CROSS-BORDER PA R T N E R S H I P S F O R C O N S E R VAT I O N AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS O C TO B E R 2 9 - N OV E M B E R 1 2018 CO N V E N E D BY : G LO B A L W I L D L I F E P RO G R A M ( GW P ) G OV E R N M E N T O F Z A M B I A , D E PA RTM E N T O F N AT I O N A L PA R K S A N D W I L D L I F E WO R L D B A N K G RO U P I N LU S A K A , Z A M B I A W I T H S U P P O RT F RO M G OV E R N M E N T O F Z I M B A BW E 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) would like to thank the Government of Zambia and the World Bank Group team in Lusaka for co-organizing the sec- ond GWP Annual Conference held from October 29 to November 1, 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia. We acknowledge the tremendous work of the staff at the Zambia Ministry of Tourism and Arts and the Department of Nation- al Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) to make this event such a successful one, with special thanks to the Honorable Minister Charles Banda and the Honorable Dr. Howard Sikwela for their leadership and vision and to Edward K. Chilufya, Principal Natural Resources Management Officer, Community Based Natural Re- sources Unit at the DNPW, and all the DNPW staff (including members of the Mosi Oa Tunya National Park) who made this conference a success. We are also grate- ful to the Government of Zimbabwe, the park administration of Victoria Falls Na- tional Park, and members of the private sector and local communities for sharing their experiences and insights on cross-border partnerships. We appreciate the efforts of Mr. Tanyaradzwa Mundoga, Mr. Colum Zhuwau, Ms. Constance Gurure, Ms. Kudakwashe Chigodo, and the entire team from the Department of Environ- ment and Natural Resources, Ministry of Environment Water and Climate, and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), who organized the field visit and facilitated cross-border travel. We acknowledge the efforts of all GWP focal points, project managers and techni- cal specialists who actively participated and contributed to the conference activi- ties. The dynamic engagement of national and state government representatives, representatives from non-governmental organizations, and implementing agency staff members was essential to achieving the conference outcomes. The confer- ence planning and execution benefited from input from the following World Bank Group team members in Lusaka and Washington D.C.: Dr. Benoit Blarel, Garo Bat- manian, Ina-Marlene E. Ruthenberg, Dr. Claudia Sobrevila, Mr. Iretomiwa Olatunji, Ms. Nathalie Johnson, Mr. Elisson Wright, Ms. Ana María Gonzalez Velosa, Ms. Hasita Bhammar, Ms. Alexandra Schmidt-Fellner, Mr. Raúl Gallego Abellan, Dr. Manali Ba- Photo and Cover image: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP ruah, Ms. Sunny Kaplan, Ms. Hanny Fnu, Ms. Hellen Mungaila, Ms. Helen Mbao, Ms. Beula Selvadurai, and the UNDP team: Ms. Lisa Farroway, Ms. Tamara Tschentscher and Ms. Anne Madzara. 2 CONTENTS 1. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION 4 Format & Attendees 5 Conference Inauguration 7 2. TECHNICAL SESSIONS ON CROSS-BORDER PARTNERSHIPS 9 Plenary Session 1: Creating a Regional Vision, Strategies, and Policies 9 Plenary Session 2: Establishing Governance, Financing, and Partnership Mechanisms 12 Plenary Session 3: Community Voices 15 17 3. GLOBAL AND NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATION Interactive National Project Poster Session 18 GWP Global Coordination and Knowledge Management Session 20 GWP Communications Session 21 Communities of Practice Session 23 GWP Project Monitoring and Evaluation 24 Breakout Sessions on Priority Topics for Knowledge Exchange 24 Breakout Session 1: Public Awareness Raising/Communications: Dissemination of Best Practices 25 Breakout Session 2: Technology/Intelligence for Law Enforcement 25 Breakout Session 3: Policy Change to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade 26 Breakout Session 4: Human-Wildlife Conflict Strategies and Mitigation Measures 27 Breakout Session 5: Public Private Partnerships and Tourism 27 Breakout Session 6: Land Use Planning for Wildlife at Different Scales 28 Breakout Session 7: Monitoring (Community Monitoring and Application of Modern Methods & Tools) 29 4. ZAMBEZI AND VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK IN ZIMBABWE AND MOSI OA TUNYA NATIONAL PARK IN ZAMBIA – FIELD VISIT 30 Presentation on Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks: Overview 30 Presentation on KAZA TFCA Management and UNIVISA 30 Presentation on National Human - Wildlife Conflict Policy and Management in Zimbabwe 32 Tour of Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe and Mosi Oa Tunya National Park in Zambia 32 5. CLOSING REMARKS 35 6. NEXT STEPS 36 ANNEX I: AGENDA 38 ANNEX II: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 42 3 Photo: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP GWP conference participant photo, including representatives from 18 GWP countries 1. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) is a seven-year, Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded program developed as a response to the growing crisis of illegal wildlife trade (IWT). It consists of 20 national projects tailored to specific coun- tries’ needs and a global grant. The World Bank Group (WBG), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Environment and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are the Program’s GEF implementing agencies. National government agencies in 19 countries1 in Africa and Asia, in partnership with wildlife agencies and Non-Government Organizations (NGO), execute national project activities. The GWP global coordination grant supports the national projects in peer-to- peer exchange, sharing lessons and using innovative tools for project implemen- tation. In-person events are an important mechanism through which the GWP brings together government stakeholders and project teams to collaborate and exchange knowledge. The GWP collaborated with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife of the Government of Zambia to organize the 2nd GWP Annual Conference on Cross-border Partnerships for Conservation and Development from October 29 to November 1, 2018 in Livingstone, Zambia. Through this Conference, the GWP helped strengthen collaboration amongst the national project teams and promoted the potential for conservation and development across borders. The conference also provided the opportunity for the participants to learn from the strong collaboration between the Government of Zambia and Zimbabwe on transboundary efforts. 1. The GWP has two projects in the Republic of Congo. 4 Ecosystems and habitats across the globe are divided by political boundaries and thus, are exposed to many different policy, legal and institutional structures, management and governance regimes. They are affected by various social, cul- tural and economic contexts and systems; and they are sometimes impacted by complex relations between countries. Transboundary conservation has emerged as a practical way to overcome these differences and is considered as a process of cooperation to achieve conservation goals across one or more international boundaries. There are many examples of successful transboundary conservation initiatives and thus, this topic was selected as it is pertinent to many of the GWP countries and in particular, critical to the future of Southern Africa’s conservation and development landscape. The GWP Annual Conference was designed to: (I) raise awareness, showcase, and learn from African and Asian experiences on cross-border partnerships for conservation and law enforcement; (II) enhance the understanding of and dis- cuss national project and program specific issues to promote coordination, bet- ter knowledge exchange, project monitoring and communications. The event’s agenda and list of participants is included in the Annexes I and II of this report. Conference Format and Attendees The conference was divided into three components: u Technical sessions on cross-border partnerships in Livingstone, Zambia (October 30th): Sessions and working groups on key strategic cross-border issues, including sessions on governance, financing, partnership mechanisms, and community engagement. u GWP Global and National Project Discussions in Livingstone, Zambia (October 29th and 31st): Presentations, networking sessions, and working group discussions for GWP national project partners on program and project- specific issues. u Field visit to Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Park and Mosi Oa Tunya National Park (November 1st): Field visits to Zambezi National Park and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to demonstrate the KAZA UNIVISA and good practices of protected area management, community engagement and partnership de- velopment across borders. Participants then traveled to Mosi Oa Tunya National Park in Zambia. 