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The project successfully established foundational content for national planning and fostered inclusive dialogue across six countries, though it faced challenges with ambitious targets relative to its budget and timeline. While most output targets were met, the evaluation noted weaknesses in the integration of knowledge products and inconsistencies in the global monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. Gender mainstreaming was a strong design priority, with significant achievements in Nepal and Namibia, although qualitative impact measurements were lacking. Sustainability is rated as moderately likely, contingent on securing long-term financial support and maintaining political will for the implementation of the resulting national plans and the recognition of Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs).

The report details various wildlife conservation initiatives, including the restoration of plains bison in the Northern Great Plains of North America and the monitoring of elephant populations in southern Africa's KAZA region. It highlights population increases for tigers in India and Bhutan, as well as the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) and air-sampling technology to monitor rare species and combat illegal wildlife trafficking.

The project aims to address a persistent annual operational funding deficit of USD $5.7 million within Namibia's Protected Area Network (PAN), which covers 17% of the national territory. The strategy employs a three-component approach: creating enabling conditions through economic valuation and institutional reform, mobilizing financial resources via the Game Product Trust Fund (GPTF) and innovative mechanisms, and implementing a knowledge management system. Key goals include capitalizing the GPTF as a functional endowment fund, developing a Biodiversity Offset Policy Framework, and piloting sustainable finance solutions such as biodiversity credits and wildlife bonds. The project targets the safeguarding of 13.9 million hectares of ecosystems and expects to mitigate approximately 10 million metric tons of CO2e directly over five years through improved fire and forest management.

WWF South Africa aims to transition from a conservation model that separated people from protected areas to one where local communities are primary custodians of 'Mega Living Landscapes' (MLLs) and Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs). The strategy focuses on four priority geographic areas: Zululand/Mpumalanga, Arid Zone/Northern Cape, and the Cape Floristic Region. To achieve this, WWF proposes four pathways: scaling up biodiversity stewardship and protection (including OECMs), enhancing community livelihoods through consolidated value offerings, driving an economic transition, and mobilising new scales of public and private finance.