Biodiversity Analysis and Technical Support (BATS) for USAID/Africa. Annual report for the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG). (October 2010 to September 2011)

摘要

The Biodiversity Analysis and Technical Support (BATS) for USAID/Africa program helps to build capacity within the Bureau for Africa, its field missions, and partners to more effectively incorporate biodiversity conservation into programming decisions. Through timely assessments, targeted analyses, generation of technical materials, and other program development support activities, BATS helps missions and partners integrate biodiversity best practices into operational plans, and serves as a platform for strategic planning of USAIDs biodiversity conservation agenda in Africa. The BATS program is a multi-partner USAID Bureau for Africa effort that has included International Resources Group (IRG) under the Environmental Policy and Institutional Strengthening Indefinite Quantity Contract (EPIQ II), the USDA Forest Service International Programs under an interagency agreement, new partner Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the Capitalizing Knowledge, Connecting Communities (CK2C) project of new partner Development Alternatives, Incorporated (DAI) and the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG)1 under a cooperative agreement. While all groups had separate funding and work plans, the three entities met regularly with USAID to coordinate their activities. This report details the activities of the BATS program over the third year of the ABCG grant from October 2010 through September 2011. Organized by the five primary BATS task areas (A, B,C, D, and E), this report provides an overview of BATS program activities through the third year of the ABCG grant and next steps planned over the next few years through the extension of BATS.