African Parks Foundation Of America

REDUCE POACHING OF KEY SPECIES WITHIN THE CHINKO, CAR AND GARAMBA, DRC LANDSCAPES/PROTECTION AREAS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE,

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, AFRICAN PARKS (AP) MANAGES TWO SIGNIFICANT PROTECTED AREAS IN CENTRAL AFRICA: GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) AND CHINKO IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR). THESE VAST WILDERNESS AREAS POSE UNIQUE CONSERVATION CHALLENGES, INCLUDING SECURITY, LOGISTICAL, AND TRANSHUMANCE-RELATED ISSUES, IN REGIONS MARKED BY POVERTY AND INSTABILITY. WITH SUPPORT FROM STRATEGIC DONORS LIKE THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), AP HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ESTABLISHING STRONG MANAGEMENT AND STABILITY IN THESE AREAS, RESULTING IN NOTABLE CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENTS.THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THESE CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK (DRC) AND CHINKO (CAR). THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH TARGETED TRAINING INITIATIVES AIMED AT ENHANCING CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS, PROMOTING EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE, AND STRENGTHENING ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PASTORALISTS, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HELP MITIGATE THREATS IN THESE VITAL REGIONS.WHILE CHINKO HAS NOT PLANNED A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMATIC TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AS INDICATED IN THE NOTICE OF FUNDING, THE PARK HAS PROACTIVELY DEVELOPED AN ADAPTIVE STRATEGY. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS THE PARK TO EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS BOTH IMMEDIATE AND EVOLVING TRAINING NEEDS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PARK AND ITS LONG-TERM VISION. AT GARAMBA, THE TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SUPPORTED BY USFWS, PROVIDED IMPORTANT GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE TRAINING INITIATIVES. THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING, GARAMBA HAS HARNESSED THE INSIGHTS GAINED FROM THE ASSESSMENT TO DYNAMICALLY RESPOND TO THE PARK S EVOLVING NEEDS. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PARK BUSINESS PLANS. THESE BUSINESS PLANS SERVE AS FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS, METICULOUSLY DEVELOPED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH AP LEADERSHIP, TO ENSURE THAT PARK OPERATIONS RESPOND TO OUR COMMITMENTS. OUR RESPONSIBILITY EXTENDS NOT ONLY TO OUR STRATEGIC DONORS BUT ALSO TO OUR GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OVERALL, THE PROJECT S GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THESE CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS WHILE FOSTERING COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN PENDJARI AND W NATIONAL PARKS BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS PART OF THE WAP COMPLEX FOREST ELEPHANT STRONGHOLD A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE THIS ECOSYSTEM IS HOME TO WEST AFRICAS LARGEST REMAINING ELEPHANT POPULATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 4056 INDIVIDUALS OF WHICH MORE THAN HALF APPROXIMATELY 2892 ELEPHANTS ARE LOCATED IN PENDJARI AND W NATIONAL PARKS. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING HUMANELEPHANT CONFLICT HEC LIVESTOCK ENCROACHMENT AND REGIONAL INSECURITY. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE1 DEPLOYING SIX ELEPHANT SATELLITE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM GPS COLLARS ANNUALLY TO MAINTAIN 40 ACTIVE COLLARS IN THE WAP BENIN COMPLEX 2 CONDUCTING CONSISTENT AERIAL MONITORING OF ELEPHANT MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE PROTECTED AREAS AND 3 ENGAGING WITH PASTORALISTS AND REDUCING LIVESTOCK ENCROACHMENT THROUGH AN ANNUAL LIVESTOCK VACCINATION CAMPAIGN 40000 CATTLE AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE PROTECTED AREAS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN PENDJARI AND W NATIONAL PARKS BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, ELEPHANT PROTECTION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS PART OF THE WAP COMPLEX FOREST ELEPHANT STRONGHOLD (A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE), THIS ECOSYSTEM IS HOME TO WEST AFRICA'S LARGEST REMAINING ELEPHANT POPULATION, WITH APPROXIMATELY 4,178 INDIVIDUALS, OF WHICH MORE THAN HALF (APPROXIMATELY 2,272 ELEPHANTS) ARE LOCATED IN PENDJARI AND W NATIONAL PARKS. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING, HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC), LIVESTOCK ENCROACHMENT, AND REGIONAL INSECURITY. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) DEPLOYING ELEPHANT SATELLITE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) COLLARS; (2) CONDUCTING RANGER-LED ELEPHANT MONITORING AND HEC INCIDENT RESPONSE PATROLS; (3) CONDUCTING A BIENNIAL LARGE MAMMAL AERIAL SURVEY; AND (4) ENGAGING WITH PASTORALISTS AND REDUCING LIVESTOCK ENCROACHMENT THROUGH AN ANNUAL LIVESTOCK VACCINATION CAMPAIGN AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE PROTECTED AREAS.

AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION FUND FY 2017

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION IN GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK (A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE) BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND IMPROVING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY. GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST ELEPHANT POPULATIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (APPROXIMATELY 1,310 INDIVIDUALS). THESE ELEPHANTS ARE ALSO GENETICALLY UNIQUE, CONSTITUTING ONE OF THE FEW CONFIRMED HYBRID FOREST-SAVANNA ELEPHANT ZONES ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST, SAVANNA, AND FOREST-SAVANNA HYBRID ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING BY CONSERVATION MANAGERS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) DEPLOYING AND MAINTAINING ELEPHANT SATELLITE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) COLLARS; (2) ANALYZING GPS COLLAR DATA AND BIENNIAL AERIAL SURVEY DATA TO INFORM PARK-WIDE OPERATIONS; (3) ESTABLISHING A BIODIVERSITY OBSERVATORY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DEVELOP NATIONAL RESEARCH TALENT; AND (4) DEVELOPING A RESEARCH PAIRING PROGRAM WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS.

AERIAL SUPPORT FOR ANTI-POACHING, MONITORING, AND MANAGEMENT OF ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK, CHAD AND PERIPHERY

AFRICAN PARKS' LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ANTI-POACHING BLITZ.

ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK ANTI-POACHING AND RAPID INTERVENTION

SUSTAINABLE NATURE MANAGEMENT OF THE CHINKO PROJECT AFRICA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA.

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE CHINKO CONSERVATION AREA

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO MAINTAIN WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND CORE AREAS IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY SANGHA TRINATIONAL AND NORTHERN CONGO REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CAMEROON AND CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC BY SUPPORTING THE MANAGEMENT OF FIVE PARK COMPLEXES AND BY WORKING WITH FORESTRY COMPANIES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON THE PARK PERIPHERY TO BETTER SECURE FOREST RESOURCES FROM ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION OF USFWS TRUST RESOURCES AND FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES, INCLUDING THE WORLD'S LARGEST POPULATION OF WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS AND THE LARGEST, CONNECTED POPULATION OF FOREST ELEPHANTS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE STABILIZATION OF POACHING PRESSURES; RELIABLE INFORMATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND STATUS OF WILDLIFE; AND COORDINATION OF CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES ACROSS SIX SITES IN THREE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING TARGETED JOINT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE CAPACITY AND SAFEGUARD LOCAL AND LEGAL USE OF WILDLIFE. THIS AWARD WILL FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED IN AND AROUND ODZALA KOKOUA NATIONAL PARK, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BUT WILL BE LINKED WITH TWO ADDITIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS (F18AC00846 TO THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND AND F19AC00607 TO THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY) IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTING THE OUTLINED OBJECTIVES AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE THROUGH COORDINATION ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE, FACILITATED BY SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT BY USFWS. EACH YEAR'S FINANCIAL OBLIGATION IS APPROVED BY USFWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BASED UPON AVAILABLE FUNDING, SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL WORKPLANS, AND A REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERFORMANCE. THE FUNDING SOURCE IS A 632(A) TRANSFER FROM USAID; TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRAL AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (CARPE).

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPAND THE CONSERVATION SUCCESSES IN ZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK (ZNP), CHAD, TO THE GREATER ZAKOUMA ECOSYSTEM (GZE), REPRESENTING A TEN-FOLD INCREASE IN WILDLIFE HABITAT UNDER IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION. THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND EFFORTS BEYOND THE ZNP BOUNDARY, INCLUDING SINIAKA MINIA FAUNAL RESERVE AND OTHER CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED INCREASE OF THE ELEPHANT POPULATION, WHICH HAS SEEN STEADY GROWTH TO OVER 550 INDIVIDUALS UNDER AFRICAN PARKS MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS THE PROTECTION OF KORDOFAN GIRAFFE, OF WHICH HALF OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION IS FOUND IN ZNP, AND OTHER KEY WILDLIFE SPECIES, BY WORKING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ADDRESSING CONSERVATION AND LAND-USE ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSHUMANCE, AND EXPANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE AND WILDLIFE MONITORING EFFORTS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) EXPANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WILDLIFE MONITORING EFFORTS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF AERIAL, HORSEBACK, AND RIVER-BASED PATROLS TO THE BROADER LANDSCAPE; 2) DEVELOPING A STAKEHOLDER-BASED GZE LAND-USE PLAN WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING MOBILE PASTORALISTS; AND 3) MONITORING THE MOVEMENTS AND IMPACTS OF NOMADIC GROUPS AROUND THE GZE AS PART OF A BROADER USFWS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE CONSERVATION IMPACTS OF TRANSHUMANCE ACROSS THE SUDANO-SAHEL REGION.