Main Streams of Life (MSL) - Wetland PA

Programme

Midori Paxton

Regional Technical AdviserEcosystems and Biodiversity

Energy and Environment Group

Outline 1. Overview of the Main Streams of Life (MSL)

Programme2. Project Preparation Grant (PPG) Phase 3. Technical Requirements for the Formulation

of Final Project Documents

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY -GEF-

Global financing mechanisms for multilateralenvironmental agreements – e.g. CBD, UNFCCC

GEF-5 Replenishment – US$ 4.248 b.

STAR Allocation for ChinaTotal: $ 211.69 million

- US$ 149.6 million for CC- US$ 52.67 million for BD- US$ 9.42 million for LD

China’s PA Network and Wetlands

> 2,500 NRs

553 “wetland NRs” 92 national

37 Ramsar sites

Majority of NRs administered by the SFA

Other NR agencies – MEP, MLR, MOA and SOA - >10

National, provincial, municipal & county NRs

Regulation on Nature Reserve Management (1994)

Main Streams of Life (MSL) Wetland PA System Strengthening Programme

under the CBPF Objective: Catalysing the Sustainability of National Protected Area System for Conservation of Globally Significant Wetland Biodiversity

1+6 US$ 26 million

Lessons: • Site level intervention not

sustainable;• Higher level issues; • Issues beyond the NRs;• GEF – system focus.

Guiding Principles and Features

Ensuring linkages and concerted impacts Three-tier Approach - Provincial level projects to

ensure capacity development on the ground / demonstration

Cost effectiveness : - System Focus - Catalysing sustainability

of PA system as a whole

Cross-fertilisation between projects

Programme Component 1Enhancing management effectiveness of wetland PA sub-system

• PA wetlands regulations and mgt framework strengthened – national wetland conservation regulation, provincial regulations on PAs/wetland mgt, standards and mgt guidelines for different types of wetland, compliance monitoring mechanisms and penalities

• New wetlands added to the PA system – system review, resilience/connectivity enhancement, operationalisation

• Protection status of the wetland PAs strengthened• Planning and monitoring of wetlands PAs and Ramsar Sites

strengthened• Transforming mgt practices in 6 different provinces – park mgt

planning and boundary demarcation, BD/ES monitoring system, co-mgt, staff training, law enforcement etc.

Programme Component 2Mainstreaming Wetland PAs in devp and sectoral planning

• National PA system management mainstreamed within national and provincial development planning framework and budget allocation

• Safeguards from sector practices in and near wetland PAs in the long term reducing pressures on biodiversity from agricultural; industrial and mining-related pollution; IAS threat; habitat change including water related disturbances from dams

• Increased national and provincial governmental budget allocations: an increase of >50% over baseline amount of $300 million/per year.

• Reduction of funding gap for model PA due to improved planning and budget allocation efficiencies; increased revenues; diversified funding sources and reduced cost from threat reduction at source etc.

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Programme Component 3 Knowledge Mgt and Lessons Sharing

• Strengthened data sharing system: open access knowledge management platform, being routinely updated by wetland sites and used by planners and in EIA procedures, uptake of knowledge and replication of management practices from the provincial projects to similar types of wetland county wide (replication targets to be set during PPG)

• Improved understanding among decision makers and the public on value of wetlands and PA system: KAP survey

Project Development

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Where we are CBPF-MSL Programme Framework Document and national level

project approved and included in the GEF November WP Altai PA network project (Xinjiang) PIF approved and included in

the February inter-sessional WP

Hainan, Daxing’anling, Honghu, Shenjinghu and Poyang Lake Project (FAO) PIFs approved and included in the June 2012 work programme.

All the PPGs submitted. 6 approved. US$ 577,615 US$ 127,125 (FAO) US$ 704,740

Consultants recruited

PPG Process and Timeline:

18

Draft ProDoc

Aug. – Sept.

Gov. &UNDP review

Project Submission to GEF SEC –

Oct./Dec./Jan.

Final Draft ProDoc & CEO Doc, BD-1 TT

Sept-Dec.

CEO endorsed documentsDec/Jan/Feb, 2013

Signed Project document

Feb/Mar 2013

UNDP Technical Clearance Gov. Clearance

10-day business standard

Project Re-submission to GEF SEC

Nov/Dec

GEF SEC Review

Project Initiation by May 2013

Info/data gathering,

consultation, assessmentsMay – Aug.