5 38+45+17 Participant Types 17% 38% 45% National government representatives Implementing agency staff members Speakers, technical experts, and other participants The four-day event brought together 74 participants from over 22 countries. Par- ticipants included 33 national government representatives from 18 GWP mem- ber countries, 13 implementing agency staff members including UN Environment, WBG and UNDP, six GWP team members, and over 28 speakers, technical experts, and other participants who represented local and regional organizations, aca- demic institutions, etc. (See Annex II for detailed list of GWP participants). The 18 GWP countries that participated included: Afghanistan, Botswana, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Philip- pines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The conference featured: (I) an interactive poster session for national project teams to describe information on project-specific issues and obtain real-time in- put from colleagues and experts on their project activities; (II) technical sessions and working group discussions on key strategic cross-border issues related to governance, financing, partnership mechanisms, and community engagement; (III) in-depth discussions on priority knowledge topics ; and, (IV) presentations to enhance global coordination among GWP members and technical experts. The conference also included a field visit to Victoria Falls National Park. ZimParks staff members presented on good practices of protected area management, com- munity engagement, human-wildlife conflict and partnership development, and members of the private sector and local communities provided their perspective on this topic. The field visit ended on the Zambia side of the border with a visit to the Mosi Oa Tunya National Park organized by the Government of Zambia. 6 Photo: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP GWP team members with Honorable Charles Banda, Minister of Tourism and Arts, Zambia (third from the Conference Inauguration right) and members of the Zambia Integrated The Honorable Charles Banda, Minister of Tourism and Arts for the Government Forest Landscape Program (ZIFL-P) of Zambia, delivered the keynote speech and officially opened the conference. Dr. Claudia Sobrevila, GWP Program Manager, gave welcoming remarks on behalf of the World Bank Group. Hon. Banda lauded the conference as a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange on transboundary experiences. He acknowledged Zambia’s intent to learn from the conference and apply learnings to improve implementation of the World Bank-supported Zambia Integrated Forest and Landscape Program (ZIFL-P). The minister expressed the Government’s commitment to the GWP and wildlife conservation through ZIFL-P and other projects conducted throughout the country. If no attention is paid to the illegal wildlife trade, he stated, it will not be long before we see extinction of species and an immediate impact on the survival of the human race. Humanity, he asserted, has a responsibility to save species, the planet, and ourselves. Dr. Claudia Sobrevila, echoed these sentiments, stating that the conference is a direct response to rampant wildlife poaching and trafficking, which is destroying countries’ natural capital, eroding the foundation of important economic sectors such as nature-based tourism, robbing poor people of their livelihood and safety net, and fueling criminal activities and conflict. She indicated that the World Bank Group, as an institution that focuses on economic data to make decisions, is in the process of finalizing a report on Illegal Environmental Markets. 7 The preliminary data is showing that wildlife trafficking is an organized crime on a comparable scale to drugs and human trafficking. Trade in environmental goods (wildlife, timber, illegal fishing) is around 20 percent of the size of the illegal drug market. And the same actors run and profit from these illegal markets. The difference between environmental and organized crime is that environmental crime harms the exporting country but not the importing country. The GWP is proud to be a comprehensive program that tackles this acute problem along the value chain by reducing poaching, trafficking and demand. In all these projects, the program is working in partnership with government and development partners and using GWP’s convening power to get civil society, private sector and government agencies to work together and find new and innovative ideas to address the wildlife poaching crisis. Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP 8 2. TECHNICAL PLENARY SESSIONS PLENARY SESSIONS ON CROSS-BORDER PARTNERSHIPS The plenary presentations highlighted local, national, and regional experiences across Asia and Africa on transboundary partnerships. The aim of the technical sessions is to provide the latest information, case studies and best practices on the topic for the national project teams to learn from and use in project imple- mentation. All presentations from the technical sessions were shared through Google Drive. Key points presented during each plenary session are summarized below. Plenary Session 1: Creating a Regional Vision, Strategies, and Policies The panel presented the experiences of different countries and organizations in setting a vision, generating and sustaining interest at the highest levels to craft ambitious and long-term cross-border initiatives that promote conservation and development across geographical, sectoral, and organizational boundaries. Panelists presented insights on a variety of transboundary cooperation models, including Wildlife Enforcement Networks, using the example the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), and Trans Frontier Conservation Areas (TFCA), with specific emphasis on the Kavango–Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Elisson Wright, GWP Senior Coordinator, moderated the session. Panelists included: u Pradeep Bhattarai, Senior Environment Officer, SAWEN u Paul Bewsher, Programme Manager, Peace Parks Foundation u Nyambe Nyambe, Executive Director, KAZA u Russell Taylor, Transboundary Conservation Planning Advisor, WWF Namibia 9 The key insights shared in this session included: u Performance of Trans Frontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) can be measured by: u Commitment: getting governments to formally commit on a polit- ical level and on paper. Step 1 is a Memorandum of Understanding; Step 2 is a Treaty (more difficult). u Conservation at scale: connection at the landscape level with col- lective and collaborative management. u Community engagement: communities need to be engaged in the wildlife-based economy and have ownership of lodges, camps, and game farms. Investing in youth and education is part of this effort. Property rights and practicing empowered community governance are also key components to successful TFCAs. u Commercial development: Cross-border tourism progress, includ- ing free movement of tourists, trans frontier tourism products, and operational environments across borders. u The KAZA TFCA is a strong example of a TFCA success story and demonstrates that there are immense opportunities for implementing new policy tools at scale, as well lessons to facilitate replication. u Being the largest TFCA with an area of 520,000 square kilometers, the KAZA TFCA has five partner states: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It holds 50 percent of Africa’s elephant pop- ulation and three world heritage sites. u Enabling conditions for KAZA success has included: strategic part- ners for investment and implementation, detailed and participatory planning (national integrated development plans in all five partner countries), intergovernmental support, collective belief in the cause, and a formal treaty that reflects political and administrative will. u KAZA’s vision has been pursued within the context of sustainable development around four critical components: valuing and protect- ing natural capital, equitable access of benefits, exploration of natu- ral resources, and transboundary cooperation. u Member states conduct on-the-ground practical interventions such as joint patrols with multiple sectors involved with law enforcement. An important lesson is that operations on the ground need to be empowered while broader policies are sorted out. 10 u To achieve conservation and development outcomes at scale, it is essential to build strong institutional partnerships, relationships, and governance. Positive outcomes crucially depend on community participation and engagement. u Between and within KAZA structures are partner country govern- ments, community institutions, NGOs, and conservation and devel- opment practitioners. u TFCAs require creating transparent procedures, building trust, en- couraging commitment, collaboration, and understanding. u Institutional development and governance needs elected gover- nance structures with representation of rural citizens, strong gender empowerment, and creation of a voice. u It is also critical to have decentralized and devolved governance structures. u Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs) can play a strategic role in sharing information, intelligence, and lessons learned, as well as exchanging expertise, research, and capacity building. u SAWEN is a legitimate intergovernmental wildlife law enforcement support body of eight South Asian countries, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It was formally launched in 2011 with its Secretariat based in Kathman- du, Nepal. SAWEN promotes regional cooperation to combat wildlife crime in South Asia and focuses on policy harmonization; institutional capacity strengthening through knowledge and intelligence sharing; and collaboration with regional and international partners to enhance wildlife law enforcement in the member countries. u Ways forward for SAWEN include cooperation with member coun- tries and collaboration with other WENs and similar agencies to de- velop joint actions such as enforcement operations and training, and finding financial stability. u While cross-border intelligence sharing is difficult all over the globe including the South Asian context, SAWEN member countries are working on it by way of cooperation such as regular communica- tion among local frontline officials. 