MENTOR FOREST 2011

Post Date

May 9th 2011

Application Due Date

May 23rd 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-DIC-WWB-AFRICA

CFDA Number(s)

15.651

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a notice of intent to award. The only eligible applicant is Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN), the Gabon National Parks Agency, is a unique parastatal agency granted financial and technical independence by the Gabonese law that created it. ANPN is charged with transforming Gabon╔к_s national parks network into a global model for protected areas management. This charge includes stimulating the development of a tourism industry, combining sustainable development and conservation to enhance, rather than simply maintain, the geophysical character of a tourism site. ANPN also leads research and capacity building efforts in Gabon╔к_s 13 national parks and their buffer zones. ANPN's special role in government will give the USFWS MENTOR-FOREST Fellowship Program access to national and regional decision-makers. It will provide opportunities for the new curriculum developed through MENTOR-FOREST to become institutionalize at training institutions in Central Africa.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Corrie Mauldin
  International Affairs Specialist
  Phone 7033582637

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  Corrie_Mauldin@fws.gov

• More Information:

  How to Apply