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Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot

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Founded in 2000, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is a global leader in enabling civil society to participate in and benefit from conserving some of the world’s most critical ecosystems.

CEPF provides grants to non-governmental and private sector organizations to help protect biodiversity hotspots, Earth’s most biologically rich yet threatened areas.

During 2013 - 2020, KFBG has been part of the CEPF Regional Implementation Team for the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, helping to facilitate calls for proposals and to oversee small grants in China.

About Indo-Burma Regional Program

Encompassing more than 2 million km² of tropical Asia, Indo-Burma is one of the most threatened of the Earth’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. Only 5 percent of its natural habitat remains in relatively pristine condition.

The combination of economic development and increasing human population is placing unprecedented pressure on the hotspot’s natural capital. The large portion of the population living in rural areas and high levels of poverty throughout mean that natural resources, particularly those of forests, freshwater wetlands and coastal habitats, form a critical component of livelihood strategies for many of the hotspot’s inhabitants. Consequently, poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation are inextricably linked.

The program covers Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as parts of southern China. The investment of the program at phase I (2008-2013) was USD 9.7 million, and the investment at phase II (2013-2020) was USD 15.8 million.

Overview of China Grants

List of Completed Grants

Year	Type of Grant	Name of Grantee	Project Title
2013	Large	TRAFFIC International	Starving the Supply – Interventions to Curb Illegal Wildlife Trade from Southeast Asia into southern China
2013	Large	Fauna & Flora International	Promoting a Community-based Limestone Biodiversity Conservation Network in Guangxi and Yunnan
2013	Large	The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society	Capacity Building of Local Conservation Groups in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces to Address Illegal Shorebird Trapping Problem
2013	Small	Kunming Institute of Zoology	Freshwater turtle conservation in karst area of Yunnan and Guangxi
2013	Small	Guangxi Nanning Bei Dou Xing Ti Yu Culture Co., Ltd	Set up a bird watching society in Guangxi
2013	Small	Zoological Society of Yunnan	Capacity building of local communities in bird conservation in Huang Lianshan, Yunnan
2014	Large	Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Establish Protected Area Friendly System in tropical China
2014	Large	Yi Tai Rui Wo Environmental Consulting Company Limited	Nu River Biodiversity: Increasing Knowledge and Capacity on Infrastructure Impacts
2014	Large	Shan Shui Conservation Center	Biodiversity Information Sharing Platform for Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Policy Making
2014	Small	Natural Conservation Association Pianbian	Capacity-building of local communities and promotion of community forestry Daweishan, Yunnan
2014	Small	Liuzhou Bird Watching Society	Fostering Community-based Conservation in Nonggang Nature Reserve
2014	Small	Hainan Hele-crab Conservation Center	Co-development of biodiversity, community and livelihood in Xiaohai, Hainan
2014	Small	Beihai Citizen Volunteer Association	Supporting the growth of college environmental societies in Beihai, Guangxi
2014	Small	Hainan Gao11 Culture Communication Ltd	The Squirrel School’s Guided Eco-tours in Yangshan Wetland, Hainan
2015	Large	TRAFFIC International	Sustainable Trade in Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Sino-Vietnamese Limestone Corridor
2015	Large	The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society	Empowerment of local communities to address problem of illegal hunting in Guangdong and Guangxi, China.
2015	Large	Beijing Normal University	Strengthening Civil Society Networking to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Southern China
2015	Small	Guangxi Biodiversity Research and Conservation Association	Hou Niao Volunteer Program – Promoting a Coastal Wetland Volunteer Network in Guangxi
2015	Small	Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Hunting for solutions in Southwest China

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