GWP ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020 December 1–3, 2020, Virtual Conference Proceedings

CONTENTS

Conference Overview ................................................................................................................................ 4

Conference Objectives, Format and Participants ................................................................................... 5

Opening Session – COVID-19, Conservation and Collaboration ........................................................ 6

Session 2: Get to Know the GWP Project Teams ................................................................................... 7

Session 3: Regional Asia Dialogue ........................................................................................................... 8

Session 4: Technical Discussion – Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade ................................................. 9

Session 5: Principles of Good Project Design and Implementation .................................................. 10

Session 6: Adapting to COVID-19 Risks and Opportunities ............................................................. 11

Closing Session and next steps............................................................................................................... 13

ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................. 14

This report is a compilation of summaries of panel discussions at the Global Wildlife Program (GWP) 2020 Virtual Annual Conference. The content was collected and edited by the GWP team. The content and findings of this report do not reflect the views of the GWP, the World Bank Group, or the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The GWP, World Bank Group, and GEF are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20433 USA All rights reserved.

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the efforts of all the Global Wildlife Program (GWP) focal points, project managers, and technical specialists who actively participated and contributed to the virtual conference activities. The dynamic engagement of national and state government representatives, representatives from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and implementing agency staff members was essential to achieving the conference outcomes. We are thankful to the panelists, moderators, and GWP Program Steering Committee members who contributed to the vision and goals of the conference.

The conference planning and execution benefited from inputs from the following World Bank Group team members in Washington, D.C.: Garo Batmanian, Gayatri Kanungo, Manali Baruah, Hasita Bhammar, Xiaoyue Hou, Wendy Li, Elisson Wright, Charo Lanao, Sunny Kaplan, Inna Peoria and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) team: Lisa Farroway, Mandy Cadman, and Tamara Tschentscher.

The GWP is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and we are thankful to the team from the GEF Secretariat—Gustavo Fonseca, Adriana Moreira, and Hannah Fairbank for their unconditional support to the program.

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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) is a program funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to combat illegal wildlife trade (IWT) and promote wildlife for sustainable development. The program consists of 32 countries and 37 projects across Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Bank Group (WBG), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation International (CI), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are the Program’s GEF implementing agencies supporting executing agencies to implement projects.

The GWP global coordination grant, based in the World Bank, supports the national projects in peer-to peer exchange and sharing lessons learned. Through knowledge events, the GWP brings together government stakeholders and project teams to collaborate with each other and experts from around the world.

The GWP hosted its fourth GWP Annual Conference from December 1–3, 2020. Because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions and health concerns, the conference was held in a virtual format, on Zoom, for the first time.

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CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES, FORMAT AND PARTICIPANTS

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the conference were to (i) increase awareness on opportunities for a sustainable recovery from COVID-19-related challenges; (ii) share good practices in project design, implementation, and adaptation to COVID-19; and (iii) explore opportunities to engage with the GWP global coordination platform. Through carefully designed sessions and activities, the conference aimed to strengthen collaboration across government focal points and implementing partners, support GWP project implementation activities, and stimulate new thinking and opportunities for conservation and development. It also aimed to serve as a platform for GEF-6 and GEF-7 project teams to meet and network to further collaboration and coordination goals.

PARTICIPANTS: This conference was invitation-only (apart from the Opening Session), and open to government focal points and project management units from the 37 GWP projects; implementing partners; and the PSC members. Over 150 participants registered, representing 28 GWP countries out of 32 GWP countries. The average attendance across the sessions was about 80 participants.

Participating countries included Afghanistan, Angola, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama, the Philippines, the Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

FORMAT: The conference was a mix of technical discussions and interactive working groups. These were complemented by videos from project teams and the use of innovative digital tools and platforms such as polls, word clouds, and virtual feedback walls to engage participants. The virtual conference had five technical sessions and two networking sessions.

