(1) Establishing a regional coordination - “Protected area pledge: Africa far west” (2) Establishment of a regional protected areas’ network and associated biological corridors (3) Identification of value of goods and services from protected areas along with the main beneficiaries (4) Implementation of capacity building and outreach activities for protected area staff, communities and policy-makers (5) Integration of climate change into protected areas planning and management (6) Development of sustainable finance mechanisms for protected areas (7) Promotion of legislation and policy related to protected areas (8) Development of tools for addressing threats to protected areas