Chad has exceptional biodiversity that is endangered due to climatic and anthropogenic pressures. However, Chad still offers a representativeness of biodiversity linked to a great diversity of landscapes and a strong north-south gradient of ecosystems. The conservation of biodiversity and fragile ecosystems is a priority in Chad’s national development plan and in Chad’s 2030 vision. The European Union (EU) has supported the Chadian government in this mission through the “Support Program for the Concerted Management of Protected Areas and Fragile Ecosystems in Chad (APEF)” program.
The APEF program, funded to the tune of 33 million euros under the National Indicative Program (NIP) of the EDF (European Union), aimed to promote the sustainable and concerted conservation of wildlife, biodiversity and heritage in Chad for the benefit of the population through the promotion of concerted management of protected areas and fragile ecosystems in Chad. In this context, LINPICO has completed and has just received the final validation of the independent overall evaluation report of the APEF Program. This was carried out with a view to identifying the main lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to inform decision-makers on how to improve the implementation of NaturA Chad 1 and to feed into the NaturA Chad 2 grants and the formulation of the future NaturA Chad 3 intervention in 2026.
