The building conservation coalitions and supporting protected areas (bccspa) cooperative agreement will provide technical support to parliamentarians in select countries to actively develop…

This Cooperative Agreement award, titled "Building Conservation Coalitions and Supporting Protected Areas (BCCSPA)", was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The $500,000 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will provide technical support to parliamentarians in select countries to actively develop conservation caucuses and expand networks of policymakers. This project aims to build the capacity of global parliamentarians to formulate and implement sound policies, programs, and practices for conservation and natural resource management. The award recipient, Conservation Council of Nations, will deliver education and capacity development at the parliamentary level, as well as provide direct technical assistance to park authorities. The project seeks to facilitate better legislation, programs, policies, and practices related to conservation and natural resource management.

The building conservation coalitions and supporting protected areas (bccspa) cooperative agreement will provide technical support to parliamentarians in select countries to actively develop conservation caucuses and expand networks of policymakers in select countries to build capacity in order to facilitate better legislation, programs, policies, and practices. IT will provide global parliamentarians with knowledge, expertise, resources, and capacity to formulate and implement sound policies, programs, and practices for conservation and good natural resource management. The project will deliver education and capacity development at the parliamentary level for conservation and sound natural resource management and provide direct technical assistance to park authorities.