CAUCASUS NATURE FUND

Caucasus Nature Fund54 rue de Clichy 75009 Paris | FranceTel.: +33 (0)1 48 74 31 93Fax: +33 (0)1 48 74 62 52contact@caucasus-naturefund.orgwww.caucasus-naturefund.org

SUPPORTINGPEOPLE

CONSERVINGNATURE

ARMENIA

CAUCASUS NATURE FUNDBECOME A PARTNER

As a conservation trust fund, CNF’s endowmentcovers administrative costs, allowing alldonations to go directly to supporting the parksand conservation projects.

DONATE TO CNF100% of your gift goes to projects on theground in the Caucasus.

www.caucasus-naturefund.org/donate

ADOPT-A-PARKJoin CNF’s core supporters by making asignificant commitment to a particular park through our Adopt-a-Park program.

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The Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) is aconservation trust fund established tosafeguard the Caucasus ecoregion—one of

the most biologically rich and diverse areas onearth.

The region has a network of national parks andnature reserves. But these protected areas sufferfrom severe underfunding and risk becomingnothing more than “paper parks.”

CNF is combating this phenomenon in the SouthCaucasus by providing matching grants,management assistance and local capacity buildingto sustain the parks for generations to come.

Our support is tangible and direct:

buying essential equipment such as binoculars,•cameras and phones.fostering tourism development by maintaining•trails, tourist facilities and ranger shelters.making capital purchases such as jeeps and fire•trucks.implementing species reintroduction projects.•paying adequate salaries to rangers.•

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Protected habitat,trained rangers,monitoring andpatrols can securethe future of theCaucasus leopard—but with only 100 leftin the ecoregion weneed to act now!

SUPPORTING RANGERSA park is only as strong as the people who takecare of it. CNF support ensures park rangers andstaff receive a living wage by providing salarysupplements. We also increase capacity andpromote best practices with training and planningtools.

BIODIVERSITY MONITORINGBiodiversity monitoring is an essentialconservation tool for appropriately managing apark’s natural resources. CNF is supportingbiodiversity monitoring projects on a pilot basis inKhosrov Forest Reserve. The project will utilize thelatest technologies to create a species monitoringsystem and will build community capacity byinvolving local Ngos, field guides and students.

PROMOTING NATURE TOURISMCNF encourages cooperation amonggovernments, local communities and parkauthorities to promote sustainable development.CNF ensures tourism plans are developed as partof the overall management planning for theprotected areas, which can provide alternativeand more sustainable economic opportunities tolocal people as well as revenue for the parks.

www.caucasus-naturefund.org

20 PARKS BY 2020 Recognized as one of only 34“biodiversity hotspots” worldwide, theCaucasus ecoregion boasts over 1,650indigenous plants and animals makingit one of the most biologically diverseregions in the northern hemisphere.

Protected areas are crucial toconservation efforts, which is why CNFis focusing its efforts on ensuring thefuture of 20 of the largest parks in theSouth Caucasus. CNF works with parkadministrators to develop effectivemanagement strategies and long-range planning.

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Armenia’s most important biodiversity treasure is itsnational parks and nature reserves. By carefullymanaging these protected areas, we can preservethis treasure for the future.

By 2020 CNF will be supporting ten of Armenia’s keyprotected areas, and aims to have invested a total ofeuR 5 million into the PA system.

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