Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park

The CPAF will be granting BKNP €275,000 for its pilot project over three years. The first year’s funds will go mostly to a major refurbishment of the administration and visitors’ center. The small portion of the 2010 funds not spent on the administration building renovation will be divided between a very small supplement to salaries and the provision of a cell phone service that will enable rangers to communicate in remote areas of the PA. For 2011 and 2012, funds will be divided between salaries and vehicle purchases. For more information on the BKNP Pilot Project click here, or to see the grant agreement as it was signed, click here.  

Khosrov Forest State Reserve 

In Armenia, the CPAF will be financing a €280,000 project in Khosrov State Reserve. This money will be distributed evenly over three years and will help supplement salaries, especially of protection staff. The grant will also go toward equipment purchases for the reserve, (including computers, cameras, binoculars and saddles for horses), tourism programs and various monitoring and awareness raising activities. Finally, in 2011, Khosrov plans to use a portion of the CPAF funding to build a ranger shelter. For more information on the Khosrov Pilot Project click here, or to see the grant agreement as it was signed, click here.