Universalia was responsible for evaluating some IUCN Regional and National Offices in West Africa. It also had to elaborate a capacity-building plan for the offices. The evaluation aimed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the regional office and of its six national offices, this in the context of a programmatic and organizational review of the IUCN. Universalia made some recommendations with regard to the development of an action plan to improve the performance of IUCN offices in West Africa.