Project Partners
The Central Asian Mammals and Climate Adaptation (CAMCA) project is funded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
In collaboration with national, regional, and international partners, CAMCA ensures climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The partners collaborate to increase the resilience of flagship mountain and other migratory species – snow leopard, argali sheep, Asiatic ibex, Tien Shan maral, Bukhara deer, and Himalayan brown bear – and associated ecosystems and communities to climate change and other related threats.
Please see below for a brief overview of the partners within each country.
Kazakhstan
Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK)
ACBK is a non-governmental organization that develops and assists local nature conservation initiatives in Kazakhstan.Kyrgyzstan
CAMP Alatoo
CAMP Alatoo works with local communities in mountain regions of Central Asia.
Ilbirs Foundation
The Ilbirs Foundation pursues the goals of protecting wildlife (including snow leopards), conducting scientific research, and carrying out educational and outreach activities in Kyrgyzstan.Tajikistan
Tajikistan Nature Foundation
The Tajikistan Nature Foundation works towards strengthening skills, resources, and capacity of community-based NGOs and small businesses, which manage the conservancies, with the tools to develop a broad range of conservation and sustainable use initiatives.
CAMP Tabiat
CAMP Tabiat promotes the sustainable development of mountain regions by improving the living standards of the rural population and by supporting the sustainable use of natural resources.Other partners
Regional Mountain Center of Central Asia (RMCCA)
The mandate of RMCCA is to promote cooperation between the Central Asian countries for the conservation of mountain ecosystems and sustainable use of their natural resources.
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
The CMS brings together the range states of species and facilitates internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a species' migratory range and across many countries.
WWF-US
WWF-US has extensive experience working with communities, governments, and many other partners worldwide to research and implement solutions that build resilience for people and wildlife to the impacts of climate change.