

6. Knowledge and Behavior Outcomes

Outcomes related to awareness, knowledge, and/or behavior, or response to new practices or technologies, for stakeholders

6a. Knowledge

6b. Behavior/response to new practices or technologies

7. Governance

Structures and processes for decision-making, inc. formal and informal rules, participation in/control of decision making, accountability, transparency, justice, empowerment

7a. Participation and Engagement

7b. Political Capital

7c. Institutions

7d. Property Rights