The Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment (E3)

Offices Involved

  • Forestry and Biodiversity
  • Global Climate Change
  • Water
  • Energy and Infrastructure
 

Project Partners

 
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The Sharing Environment and Energy Knowledge (SEEK) project supports USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) in building effective processes and strategies for training, communication, knowledge management and organizational development and facilitation. SEEK works directly with four E3 offices: Energy and Infrastructure (E&I), Forestry and Biodiversity (FAB), Global Climate Change (GCC) and Water.

The SEEK Approach

SEEK advances the work that the Environmental Communication, Learning and Outreach (ECO) initiative began. Informed by the experience and lessons of ECO, SEEK takes a four-part strategic approach that emphasizes integration and evidence-based best practices:

Build technical capacity and technical leadership: Enhance USAID staff and the broader development community’s knowledge, skills and abilities to apply learning to relevant programming
How: Online courses, webinars and regional and "flash" trainings, such as the “So you want to build something” construction course and Biodiversity 101/201

Enhance communication and outreach: Provide key audiences, such as USAID staff and leadership, Congress, host country organizations and other stakeholders, with the information needed to act with greater understanding of the offices’ policies, programming and impact
How: Writing and disseminating stories and communications products, social media, audience analysis

Foster knowledge management for learning: Develop and facilitate effective knowledge generation, storage, sharing and application
How: Website management, including the Biodiversity Conservation Gateway and Climatelinks, establishing communities of practice

Strengthen organizational capacity and navigate change: Support USAID’s organizational capacity for greater efficiency, learning and adaptive management
How: Developing and facilitating workshops and staff retreats, including skills building, leadership development and follow-up reporting

Sharing Environment and Energy Knowledge (SEEK)

Announcing the new Climatelinks design and features!

Mar 04, 2021 · story

Climatelinks has a new design and updated content – just in time for the United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord.

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Introducing BiodiversityLinks: A New Knowledge Portal for Biodiversity Conservation

Feb 08, 2021 · story

BiodiversityLinks, USAID’s newly refreshed and relaunched knowledge portal for biodiversity conservation, features key USAID tools and resources as well as new evidence and learning.

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Private Sector Engagement to Conserve Forests

Jan 20, 2021 · File

USAID considers private sector engagement (PSE)—a strategic approach to planning and programming through which USAID works closely with the private sector—fundamental to ending the need for foreign assistance.

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USAID Work in Forest Conservation: With Programmatic Examples

Jan 20, 2021 · File

USAID works with countries to protect, manage, and restore their forests.

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USAID Work in Reforestation: With Programmatic Examples

Jan 20, 2021 · File

USAID works with countries to protect, manage, and restore their forests.

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USAID Contribution to Trillion Trees

Jan 20, 2021 · File

Sound management of forests and other natural resources is integral to a country’s development, resilience, and self-reliance.

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Peace, Security, and Conservation on Central Africa’s Radios

Nov 13, 2019 · story

In honor of International Day of Peace in September, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recognizes the efforts of those striving for peace, security, and environmental protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.

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Hope for Tigers in Bangladesh

Aug 28, 2019 · story

In Bangladesh’s Sundarbans—the world’s largest mangrove forest—every tiger counts.

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A Year of Zero Poaching in Mozambique

Jun 25, 2019 · story

After losing nearly 60 percent of its elephant population from 2011 to 2014, Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve now has a victory to celebrate: one year with no recorded elephant poachings.

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Development is in Our Nature: A Day with the Center for International Forestry Research

May 17, 2019 · story

In March 2019, USAID welcomed partners from the Center for International Forestry Research to share new findings and in-progress studies on forestry and development.

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Camera Traps and Google Earth: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Conservation

May 15, 2019 · story

Through time-tested approaches and ICT innovations, USAID helps partner countries develop and use the resources needed to sustainably manage their natural resources.

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Combating Wildlife Trafficking Overview

Jan 02, 2019 · File

Illicit wildlife is one of the largest black markets in the world, worth tens of billions of dollars.

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