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African Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) (BATS)

This document is an update of the Environmental Threats and Opportunities Assessment (ETOA) that was conducted in 2003. DEC abstract (PN-ADN-537)

Name source: not recorded for this programScope: regionalKind: program

Key awd:RLA-A-07-00043

Review evidence

181 facts shown; 0 unconfirmed links; 1 support mechanism (not programs); 376 documents cite this program.

The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.

The program, known as BATS, received an extension for its work from USAID/Africa.1 The program is carried out by a consortium of seven United States-based international conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs).2 The award provides technical support and enables the program to share lessons learned to assist USAID/AFR/SD, Africa Missions and local and national organizations in Africa.1

Source: generated from documents. Each number opens the page it was written from.

Operated in: Africa, Tanzania, Africa South of Sahara, Kenya, Congo Democratic Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Nepal, Pakistan, Haiti, Gabon, East Africa, South Africa, Southern Hemisphere, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Malawi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Rwanda, Madagascar, Central Africa, Ghana, Liberia, Botswana, West Africa, Uganda, Philippines, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Panama, Zambia.

Years: 1999 to 2015 award start, end from document years
Implementer: Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG); World Wildlife Fund-U.S. (WWF-U.S.); Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (New York, NY); and 98 more 317 sources
Funder or award: USAID. Bur. for Africa. Ofc. of Sustainable Development; RLA-A-07-00043; LAG-A-99-00048
Purpose: Not available yet: the program's stated purpose has not been read from its documents.

Also regional, not drawn: Africa (2008 to 2015); Africa South of Sahara (2008 to 2015); Congo Democratic Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Nepal, Pakistan, Haiti (2008 to 2014); Gabon (2008 to 2015); East Africa (2010 to 2014); Southern Hemisphere (2008 to 2014); Central Africa (2013 to 2014); West Africa (2008).

Africa 2008 to 2015
2011 to 2015
Africa South of Sahara 2008 to 2015
2011 to 2014
Congo Democratic Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Nepal, Pakistan, Haiti 2008 to 2014
Gabon 2008 to 2015
East Africa 2010 to 2014
2008 to 2012
Southern Hemisphere 2008 to 2014
2012 to 2014
2008 to 2013
2008 to 2014
2008 to 2012
2008 to 2013
2008 to 2013
2008 to 2015
2008
2011
Central Africa 2013 to 2014
2013
2013
2008
West Africa 2008
2011
2015
2013
years not recorded
2013
2012
2013

Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents

not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far

No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.

Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule

When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years

Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.

Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year

Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records

Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field

Organizations named on this program's documents.
Name	Role	Years	Basis	Evidence
Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG)	implementer	2008 to 2015	Stated in a document	317 sources
World Wildlife Fund-U.S. (WWF-U.S.)	implementer	2008 to 2015	Stated in a document	56 sources

Contracts and vehicles that served this program (evaluation, M&E, research). Never counted as programs. Source: document metadata

support mechanism: supported Management support and technical analysis services (MSTAS) Stated in a document documents PB-AAC-020

A support mechanism is never counted as a program.

Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records

Basis: read from a record field

Awards this program is funded through (identifiers, not amounts).
Name	Years	Basis	Evidence
RLA-A-07-00043 (cooperative agreement, FY2007)	2008 to 2015	Stated in a document	726 sources
LAG-A-99-00048 (cooperative agreement, FY1999)	2008 to 2015	Stated in a document	692 sources

Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags

Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets

Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents

Evaluation studies and evaluation-stage documents, by title and year. Findings not extracted yet.
Title	Year	Document	Why listed
An evaluation of potential bushmeat alternatives in Equatorial Guinea	2010	PA-00K-423	evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier)
Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) : performance evaluation report	2015	PB-AAC-020	evaluation-stage document (eval final, weak classifier)

Not recorded yet: money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.

Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library

African Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) (BATS)

