| STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS |
INVESTMENT PRIORITIES |
| 1. Strengthen key conservation alliances and networks within integral corridors |
1.1 Support existing alliances such as the Talamanca/Osa/Bocas regional alliance, Osa alliance and Northern Costa Rica working alliance to further key common agendas in advocacy, communication and land tenure efforts through targeted civil society efforts |
| 1.2 Create a coordinating group, led by the NGO community, that will guide conservation actions In the Cerro Silva-Indio Maiz-La Selva Corridor |
| 1.3 Support a civil society effort to integrate and incorporate NGO concerns into CCAD and PPP efforts |
| 2. Connect critical areas through economic alternatives |
2.1 Support NGO efforts to evaluate modalities for establishing additional private conservation areas to integrate connectivity among key areas |
| 2.2 Support civil society efforts and community efforts to establish best practices in coffee, cocoa, and tourism in areas of potential connectivity |
| 3. Promote awareness and conservation of flagship species |
3.1 Implement awareness programs focused on flagship species in order to improve public understanding of the value of biodiversity |
| 3.2 In coordination with UNDP's Small Grants Program, establish an emergency fund to support projects that will help protect critically endangered species |
| 4. Support improved management of key protected areas |
4.1 Support civil society efforts to create participatory management plans in target areas and provide opportunities for civil society to participate in government led planning processes |
| 4.2 Support civil society efforts to establish the Maquenque National Park in northern Costa Rica |
| 4.3 Support civil society efforts to establish protected areas within the Ngobe-Bugle indigenous territory |
| 4.4 Support efforts by the NGO and private sector community to provide financial incentives for private reserves and conservation set-asides |
| 4.5 Support targeted civil society efforts to implement discreet elements of existing management plans |