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Strengthening CITES Compliance: Automated Checks and Analyses to Detect and Communicate Noncompliant Trade with the Convention The purpose of this project is to counter wildlife trafficking globally through better monitoring of wildlife trade patterns. It will improve capabilities for detecting illegal wildlife trade and checking compliance, thereby strengthening implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This project will contribute to the conservation of CITES-listed species by addressing the threats posed by illegal trade that contravenes key CITES provisions, including trade subject to CITES suspensions and commercial trade in wild-taken Appendix I species, both of which continue to be of concern based on findings from targeted ad hoc reviews. The project will help to address this problem by developing an automated tool to analyze the data reported by Parties through their annual reports in order to efficiently identifying instances that may reveal non-compliant trade, and by increasing awareness so that Parties can take remedial actions or implement reforms. Specific activities will include: (1) prioritization of key compliance issues in consultation with the CITES Secretariat; (2) development/testing of scripts to run on the data from the CITES Trade Database; (3) development of a CITES Compliance tool to view/download results and automated outputs to check and monitor non-compliance; and (4) support to the Secretariat in using the tool and in preparing a related report for consideration by relevant CITES bodies (e.g. CITES Authorities, Standing Committee, Conference of the Parties).
Strengthening CITES Implementation Through Priority CoP17 Decisions and Resolutions This project will provide funding to the CITES Secretariat located in Geneva, Switzerland to execute activities that carry out Decisions and Resolutions adopted by the CITES Parties to combat wildlife trafficking and strengthen CITES implementation. During the CITES CoP and Standing Committee meetings, priority activities were adopted subject to available funding. Funding from the core budget of CITES is not sufficient to support the activities and thus the Secretariat seeks funding from Parties to the Convention and other donors. The activities identified are of high priority to the United States for combating wildlife trafficking, including: reducing demand for illegal wildlife products, supporting the adoption of national legislation relevant to the Convention, assisting Management Authorities with CITES compliance and enforcement, supporting the development of technologies that will improve the management of CITES trade, and increasing protections for priority CITES-listed endangered species traded illegally.
Supporting the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) to track the illegal ivory trade for CITES The Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) is the method of tracking trends in ivory trade agreed upon by the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This grant will support the collection of data necessary to monitor and analyze trends from 2,000 seizures of ivory that have been made worldwide since 2016 (when the last analysis was presented to the CITES Conference of the Parties). Specific activities will include collecting data from all countries on ivory seizures, law enforcement effort and effectiveness, rates of reporting, status of domestic ivory markets, and background economic and governance variables. These data will be verified and entered into a database, analyzed for correlations and trends, compared against information on elephant populations and poaching incidents, and integrated into detailed country reports. Results will be produced and disseminated, and findings submitted to the CITES Secretariat and published.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
Equipping Pangolin Range States to Better Implement CITES and Combat Wildlife Trafficking Through Developing Monitoring Methodologies "The purpose of this project is to equip pangolin range states to better implement CITES and combat wildlife trafficking, through developing species specific monitoring methodologies. This project is intended to conserve pangolins by developing monitoring methods that should enable angolin range states to more effectively determine the status of pangolins populations; to identify priority areas for their conservation; and to better protect populations from wildlife trafficking. Specific activities include: (1) conduct systematic literature reviews on pangolin ecology, biology and natural history and monitoring methods used to date, and on methods used to monitor ecologically similar species; (2) develop a questionnaire on potentially new, existing and adapted methodologies for monitoring pangolin populations to be completed by IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group members and a wide range of biodiversity survey experts globally; (3) using the results of the literature reviews and questionnaire, hold a 3 day workshop to develop methodologies for each of the eight species of pangolin, focusing on (i) being able to determine presence of pangolins at the site level, and (ii) being able to undertake long-term monitoring of populations; (4) produce guidance documents on the methods developed for dissemination to CITES Parties and other stakeholders; (5) document the methods developed in peer-reviewed scientific journal publications; and (6) present the methods developed at the next available CITES meeting.
A NOVEL FORENSICS TOOL USING MICROBES TO INFORM THE PROVENANCE OF AFRICAN GREY PARROTS IN THE WILDLIFE TRADE IN THE US AND ABROAD Funds under this award are to be used for (1) refining the design for a proof of concept study aimed at developing a new forensics tool and identifying a larger community of stakeholders; (2) collecting fecal samples from African grey parrots in captive facilities and from the wild; (3) sequencing the microbial DNA from fecal samples to study the bacteria and parasites present; (4) analyzing data to test whether bird rearing history (wild versus captive) is a reliable and strong signal in the dataset relative to other sources of variability; (5) disseminating results to wildlife forensic specialists and criminology stakeholders; and (6) beginning to apply the approach to other species threatened by illegal wild harvest for the pet trade.
