{"id":5082,"date":"2026-06-15T16:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/\u00e9tude-de-cas\/iki-creaf\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:46:48","slug":"iki-creaf","status":"publish","type":"wl_case_study","link":"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/case-study\/iki-creaf\/","title":{"rendered":"IKI &#8211; CREAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">CREAF is a cross-border initiative that supports migratory birds, wetland conservation, and community climate resilience in 11 countries across West and Southern Africa and Europe. With 15 implementing partners, CREAF advances nature-based solutions, monitoring, local empowerment, and regional policy alignment along the East Atlantic flyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe CREAF project is supported by the German Federal Government\u2019s International Climate Initiative (IKI).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IKI &#8211; CREAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIf you are affected by the project and wish to file a complaint in complete confidentiality, you can contact the IKI Independent Complaints Mechanism at the following address:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IKI-complaints@z-u-g.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" data-name=\"acf\/block-share\">\n\t<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"share-title\">Share this case study<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1\" data-module=\"social-share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<button\n\tclass=\"btn btn--share&#x20;js--share\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-config=\"&#x7B;&quot;type&quot;&#x3A;&quot;x&quot;,&quot;shareText&quot;&#x3A;null&#x7D;\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"X&#x20;&#x2014;&#x20;This&#x20;button&#x20;opens&#x20;a&#x20;share-on-X&#x20;dialog&#x20;in&#x20;a&#x20;new&#x20;window.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-inline icon-x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m.059 1 9.266 12.39L0 23.463h2.099l8.163-8.82 6.596 8.82H24l-9.787-13.087L22.892 1h-2.099l-7.518 8.122L7.2 1H.06Zm3.086 1.546h3.28l14.488 19.37h-3.28L3.145 2.547Z\" fill=\"#1A1A1A\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<button\n\tclass=\"btn btn--share&#x20;js--share\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-config=\"&#x7B;&quot;type&quot;&#x3A;&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;shareText&quot;&#x3A;null&#x7D;\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Facebook&#x20;&#x2014;&#x20;This&#x20;button&#x20;opens&#x20;a&#x20;share-on-Facebook&#x20;dialog&#x20;in&#x20;a&#x20;new&#x20;window.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-inline icon-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M11.875 3.75H15V0h-3.125A4.38 4.38 0 0 0 7.5 4.375V6.25H5V10h2.5v10h3.75V10h3.125L15 6.25h-3.75V4.375c0-.339.286-.625.625-.625Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"alignwide\" data-name=\"acf\/block-case-studies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">A list of case studies<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid-narrow gap-y-4 sm:gap-y-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-span-full lg:mb-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study teaser-case-study--inline\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col md:grid md:grid-cols-12 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:col-span-12 md:col-start-1 md:row-span-full lg:col-span-9 lg:col-start-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study__image-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-958x634.jpg\" class=\"attachment-case_study_inline size-case_study_inline\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-958x634.jpg 958w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"md:col-span-8 lg:col-span-7 md:col-start-3 lg:col-start-6 md:row-span-full\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4 lg:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"teaser-case-study__title\">To Plant or Not To Plant &#8211; Phase II<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project \u201cTo Plant or Not To Plant \u2013 Phase 2\u201d is an ecological restoration and mangrove conservation initiative led by Wetlands International in partnership with several national and international institutions. It will be implemented over a five-year period, from 2026 to 2030, in the Cantanhez and Cacheu landscapes of Guinea-Bissau, with funding of \u20ac2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;westafrica.wetlands.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;case-study&#x2F;to-plant-or-not-to-plant-phase-ii-2&#x2F;\"\n\t\tclass=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Read&#x20;case&#x20;study&#x3A;&#x20;To&#x20;Plant&#x20;or&#x20;Not&#x20;To&#x20;Plant&#x20;&amp;&#x23;8211&#x3B;&#x20;Phase&#x20;II\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tRead case study\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t<span class=\"icon-inline icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M20.03 7.72a.75.75 0 1 0-1.06 1.06l2.47 2.47H.75a.75.75 0 0 0 0 1.5h20.69l-2.47 2.47a.75.75 0 1 0 1.06 1.06l3.75-3.75a.747.747 0 0 0 0-1.06l-3.75-3.75Z\" fill=\"#1A1A1A\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-span-full lg:col-start-2 lg:col-span-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study\">\n\t<div class=\"grid items-center grid-cols-4 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-10 sm:gap-8 sm:items-start\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-span-2 sm:col-span-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study__image-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-412x412.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hidden sm:block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-412x412.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square size-square\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-412x412.jpg 412w, https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/IMGL4500-scaled-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-span-2 sm:col-span-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col h-full gap-4 lg:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"teaser-case-study__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo Plant or Not To Plant &#8211; Phase II\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-case-study__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cTo Plant or Not To Plant &#8211; Phase 2\u201d project is an ecological restoration and mangrove conservation initiative led by Wetlands International in partnership with several national and international institutions. It will be implemented over a five-year period, from 2026 to 2030, in the Cantanhez and Cacheu regions of Guinea-Bissau, with \u20ac2 million in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westafrica.wetlands.org\/en\/case-study\/to-plant-or-not-to-plant-phase-ii\/\" class=\"teaser-case-study__link\" aria-label=\"Read case study: To Plant or Not To Plant &#8211; Phase II\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn btn--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead case study\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-inline icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M20.03 7.72a.75.75 0 1 0-1.06 1.06l2.47 2.47H.75a.75.75 0 0 0 0 1.5h20.69l-2.47 2.47a.75.75 0 1 0 1.06 1.06l3.75-3.75a.747.747 0 0 0 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