Integrated conservation management using CMSi

This paper provides an insight into the early origins of CMS and then presents an overview of the system, describing how the key areas of functionality help support a site manager with the day-to-day tasks of planning and managing information. The paper includes particular reference to the spatial components of CMSi and the recently-developed species observations and vegetation mapping module and smartphone app. CMSi is unique in its approach to management planning and is the only system of its kind that integrates so many aspects of site management in a single suite of tools. It is now in use by more than 2000 staff in over 100 organisations to manage thousands of important conservation sites across several countries.