11 Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP Panelists present on creating a regional vision, strategies, and policies Plenary Session 2: Establishing Governance, Financing, and Partnership Mechanisms The panel session presented the experiences of different countries and organi- zations that have successfully established the governing bodies, funding, and collaboration efforts essential to creating and implementing operational mech- anisms to launch and grow cross-boundary initiatives. The session 2 was moder- ated by Peter Nuamah, Senior Private Sector Specialist, WBG, and the panelists included: u Jean-Michel Pavy, Conservation Specialist u Stephanie Brauer, Director of Global Funding, African Parks Network u Doreen Robinson, Southern Africa Environment and Energy Chief, USAID u Dr. Aloyse Nzuki, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania u Sydney Tembo, Zambia TFCAs 12 The session 2 panelists emphasized the following considerations for governance, finance, and partnership mechanisms: u The public-private partnership (PPP) model for protected area management u In emerging economies, government budgets and public institutions historically were unable to ensure basic public services. Until the mid- 1990s, unsustainable solutions were applied, such as official develop- ment assistance (ODA) and financial support by NGOs. Results from these programs were often positive, yet not sustainable. The pub- lic park institution sought longer term and more hands-on partners, hence the emergence of the public-private partnership model. u PPPs cover hundreds of different types of long-term contracts with a wide range of risk allocations, funding arrangements and transpar- ency requirements. In the context of protected areas, “public” entities refer to protected area management institutions, while “private” enti- ties typically refer to NGOs. u One new, more extreme model is that of “PA management by dele- gation,” where a “national private entity” is created, including a board of directors, contract with shared accountability, field teams using private management principles, and financing by way of philanthropy, official development assistance, and revenue (from tourism, carbon trading, etc.). u African Parks (AP) is an example of a fully delegated PPP model. u The AP’s value proposition includes I) financial accountability, re- capitalization, self-sustainability, increased taxes, and job creation; II) park management expertise; and III) long term community sustain- ability. u In this model, the government owns the park, the wildlife authority deals with policy and regulation, a local board addresses strategy, planning, and control, and the management team executes and reports. u While the parks generate revenue, it is not enough to cover the operating costs of these parks. Thus, additional funding comes from philanthropists, official development assistance, etc. u Speakers unanimously endorsed a community approach to con- servation (vs. fortress approach), insisting that there are currently no plans to return to fortress conservation. 13 u Donors and financing for combatting IWT u The biggest issue among donors is coordination; if the conserva- tion space can find a way to better coordinate among donors and de- velopment partners, everyone will be better off. Coordination needs to be promoted at the international level, and even the national level. For example, USAID does not always coordinate well even among the government agencies like USFWS or the State Department. u Wildlife crime is a security, economic development, and a conser- vation issue and this causes an overlap in mandates, and potential confusion and inefficiencies. When this occurs, conservation activi- ties, for example, are done by enforcement agencies, or enforcement agencies do community work. Therefore, it is critical to map out who is doing what and who should be responsible for what. Too many conservation groups try to do enforcement, and it rarely works. We need to bring more stakeholders to the table and take a more sys- tematic approach. u In addition to funding from international donors, some speakers surfaced tourism sport hunting as another potential means of fi- nancing conservation. Crowd funding is also an option, as are trust funds, endowment funds, carbon credits. African Parks is seriously considering the latter, having spoken with Conservational Interna- tional and BioCarbon about it. u Dynamic problems require dynamic solutions. Work with what exists, applying other existing models like the ones designed by the private sector. Innovation is not same as technology. Technology without capacity is not useful; countries need to strengthen this capacity. 14 Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP Panelists listen to audience comments on establishing governance, financing, and partnership mechanisms Plenary Session 3: Community Voices The third session presented the experiences of different countries and organi- zations that are proactively engaging communities in conservation efforts that promote participation and development. The session was moderated by Sue Sny- man, Senior Programme Officer, IUCN/BIOPAMA, and the panelists included: u Chanthavy Vongkhamheng, Director, Lao PDR Wildlife Conservation Associa- tion u James Milanzi, Regional Operations Manager, African Parks Network u Edward K Chilufya, Principal Natural Resources Management Officer, Director of Wildlife and National Parks, Government of Zambia u David Ngwenyama, Provincial Project Manager, Zambia Integrated Forest Land- scape Project The panel begun by recognizing that conservation is about people as much as it is about wildlife or biodiversity. We need to build trust, listen and engage com- munities and link benefits to conservation. 15 Key insights from the session include: u When a community’s survival is based on natural resource extraction, it is im- perative that they are provided with a sound economic alternative if they are to support conservation efforts. African Parks uses a framework for community in- volvement in conservation based on four “E’s”: I) Engagement mechanisms and structures, II) Education interventions, including scholarships, III) Enterprise de- velopment, where communities receive support to improve their revenue gener- ating activities, and IV) Essential services. u In Zambia areas outside of PAs, they have established a “Community Resources Board” (CRB) and agreed on a benefit sharing mechanism between the commu- nity, traditional leadership, and government. The CRB can employ people from the communities, while the government provides oversight. It allows for tradi- tional communities to continue to access and use natural resources. u The importance of including local community members for effective monitoring and patrolling. Local citizens can be very effective, as demonstrated in the case of Nakai-Nam Theun National Protected Area in Lao. This World Bank-funded hy- dropower project created a “Village Cluster Law Enforcement Network”, a district governor agreement that included a forest patrol team with village police, vol- unteers, and government staff. The network has been instrumental in mapping poaching incidents that lead to better patrolling and prosecution. Cooperation has also been established with Vietnam to address illegal hunting and logging. u Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is not a solution for everything. In reality, not everyone can benefit from a biodiversity-based econo- my. Therefore, it is critical to manage expectations and not overpromise to com- munities that they will move out of poverty from these activities. It is important to engage them, provide tools, food security, as well as markets. Some activities may take a long time to generate benefits, so projects need to diversity the op- tions and find a way for traditional activities to continue in a sustainable way. u CBNRM cannot take place without people from the agencies work- ing on the ground; direct and continuous interaction with the com- munity is very important. Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP Panelists present on Community Voices 16 Photos: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP GWP conference participants discuss themes from panel sessions in small groups 3. GLOBAL GRANT & NATIONAL PROJECT DISCUSSION GWP GLOBAL AND NATIONAL PROJECT DISCUSSIONS Two days of the conference were dedicated to presentations, networking ses- sions, and working group discussions for GWP national project partners on ad- dressing program and project-specific issues. With project teams coming to- gether for these sessions, the aim was to ensure that the participants understand each other’s projects, learn from one another and provide feedback to the GWP coordination team for future acitivites. All presentations, notes, and photos can be found in the GWP OneDrive. 17 Interactive National Project Poster Session To optimize knowledge exchange and learning among the GWP members and technical experts in attendance at the conference, the GWP held a “knowledge marketplace”, where the 182 GWP attending countries displayed posters that contained project information and insights. During this interactive session, par- ticipants made their way around each poster to learn about different projects and offer constructive feedback. In advance of the session, GWP national project teams answered the following questions, which were displayed on their posters: u What are you proud of with respect to your project that would be useful for others to learn from? u What do you want to learn from other countries and peers? u Describe transboundary activities in your project/country. Conference participants read the answers to the questions above and provided feedback on what impressed them about the project, what skills and experiences they could offer to the project and what activities they would suggest to promote transboundary cooperation with their own country. After all participants had the opportunity to provide and receive feedback on projects, participants assembled for a plenary discussion. The following key points from the plenary were noted: u An interactive poster session was a more dynamic and substantive method for knowledge exchange on national projects than a series of PowerPoint pre- sentations. It enabled open dialogue between countries, and each country team left with a tangible set of documented suggestions on how to consider improve- ments to their project. u While each project is different, many are dealing with similar challenges, such as community engagement, technology for monitoring, policy, and law enforcement. Thus, there is a real opportunity to learn from each other. Some countries that have advanced further in implementation provided valuable insight to countries that have projects that are starting off. For example, the Philippines learned that Indonesia has already begun an economic assessment to value the cost of IWT, including surveillance mechanisms through IT and social media. The Philippines team is eager to apply this experience to their own efforts. 2. Tanzania did not have a poster display, as their project is still in nascent stages. 18 u Most projects have a community-based natural resources (CBNRM) compo- nent, which is closely tied to the root cause of a major global conservation chal- lenge: human-wildlife conflict and how to mitigate it at the local level. Partic- ipants recognized how universal the need is to better engage communities in conservation and requested that there be more research done to find ways to support community engagement efforts, whether it be through compensation schemes, increasing local ownership, or alternative livelihoods. u Collaboration and cooperation between countries will be critical to combat IWT. Emphasis was placed on the harmonization of legal frameworks across countries to address the challenges that come with implementing different laws in different countries. At the end of the session, all country project teams left with handwritten feedback on their projects, including ideas for how to improve them and suggestions for cross-border efforts. Photos: Raúl Gallego Abellan and Ali Schmidt-Fellner, GWP Conference participants engaging in interactive national project poster session On the bottom right: National project poster display for the Republic of Congo, including project background information, responses to question prompts, and feedback from other participants 19 GWP Global Coordination & Knowledge Management Session This session provided an overview of the GWP global grant, a $5 million grant allocated to the WBG to support coordination and knowledge exchange among the 19 countries in the GWP. The global grant supports the following components: GWP Program Steering Committee Coordination KM/Capacity Building Coordination Partnerships Communications GWP National Child Projects (WBG, UNDP, ADB, UNEP) u Coordination: National teams have a global platform to discuss project issues and engage in peer-to-peer networking. The global grant also supports coordina- tion among the international donor community to enhance understanding of the needs of conservation vis-a-vis the contributions made by multilateral and inter- national donors to combat illegal wildlife trade. Mapping the donor efforts ensures better coordination for on the ground efforts and supports long term conservation financing. The GWP team has captured lessons learned from 20 case studies sub- mitted by the donor community and has created interactive story maps to serve as a repository of valuable information for the conservation sector. u UNDP facilitates a $2 million coordination grant spanning over 36 months that aims to curb maritime wildlife trafficking, targeting key routes and transit points between Africa and Asia. u Knowledge management and capacity building: The global grant supports the organization of in-person and virtual knowledge exchange events on relevant top- ics selected by GWP stakeholders. It also creates and disseminates resources such as analytical tools, research publications, lessons learned case studies, and guide- lines for conservation solutions. Representatives from Gabon, India and Thailand presented their firsthand experiences on participating in knowledge exchanges (both in-person and virtual) and explained how connecting with experts and learn- ing from one another helped them with project design and implementation. 20 u Communications: A cross-cutting theme in which the GWP communicates its vision, objectives and progress results. It uses innovative communications chan- nels and platforms to disseminate news and information on program activities and shares ideas with the project teams and broader audience to raise awareness on conservation issues. u Monitoring and evaluation (M&E): National projects work with the GWP team to track and report on the projects over their lifetime. u Partnerships: In addition to a strategic partnership with the International Con- sortium for Combatting Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), through the UNDP and in coop- eration with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Royal Foundation, and other partners, the maritime coordinating grant will increase awareness of port stakeholders about wildlife crime and build capacity of law enforcement agencies to detect and intercept illegal wildlife products. GWP Communications Session This session provided an overview of the GWP’s communication efforts, including GWP’s video strategy. The main points of the session were: u Public awareness and education are proven behavior change tools. Public awareness is essential as not everyone knows about the challenges to biodiver- sity conservation and how it impacts our own survival. The GWP strategy works under the premise that it is important to learn from one other and inspire others to take positive action. Photo: Claudia Sobrevila, GWP 21 u The GWP communication strategy contributes to combatting IWT by raising awareness, engaging others, and inspiring a global community. To do so, the GWP uses 3Ps: Projects, Products, and Partners. u Projects: The GWP communications team has showcased and will continue to showcase specific aspects of national projects. So far, using blogs and videos, the GWP has raised awareness on GWP proj- ects that include Mozambique’s law enforcement efforts in Niassa Reserve, Gabon’s human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies, Viet- nam’s nature-based tourism activities, and Malawi’s efforts towards strengthened protected area management. u Products: The GWP team has created and shared reports, videos, blog articles, story maps, and publications that form knowledge products. u Partners: The GWP works with donors, experts, and practitioners to tell compelling conservation stories through its newsletters and webpage. u By 2020, 80 percent of all online content will be video-based. Video helps to educate, inspire, campaign, fundraise, brand, and generate calls to action. Thus, the GWP team encourages national project teams to start thinking about their video and communications strategy while early on in project design. 