| Strategic Directions |
Investment Priorities |
| 1. Integrating local groups and individuals into the management of protected areas and reserves |
1.1 Financial and technical support to existing parks and reserve management teams |
| 1.2 Promotion of protected-area partnerships involving local and international NGO participation |
| 1.3 Specific training programs for local groups |
| 1.4 Participatory planning processes to develop corridor concept strategies (linking existing protected areas to form corridors) |
| 1.5 Regional priority-setting and similar participatory processes |
| 1.6 Basic biological inventories of existing and newly-protected areas, classified forests, and forest reserves |
| 2. Private sector conservation initiatives |
2.1 Targeted initiatives such as:
- small-scale nature tourism projects linking benefits to communities
- plantation forestry models
- models of private sector engagement in biodiversity conservation |
2.2 Research and development of appropriate carbon sequestration methods, such as:
- feasibility studies
- demonstration projects |
| 3. Biodiversity conservation and management training programs |
3.1 Training programs such as:
- guide training
- training in species knowledge
- national university programs
- support for the collaborative creation of overseas training programs and scholarships |
| 4. Public awareness and advocacy |
4.1 Awareness and information campaigns:
- promotions highlighting importance of biological diversity
- promoting biodiversity as a national asset |
| 5. Biodiversity Action Fund. Small grants not to exceed $10,000 |
5.1 Individual and start-up initiatives such as:
- small workshops
- critical travel needs
- field equipment and biodiversity publications
- individual and small scale grassroots conservation initiatives |
| 6. Creation of a participatory monitoring and coordination network |
6.1 Creation and implementation of a coordination mechanism consisting of:
- a core alliance of organizations with significant technical capacity and strong program history in the region
- advisory panel to include a selection of top scientists
- participation in identification and review of potential CEPF projects
- an active role in monitoring CEPF projects' implementation |
| 6.2 Establishment of electronic information management and communication mechanism |