Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Supporting the Institutional Development of the Caucasus Protected Areas Fund

Grantee Name: Caucasus Protected Areas Fund

Hotspot: Caucasus
Location: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Amount: $500,000
Dates: Dec 2007 – Sep 2009
Keywords: Buffer zones, Conservation finance, Private sector, Protected Areas

Support the institutional development and start-up costs of the Caucasus Protected Areas Fund to provide long-term financial sustainability for priority protected areas in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Establishment of the fund has been made possible through a partnership of Conservation International, the German Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation through the German International Development Bank, and World Wide Fund for Nature.

Strategic Direction : 1 Support civil society efforts to promote transboundary cooperation and improve protected area systems in five target corridors