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OPENING SESSION – COVID-19, CONSERVATION AND COLLABORATION

DAY 1

Moderator: Christian Peter, Practice Manager, World Bank

Opening Remarks: Karin Kemper, Global Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, World Bank

Keynote Speaker: Gustavo Alberto Fonseca, Director of Programs, Global Environment Facility

Panel:

Kumara Wakjira Gemeda, Director General, Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, Ethiopia

Maxi Louis, Director, Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organizations, Namibia

Theresa Tenazas, Officer in Charge, Wildlife Resources Division and Head, Legal Unit, Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines

Speakers presented on the importance of addressing pressing challenges—including pandemics, biodiversity loss, climate change, and illegal wildlife trade through coordinated global actions and collaboration. The GEF presented their recent White Paper on a COVID-19 Response Strategy, explained the work of the GEF COVID-19 response task force, and laid out priority issues and opportunities for future GEF investment and programming. On illegal wildlife trade, the discussion revolved around the GEF-8 programming window to highlight demand reduction and behavior change activities, analytical research on bushmeat trade, and links to sustainable livelihoods.

Panelists from the GWP countries of the Philippines, Namibia, and Ethiopia shared conservation challenges caused by the pandemic and immediate and long-term actions. In the Philippines they have experienced decreased funds to protected areas and reduction in IWT as a result of travel restrictions. The team in collaboration with the government are working to increase laws to curb IWT and impose a maximum penalty of 20 years for IWT-related crimes. In Namibia, the sudden loss of tourism revenues has been an economic shock; the government has spent US$2 million on efforts so far focusing on getting support to communities suffering from lost incomes. In Ethiopia, the team is collaborating with the government to leverage additional finance for sustainable land and forest management and wildlife conservation.

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SESSION 2: GET TO KNOW THE GWP PROJECT TEAMS

This interactive session was designed to promote networking between GWP project teams. The session utilized two tools for virtual engagement: MentiMeter and Mural. The Mural included one-page descriptions of all 37 GWP projects to support sharing of activities and knowledge. This session also included small breakout groups where participants were introduced to one another and gained familiarity with the Zoom platform. Using a word cloud option through MentiMeter, an online polling platform, participants were asked to share their expectations. The response included sharing of knowledge, lessons, ideas, and opportunities, as well as networking (see image below). Within the virtual format, using tools like these help keep participants engaged.

A GWP video of project-submitted photos was also shared to showcase the geographical coverage between GEF-6 and GEF-7 countries.

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SESSION 3: REGIONAL ASIA DIALOGUE

Moderator: Lisa Farroway, Regional Technical Advisor, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP

Keynote Speaker: Gayle Burgess, Behaviour Change Programme Leader, TRAFFIC

This session was held in partnership with UNDP and TRAFFIC for project teams in Asia. The aim was to orient the audience to the variety of tools and resources available for behavior change. Gayle Burgess, Behavior Change Programme Leader for TRAFFIC, led the training. She presented on the importance of behavior change in tackling the root causes of the drivers of biodiversity loss, provided insights into targeting behaviors across geographies and demographics, and provided frameworks and models being used in the development of theories of change approaches.

Session in partnership with GWP PSC member:

The presentation was followed by breakout groups under three themes that reflect activities being delivered under GWP projects: Landscapes and Livelihoods Communities and Communication Legislation and Law Enforcement

TRAFFIC also hosts an online course on “Behavior Change for Conservation” that the participants were encouraged to enroll in. Visit: https://www.changewildlifeconsumers.org/ for more information and resources on this topic.

