Common Contracts
1 similar National Implementation Strategy Program (Nisp) Agreement contracts
The Mexico Gap Analysis – A cooperative effortNational Implementation Strategy Program (Nisp) Agreement • May 20th, 2006
Background: After the COP7 meeting at Kuala Lumpur in February 2004, a National Implementation Strategy Program (NISP) agreement was signed by by the Government of Mexico (GOM) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Conservation International (CI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Following this, the National Commission of Mexico for Protected Areas (CONANP1) was developed, and on March 17th, 2004 established an important joint effort between several agencies of the GOM and international and local NGOs, focused on conservation of biodiversity to meet the commitments agreed to by Mexico. The partnerships’ objectives were threefold: 1) To develop a gap analysis of the Protected Areas (PA), 2) To assess the requirements and needs for training and capacity building for the management of PA and 3) To design and implement financial mechanisms for the sustainability of PAs in the country.