A NOVEL FORENSICS TOOL USING MICROBES TO INFORM THE PROVENANCE OF AFRICAN GREY PARROTS IN THE WILDLIFE TRADE IN THE US AND ABROAD A CONTINUING AND PROBLEMATIC TREND IN THE EXOTIC ANIMAL PET TRADE IS THAT WILD ANIMALS ARE BEING ILLEGALLY EXTRACTED FROM THEIR NATIVE HABITATS, LAUNDERED THROUGH CAPTIVE BREEDING OPERATIONS, AND THEN MARKETED AS LEGAL AND CAPTIVE BORN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING GLOBALLY BY RESEARCHING THE UTILITY OF A NOVEL BIOLOGICAL MARKER THAT CAN BE USED AS FORENSIC EVIDENCE INDICATING WHETHER AN ANIMAL HAS BEEN LEGALLY REARED IN CAPTIVITY OR ILLEGALLY HARVESTED FROM THE WILD. THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN GREY PARROTS BY DEVELOPING A NEW FORENSIC TOOL THAT CAN ENABLE INVESTIGATORS TO USE A ROBUST TYPE OF EVIDENCE THAT IDENTIFIES THE ANIMAL S PROVENANCE AS WILD OR CAPTIVE REARED. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF THIS TWO YEAR GRANT INCLUDE (1) REFINING THE DESIGN FOR A PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY AIMED AT DEVELOPING A NEW FORENSICS TOOL AND IDENTIFYING A LARGER COMMUNITY OF STAKEHOLDERS (2) COLLECTING FECAL SAMPLES FROM AFRICAN GREY PARROTS IN CAPTIVE FACILITIES AND FROM THE WILD (3) SEQUENCING THE MICROBIAL DNA FROM FECAL SAMPLES TO STUDY THE BACTERIA AND PARASITES PRESENT (4) ANALYZING DATA TO TEST WHETHER BIRD REARING HISTORY (WILD VERSUS CAPTIVE) IS A RELIABLE AND STRONG SIGNAL IN THE DATASET RELATIVE TO OTHER SOURCES OF VARIABILITY (5) DISSEMINATING RESULTS TO WILDLIFE FOREN
BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR GREAT APE CONSERVATION: CRITICAL UPDATESTO REFLECT CHANGING CONTEXTS AND ADVANCES IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY The purpose of this project is to address this urgent need, and the Section on Great Apes (SGA) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group, with project funds, will update BPGs for Surveys and Monitoring of Great Ape Populations (2nd edition), develop a second volume for BPGs for Health Monitoring and Disease Prevention in Great Ape Populations, and develop a supplement to BPGs for the re-introduction of great apes to cover wild-to-wild orangutan translocation.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SEA TURTLE PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC (2022-2026) This purpose of this project is to strengthen the capacity of approximately 12 Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (MTCF)-funded.projects to improve management practices for nesting beach conservation programs and sea turtle bycatch reduction efforts by.providing technical and scientific assistance for MTCF- supported sea turtle conservation projects in Africa, Asia, West Pacific,.and Oman. Activities include: 1) site visits to MTCF-funded projects in Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Indonesia, Solomon.Islands, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand to provide training and technical support; and 2) provide technical support.and participation in a sea turtle fisheries bycatch project with fishing communities at Masirah Island, Oman and oversight of the.standardized nesting surveys of the Masirah Island loggerhead nesting population; and (3) implement and oversee a hatching.success study on the main Oman loggerhead nesting beaches.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will host an international sea turtle symposium in New Orleans and provide travel support to approximately 22 international participants and expend funds to support this effort as described in the proposal.
Marine Turtle Postal Fund 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
Supporting the effective implementation of CITES national ivory action plans in parties of primary concern, secondary concern and importance to watch This project will support the effective implementation of CITES national ivory action plans in 19 countries across Africa and Asia that have been identified as important source, transit, and consumer States for the illegal ivory trade.
SUPPORTING THE ELEPHANT TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ETIS)TO TRACK THE ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE FOR CITES 2 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ONGOING WORK OF TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL TO MANAGE THE ELEPHANT TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ETIS) AS MANDATED BY THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) RESOLUTION CONF. 10.10 (REV. COP18) TRADE IN ELEPHANT SPECIMENS. THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST AND SAVANNA ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING AND TRAFFICKING OF IVORY AND OTHER ELEPHANT SPECIMENS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) MAINTAINING SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ETIS, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE IN THREE LANGUAGES (2) CONDUCTING RELEVANT ANALYSES, INCLUDING FOR CITES COP19 IN PANAMA AND (3) COORDINATING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FROM CITES PARTIES AND THE CITES SECRETARIAT.