22 Communities of Practice Session This session introduced the concept a “community of practice” (CoP) and provided an overview of two CoPs recently launched by the GWP. u Communities of practice are a knowledge management and peer learning ap- proach to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing to support organiza- tional productivity, quality results, and innovation. Key elements in a CoP include: domain (shared interested in subject matter), community (interactive exchange forum for learning and improving practice), and practice (develop, share, and maintain knowledge). u The Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) Network, co-launched earlier this year by the GWP coordination project and the IUCN, is a community of practice that aims to bring together practitioners, experts, and other key stakeholders around the world to share knowledge and collaborate to improve the strategies to address HWC and mainstream them in national and global agendas. Upcoming milestones include carrying out a needs assessment survey, launching an online platform, deploying core training modules, piloting a national subgroup, and hosting a global conference in 2020. u The Nature-Based Tourism (NBT) Community of Practice brings together WBG teams from all regions to accelerate the learning of NBT best practices and pro- mote business development and collaboration. So far, the NBT CoP has delivered analytical support through a portfolio review of WBG projects as well as devel- oped relevant webinars and videos. The team in charge of developing the CoP hopes to engage GWP stakeholders and organize a needs-based assessment to further develop the CoP. After the presentations on CoP, participants were split into small groups and tasked with two items. First, they were asked to review the question format for several survey questions. These questions are currently being designed for a needs assessment to better understand the audience for the HWC Network CoP. Secondly, they were asked to discuss a range of questions pertaining to CoPs that would be used by the GWP to develop the CoP and engage stakeholders effectively. 23 GWP Project Monitoring and Evaluation Key points raised during the session describing the GWP M&E component are: u The GWP M&E system aggregates national level project data and qualitative information to report on projects’ progress, inform program decisions facilitat- ing adaptive management, and support other GWP components and national projects. u The system includes the following M&E instruments: Results Frame- work, Tracking Tools, GEF Core Indicators, and Qualitative Review. All GWP projects are required to use these instruments to report on their projects. u Program-level data collection and analysis allow for monitoring of progress, coordination among projects, identification of key topics for knowledge exchange, and systematization of data to feed the GWP annual report. Breakout Sessions: Priority Topics for Knowledge Exchange Group discussions were organized to expand on knowledge topics that were previously identified by national project teams. The sessions delved into what the knowledge needs were with respect to each topic. The sessions were organized according to the topics below: 1. Public Awareness Raising/Communications: Dissemination of Best Practices 2. Technology and Intelligence for Law Enforcement 3. Policy Change to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade 4. Human-Wildlife Conflict Strategies and Mitigation Measures 5. Public Private Partnerships and Tourism 6. Land Use Planning for Wildlife at Different Scales 7. Monitoring (Community Monitoring and Application of Modern Methods and Tools) Each group had approximately one hour to discuss the topic, specify what they would like to learn on it, and provide ideas on how to learn about them. 24 Photo: Claudia Sobrevila, GWP Public Awareness Raising/ Communications: Dissemination of Best Practices Communications breakout session This session was attended by representatives from Zambia, Ethiopia, India, Gabon, Philippines, Afghanistan, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Kenya. A summary of the key discussion points includes: u Several national projects are still developing their communications strategies. The teams expressed an interest in sharing templates and strategies between countries to add to a bigger communication strategy. u It would be beneficial to have an online platform or website for each country to share communications information, such as a shared calendar or list of events, as well as best practices. u The participants agreed that it was important to understand the target audience before developing a communications strategy. A suggestion to conduct a poll before beginning the campaign was raised. The poll would provide valuable information on the target audiences’ perception of wildlife. u Participants recommended that the GWP coordination team produce an email newsletter to share with members what other countries are doing in terms of communications and what their plans are, so that they learn from one another. Technology and Intelligence for Law Enforcement Photo: Claudia Sobrevila, GWP This session was attended by representatives from Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Camer- oon, Mali, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Vietnam. Participants disaggregated the notion of technol- ogy and intelligence and identified the following themes as priorities for further learning: u What tools and best practices exist for better Technology & Intelligence collaboration and information sharing between for Law Enforcement breakout session agencies at a national and international level? u Interested in national information sharing: Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Cameroon Mali, India, South Africa, Zambia, and Vietnam u Interested in information sharing across borders: Cameroon, Mali, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Africa 25 u What tools or technologies could be used for assistance in surveillance and mon- itoring of protected areas, particularly in dense forest habitats, larger areas across borders, and those with limited manpower for patrolling? u Cameroon, Mali, South Africa, Laos, Philippines, Zambia, and India are interested in this topic. u What are best practices for forensics and crime scene investigation? u Philippines, Laos, and Indonesia are interested in this topic. u How do you engage communities in intelligence gathering and with what incentives can you provide them? u South Africa, Cameroon, and Mali are interested in this topic. Policy Change to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) A summary of the key discussion points includes: uParticipants asked the question: How do we create an enabling policy environ- ment for us to combat the illegal wildlife trade? u To combat IWT, there is a need to develop tools and guidelines that will strength- en the capacity for the development of policy and legal frameworks domestically, regionally, and internationally. u Policies are not well harmonized at the national level, but there are also major challenges when it comes to management of Trans Frontier Conservation Agree- ments (TFCA). u Participants proposed developing a community of practice for policy-based Cecilia Njenga of issues, where they can learn from each other, document best practices, and share UN Environment case studies, such as the joint patrolling efforts between Malawi and Zambia. summarizes the discussion from u The group suggested that the GWP coordination team could carry out a brief the breakout session on Policy Change survey to identify policy-making gaps and where the team can provide support to Combat the Illegal to strengthen it. Wildlife Trade u Wildlife enforcement networks (WENs) are key platforms for advocating policy harmonization, and the GWP countries need to help strengthen these platforms. Treaties and Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) are im- Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP u portant policy frameworks that allow for harmonization. The GWP global grant could provide templates to member coun- tries, so that countries can learn what should go into an MoU that truly supports combating the illegal wildlife trade. 26 Photo: Claudia Sobrevila, GWP Human-wildlife conflict breakout session Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) Strategies and Mitigation Measures This session was attended by representatives from Uganda, Gabon, Botswana, Malawi, India, and Kenya. A summary of the key discussion points can be found below: u Common challenges to address HWC include: compensation for victims, high cost of mitigation interventions, conflict between interests of national govern- ment and local communities, inconsistent policies, landscape fragmentation, lack of ownership, measuring baseline for interventions, and inability to under- stand wildlife behavior. u Participants sought advice or support on: species-specific strategies, technol- ogy cost benefit analysis, community awareness and education, biological mea- sures, compensation mechanisms, donor and other funding support, case studies of success and failure, monitoring effectiveness of interventions, and scaling pi- lot programs. u The preferred format for training on this topic was unanimously in-person site visits that included field demonstrations and capacity building. Participants agreed that when on-site visits were not possible, videos could be effective. u On human elephant conflict specifically, successful interventions surfaced in- clude: beekeeping in Uganda, spikes in Botswana, movable electric fences in Ga- bon, and solar powered electric fences in Kenya. Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Tourism This session was attended by representatives from South Africa, Nepal, and Cameroon. The following is a summary of the key discussion points: u Many sectors use PPPs very successfully, but the conservation field still has a lot to learn. It is important to understand success stories from other sectors and try to apply them. u There is a need to develop and standardize toolkits, skills, and policies to sup- port PPPs. 27 u Participants listed the following case studies and resources for more effective PPPs: u Southern African Development Community (SADC) has a lot of ex- perience in terms of co-management and joint venture partnerships in conservation and tourism. These case studies should be used and applied, as should SADC guidelines for community engagement and cross-border tourism. Nepal also cited success stories from which Southern Africa would like to learn. u Look at the entire value chain analysis in terms of nature-based tourism and products. Land Use Planning for Wildlife at Different Scales This session was attended by representatives from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Repub- lic of Congo, and India. A summary of the discussion includes the following key points: u There are many ways of approaching land use planning. For example, India’s system is decentralized; which means they have local area plans; when they want to look at the broader landscape, they must first examine all the local area plans. In contrast, in the Republic of Congo, they start with the landscape-level plan. u Participants are seeking to learn from examples of landscape management plans that include both protected areas and non-protected areas (where communities live). They also want better documentation of good practices that other countries can follow and share, and they want to consider allocating a budget for learning and sharing information. u Participants agreed that there is a capacity building need for sectoral officials, especially those at the local level. 28 Photo: Claudia Sobrevila, GWP M&E breakout session Monitoring (Community Monitoring and Application of Modern Methods and Tools) This session was attended by representatives from Namibia, India, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, and Zimbabwe. The following is a summary of the key discussion points: What is needed? uAll countries require a strong M&E system that integrates different levels: com- munity, park management, program, and country level. u The monitoring system should be community- and user-friendly. It should be flexible in format so it can be customized and easily adopted. u Key tools include Management Oriented Monitoring System (MOMS), Manage- ment Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT), and Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART). u Project teams require knowledge and skills in the management of databases, data analysis and management of data ownership. How to learn? u Periodic trainings are needed for monitoring tools (especially because officers often are transferred), as are best practices. u South-south communication with site visits, brochures/fact sheets, guidance tools. u Training of trainers schemes – identify champions in each country that know about the different tools (expert database). u Participants suggested that the GWP coordination project could create a plat- form whereby all countries deposit information that could be shared with other GWP countries. Cases to share? u Case in South Africa: Environment Monitoring Programs (EMPs) at the com- munity level can also help strengthen M&E. It has been important to target the youth in communities as a means of combating poachers’ influence in these communities. u M&E training is happening in India in January organized by UNDP (methodology could be shared to other countries). 29 4. FIELD VISIT ZAMBEZI NATIONAL PARK, VICTORIA FALLS NATIONAL PARK, AND MOSI OA TUNYA NATIONAL PARK Conference participants were given the option to visit Victoria Falls and Zambezi National Park in Zimbabwe to learn and witness firsthand the good practices of protected area management, community engagement, and partnership devel- opment across borders including the use of a unified visa (KAZA UNIVISA). The day began with presentations on the park premises from Zambezi and Victoria Falls park officials. Their presentations, which can be found in the GWP OneDrive, were on: (I) Zambezi National Park Overview; (II) tourism and business develop- ment; (III) TFCA management (Zimbabwe component and implementation of UNIVISA); (IV) community voices; and (V) national human-wildlife conflict policy and management. Visits to the three parks followed, including tours and discus- sion on transboundary management coordination, anti-poaching, and commu- nity engagement. The key points raised during these sessions are below. Later in the day, participants experienced a game drive through Mosi Oa Tunya National Park in Zambia. Presentation on Zambezi and Victoria Falls Conservation Efforts Presenter: Constance Gurure, Area Manager for Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Park The protected area comprising Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks covers a total 583.4 square kilometers. The area borders Zambia and Botswana and is prone to both internal and cross border wildlife crimes. The ranger station has been able to achieve only 46 percent of the area coverage from anti-poaching patrol efforts. Over the past four years, the area lost an average of seven ele- phants per year to poachers. Anti-poaching efforts and strategies involve de- ploying rangers out in the field to conduct daily patrols. The organization has procured motorbikes, bicycles, and a speed boat to enhance patrolling. It also plans to introduce patrol dogs early next year. Periodic aerial patrols are con- ducted with the help of private helicopter operators. In terms of staff develop- ment, rangers are training in disease surveillance and poisoning symptoms, GIS basics, shooting practice, and protective security. Zambia and Zimbabwe collab- orate on conservation in several ways. They have a bilateral arrangement in man- aging the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site through the Joint Site Management 30 Committee (JSMC), which uses UNESCO Guidelines, and a Joint Integrated Man- agement Plan (JIMP) . A Joint Technical Management committee was established for technical issues on the management of the Victoria Falls World Heritage Sites (next level up from JSMC above). A Joint Technical Tourism Committee exists for tourism development issues. KAZA initiatives handle all transboundary wildlife conservation efforts. Lastly, the Minerals & Border Control Unit (ZRP) collaborate with the Zambia Police to curb transboundary wildlife crime. Some park achievements include an average of 3 armed poachers and 32 un- armed poachers arrested annually, an average of 10 pairs of ivory recovered an- nually, and 29 functional solar powered boreholes for game water supply in place. Gurure said park challenges range from lack of adequate field equipment and radio communication for rangers, to limited area access due to poor road con- dition, to a shortage of manpower to achieve adequate coverage of the area in patrol efforts. Presentation on Trans Frontier Conservation Areas Presenter: Kudakwashe Chigodo, TFCA Coordinator for ZimParks Trans frontier conservation areas (TFCAs) promote cross border partnerships through landscape level conservation of natural resources and ecosystems, eco- nomic and community development, and regional integration and political coop- eration. The KAZA Univisa, established by treaty in 2006, is a tourist visa issued by the Government of Zimbabwe that grants valid entry between Zambia and Zimbabwe for 30 days. It will soon be rolled out to include Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Benefits of the KAZA Univisa: u Potential to boost international tourist arrivals, improve tourism exports, and increase employment u Cheaper u More convenient u A step towards regional integration, cooperation, and policy harmonization Challenges for the KAZA Univisa: u Isolation of the system from the two immigration systems leads to processing delays u Local supply of hardware accessories can be unavailable u Irregular supply of visa stickers u Disparities in visa policies u M&E 31 Human-Wildlife Conflict Situation in Zimbabwe Presenter: Colum Zhuwau, Ecologist for ZimParks Cases of reported human-wildlife conflict (HWC) have declined overall since 2015, however much still needs to be done to mitigate the issue on a national scale. Every year, between 15 and 40 people are killed in Zimbabwe due to HWC. There is a need for awareness of the dangers of wildlife, particularly elephants, hippos, lions, crocodiles, hyena, buffalo, and baboons. HWC also leads to eco- nomic loss such as livestock and crop destruction. Mitigation efforts today range from species-specific management plans, to use of