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SESSION 4: TECHNICAL DISCUSSION – COMBATING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE

Moderator: Valerie Hickey, Practice Manager, World Bank

Keynote Speaker: Angela Me, Chief, Research and Trend Analysis Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Panel:

Beijing Wang, Director, International Enforcement, Cooperation Division, Anti-Smuggling Bureau of China Customs General

Carlos Pereira, National Director of Law Enforcement and Anti-poaching, National Administration of Conservation Areas, Mozambique

Adrian Reuter, Senior Advisor on Illegal Wildlife Trade for Latin America and the Caribbean, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Jorge Eduardo Rios, Chief of the Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime, UNODC

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented the findings of the World Wildlife Crime Report 2020. Between 2014–2018, rosewood (31.7 percent), and products from elephants (30.6 percent), pangolins (13.9 percent – representing a sharp increase in seizures), and rhinos (11.8 percent) were the most trafficked IWT products worldwide. Other trends were highlighted, such as the reduction in profits from closing of markets in China, Thailand, and the U.S., and growth in market destinations/sources/transit such as Vietnam (ivory and rhino horn seizures) and Nigeria (ivory, rosewood, and pangolin scales). Speakers emphasized the need for collective action to reduce crime; stronger national policies and laws; and improved transnational investigation efforts and support for prosecution. Panelists from China, Mozambique, and Latin America gave regional and country perspectives on impacts from COVID, the importance of political will and whole-of-government approaches, stronger laws and implementation, and the need to work together against corruption.

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SESSION 5: PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

Chair: Gayatri Kanungo, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Moderator: Adriana Moreira, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, Global Environment Facility

Panel:

Aurelie Rossignol, Environmental Specialist, World Bank Hannah Fairbank, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, GEF Robert K. Hitchcock, Social and Environmental Safeguards

Specialist for Botswana GWP project Susan Canney, Director, Mali Elephant Project

GEF Theory of Change Primer Link

This session aimed to provide an overview of sound project design principles, safeguarding implementation, and managing project risks. Hannah Fairbank from the GEF and Aurelie Rossignol from the WBG presented the current approaches, guidelines, and resources for good project design, implementation, and risk management. A panel followed the presentations focused on two key themes: 1) Free, Prior, and Informed Consent / Indigenous Peoples engagement; and 2) how projects can improve the interface between law enforcement personnel and local communities. Panelists Robert K. Hitchcock and Susan Canney offered insights for better results and outcomes and answered questions from the projects concerning gaps and challenges in managing these risks. This session was held in collaboration with UNDP and the GEF.

PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PROJECT DESIGN Build in sustainability from the start Take a systems approach Be strategic Promote stakeholder inclusion, social equity, and gender equality (GEF minimum

standards apply) Anticipate and mitigate project risks Lay the foundation for monitoring & adaptive management Look at the big picture, minimize unintended consequences, manages for the long term Identify causal pathways and project hypothesis for a strong theory of change Identify implicit/explicit assumptions

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SESSION 6: ADAPTING TO COVID-19 RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Moderator: Nathalie Johnson, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Speaker: Lisa Farroway, Regional Technical Advisor, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP

Panel:

Pema Bazar, Deputy Chief Planning Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission, Bhutan

Chipangura Chirara, GWP Project Manager, Zimbabwe Ricardo L. Calderon, Assistant Secretary for Climate Change, Department of

Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines Aparna Pandey, State Project Officer, Uttarakhand, GWP SECURE Himalaya

Project, India

This session provided opportunities for GWP projects to share and examine the risks and opportunities posed by COVID-19. Lisa Farroway from UNDP presented an overview of the pandemic's impacts on operational, protected area management, illegal wildlife trade supply chains, and community aspects of GWP projects, as reported by project teams (see figure on Page 12). The presentation was followed by lightning talks from four GWP countries. Bhutan, the Philippines, Zimbabwe, and India highlighted the impacts of COVID-19 on community livelihoods, tourism, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict and presented strategies and approaches to respond to these changing times and contexts. Participants then joined breakout groups facilitated by subject matter experts to discuss and exchange ideas and resources on four themes relevant to GWP projects: a) human-wildlife conflict; b) nature-based tourism; c) wildlife trafficking and markets; and d) interface of communities, livelihoods, and poaching near protected areas. Key messages were reported back to plenary and summarized below.

