; (B) evidence of sensitivity to local historic and cultural resources and compliance with applicable laws; (C) evidence of free, prior, and informed consent by indigenous peoples and local communities in the areas the project will be conducted, if the Secretary, based on the nature of the project, determines that such consent is required for the success of the project; (D) information regarding the source and amount of matching funding available for the project; and (E) any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (c) Evaluation and Approval (1) Goals The Secretary may approve a proposal under this section if the project will— (A) help recover and sustain viable populations in the wild of a critically endangered species with a range that is, in whole or in part, outside of the United States; (B) enhance compliance with provisions of the Convention and laws of the United States or a foreign country related to the conservation of a critically endangered species; or (C) develop sound scientific information on that species’ habitat, population numbers and trends, reproduction, mortality, and other threats to survival. (2) Methods The Secretary may approve a proposal under this section if the proposal would achieve one of the goals set forth in paragraph (1) through— (A) protection, restoration, and management of habitat; (B) in situ research and monitoring of populations, habitats, annual reproduction, and species population trends; (C) development, implementation, and improvement of national and regional management plans for a critically endangered species and the habitat of such species; (D) enforcement and implementation of the Convention or the law of a foreign country to— (i) protect and manage a critically endangered species or the habitat of such species; (ii) prevent illegal or unsustainable removal of a critically endangered species from the wild, including as marine bycatch; or (iii) prevent illegal trade of a critically endangered species