Support for Implementing COP-17 CITES-Listed Timber Species: Development of a Rosewood Assessment Diagnostic Toolkit The purpose of this project is to develop range state capacity to effectively implement CITES COP-17 rosewood listings. In the face of this booming illegal trade and its threat to rosewood species across the planet, the Parties at COP-17 agreed to list the entire Dalbergia genus (some 250 species, including many of the most prized rosewoods), Pterocarpus erinaceous (kosso, a highly exploited rosewood species from West Africa) and three Guibourtia species (bubinga, another rosewood-like species) to CITES Appendix II. As a rapid-response first step towards this goal, WRI herein proposes to develop the prototype for a Rosewood Strategic Assessment Diagnostic toolkit (ROSAD) for use by authorities, stakeholders and donors in CITES-listed rosewood range states and their donor and technical partners in strengthening capacities to implement the COP-17 rosewood listings. Specific activities will include: (1) collecting data through desk and online research and analysis; (2) consulting with CITES Scientific and Management authorities, the CITES Secretariat, scientific and technical experts on rosewood species and wood identification, and private sector and civil society stakeholders; and (3) production of a draft ROSAD Toolkit prototype that is ready for peer review and field validation.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SEA TURTLE PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC (2022-2026) This purpose of this project is to strengthen the capacity of approximately 12 Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (MTCF)-funded projects to improve management practices for nesting beach conservation programs and sea turtle bycatch reduction efforts by providing technical and scientific assistance for MTCF- supported sea turtle conservation projects in Africa, Asia, West Pacific, and Oman. Activities include: 1) site visits to MTCF-funded projects in Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand to provide training and technical support; and 2) provide technical support and participation in a sea turtle fisheries bycatch project with fishing communities at Masirah Island, Oman and oversight of the standardized nesting surveys of the Masirah Island loggerhead nesting population; and (3) implement and oversee a hatching success study on the main Oman loggerhead nesting beaches
Dynamics of the Trafficking of 260,000 Wildlife Products from Africa to 23 US and European Cities.from 2004-2016 The purpose of this project is to organize, analyze and visualize wildlife trafficking data collected from 2004-2016 by more than 300 informants working with the Bushmeat Monitoring Network (BMN), based in Berkeley, California. BMN informants conducted monthly surveys of wildlife sold in 84 urban and rural markets in Africa, and 23 urban markets in the United States, Canada and Europe. A total of 261,000 wildlife products were recorded in these surveys over 12 years and, of these, 21,100 were marked at markets in Africa and recovered in overseas markets, allowing the unprecedented tracking of trafficking routes as well as estimates of total amounts trafficked. Specific activities will include: (1) assessment of spatial and temporal trends by species, group and levels of endangerment; (2) characterization of shipping and flight networks in relation to trafficking dynamics; and (3) assessment of trafficking trends over space and time in relation to policy or other interventions at the source of wildlife or sites of importation and sale.
SUPPORTING THE ELEPHANT TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ETIS)TO TRACK THE ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE FOR CITES 2 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE-WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ONGOING WORK OF TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL TO MANAGE THE ELEPHANT TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM ETIS AS MANDATED BY THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA CITES RESOLUTION CONF. 10.10 REV. COP18 TRADE IN ELEPHANT SPECIMENS. THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST AND SAVANNA ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING AND TRAFFICKING OF IVORY AND OTHER ELEPHANT SPECIMENS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 MAINTAINING SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ETIS, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE IN THREE LANGUAGES 2 CONDUCTING RELEVANT ANALYSES, INCLUDING FOR CITES COP19 IN PANAMA AND 3 COORDINATING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FROM CITES PARTIES AND THE CITES SECRETARIAT.
A NOVEL FORENSICS TOOL USING MICROBES TO INFORM THE PROVENANCE OF AFRICAN GREY PARROTS IN THE WILDLIFE TRADE IN THE US AND ABROAD A continuing and problematic trend in the exotic animal pet trade is that wild animals are being illegally extracted from their native habitats, 'laundered' through captive breeding operations, and then marketed as legal and captive-born. The purpose of this project is to counter wildlife trafficking globally by researching the utility of a novel biological marker that can be used as forensic evidence indicating whether an animal has been legally reared in captivity or illegally harvested from the wild. The project is intended to conserve African grey parrots by developing a new forensic tool that can enable investigators to use a robust type of evidence that identifies the animal's provenance as wild or captive reared. Specific activities of this two-year grant include: (1) refining the design for a proof of concept study aimed at developing a new forensics tool and identifying a larger community of stakeholders; (2) collecting fecal samples from African grey parrots in captive facilities and from the wild; (3) sequencing the microbial DNA from fecal samples to study the bacteria and parasites present; (4) analyzing data to test whether bird rearing history (wild versus captive) is a reliable and strong signal in the dataset relative to other sources of variability; (5) disseminating results to wildlife forensic specialists and criminology stakeholders; and (6) beginning to apply the approach to other species threatened by illegal wild harvest for the pet trade.