deterrent technologies (such as chili guns), to translocations. But major gaps exist for HWC management, in- cluding a national policy framework for effective accountability, effective com- munication protocols, and funding. Tour of Victoria Falls and Mosi Oa Tunya After hearing from local community representatives, conference participants were welcome to tour Victoria Falls, accompanied by tour guides. Later, they trav- eled to Mosi Oa Tunya in Zambia for a game drive tour. Photo: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP GWP Project Teams receive a briefing from ZimParks staff at the Victoria Falls National Park 32 Conference in Zimbabwe Victoria Falls participants visit 33 Photo: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP Photo: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP Photo: Raúl Gallego Abellan, GWP Zambia Mosi Oa Tunya National Park in 34 Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP 5. CLOSING REMARKS REVEREND DR. HOWARD SIKWELA, PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ARTS Ministry of Tourism and Arts Secretary Rev. Dr. Howard Sikwela closed the second annual GWP conference, stating that the Government of Zambia is committed to combating poaching and counteracting the destruction that human beings have brought upon the environment. He expressed deep concern for insufficient conservation, asserting that if we do not prevail, the effects will be devasting for nature and economies alike. Rev. Dr. Sikwela commended the national project poster session as an effective way to cross-pollinate ideas among projects and acknowledged that the conference enabled participants to share ideas and learn about cross-border partnerships. Rev. Dr. Sikwela expressed regret for the recent loss of a white rhino in Zambia to poaching. While the loss cannot be undone, he commended the Government of Namibia for its recent efforts to arrest the perpetrators and immediately contact Zambia. This act of collaboration exemplifies strong cross-border partnership. Zambia and Zimbabwe have also demonstrated this kind of supportive relation- ship, which should be commonplace among GWP countries. Rev. Dr. Sikwela as- serted that the Government of Zambia is open to this kind of collaboration and cooperation for conservation, acknowledging that the conference comes at a time when global cooperation is deeply needed. He thanked everyone who chose to travel to participate in this conference, insisting that it demonstrates true commitment to the cause. While IWT products are in high demand, we must work together and join forces to win this battle. Photo: David Ngwenyama, ZIFL-P 35 6. NEXT STEPS Below are actions for the GWP coordination team to consider: Coordination, GEF - 7 and Partnerships u Organize a virtual event to bring together Country Management Units (CMUs) and key Task Team Leaders (TTLs) to discuss Southern Africa Trans Frontier Con- servation Areas (TFCAs) to explore opportunities to scale up engagement, po- tential German BMZ support, and explore partnership with KAZA Secretariat and other regional partners (December 2018) u Follow up with ENR regional colleagues to continue discussions with Govern- ments of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand to organize a regional meeting to discuss opportunities to leverage GEF-7 and other resources to promote transboundary cooperation in the region (February 2019) u Collaborate with the GWP Program Steering Committee and country partners expected to be part of GWP phase 2 to update the GWP phase 2 theory of change and develop Program Framework Document (PFD) for GWP 2.0 under GEF-7 (1st quarter 2019) Knowledge Management u Revise GWP virtual knowledge exchange roadmap to address conference feed- back and add new topics and development partners (November 2018) u Organize joint global HWC conference with IUCN (2020) u Collaborate with the Governments of Thailand to organize a conference on fo- rensics and law enforcement (2nd half of 2019) and Indonesia on leveraging tech- nology for law enforcement and engaging youth in wildlife conservation (2020) u Develop/deploy additional knowledge products and tools on topics such as community benefit sharing, compensation, human-wildlife conflict, and policy- making gaps (Ongoing throughout 2020) Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP u Consider participant request for GWP global grant to carry out a brief sur- vey to identify policy-making gaps and where the team can provide support to strengthen it 36 Communications u Collect reports and stories from national projects and integrate them into GWP annual report (December 2018) u Evaluate participant request for a newsletter that shares what countries are doing and planning to do in terms of communications Community of Practice u Incorporate feedback received during conference into operational plans to de- liver key outputs for nature-based tourism and human-wildlife conflict commu- nities of practice u Carry out needs assessment survey and launch online platform (January 2019) Monitoring and Evaluation uWork with the project management teams to clarify M&E requirements as per GWP and GEF guidelines (1st quarter 2019) Photos: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP GWP team photo with Zambia hosts 37 ANNEX I: AGENDA DAY 1 MONDAY 29 OCT 0800 - 0900 Breakfast 0900 – 1030 Welcome and introductions Presenters: • Edward K Chilufya, Ice Breaker Principal Natural Resources Interactive activities for GWP national Management Officer focal points to meet and connect • Elisson Wright, Senior with other national project leads Program Coordinator, GWP and GWP stakeholders • Hasita Bhammar, Wildlife Analyst, GWP • GWP national project representatives 1030 – 1100 Coffee Break 1100 – 1130 Official Launch of Conference Opening Remarks: • Claudia Sobrevila, GWP Overview – Presentation of the Program Manager, GWP three GWP pillars and program’s role • Rev. Dr. Howard Sikwela, supporting GEF’s Biodiversity Strategy and Permanent Secretary in the GEF-7 programming directions Ministry of Tourism and Arts, Zambia • Minister Hon. Charles Banda, Minister of Tourism and Arts, Zambia 1130 - 1230 Coordination and Knowledge Presenters: Management (KM) • Elisson Wright, Senior GWP and national project teams present Program Coordinator, GWP and discuss the key coordination and KM • Lisa Farroway, GWP/UNDP program activities completed to date • GWP national project and explore future priority areas representatives 1230 - 1400 Lunch 1400 – 1700 GWP National Project interactive Facilitators: Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP poster session - National project teams • Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa, present their projects through the GWP display of posters and participate • Alexandra Schmidt-Fellner, in ideas festival to share feedback GWP with other countries • GEF IA Staff 1900 – 2000 Dinner END OF DAY 1 38 DAY 2 TUESDAY 30 OCT 0800 - 0900 Breakfast 0900 – 1030 Panel Session 1: Moderator: Elisson Wright, GWP Creating a regional vision, Speakers: strategies, and policies • Pradeep Bhattarai, This panel will present the experiences Environment Officer SAWEN of different countries and organizations • Paul Bewsher, Programme in setting a vision, generating and Manager, Peace Parks sustaining interest at the highest levels Foundation to craft ambitious and long-term • Dr. Nyambe Nyambe, cross-border initiatives that promote Executive Director, KAZA conservation and development across geographical, sectoral, and • Russell Taylor, Transboundary Conservation Planning Advisor, WWF organizational boundaries. 1030 – 1100 Coffee Break 1100 – 1230 Panel Session 2: Establishing Moderator: Peter Nuamah, Senior Private Sector Specialist, WBG governance, financing, and partnership mechanisms Speakers: This panel will present the • Jean-Michel Pavy, Conservation experiences of different countries Specialist and organizations that have successfully • Stephanie Brauer, Director of established the governing bodies, Global Funding, African Parks funding, and collaborations essential Network to creating and implementing • Doreen Robinson, USAID operational mechanisms to launch • Dr. Aloyse Nzuki, Deputy and grow cross-boundary initiatives. