Policies
Strengthening Regional Partnership for Sustainable Natural Resource Management
May 22, 2019Climate Change, Conservation, Mano River Union, MRU, Partnership, Policies, USAID West Africa, WA BiCC, Wildlife Conservation, workshop
In a bid to further strengthen the working relationship between the Mano River Union (MRU) and the West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) Program, the two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Freetown, Sierra Leone on February 20, 2019. The MOU was designed to support activities to combat wildlife trafficking; increase…
The Abidjan Convention Strategic Role in Ocean Governance
May 22, 2019Abidjan Convention, Aquatic ETP, Climate Change, Conservation, ocean, Partnership, Policies
A key principle of the USAID-funded West Africa Biodiversity Conservation (WA BiCC) Program is to work in partnership with regional partner institutions to strengthen and enhance their capacity. This is to most effectively address those environmental issues that underpin their core mandates. The support provided through these partnerships is mutual, as it also enhances WA…
CITES Master’s Program and Documentary Rollout
Jan 19, 2018Deforestation, Degradation, Policies
Since the beginning of life on Earth, wild species of plants and animals have naturally undergone extinction through a centuries-long process called natural selection. Rapid human growth and development, however, has exacerbated this process and created an unprecedented demand for wildlife products that pushes species to the brink of extinction. Species like the pangolin and…