Information
- Partnership scope: Sub-regional
- Date start: 1 Jun 2002
- Date end: 1 Dec 2005
- More information: http://www.cepf.net/Pages/default.aspx
Partnership implemented in
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ecuador
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Russian Federation
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Togo
Additional information
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), The
Partners
Governments:
Government of Japan - Ministry of the Environment
Major Groups:
Conservation International (CI) (United States of America)
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) (United States of America)
UN System:
World Bank Group (United States of America)
Other intergovernmental organizations:
Global Environment Facility (GEF) (United States of America)
Other:
MacArthur Foundation (United States of America)
Partnership Overview | Objectives
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) advances the global conservation agenda on several fronts. The objective of the Fund is to serve as a catalyst to create strategic working alliances among diverse groups, combining unique capacities and eliminating duplication of efforts for a comprehensive, coordinated approach to conservation challenges. Investments support such projects as managing of protected areas and coordinating biodiversity corridors; training; transboundary planning; encouraging local dialogue with extractive industries; engaging in conflict resolution; priority setting and consensus building; strengthening indigenous organizations and facilitating partnerships between the private sector and protected areas.