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)
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.
Date: 11/07/2023

Kyrgyzstan

CAMP Alatoo
CAMP Alatoo
 CAMP Alatoo works with local communities in mountain regions of Central Asia.
Date: 11/07/2023
Ilbirs Foundation
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.
Date: 11/07/2023

Tajikistan

Tajikistan Nature Foundation
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.
Date: 11/07/2023
CAMP Tabiat
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.
Date: 11/07/2023

Other partners

Regional Mountain Center of Central Asia (RMCCA)
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.
Date: 11/07/2023
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
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.
Date: 11/07/2023
WWF-US
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.
Date: 11/07/2023
GRID-Arendal
GRID-Arendal
 GRID-Arendal is a collaborating centre of UNEP, specialising in communicating environmental knowledge to strengthen management capacity and motivate decision-makers to act.
Date: 11/07/2023