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Natural Resources & Climate Change Protected area management GFA approach and self-determined way. This is in line with CBD principles As a leading consultancy firm since 1982, GFA has long- emphasizing the importance of sustainable use strategies standing experience in protected area (PA) management and addressed by a combination of participatory, ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. With more than 60 conservation governance approaches. PA-management by objectives and specialists as well as subsidiaries and strategic partners financial sustainability are crucial elements to these princi- in many countries, GFA provides successful and efficient ples as well. conservation solutions that balance the needs of people and the environment. GFA works in a broad range of coastal GFA services and inland PAs – transboundary conservation areas, national IGFA’s range of services in protected area management is parks, wildlife reserves and sanctuaries, and eco-corridors. related to three building blocks: We assist governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as local communities in reinforcing sustainable man- Protected area planning & management agement principles. GFA is convinced that long-term success in PA management depends on an integration of PAs and their management into the wider land- or seascape and the concerns of society as a whole. The core of the GFA approach is based on an integrative spatial planning and management approach that focuses on balancing conservation objectives and local economic development. This, we believe, will reduce poverty, enhance ownership and, as a result, will decrease the pressure bearing on PAs. Communitybased natural resources management Protected area governance & capacity building We focus on helping our partners efficiently manage conservation projects. Our range of services entails studies as well as conceptual, strategic, and technical consultancy in a wide variety of fields. Integrated PA planning and management including related infrastructure development and gazettement is the heart PEOPLE of the matter. Strengthening PA governance incorporates comanagement structures & mechanisms such as anti-poaching systems or human-wildlife conflict management. We advise biodiversity conservation and valuation by making WILDLIFE LANDSCAPE use of wildlife survey techniques and managing sustainable financing mechanisms such as REDD+ or payment for ecosystem services (PES). As mentioned, support to socioeconomic development based on sustainable production by developing non-timber forest value chains, or ecotourism is Involving the private sector in the development of sustainable an important element of the GFA approach. Reliable monitor- business opportunities in PAs and the intervening landscape ing systems making use of remote sensing technologies and is an essential element of our concept. Our key objective is GIS as well as the conceptualization and implementation of to foster forest-dependent people, intermediary bodies and awareness raising campaigns and human capacity develop- partners through capacity building so they can develop ment programs support the surveillance of ecosystem func- organizationally, ecologically and socially in a sustainable tion of PAs. Natural Resources & Climate Change GFA at work Biodiversity and climate change, Brazil GIZ, 2013 – 2017 Conservation of biodiversity, DR Congo KfW, 2014 – 2018 The project aims at consolidating PAs for climate change (CC) The program objective is to reduce over-exploitation of six mitigation and adaptation in coastal forest areas, harmonizing national parks by establishing a framework for sustainable PA and municipal planning in slected clusters of PAs in the management. The program intervenes at the central level Atlantic Forest Region. Creating awareness on the linkages of where GFA supports the Institute Congolaise pour la Con- biodiversity and climate change is key to safeguarding ecosys- servation de la Nature in the coordination and supervision of PA planning and management, and in the financial management of the program. At the field level, GFA provides advice to the park conservator and park management staff of the Lomami national park in strengthening PA management. In particular, our experts focus their consulting services on establishing and implementing a PA management and biodiversity monitoring system. This entails assistance in strengthening the cooperation and coordination with supporting partners such as NGOs. GFA helps implement an integrated and participatory park management plan. Related co-management agreements build on the socioeconomic development of local communities including the promotion of ecotourism. Contract value: € 3,697,000 tem services relevant to both economic exploitation and people’s livelihood. GFA assists in environmental risk management and the design of ecosystem-based measures to mitigate and adapt to CC. This approach needs capacity building and networking among public, private and civil society actors as well as assistance in the identification of priority actions and policy approaches for biodiversity conservation under conditions of a changing climate. Contract value: € 669,495 Protected areas in the Caucasus, Georgia KfW, 2014 – 2019 The program helps improve natural resources and PA management on the one hand and the socio-economic situation of adjacent rural communities on the other. GFA provides advisory services in the development planning related to selected PAs and local communities. This involves awareness raising on conservation efforts and investing into the socioeconomic development of support zones. GFA experts assist in human-wildlife conflict management and in establishing a co-management system as well as conceptualizing sustainable financing solutions for national PA systems. Contract value: € 2,201,839 Contact GFA Consulting Group GmbH Uwe Gebauer Phone: +49 (40) 60306 -100 E-mail:[email protected]