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can toster more sustainable management of forests, oceans and other important 

 resources. 



3. Building Conservation Infrastructure: Building strong and effective 



institutions and policies that can sustain conservation efforts for the long-term 

 and developing creative financial mechanisms to assure a funding base for 

 those institutions. As opportunities for debt swaps recede, WWF will continue 

 to work to de\e!op new mechanisms that can provide permanent, self- 

 generating, in-country funding sources for conservation ~ such as levies, 

 credit facilities, and micro-enterprises. We will continue to work with the U.S. 

 Congress. 



Building conservation infrastructure, or capacity building, is the core of 

 WVVF's philosophy. The highest priority for WWF's Africa and Madagascar 

 Program over the next five years is to build the capacities of government 

 minii-tries/departments and NGOs to meet the increasing need, and in some 

 cases increasing opportunity for conservation. We will work to support 

 trai-.hg to develop natural resource management expertise. We will also invest 

 in environmental education to foster public awareness and reforms to increase 

 public participation in conservation efforts. Education is an important 

 component of many ICDPs. 



