Brief project description: The project is designed to address key threats for wildlife in Angola including poaching and illegal wildlife trade, human-wildlife conflicts, and degradation of habitat. The project Objective is to prevent the extinction of terrestrial species by combating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) and reducing human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in Angola. The Objective will be achieved through integrated implementation of four project strategies (Components): Component 1. Strengthening the policy, legal and institutional framework and national capacity to manage wildlife, including HWC, and address wildlife crime; Component 2. Strengthening capacity of selected PAs and law enforcement agencies in the target areas to control poaching, IWT, HWC, and habitat degradation; Component 3. Engaging local communities in sustainable wildlife, forest and PA management; and Component 4. Knowledge Management, M&E and Gender Mainstreaming. The project's priority investments will be made in the two selected project areas – Maiombe National Park and Luando Strict Nature Reserve, which are important habitats for such endangered species as forest elephant, western lowland gorilla, central chimpanzee, and black giant sable antelope. While this project is not a part of the GEF Programmatic Approach to Prevent the Extinction of Known Threatened Species (GWP) it was designed to contribute to the GWP as much as possible and will coordinate its activities with the Program (GWP 9071).