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SUMMARY OF BREAKOUT GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Human-wildlife conflict (HWC)- Funds and staff allocation diverted away from reducing HWC to COVID-19 response- Teams requested case studies on offsets/financial instruments to reduce HWC, workshops across sectors-livestock and agriculture and training on conflict mitigation

Nature-based Tourism (NBT)- Develop strategies to expand domestic tourism, including to rural areas - Ensuring that communities play an integral role in tourism development even when engaging the private sector

- Using digital mediums to advertise tourism while travel restrictions are in place

Wildlife trafficking and markets- Projects have adapted – conducting online training sessions with law enforcement (LE) personnel and are preparing self-paced modules for front-line officers

- Challenges include high attrition rate of LE personnel- Knowledge needs – linking anti-poaching activities with demand reduction, engaging courier and shipping companies in reducing trafficking

Community livelihoods- Projects are considering "cash-for-work" and "food-for-work" programs to substitute income loss - Challenges related to building trust when in-person consultations are not permitted - Projects are exploring activities outside of tourism –digital value chains to sell handicrafts, skills development, sustainable use and harvesting of NTFP

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CLOSING SESSION AND NEXT STEPS

Participants provided reflections on the sessions and future priorities for the GWP, these include: Developing more opportunities and virtual platforms for GWP projects to exchange and learn

on a regular basis. Organizing webinars and developing technical knowledge on human-wildlife conflict;

intersection between human health and wildlife; nature-based tourism; and illegal wildlife trade.

Sharing successful examples for supporting community livelihoods impacted by COVID-19. Garo Batmanian, Global Lead for Forests, Landscapes, and Biodiversity, WBG, announced the hiring of the new GWP program manager, Lisa Farroway, effective February 1, 2021, and welcomed Adriana Moreira as the new GEF–GWP coordinator.

The conference was highly rated by attendees who completed a post-conference survey, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 (out of 24 completed surveys). See Annex 3 for survey results.

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ANNEXES

ANNEX A: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS National Project Teams consisting of government, executing partners and GEF Agency staff Afghanistan

Hafizullah Rahmani Hashim Rooyesh Hidayat Abdillah Mujtaba Bashari Nasaratullah Jahed

Angola Sophia Mauline

Belize Bart Harmsen

Bhutan Chimi Rinzin Ngawang Gyeltshen Pema Bazar

Botswana Makhotso Gaseitsiwe Khulekani Mpofu Robert K. Hitchcock

Cambodia Dominique Tabora Samuel Hamy

Cameroon Gilbert Ndzomo

Chad Aurelie Rossignol Bebkika Boukinebe Victoire Mahamat Seidou Seidou Ahmat Soumaila Oumar Gadji

DRC J. B. Goulou

Ecuador Alejandra Silva Fernanda González Galo Zapata-Ríos Maria Albuja Maria Belen Duran Néstor Acosta

Paul Aulestia Sebastián Valdivieso

Ethiopia Arega Mekonnen

Julian Bayliss Kumara Wakjira Gemeda

Gabon Augustin Mihindou Mbina Olivier Ondo Assame

Lea-Larissa Moukagni India Bhaskar Joshi Gayatry Mahar

Harshad Murthy Jaya N. Sharma Jishu Chakraborty Manoj Thakur Rajarshi Chakraborty Ruchi Pant Stanzin Namdol Nansel Stobdan

Indonesia Achmad Pribadi Cahyo Nugroho Chairul Saleh

Dewa Gumay Dwi Adhiasto Faiz Yajri Mohammad Farkhani Muhammad Yayat Afianto Rissa Budiarti Siti Nuraeni

Kenya Washington Ayiemba Malawi William Mgoola Malaysia

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Pei Shi Liew Pek Chuan Gan Sharon Koh Mali

Susan Canney Mozambique

Carlos Lopes Pereira Pejul Sebastiao Calenga Namibia Bennett Kahuure Martha Naanda

