This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Project Grant award under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) provides $610,000 to African Parks Network (APN), a non-profit conservation organization, to strengthen long-term wildlife conservation capacity in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (OKNP) in the Republic of the Congo.
The grant will support targeted community development initiatives, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, and health/education interventions to promote effective governance and sustainable project management by local community structures. The overarching goal is to protect the ecological integrity of this critical conservation area while fostering collaboration with local communities and stakeholders. As a sub-awardee under the Wildlife Conservation Society, APN also works to reduce criminal groups' ability to profit from poaching and wildlife trafficking in Central Africa.
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