Guinean Forests of West Africa - Priorities

CEPF's investment in the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot is guided by the following strategic directions and investment priorities as outlined in the ecosystem profile.

1. Support local partnerships for conservation of globally important biodiversity in priority sites and ecological corridors

     1.1. Advance the protection and conservation management of priority sites and the ecological corridors that connect them

     1.2. Strengthen the long-term financial sustainability of conservation efforts for priority sites

2. Safeguard priority globally threatened species and ecosystems by identifying and addressing major threats and information gaps

     2.1. Consolidate and improve critical data on threatened species and ecosystems

     2.2. Promote action for the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems

3. Mainstream biodiversity conservation into public policy and private sector practice

     3.1. Update the Key Biodiversity (KBA) analysis for the hotspot and strengthen national mechanisms for KBA recognition and promotion, including National Coordination Groups

     3.2. Compile data and communicate the need and opportunities for conservation of KBAs and threatened species to the public, policy-makers and private sector

4. Facilitate the development of a robust and resilient community of conservation civil society organizations

     4.1. Ensure that CEPF grantees have the technical capacity to plan, implement and sustain effective conservation projects

     4.2. Provide support to targeted conservation organizations engaged in a process of organizational development

     4.3. Enhance the collective strength and ability of conservation CSOs at national and regional levels

5. Provide strategic leadership and effective coordination of conservation investment through a Regional Implementation Team

     5.1 Support a broad constituency of civil society groups working across institutional and political boundaries towards achieving the shared conservation goals described in the ecosystem profile

Read more about CEPF's strategy in the hotspot in chapter 13 of our ecosystem profile (PDF - 5.4 MB).