HANOI CONFERENCE ON ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE 18 November 2016
GEF - funded Global Wildlife Program June 2015 GEF Council approved the GWP framework for a total of US $91 million and 12 child projects: Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Republic of Congo (2), Tanzania, and Zambia A global grant June 2016 GEF Council approved an additional 9 child projects for US $40 million : Afghanistan, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam and Zimbabwe All projects will go back to the GEF for CEO Endorsement
Global Environment Facility –GEF 6 Biodiversity Climate Change Land Degradation SFM US$ 80 M US$ 5 M US$ 19 M US$ 27 M 21 projects 6 of 21 projects 12 of 21 projects 11 of 21 projects $131 Total Financing
Issues that GWP projects intend to address Increased poaching and habitat loss that decreases species populations Escalation in illegal wildlife trafficking Increased demand for illicit products
Protected Areas and Ecosystems 19 ~50 $131 GWP Overview Countries Protected Areas and Ecosystems Total Financing VIETNAM $3
GWP Species Focus* Elephants Pangolins Rhinos Gorillas Big Cats 14 of 21 Projects Elephants 5 of 21 Projects Pangolins 7 of 21 Projects Rhinos 4 of 21 Projects Gorillas 11 of 21 Projects Big Cats *Some projects target multiple species, including species not listed above
GWP Overview by Implementing Agency (IA)
Program Components* Reduce Poaching and Improve Communities Benefits Reduce Wildlife Trafficking Reduce Demand Knowledge, Capacity Building and Coordination $89 M $29 M $2 M $4 M *Project Management Cost ~US $6 million
Examples of GWP Project Interventions Reduce Poaching Protected Areas Site Level Enforcement Community engagement Integrated Landscape Management Reduce Trafficking Enforcement Legislation Judiciary & Prosecution Reduce Demand Raising Awareness Partnerships Regional Initiatives Behavior Change
Quick guide to GWP projects
Information Sharing & Coordination Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Information Sharing & Coordination Donors GEF Agencies National Project Teams Knowledge & Capacity Lessons Learned Knowledge exchanges Online tools Delivering Actions 20 national projects with interventions along the IWT supply chain Global project to monitor and report results
Donor Analysis
Gabon GEF -6 GEF – GWP Gabon project sites Other Donors project sites
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