GWP Tool Talks is a practical webinar series that helps Global Wildlife Program (GWP) project teams, World Bank staff, government clients, and partners put proven tools to work in real projects. Across the World Bank and partner institutions, many strong frameworks, guides, and toolkits already exist to support wildlife, biodiversity, and landscape work. However, these resources are not always easy to find, understand, or use in daily project work. Under its latest GEF-8 phase, the GWP knowledge platform aims to share existing knowledge and support the use and institutionalization of ready-to-use tools.

Tool Talks addresses this need by featuring one technical tool per session. Each session will offer a practical, tutorial-style walkthrough led by an experienced practitioner or tool developer. The focus will be on what the tool is, when and why to use it, and how it can be applied in operational settings. Sessions will be concise, practical, and grounded in real project experience.

Unlike other GWP knowledge events, which often bring together multiple speakers to share experiences, discuss emerging issues, or support strategic dialogue, Tool Talks will provide a focused deep dive on a single tool. Each session will be recorded and shared as an on-demand resource, helping build a library of practical tool walkthroughs on the GWP website.

Hosted by the GWP coordination team, each Tool Talk will be a one-hour event open to the wider World Bank and partner community. Participants should leave with a clear understanding of the tool, greater confidence in how to use it, and practical resources they can apply in their own projects.

Expected Outcomes

• Improved awareness and understanding of existing tools among GWP and World Bank staff, supporting replication of what works and avoiding duplication of effort.
• Increased confidence and consistency in tool application across projects
• Stronger peer-to-peer learning and institutional knowledge sharing
• A growing repository of recorded sessions and materials accessible through GWP knowledge platforms

Target Audience

• Government clients
• GWP project teams 
• World Bank task teams 
• Relevant partners and practitioners, as appropriate

Illustrative Tools

Tools will be selected based on i) relevance to wildlife conservation projects across regions, ii) filling a gap/area where tools are needed, iii) practical examples of its use/piloting, with lessons supporting adaptation and replication in other countries, iv) equal representation of tools from different types of partners (including UN, NGO, etc), v) non-commercial only. 

Examples of tools to be featured include:

• Conflict to Coexistence (C2C) approach, WWF
• Guidelines on Human–Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence, IUCN
• Human-Elephant Coexistence Toolkit, Save the Elephants
• Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) governance assessment tool, Progreen
• Biodiversity Monitoring Guide, WWF
• CMP Toolkit, World Bank Group