Maxi Louis Nigeria

Muyiwa Odele Panama

Ricardo Moreno Thais Narciso Philippines

Ceci Fischer Chiqui Trivino EJ Tiu

Emerson Sy Francesco Ricciardi Garie Rigor Grace Ulatan Immanuel Ray Razon Lorilie Salvador Mary Jean Caleda Mitzi Pamulaklakin Nermalie M. Lita Sheena Rubin Theresa Tenazas

Rep. of Congo Corine Ondze

South Africa Cecilia Njenga Dan Paleczny

Debbie Jewitt Kevin Emslie Mercedes Marele Naledi Mneno Sboniso Phakathi Simon Malete

Tanzania Deusdedith Fidelis

Gertrude Lyatuu Thailand

Dararat Weerapong Rattaphon Pitakthepsombat

Saengroj Srisawaskraisorn Steve Watson

Vietnam Lan Anh

Nguyen Thi Nhung Zimbabwe

Alice Tafirei Charles Jonga Chipangura Chirara

Eunice Mutepfa Geoffrey Matipano Mavambo Zingambe Yvonne Chingarande

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GWP Program Steering Committee and GEF Implementing Agency Representatives CITES

Haruko Okusu Sofie H. Flensborg

GEF Adriana Moreira Gustavo Fonseca Hannah Fairbank

GWP World Bank team Charo Lanao Elisson Wright Garo Batmanian Gayatri Kanungo Hasita Bhammar Manali Baruah Sunny Kaplan Wendy Li Xiaoyue Hou

ICCWC CITES

Edward van Asch INTERPOL

Teresa Seibt UNODC

Angela Me Jorge Rios Manuela Matzinger Marion Crepet

WCO Igor Jakupic

IUCN Scott Perkin Sugoto Roy TRAFFIC Gayle Burgess UNEP

Jane Nimpamya Doreen Robinson

UNDP Alexandra Fischer Gabriel Jaramillo

Goetz Schroth Lisa Farroway Mandy Cadman Munashe Matare Penny Stock Somaya Bunchorntavakul Tamara Tschentscher Tashi Dorji Tulalumba Bangu Ummed Dhakad

WCS Adrian Reuter Lishu Li Ms. Yong

WildAid Angela Kirkman

World Bank Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa Bernadete Lange Christian Peter Fnu Hanny Karin Kemper Laurent Granier Marcela Portocarrero Nathalie Johnson Olga Stradysheva Simon Robertson Sisay Nune Hailemariam Valerie Hickey

WWF David Tanner

Isabel Filiberto Jake Kendall-Ashton Renae Stenhouse

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GWP Partners and External Participants

Conservation Alpha

Chris Gordon Conservation Capital

Kathleen Fitzgerald European Commission

Sébastien Chatelus External Participants

Ashwin Naidu Beth Allgood Dominiq Hans Ndong Jaime Muñoz James Stevens Judith Frost Lucy Webster Makhotso Gaseitsiwe Namgay Natalia Garcia Nestor Acosta Norma Pedroza

Richard Moore Stef Debethune Vanessa Satur

Government of China Beijing Wang National Whistleblower Center Scott Hajost Oxford University Alexandra Zimmermann Peace Parks Nita Verhoef UK DEFRA Hannah Boyne US FWS Daphne Bremer Jennie Miller

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ANNEX 2: GWP ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1

Session 1: COVID-19, Conservation and Collaboration

Session with high-level remarks and panel discussion on the state of wildlife conservation, the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and how collaboration can continue under the circumstances created by COVID-19.

Moderator: Christian Peter, Practice Manager, World Bank

Opening Remarks: Karin Kemper, Global Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, World Bank

Keynote Speaker: Gustavo Alberto Fonseca, Director of Programs, Global Environment Facility

Panel:

Kumara Wakjira Gemeda, Director General, Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

Maxi Louis, Director, Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organizations

Theresa Tenazas, Officer in Charge, Wildlife Resources Division and Head, Legal Unit, Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines

GWP Virtual Tour

A virtual global tour of the 37 GWP projects and people that make up the GWP community. Meet the GWP team conference organizers and get familiar with the zoom platform.