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania • Sydney Tembo, Zambia TFCAs 1230 - 1400 Lunch 1400 – 1500 Panel Session 3: Community Voices Moderator: Sue Snyman, Senior Pro- This panel will present the experiences gramme Officer, IUCN/BIOPAMA of different countries and Speakers: organizations that are proactively • Chantavy Vongkhamheng, engaging communities for conservation Lao PDR efforts that promote participation • James Milanzi, African Parks and development. Network • Edward K Chilufya, Principal Natural Resources Management Officer • David Ngwenyama, ZIFL-P Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP 1500 - 1600 Breakout Session: Participants Facilitators: divide into groups to discuss session • Elisson Wright, GWP topics and consider opportunities and • Hasita Bhammar, GWP challenges for their respective countries. • Speakers + GWP national project representatives 1615 – 1830 Optional (Self-paid river boat tour) 1830 – 2000 Dinner 39 END OF DAY 2 DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 31 OCT 0800 - 0900 Breakfast 0900 – 930 Concluding remarks from • Rev Dr Howard Sikwela, The Republic of Zambia Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Arts, Zambia 0930 - 1030 GWP Communications Presenters: GWP and national project teams • Hasita Bhammar, GWP present and discuss the national country communication toolkit • Raul Gallegos Abellan, GWP to showcase project activities to a global audience in an inspiring and compelling way 1030 – 1100 Coffee Break 1100 – 1230 Breakout Session on GWP Priorities Facilitators: for Knowledge Exchanges: Participants break out into groups • Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa, GWP to discuss priority knowledge topics, • Alexandra Schmidt-Fellner, GWP needs, and share feedback to shape development of future GWP • GEF IA Staff representatives knowledge efforts Report to Plenary 1230 - 1400 Lunch 1400 – 1500 GWP KM Communities of Practice Presenters: (CoP) (KM) – Presentations and • Claudia Sobrevila, GWP interactive discussions on the Human-Wildlife and • Hasita Bhammar, GWP Nature-Based Tourism (NBT) • Alexandra Schmidt-Fellner, GWP communities of practice 1500 – 1530 GWP Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Presenter: GWP and national project teams present and discuss M&E system • Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa, GWP and its applicability to adaptive management at the program and project levels Photo: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP 1530 – 1600 Coffee Break 1600 – 1800 GWP Consultations • GEF IA Staff 1. GWP Annual report interviews • GWP national project representatives 2. Theory of Change GWP phase 2 3. Maritime trafficking discussion with UNDP END OF DAY 3 40 DAY 4 THURSDAY 1 NOV - FIELD VISITS 0700 – 0800 Breakfast 0800 – 0900 Travel to Zambezi National Park 0915 – 0930 Welcoming Remarks Presenter: • Mr. Mangwanya, Director General 0930 – 1030 Presentations on: Presenters: (I) Zambezi National Park Overview; • Mrs. Gurure/Mr. Madhiri, (II) tourism and business development; Area Manager/local Ecologist (III) TFCA management (Zimbabwe • Tourism Manager component and implementation • Mrs. Kudakwashe Chigodo, of UNIVISA); TFCA Coordinator (IV) community voices; and • Mr. Colum Zhuwau, (V) national human-wildlife conflict Principal Ecologist policy and management 1030 – 1130 Tour of the Victoria Falls National Park Organizer: Government of Zimbabwe 1130 – 1300 Tour of Zambezi National Park 1300 – 1400 Lunch and Departure for Zambia 1400 - 1500 Travel to Mosi Oa Tunya National Park and Victoria Falls 1500 - 1700 Tour and discussions: GWP country Organizer: delegates visit the Victoria Falls Government of Zimbabwe learn more about trans-boundary management coordination, anti-poaching, and community engagement. 1700 – 1800 Travel back to hotel END OF DAY 4 Photo: David Ngwenyama, ZIFL-P 41 ANNEX II: LIST OF GWP PARTICIPANTS NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION Stephanie Brauer Director of Global Funding African Parks James Milanzi Regional Operations Manager African Parks Haruko Okusu Chief, Knowledge Management and Outreach Services CITES Edward K Chilufya Principal Natural Resources Management Officer, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Community Based Natural Resources Unit, Zambia Zambia Dominic Kapokola Senior Warden DNPW Zambia Erastus Kancheya Warden DNPW Zambia MIHINDOU Augustin Responsible of the 3rd component of the project Gabon Elisson Wright Senior Program Coordinator Global Wildlife Program, World Bank Raul Gallego Abellan Video Specialist Global Wildlife Program, World Bank Alexandra Schmidt-Fellner Coordinator, Communities of Practice & Global Global Wildlife Program, World Bank Coordination Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa M&E Expert Global Wildlife Program, World Bank Claudia Sobrevila GWP Manager Global Wildlife Program, World Bank Hasita Bhammar Conservation Analyst Global Wildlife Program, World Bank Reza Rafat National Environment Protection Agency, Government of Afghanistan Ghazin Provincial Director Rex Mokandla Chief Wildlife Officer – Assistant Director Government of Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks Gilbert Ndzomo Project Manager of the TRIDOM2 Government of Cameroon Jean Parfait Technical and Operational Unit Conservator Government of Cameroon of Ngoyla Mintom Ministry of Forest and Wildlife Arega Mekonnen Project Manager Government of Ethiopia MBINA Christian Director of Communication and Government of Gabon External Relations, ANPN 42 NAME TITLE AGENCY ORGANIZATION MEKUI ALLOGO Aimée Deputy Director General of Wildlife Government of Gabon and Protected Areas of the Ministry Karma Choden Bhutia DFO - Wildlife North, Kanchenjunga Government of India National Park Achmad Pribadii National Project Coordinator Government of Indonesia Pansos Sugiharto Directorat Generale Law Enforcement Government of Indonesia on Environment and Forestry Robert Njue Deputy Director, Wildlife Conservation, Government of Kenya Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Alick Makanjira Park Manager for Lengwe National Park Government of Malawi and Elephant Marshes Catherine Chunga Senior parks and Wildlife Officer, Government of Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife Michel Koloma Water and Forestry Engineer and National Government of Mali Focal Point of CMS, Head of division of Wildlife Conservation Areas and Habitat (DAACFH) Amadou Sow Engineer of Waters and Forests, Specialist in Government of Mali Land Use Planning and Regional Planning National Directorate of Water and Forests Bamako Head of the Acquisition Consolidation Ministry of Environment, Unit of the Gourma and Elephants Biodiversity Sanitation and Sustainable Development Conservation and Conservation Project Mary Jean Caleda ADB-GEF IWT Project Management Officer Government of Philippines Lorelei Salvador DENR-BMB Government of Philippines Gaspard Lembe Wildlife Specialist at PFDE and GEF6 Focal Point Government of Republic of Congo - WBG project Somkiat Soonthornpituckkul Director of DNP’s CITES Division and also Government of Thailand responsible for IWT GEF-6 project Dinh Huy Tri Deputy Director - Phong Nha - Ke bang Natural Park Government of Vietnam Tran Thi Kim Tinh Officer of Nature and Biodiversity Government of Vietnam Conservation Agency David Ngwenyama Provincial Project Manager, ZIFLP Government of Zambia Chipangura Chirara Project Manager - GWP Zimbabwe Government of Zimbabwe 43 NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION Fulton. U. Mangwanya Director General - ZimParks Government of Zimbabwe Colum Zhuwao Ecologist, ZimParks Government of Zimbabwe Tanyaradzwa Mundoga Deputy Director – Natural Resources Government of Zimbabwe Alice Tafirei Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate Government of Zimbabwe Kudakwashe Chigodo Provincial Forestry Manager, Forestry Commission Government of Zimbabwe Parth Joshi TFCA Manager India, SECURE Himalayas Manoj Thakur National Livelihoods Specialist India, SECURE Himalayas Aparna Pandey State Project Officer, Himachal Pradesh India, SECURE Himalayas Nyambe Nyambe State Project Officer, Dehradun, Uttarakhand KAZA Chanthavy Vongkhamheng Executive Director Lao Wildlife Conservation Association Humphrey Nzima Director Malawi/Zambia TFCAs Paul Bewsher International Coordinator Peace Parks Foundation Andrew Nambota Program Manager Peace Parks Foundation Sabastian Adams Country Manager Republic of South Africa Pradeep Bhattarai Senior Environment Officer SAWEN Sue Snyman Senior Environment Officer BIOPAMA Coordinator IUCN ESARO Abner Ditshego Senior Programme Officer, Conservation Areas South Africa and Species Diversity Programme Mercedes Marele National Consultant for GEF 6 South Africa Aloyce Nzuki Deputy Permanent Secretary Tanzania George Owoyesigire Deputy Director Uganda Wildlife Authroity Jane Nimpamya GEF Task Manager / Programme Management Officer UN Environment Lisa Farroway Regional Technical Advisor UNDP Ruchi Pant Programme Manager, NRM and Biodiversity UNDP Tamara Tschentscher Knowledge and Project Management Consultant UNDP Betty Jackson SIBLAB Technical Expert UNDP Cameroon Anne Madzara TRIDOM II Project UNDP Zimbabwe 44 NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION Cecilia Njenga Head of Unit UNEP, South Africa Doreen Robinson Head, Sub-Regional Office and Regional Programme USAID Coordinator, Southern Africa - UN Environment Peter Nuamah Regional Chief, Environment & Energy Team WBG Gibson Guvheya Senior Private Sector Specialist World Bank Astrid Breuer Consultant WWF Moses Amos Nyirena Program Officer - GEF WWF - Zambia Russell Taylor Species and Protected Areas Specialist WWF Namibia Jean-Michel Pavy Transboundary Conservation Planning Advisor ZIFLP Larry Njungu Environmental Specialist ZIFLP Mulawa Mulawa Communications Officer ZIFLP Mushokabanji Ikulunga M&E ZIFLP Photo: David Ngwenyama , ZIFL-P 45 Photos: Tamara Tschentscher, UNDP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION & CRIME PREVENTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT U NE P 46 www.worldbank.org/global-wildlife-program Contact: gwp-info@worldbank.org