SCAPES: Sustainable Conservation Approaches in Priority Ecosystems
SCAPES is USAID’s largest global conservation initiative, supporting conservation efforts in 19 countries, from the forest slopes of the Andes Mountains to the savannas and steppes of Africa and Asia. Nine partner activities apply a variety of approaches to strengthen local capacity to conserve and benefit from biodiversity, while addressing a number of threats ranging from hunting and habitat loss, to climate change and disease, to agricultural and industrial policies and the resulting physical and regulatory barriers to conservation which have emerged. These transboundary field activities and a robust learning initiative complement and inform the Agency’s portfolio of national and regional biodiversity programs.
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The SCAPES program is also a partnership between USAID and nongovernmental organizations that provides leadership in developing, documenting and sharing state-of-the-art conservation practice. Landscape-specific and policy initiatives implemented by African Wildlife Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund and a consortium led by Pact, Inc. including Fauna & Flora International, BirdLife International and ACDI-VOCA, apply innovative and tested methodologies to achieve conservation and development goals.
SCAPES is managed centrally from Washington, DC by the Biodiversity Team in the Office of Natural Resource Management in the Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade. The Biodiversity Team promotes a holistic and adaptive approach to addressing conservation challenges, and SCAPES is no exception. Over the life of the program (fiscal years 2010 to 2014), all partner activities will:
- Take a threats-based approach to address conservation issues;
- Aim to achieve financial, social, and ecological sustainability;
- Apply adaptive management and be responsive to changing situations, information, and enabling conditions; and
- Scale-up knowledge and impact to increase conservation success at sites, across the partnership, and among the global conservation community.
For more information, follow these links:
SCAPES Partners
SCAPES Activities
SCAPES Learning
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