{"id":10978,"date":"2022-02-27T06:04:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T06:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=10978"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:24:57","slug":"cafe-2022-congress-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=10978","title":{"rendered":"CAF\u00c9 2022 Congress Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund (FTNS) under the auspices of the African Consortium of Funds for the Environment (CAFE) organized the 12th CAF\u00c9 General Assembly from September 12 to 16, 2022. This event, which was held in Cameroon\u2019s economic capital, Douala under the theme \u201cBlended finance, strategies and contributions for protected areas in Africa\u201d, mobilized 19 trust funds from across Africa, and partner organizations around the world. The first two days were devoted to a Capacity Building workshop for CAFE members and partners present on how to harness blended finance in the conservation of protect- ed areas.<\/strong> This presentation was done by two experts from FINAFRIQUE. Worthy of note, was the presence of the Pan-African Commercial Bank, ECOBANK which gave a presentation on the bank and its activities and investment opportunities in public securities markets in Central Africa (CEMAC) and West Africa (ECOWAS)t. The third day of the workshop was the official opening ceremony of the 12th CAF\u00c9 General Assembly. It was chaired by the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife representing the Minister. During this 3rd day, partners such as REDLAC and KfW gave presentations on their activities and collaboration with CAFE. Coordinators of the Bridge project also presented the initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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