SUPPORTING THE ELEPHANT TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ETIS)TO TRACK THE ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE FOR CITES 2 The purpose of this project is to support a range-wide elephant conservation effort by.contributing to the ongoing work of TRAFFIC International to manage the Elephant Trade Information.System (ETIS) as mandated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild.Fauna and Flora (CITES) Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP18) Trade in elephant specimens. The project.is intended to conserve African forest and savanna elephants and their habitat by addressing the impacts.of poaching and trafficking of ivory and other elephant specimens. Specific activities include: (1).maintaining support for management of the ETIS, including maintenance of a website in three languages;.(2) conducting relevant analyses, including for CITES CoP19 in Panama; and (3) coordinating with key.stakeholders including responding to requests from CITES Parties and the CITES Secretariat.
African Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Supporting the core activities of the Secretariat of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group
Strengthening CITES implementation through priority CoP17 Decisions and Resolutions The general objective of this project is to support the overall implementation of CITES
Sea Turtle Conservation Support-II The recipient will host an international sea turtle symposium in New Orleans and provide travel support to approximately 22 international participants and expend funds to support this effort as described in the proposal.
School Support Program (SSP) (West Bank and Gaza):  The School Support Program (SSP) focuses on enhancing the quality of education in marginalized schools in the West Bank through a holistic approach that includes training, enhancing school infrastructure, providing equipment and supplies, and increasing parent and community engagement in school activities. FY 2015 funds will continue to target 50 economically and educationally marginalized schools in the West Bank.  SSP partially supports Goal # 3 of the Agency Education Strategy by catering to educational systems in conflict areas and rehabilitation of education facilities, ensuring a safe and conducive learning environment for all.  An exemption from implementing the Strategy was received for other components such as teacher training, counselling and extracurricular activities.  SSP aims at improving students learning outcomes and potentially decreasing rates of school dropouts and violence among students.Over the life of the project, the SSP will target 50 schools, benefitting more than 17,000 vulnerable students.  This program contributes to the Basic Education earmark.
APS for Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Programs and Activities APS for Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Programs and Activities
Infrastructure Needs Construction Management Program Phase I - Task Order No. 2 is Construction Management Services Infrastructure Needs Construction Management Program Phase I - Task Order No. 2 is Construction Management Services
Tech Bridges Program The Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) grant to Tsofen High Technology Centers for the Tech Bridges project.  The Tech Bridges project harnesses common interests among Jewish and Arab individuals to drive changes in perceptions and attitudes that stymie reconciliation and peacebuilding. The project will mentor over 6,000 Arab and Jewish Israeli professionals and establish 18 Israeli startups in predominantly Arab cities. By creating an increasingly integrated hi-tech industry in Israel, Tech Bridges will foster greater mutual understanding between Jewish and Arab citizens that inspire a more inclusive economy and shared future.
RISE Together Conflict Management and Mitigation Award - RISE Together - Inclusive Tech Learning Bootcamp & Professional Accelerator for Arab and Jewish Young Community Leaders
NETHAM Rule of Law Program The three-year Justice and Enforcement program NETHAM will assist in strengthening the rule of law by working hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Justice, the courts, and other legal institutions. The first component of the USAID supported program aims to improve coordination, policy planning, and strategic development within the justice sector, as well as provide modern IT equipment and capabilities. The program will also enhance skills of court administrators to improve their efficiency and professional commitment. The second part of NETHAM focuses on the enforcement of laws and court decisions, which is considered to be problematic within the Palestinian judicial system. While providing technical assistance, training, and mentoring of law enforcement officials, the program intends to strengthen the enforcement of laws, as well as encourage ordinary citizens to comply with court decisions.
Other Public Health Threats Address public health threats posed by infectious diseases not targeted elsewhere in the Framework as well as significant non-communicable health threats of major public health importance.
Investment Climate Improvement (ICI) Project The Investment Climate Improvement Project assisted the Palestinian Authority in adopting and implementing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures required to bring it into compliance with the multilateral trade framework of the World Trade Organization. The USAID Investment Climate Improvement Project had two components: policy reform and fiscal reform. The policy reform component had two sub-components: preparing the Palestinian Authority to achieve World Trade Organization observer status and improving the business enabling environment.
Selected Development Needs Addressed Increased Access To Higher Education and Training
Jericho Task Order under the Local Construction Program SAQA CC IQC Jericho Task Order under the Local Construction Program SAQA CC IQC
USAID/West Bank and Gaza Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) APS USAID/West Bank and Gaza Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) APS