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other donors to support the Multi-Donor Secretariat for NEAPs. In addition, USAID is 

 actively supporting environmental planning in several other countries, including Mali, 

 Senegal, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Ghana. The NEAPs, especially in 

 Rwanda, Madagascar, and Uganda have been instrumental in organizing and focusing 

 major donor support in the environmental and natural resources sectors. USAID 

 Missions have provided advice and knowledge to the international teams preparing the 

 NEAPs. Conversely, NEAPs have helped USAID link its country efforts more closely with 

 those of other donors. 



In all instances, USAID's support of the national environmental planning process 

 has emphasized local control and empowerment of the people. We have been trying to 

 ensure that these plans reflect the concerns and interests of resource users, including the 

 rural poor. To help ensure broad participation at the local level, USAID also has 

 supported international and local private voluntary and non-governmental organizations 

 (PVOs and NGOs), such as the World Wildlife Fund, African Wildlife Foundation, 

 Conservation International, CARE, AFRICARE and the Wildlife Conservation Society. 

 These organizations play a key partnership role in the planning and implementation of 

 LSAID-funded natural resource management (NRM) programs in Africa. 



NGOs have actively participated in strategy analyses and program planning 

 related to sustainable agriculture and the conservation and preservation of biodiversity 



