Publications from the Support Programme for the Preservation of Biodiversity and Fragile Ecosystems, Regional Governance and Climate Change in West Africa (2018-2024)

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One of the main precursor programmes to the NaturAfrica regional programme in West Africa was the Support Programme for the Preservation of Biodiversity and Fragile Ecosystems, Regional Governance and Climate Change in West Africa (PAPBio), 2018-2024. The programme aimed to improve the management of major West African natural ecosystems with a view to strengthening the resilience of both the ecosystems and the population to climate change.

PAPBio was implemented in West African member states of the ECOWAS and WAEMU (UEMOA) Commissions (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo) as well as Mauritania at a total cost of about EUR 55 500 000, of which EUR 47 000 000 was a contribution from the Regional Indicative Programme (RIP) in West Africa (11th European Development Fund) and EUR 8 500 000 co-funded by the beneficiaries of grants. 

A selection of publications produced by the programme is now available via the Library on this platform:

• PAPBio programme implementation report (French and English)
• Good practice guide - PAPBio programme capitalisation booklet (French and English)
• Analysis of the economic contribution of ecosystem services in protected areas in West Africa (French only)
• Analysis of national legal frameworks that may contribute to reducing the risk of extinction of wildlife in six (6) countries in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Niger and Senegal) (French and English)
• Development of a regional capacity in natural capital accounting of protected areas in West Africa (French and English)