Raise the profile of the consequences of environmental crime in Gabon | LIBREVILLE PE01 2024

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The U.S. Mission to Gabon is offering a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: LIBREVILLE PE01 2024) focused on raising the profile of environmental crime in Gabon, especially illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and illegal logging, with poaching also noted as part of the broader problem. The opportunity is framed around the idea that Gabon has exceptionally rich marine and forest resources, but those ecosystems are being undermined by unlawful exploitation that carries major environmental damage and significant financial losses. The notice cites estimates that illegal logging costs Gabon around 1 billion per year (Environmental Investigation Agency, 2019) and that IUU fishing contributes to roughly 610 million in losses per year (WildAid), underscoring both the scale of the threat and the urgency of an organized response.

At its core, the grant aims to fund an awareness and engagement campaign designed to inform the public and push practical action against these activities, with Libreville highlighted as a key community while still targeting Gabon more broadly. The campaign is expected to do more than general messaging: it should strengthen public understanding of the environmental, economic, and social consequences of illegal fishing and logging, and translate that understanding into behavior change. That includes encouraging people to adopt more sustainable practices, motivating citizens to report illegal activity, and increasing support for conservation efforts and responsible resource management.

A major emphasis is community engagement that builds a sense of local ownership and responsibility. The grant description points to active participation through events, workshops, and seminars as ways to involve people directly and make conservation feel relevant to daily life and livelihoods. In addition, the opportunity explicitly supports advocacy and policy-oriented outcomes, meaning the campaign should help generate public backing for stronger regulations and improved enforcement against illegal fishing and logging, and encourage policy changes that better protect Gabonese marine resources and forests.

The opportunity also stresses partnerships and collaboration as a practical requirement for impact. Applicants are expected to work with local organizations, relevant government bodies, the press, and influencers to create a coordinated front that amplifies messaging and improves the chances of durable results. The intended outcome is not a short-lived media push, but long-term awareness and a lasting shift in behavior and norms, laying a foundation for sustained conservation-minded practices across individuals and communities.

In terms of basic award information, this is a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) under activity categories that include education, environment, law/justice/legal services, and natural resources, with CFDA number 19.989. The award ceiling is 493,250, and the agency anticipates making one award. The opportunity was created on 2024-05-31, with an original closing date of 2024-08-01. Eligible applicants are broad and include not-for-profit organizations (such as think tanks and civil society/NGOs), public and private educational institutions, for-profit organizations, and public international organizations and governmental institutions.

• The U.S. Mission to Gabon in the education, environment, law, justice and legal services, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Raise the profile of the consequences of environmental crime in Gabon" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.989.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $493,250.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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