1. Why does WWF engage with civil society?
Joacim Skagerfält, Moscow 16 March 2016

2. Presentation background
SD4C network – Social Development for Conservation
Guidance document on WWF Engagement with Civil Society Organizations

3. What do we mean by civil society
Open Forum on CSO Development Effectiveness:
CSOs can be defined to include all non-market and non-state organizations outside of the family in which people organize themselves to pursue shared interests in the public domain.
CSOs often operate on the basis of shared values, beliefs, and objectives with the people they serve or represent.
In WWF's understanding, CSOs may also include:
membership/community-based cooperatives in which individual producers come together to promote their common interests on the market

4. Civil society is a key agent for change
Partners in implementing rights-based approaches to conservation
rights to resources
rights to participation and representation
holding governments and the private sector accountable
Essential for delivering on our social policies

5. Civil society is a key agent for change
Essential for achieving lasting impacts
effectiveness and scale
mutual learning
sustainability

6. How we engage with civil society As CSO peers in:
ad hoc/short-term collaborations
coalitions, networks, alliances, platforms and campaigns
long-term and mutually agreed partnerships (sometimes including provision of funds) in their own right
But also by:
commissioning CSOs to implement parts of our own programme

7. Equitable partnerships
All partnerships should be equitable, respectful, based on agreed goals and shared values
Characterised by:
mutual ownership and empowerment
clearly defined roles, expectations, responsibilities
mutually agreed mechanisms for monitoring, evaluation and information sharing
systematic learning based on participation, openness and trust
mutual transparency and accountability

8. Our aid effectiveness commitments
When we provide funds we:
Align our support with the CSOs' programmatic goals, strategies and administrative systems
Strive towards the provision of core/budget/programme funding, rather than projects

9. Thank You!