CEPF is a joint initiative of the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement – AFD), Conservation International, the European Union, Fondation Franklinia, Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Government of Canada, the Government of Japan, the Hempel Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and the World Bank. One of CEPF’s principal objectives is to ensure the active involvement of civil society in biodiversity conservation.