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This case study showcases Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources in East Africa (CONNECT) activity's efforts to raise awareness of the economic, intrinsic, and ecosystem-service value of living wildlife and ultimately mitigate poaching for the commercial wild meat market across Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda. Approximately one-third of CONNECT’s budget is allocated for work related to wild meat, where the project aims to raise awareness of the value of wildlife, strengthen regional policy frameworks for more collaborative transboundary natural resource management, and improve the enforcement and prosecution of wildlife crime.
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The overall goal of BUILD was to support the development of ecologically sound, economically efficient and socially equitable infrastructure policies and investment decisions.
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USAID’s BRIDGE project built on lessons learned and impacts generated by many years of USAID initiatives to promote and support efforts to integrate biodiversity conservation with other key development sectors.
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This document outlines CARPE's vision and strategy to ensure that its new phase builds on past successes and adopts new, more effective approaches to meet challenges, ensuring the long-term success of biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management, and human well-being.
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At the April 15–17, 2024 Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece, USAID announced more than $103 million in funding to conserve and protect our oceans, subject to Congressional notification.
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USAID/RDMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provide technical assistance to regional organizations, including on the implementation of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.
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The Sustainable Coral Triangle grant to the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) will work to advance regional sustainable fisheries management by implementing regional policy frameworks, strengthening local communities' resilience to climate change, and increasing investments in marine biodiversity conservation.
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The CCE activity improves coastal ecosystem management to protect biodiversity, promote climate change adaptation and mitigation, and generate economic opportunity and resilience for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Honduras.
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The Caribbean Development Program’s first regional activity to combat wildlife trafficking in the Caribbean region reduces the illegal collection of and poaching demands for illegally traded wildlife in international trade for food, pets, medicines, jewelry, and crafts.
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The Wonders of the Mekong project conducts applied research, builds capacity, and develops outreach and communications products to highlight the economic, ecological, and cultural values of fisheries, biodiversity, and ecosystem services associated with the Lower Mekong River, leading to better protection of a vibrant and healthy Lower Mekong system.
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The INSPIRE activity is a grant facility that supports civil society organizations in implementing local conservation and climate actions. INSPIRE has awarded 12 grants that work in 77 coastal cities and municipalities in 17 provinces in the Philippines to advance inclusive marine and coastal resource governance, enhance food security, increase climate resilience, and promote sustainability.
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The Resilient Coastal Communities activity improves the resilience of coastal communities in northern Mozambique, where rich yet fragile marine and terrestrial ecosystems are at risk of climatic shocks and human-inflicted degradation.
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The Kolektif activity strengthens the protection of Indonesia’s marine biodiversity by improving the management of Indonesian marine protected areas (MPA).USAID Kolektif will identify existing gaps and underlying factors that limit the effectiveness of MPA management and work collaboratively to address those gaps towards well managed MPAs.
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The Technical Assistance for the USAID’s Caribbean Development Program provides small grants to local environmental organizations in the Caribbean to help them conserve marine and coastal biodiversity, combat illegal wildlife trade, and build the capacity of local conservation leaders.
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GFRA reduces fishing overcapacity and improves small pelagic fisheries management to encourage ecological sustainability and marine biodiversity conservation and improve the socioeconomic well-being, food security, and resilience of fishers and coastal communities in Ghana.
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The Woman Shellfishers and Food Security research activity addresses the need for greater attention to food security for women shellfishers and their families in 11 coastal countries in West Africa while also improving the conservation of the ecosystems on which their livelihoods depend.
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The Por La Pesca (For Fisheries) activity reduces illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing by national and foreign fleets in four socioeconomically and ecologically important artisanal fisheries in Ecuador and Peru.
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The Ber-IKAN activity supports the Government of Indonesia in protecting its marine biodiversity by supporting sustainable and equitable management of fisheries. USAID Ber-IKAN will help improve fisheries management by applying an ecosystem approach to fisheries management and promoting investments that expand market access for the target fisheries and strengthen the livelihoods of fishing communities, including small-scale fishers.