Moderator: Hasita Bhammar, Environmental Specialist, Global Wildlife Program

Session 2: Get to Know the GWP Project Teams

A networking and icebreaking session to interact with project teams from the expanding GWP community: 32 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Explore opportunities to collaborate and learn.

Moderator: Charo Lanao, Consultant, Global Wildlife Program

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

Session 3: Regional Asia Dialogue

Workshop tailored to the GWP projects in Asia. The session will feature a 30-minute orientation and training on behavior change principles. This will be followed by breakout groups to discuss how behavior change can play a role in community, consumer, and private sector engagement, and law enforcement enhancement. This session will be delivered in partnership with TRAFFIC.

Moderator: Lisa Farroway, Regional Technical Advisor, UNDP

Presentation: Gayle Burgess, Behaviour Change Programme Leader, TRAFFIC

Session 4: Technical Discussion – Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade

Brief presentation on the World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 followed by a panel discussion around new challenges and opportunities related to illegal wildlife trade as a result of the pandemic. Discussants will highlight experiences from Africa, Asia, and LAC.

Moderator: Valerie Hickey, Practice Manager, World Bank

Presentation:

Angela Me, Chief of the Research and Trend Analysis Branch, UNODC

Jorge Rios, Chief of the Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime, UNODC

Panel Discussion:

Beijing Wang, Director, International Enforcement Cooperation Division, Anti-Smuggling Bureau of China Customs General

Carlos Pereira, National Director of Law Enforcement and Anti-Poaching, Mozambique

Adrian Reuter, Senior Advisor on Illegal Wildlife Trade for Latin America and the Caribbean, WCS

Session 5: Principles of Good Project Design and Implementation

Overview session on principles of good project design and implementation and managing project risks. Session will

Moderators:

Gayatri Kanungo, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Adriana Moreira, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, GEF

Presentation:

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showcase current approaches, guidelines and resources and have experts offer insights and perspectives on addressing these risks for better results and outcomes.

Hannah Fairbank, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, GEF

Aurelie Rossignol, Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Panel Discussion:

Professor Robert Hitchcock, IP Specialist

Susan Canney, Director, Mali Elephant Project

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

Session 6: Adapting to COVID-19 Risks and Opportunities

Participants share and examine risks and opportunities posed by COVID-19 along four key themes: a) interface of communities, livelihoods, and poaching near PAs; b) nature-based tourism; c) supply-side trafficking/markets; and d) human-wildlife conflict. Group discussions attempt to collaboratively find solutions, and ways to partner with each other to support implementation.

Moderator: Nathalie Johnson, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Facilitators:

Charles Jonga, Director, CAMPFIRE

Kathleen Fitzgerald, Partner, Conservation Capital

Urvashi Narain, Lead Economist, World Bank

Alexandra Zimmermann, Chair, IUCN TF Human-Wildlife Conflict

Erwan Morand, Consultant, World Bank

Closing Session

Reflections, key takeaways, and actions going forward from the GWP Annual Conference, with contributions and remarks from GWP project partners and the GEF.

Moderator: Elisson Wright, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank

Closing Remarks:

Adriana Moreira, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, GEF

Garo Batmanian, Global Lead for Forests, Landscapes, and Biodiversity, World Bank

Summary of Sessions: Project managers/ implementing agencies

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ANNEX 3: GWP ANNUAL CONFERENCE FEEDBACK SURVEY RESULTS

The GWP conducted a post annual conference survey, below are screenshots of survey results (n=24):

Question: My participation in this virtual conference helped me learn about the Global Wildlife Program and its thematic focus.

Question: The following sessions were most relevant to my work program and the project.

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Question: How useful were the virtual breakout sessions in helping you increase awareness of the topic and share good practices with other projects?

Question: How helpful was the networking session (Session 2) for meeting and engaging with other GWP project representatives?

Question: Overall, how would you rate this virtual conference? (5 stars is the highest rating; 1 star is the lowest rating)

Mural Platform

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