Regional ImplementationTeam Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot

Objectives: The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) aims to conserve biodiversity hotspots globally by engaging civil society organizations (CSOs) in conservation initiatives. The new five-year program (2025-2030) focuses on the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot, with a total funding allocation of USD 10 million. Key strategic directions include supporting local partnerships for biodiversity conservation in priority KBAs and corridors, safeguarding globally threatened species and ecosystems, integrating biodiversity conservation into public policy and private sector practices, enhancing the capacity and resilience of conservation CSOs, and coordinating conservation investments through a Regional Implementation Team. The program emphasizes supporting CSOs in managing priority sites, enhancing species conservation, plus fostering robust conservation networks and organizational capacities within civil society.