CARPE-IUCN Small Grants Program

Purpose

"IUCN small grant program using CARPE fund has the objective to strengthening civil society for sustainable forest conservation in Central Africa. Detailed objectives are as follows:

1. Promote and build constituency for conservation among civil society;
2. Foster partnerships between landscapes consortia and local civil society in the field;
3. Fill gaps in conservation’s analytical agenda including the design of a suitable mechanism to provide feedback to local communities on conservation strategies, exchanges of field experiences and success stories between and within landscapes;
4. Facilitate the participation of Central African institutions and governments in CARPE activities;
5. Reinforce the capacities of local civil society in institutional development and strategic planning;
6. Effectively integrate CARPE activities in the field with host country institutions;
7. Identify Natural Resources Management policies that require country team advocacy for policy reform or development;
8. Raise local, national and regional awareness of CARPE objectives and achievements;
9. Foster gender equity."