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TOGETHER POSSIBLE

We work closely with governments to promote

Pangolins are
threatened by poaching
across South-east Asia.
A USAID-funded project
aims to tackle illegal
wildlife trade in
Viet Nam.

strong international commitments on climate
and nature action, and to ensure this translates
into conservation work on the ground. In
2020, we advocated for the new EU budget for
international development cooperation, worth
€79.5 billion in the period 2021 to 2027, to
support sustainable development and deliver
on its environmental ambitions. We also
continued our engagement with international
financial institutions to help mobilize public and
private sector financing for nature and climate
positive investments - from cooperating with
the Inter-American Development Bank over
efforts to develop a sustainable investment
promotion facility for the Amazon to supporting
innovative project development and private sector
engagement with the Global Environment Facility.
Many new funding initiatives for WWF were
agreed in 2020, including:

VOICES FOR DIVERSITY
An initiative, funded by the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency, aims to
strengthen inclusive approaches that recognize
the vital role played by Indigenous Peoples and
Local Communities (IPLCs) in conservation
policy and practice. This will be implemented
in a number of countries including Kenya,
Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Tanzania
and Viet Nam. Civil society organizations
representing IPLCs will be key partners in the
programme - helping to increase appreciation
from local to global levels of the importance
of IPLC rights in conserving and sustainably
using the natural world.

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN VIET NAM
A five-year project, funded by USAID, aims to

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tackle illegal wildlife trade and illegal logging
in protected areas of five high-biodiversity
provinces in Viet Nam. This will engage local
communities with law enforcement operations
to safeguard forests and wildlife while
supporting their guardianship and ownership
of these resources. It will promote conservationfriendly enterprises in forest-dependent
communities, strengthen community
involvement in forest management, improve
how forest and wildlife crimes are tackled,
and support community members to end
illegal hunting activities.

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