Evaluatorsassessed the program, never counted as implementers

Host-government counterpartsthe government body the program worked with

Name	Role	Years	Basis	Evidence
040767 Jane Goodall Institute	implementer	2011 to 2014	Stated in a document	11 sources
International Resources Group (IRG)	implementer	2008 to 2012	Stated in a document	6 sources
Alliance of Religions and Conservation	implementer	2012 to 2015	Stated in a document	6 sources
GVEP International	implementer	2012 to 2014	Stated in a document	6 sources
Chemonics International Inc.	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	5 sources
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	5 sources
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)	implementer	2008 to 2011	Stated in a document	4 sources
College of African Wildlife Management - Mweka	implementer	2008 to 2014	Stated in a document	4 sources
Bushmeat Crisis Task Force	implementer	2008 to 2010	Stated in a document	4 sources
Frankfurt Zoological Society	implementer	2011 to 2012	Stated in a document	4 sources
Northern Rangelands Trust	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	4 sources
World Bank (IBRD)	implementer	2008 to 2013	Stated in a document	3 sources
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	3 sources
U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ofc. of International Affairs	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	3 sources
CITES Secretariat	implementer	2014 to 2015	Stated in a document	3 sources
University of Natal. Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Div. (HEARD)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	3 sources
Ecoagriculture Partners	implementer	2008 to 2012	Stated in a document	3 sources
Western Indian Ocean Coastal Challenge	implementer	2012 to 2014	Stated in a document	3 sources
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	implementer	2008 to 2010	Stated in a document	2 sources
World Health Organization (WHO)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	2 sources
Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG)	implementer	2014 to 2015	Stated in a document	2 sources
Pathfinder International	implementer	2014 to 2015	Stated in a document	2 sources
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)	implementer	2008 to 2010	Stated in a document	2 sources
Global Environment Facility (GEF)	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	2 sources
IUCN-The World Conservation Union	implementer	2009	Stated in a document	2 sources
AFR/SD Biodiversity Analysis and Technical Support (BATS) Program	implementer	2011 to 2013	Stated in a document	2 sources
Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC)	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	2 sources
Estelle Levin Ltd.	implementer	2011 to 2012	Stated in a document	2 sources
Kenya Organisation for Environmental Education (KOEE)	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	2 sources
Wellspring Advisors	implementer	2015	Stated in a document	2 sources
Pragma Corp.	implementer	2015	Stated in a document	1 source
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Syracuse University	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
University of Michigan	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Tulane University. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
University of Washington. School of Public Health and Community Medicine	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
University of Nairobi. Faculty of Law	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Training Resources Group, Inc. (TRG)	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Population Reference Bureau, Inc. (PRB) International Programs	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
University of Rhode Island. Coastal Resources Center (CRC)	implementer	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
World Vision International, Kenya	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Wetlands International	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
ICLARM--the World Fish Center	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
FHI 360	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
TRAFFIC International	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
Africa Policy Advisory Panel	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Artemis Inc.	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
ARTI Energy	implementer	2015	Stated in a document	1 source
BAREFOOT EDUCATION FOR AFRIKA TRUST (BEAT)	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Biodiversity	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Central African Regional Program for the Environment	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Centre International pour la Recherche Forestière	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Climate Action Partnership	implementer	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
Convention on Biological Diversity	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Ecole defaune de Garoua	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Fondation Tri-national de la Sangha	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS)	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Grevy’s Zebra Trust	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Humanitarian Efforts and Relief (HEAR) Uganda	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
ICSEE Maasai Stoves & Solar Project	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
International Conservation Caucus Foundation	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
ISLANDS Program	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Kai Schmidt-Soltau	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Kenya Organization of Environmental Education (KOEE)	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Lekurruki Conservation Trust	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Maasai Stoves & Solar Project of the International Collaborative	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
Muslim Judicial Council / South African Faith Communities' Environment Institute	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Namibian MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Organization for Conservation of Natural Resources and the Combat of HIV/AIDS	implementer	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
Refractions Research	implementer	2015	Stated in a document	1 source
Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
SOUTHERN AFRICAN WILDLIFE COLLEGE	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Stockholm International Water Institute	implementer	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START)	implementer	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
TerrAfrica	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)	implementer	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
Water for People	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Wilderness Foundation South Africa	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source
Working Dogs for Conservation	implementer	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
WWF- Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (EARPO)	implementer	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
ZAGA Consultancy	implementer	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Zoological Society of London	implementer	2010	Stated in a document	1 source

Name	Years	Basis	Evidence
USAID. Bur. for Africa. Ofc. of Sustainable Development	2008 to 2015	Stated in a document	349 sources
Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG)	2008 to 2014	Stated in a document	41 sources
USAID. Bur. for Africa	2008 to 2012	Stated in a document	5 sources
World Resources Institute (WRI)	2012 to 2013	Stated in a document	5 sources
USAID. Bur. for Economic Growth, Agriculture and trade. Ofc of Agriculture	2008 to 2009	Stated in a document	4 sources
Alliance of Religions and Conservation	2012 to 2013	Stated in a document	4 sources
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)	2013	Stated in a document	2 sources
USAID. Bur. for Africa. Ofc. of Development Resources	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
Conservation International	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)	2014	Stated in a document	1 source
IUCN-The World Conservation Union	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
ABCG, WWF	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
USAID. Bur. for Africa. Ofc. of Sustainable Development	2008 to 2013	Stated in a document	4 sources
USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Forestry, Environment and Natural Resources	2011 to 2012	Stated in a document	2 sources
USAID. Bur. for Africa	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
USAID. Mission to Tanzania	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
USAID. Bur. for Global Health. Ofc. of Population and Reproductive Health	2013	Stated in a document	1 source
USAID. Ofc. of the Administrator. Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives	2011	Stated in a document	1 source
USAID. Mission to East Africa	2013	Stated in a document	1 source

Name	Years	Basis	Evidence
Africa Regional	2008 to 2011	Stated in a document	6 sources
Botswana	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Malawi	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Mozambique	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Rwanda	2008	Stated in a document	1 source
Tanzania	2012	Stated in a document	1 source
Uganda	2011	Stated in a document	1 source

What this program was

Where it worked0

Places30

Timelineyears: award years, end from document years

Political context

Implementers101

Support mechanisms1

Awards and funding sources35

Topic tags15

Similar programs

Evaluations and lessons2

Documents by lifecycle stage376years in documents

Evaluatorsassessed the program, never counted as implementers

Host-government counterpartsthe government body the program worked with