Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Grantees of CEPF are making a difference in protecting biodiversity hotspots around the world and helping communities thrive. You can learn all about it in the 2023 CEPF Impact Report. The publication shares results data and stories that celebrate our grantees’ amazing achievements over 22 years in some of the world’s most threatened ecosystems. A few key figures from this year’s report: ▪ US$294 million in grants awarded. ▪ 2,735 grantees supported in 112 countries and territories. ▪ 55 million hectares of Key Biodiversity Areas with improved management. ▪ Over 1,200 species benefiting from conservation action. ▪ More than 5,700 communities benefiting from CEPF-funded projects. ▪ 1,727 projects focused on nature-based solutions to climate change. You can read more and find a link to the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eapgxU_h

CEPF is issuing a call for proposals for migration of all content, functionality, integrations and design of the CEPF website currently running on Drupal 7 to the Craft content management system as well as for ongoing maintenance and support of the website after migration. Please visit our website for more details: https://lnkd.in/erAxrGdU

Many thanks to CEPF's global donors, who make all this possible: Agence Française de Développement Conservation International European Union Global Environment Facility Japan - The Government of Japan The World Bank

From the 2023 CEPF Impact Report: "CEPF’s grantees are addressing the threats of climate change by implementing over 1,700 projects promoting nature-based solutions such as ecosystem resilience, protected-areas creation, reforestation, restoration, soil conservation and watershed management, with grants totaling more than US$163 million. CEPF has also prioritized the mainstreaming of biodiversity into policy, with 73 sustainable financing mechanisms created and/or supported, including conservation trust funds, debt swaps and payments for ecosystem services, and 235 companies that have adopted practices favorable to biodiversity." Read the full Report here: https://lnkd.in/eY_CKWUk

More highlights from the 2023 CEPF Impact Report! Supporting civil society organizations and human well-being is directly linked to the success of biodiversity conservation efforts🌏 You can view the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eY_CKWUk

To celebrate the release of the 2023 CEPF Impact Report, we'll be sharing some achievement highlights from the Report with you over the next few days! Protecting #biodiversity is the central focus of CEPF and one of the many ways our grantees are doing their part is by helping to improve management in favor of biodiversity for more than 55 million hectares of Key Biodiversity Areas—a total area larger than Spain! Check out the full 2023 CEPF Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/e9cizj3R Photo credit: Mekong River at Sangkhom, Thailand. Photo by Olivier Langrand.

CEPF is planning a new grant-making program for the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot, to run from at least January 2025 to December 2029. Beginning June 2024, BirdLife International will lead on the process of updating the ecosystem profile for the Guinean Forests of West Africa. The update will consist of a range of stakeholder consultations and inputs from experts and aims at producing a new investment strategy which will be the basis for grant-making in the region. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eMhm4Uzh

In Antigua and Barbuda’s largest marine reserve—the North East Marine Management Area (NEMMA)—communities are demonstrating the power of grassroots efforts in driving environmental conservation, especially among the youth. Learn more about how The World Bank, Integrated Health Outreach and CEPF are working to improve biodiversity conservation in Antigua and Barbuda through capacity building, raising awareness and community activities: https://lnkd.in/eyPNVxxC

CEPF grantee Zoï Environment Network celebrated the first ever International Day of the Markhor today as part of ongoing Biodiversity Week events! The markhor (Capra falconeri) is the national animal of Pakistan, and is an iconic and ecologically significant species found across the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia. Categorized as "Near Threatened" on the IUCN Red List, the greatest threats to the species' survival are habitat loss, illegal hunting, including poaching, and climate change. Markhor photo by Eric Kilby.

🌿 𝗞𝗕𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗢𝗳𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 🌿   This #BiodiversityDay 2024, Key Biodiversity Areas explains why KBAs are crucial in achieving the #BiodiversityPlan's ambitious goals and targets.   By protecting #KBAs, we can halt extinctions, reduce biodiversity loss, and maintain ecological connectivity, ultimately putting nature on a path to recovery 🌎.