Dear Donor Council Members,   Below please find the document links pertaining to the 39th CEPF Donor Council Meeting to be held virtually on Wednesday, 15 December. Instructions on how to join the meeting and the presentations related to the agenda topics will be sent a few days prior to the meeting.   I look forward to our forthcoming discussion! Best regards,

Olivier Langrand Executive Director

Documents and Executive Director's Report for the December 2021 Donor Council Meeting

39th Meeting of the Donor Council Wednesday, 15 December 2021 8:00 – 11:00 A.M. (EST)

Links to Meeting Documents - 1. Preliminary List of Attendees 2. Agenda 3. Executive Director's Report 3a: Action Points Review 3b: Partnership Highlights 3c: Financial Narrative 3d: Financial Report 3e: FY22 Q1 Approved Grants 3f: FY21 Q4 Approved Grants 4. Conservation Achievements of the Investment in the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot 5. Granting in Myanmar in the Current Political Context 6. How can CEPF take advantage of the CBD COP15 and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework? 7. Could CEPF invest in CSOs of non-OECD-DAC countries if funding becomes available?   8. Next Steps for the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)

Mediterranean Basin Small Grant Manager for the Balkans Marijana Demajo; grantees Aleksandër Trajçe, Ledi Selgjekaj and Bledi Hoxha from Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania; and Regional Implementation Team Leader for the Balkans Vedran Lucic at Munella Mountain Key Biodiversity Area, Albania. © O. Langrand

Executive Director's Report

AT A GLANCE

Hotspot Heroes Virtual Celebration

On 21 October, CEPF celebrated 10 grantees as “Hotspot Heroes” via a virtual event featuring interviews with each of the grantees, videos paying tribute to their achievements, and comments from GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez and CEPF Executive Director Olivier Langrand. CEPF especially wants to thank Carlos Manuel and Kelvin Alie, Conservation International’s senior vice president for field partnerships, who hosted the event, as well as all our Hotspot Heroes for giving so much of themselves to biodiversity conservation. The event really epitomized what can be achieved through the partnership of our amazing grantees and our dedicated donors.   Miss the 21 October livestream? You can watch the recording of the event here. Short on time? This short video introduction to the program provides a great overview.

HOTSPOT HIGHLIGHTS

A view of mangroves within Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic. © O. Langrand

Updates include: Montenegro's second marine protected area declared. Green Climate Fund project kicks off in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot. Caribbean Islands second investment officially underway. Youth groups in Cambodia make strides in protecting local Indigenous culture as well as the world's largest freshwater fishery. Groups work together to save a Solomon Islands' Key Biodiversity Area from logging. Efforts toward next investment in Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot advance. Private reserves help protect the Cerrado Biodiversity Hotspot's resources. Tree nurseries and local awareness-raising help protect threatened fruit trees in Tajikistan. New report helps fill in biodiversity knowledge gaps in the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot.

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