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2023 Progress Report

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Jan 15, 2025

GWP Knowledge Exchange on Lessons in combating poaching

The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Legacy Series showcases the impact and lessons learned of recently concluded/concluding GWP projects across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The impact and results are across key themes such as conservation of wildlife species, combating illegal wildlife trade and promoting wildlife-based economies. This webinar will highlight the successes and insights from GWP project in Indonesia, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with support by UNDP as the GEF agency. The project ‘Combating Illegal and Unsustainable Trade in Endangered Species in Indonesia’ (CIWT) is implemented by the Directorate General of Law Enforcement on Environment and Forestry (Gakkum) within the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF).

Nov 13, 2024

Behavior change to engage communities

Effective community engagement is essential for the success and sustainability of conservation projects. In practice, there are many different interpretations of what constitutes true community empowerment and participation, which can occur at different levels and with varying forms of impact.

Jul 25, 2024

Global Wildlife Program: Progress Report

The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) 2023 Progress Report provides an overview of data and project impacts across all technical themes, updating the status of implementation progress across the 38-country GWP portfolio. It highlights trends in knowledge exchange and learning from the global coordination project , illustrates how projects are learning from one another, and how GWP is working to close gender gaps.

Jun 17, 2024

Donor Coordination Guidance Note

"Strengthening National-Level Donor and Development Partner Coordination to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade" helps fill a knowledge gap on global coordination mechanisms for illegal wildlife trade (IWT). This guidance note shares experiences and case studies on strengthening national-level donor and development partner coordination and presents a diversity of mechanisms to combat IWT.

May 23, 2024

Building a Sustainable Future for Jaguars and Farmers in Panama

Panama is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. Its forests stretch across a land bridge that creates a natural corridor connecting habitats for the jaguar that roam from Mexico to Argentina.

May 22, 2024

To Grow Strong, Grow Green

The World Bank Group’s mission is to end poverty on a livable planet. With more than 50 percent of global GDP - $44 trillion in economic resources – dependent on nature, it is critical to understand the economic impact of biodiversity to achieve this mission. How do we do this?

GWP Video May 14, 2024

Global Wildlife Program: Working Together for Wildlife, People, Economies & ...

The Global Wildlife Program is one of the largest global partnerships responding to declining wildlife worldwide. With financing from the Global Environment Facility, see how we make an impact in 38 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin American and the Caribbean.



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The Global Wildlife Program, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank, partners with governments of 38 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and ADB, CI, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP, WWF, CITES, CMS, TRAFFIC, WCS, WildAID.