Translation!

PPG Activities 1. Systemic/ Institutional

Capacity 9. Feasibility

analysis and budget

2. Analysis of National dev. & sector planning

process

6. PA Info. & Data Mgt System

3. Wetland PA sub-system

Profiling

4. Economics component

design 7. Knowledge,

Attitude and Practice Survey, community

participation/gender assessment

8. Financing needs, METT and PA site

profiling

5. Wetland BD Health

Index

CEO Doc

BD-1TT

ProDoc

PPG Inputs

CEO Endorsement Request and Project Document• Funding committed at PIF approval• Elaboration of PIF and plan for implementation • Requires detailed baseline information and in-depth analysis

of policy, institutional and geographical context• Logframe – indicators, baseline values, targets, results

measurement methods must be established• Define Business as-usual-scenario and incremental benefits• Define project strategy, inputs

and outputs

Need to be implementation ready!

SECTION I: Elaboration of Narratives

Part I: Situation analysis – context & global significance , threats, long-term solution, stakeholder analysis, baseline analysis

PART II: Strategy – project rationale and policy conformity, Goal, objective, outcomes and outputs, outcome indicators, risks and assumptions, country ownership, sustainability, reliability

PART III: Mgt Arrangement

PART IV: M&E Plan

SECTION II: Strategic Results Framework

Incremental Cost Analysis

SECTION III: Total Budget and Workplan

SECTION IV: Additional Information - Co-financing letters, PA profile, community profile, ToRs

UNDP Project Document

CEO Endorsement Request • Most of ProDoc elements;

PLUS• Project Framework and

financial summary tables• Explanation re. alignment

with original PIF• Response to GEF SEC, STAP

and Council comments• PPG implementation report

Annexes & GEF BD-1 Tracking Tools

• METT• Financial Sustainability

Scorecard • Capacity Development

Scorecard

Data Sheet 1: Reporting Progress at Protected Area SitesPlease indicate your answer

here Notes

Data Sheet 1: Reporting Progress at Protected Area SitesPlease indicate your answer

here Notes

Name, affiliation and contact details for person responsible for completing the METT (email etc.)

Zhang Dehai(Dupty director of the PA)

Date assessment carried out Oct . 15, 2010 Month DD, YYYY (e.g., May 12, 2010)

Name of protected area Qinghai Sanjiangyuan

National Nature Reserve WDPA site code (these codes can be found on www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/)

Designations(please choose 1-3) 1 1: National2: IUCN Category3: International (please complete lines 35-69 as necessary )

Country China Location of protected area (province and if possible map reference) Qinghai Province

Date of establishment

2,003

Ownership details (please choose 1-4) 1 1: State2: Private3: Community4: Other

Management Authority Qinghai Sanjingyuan NR

Management Bureau Size of protected area (ha) 152300 Km2 Number of Permanent staff 13 Number of Temporary staff

Annual budget (US$) for recurrent (operational) funds – excluding staff salary costs 80,000US$ Annual budget (US$) for project or other supplementary funds – excluding staff salary

costs 700,000US$

What are the main values for which the area is designated Wetland protection and biodiversity conservation

List the two primary protected area management objectives in below: Management objective 1 Wetland protection Management objective 2 Biodiversity protection

No. of people involved in completing assessment 5

Including: (please choose 1-8) 2

1: PA manager 2: PA staff3: Other PA agency staff 4: Donors 5: NGOs 6: External experts 7: Local community 8: Other

Information on International Designations

Please indicate your answer here

UNESCO World Heritage site (see: whc.unesco.org/en/list) Date ListedSite nameSite area

Geographical co-ordinates

Criteria for designation (i.e. criteria i to x)

Tracking Tool for Biodiversity Projects in GEF-3, GEF-4, and GEF-5

SECTION II: Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool for Protected Areas

Note: Please complete the management effectiveness tracking tool for EACH protected area that is the target of the GEF intervention.Structure and content of the Tracking Tool - Objective 1. Section II:The Tracking Tool has two main sections: datasheets and assessment form. Both sections should be completed.1. Datasheets: the data sheet comprises of two separate sections: Data sheet 1: records details of the assessment and some basic information about the site, such as name, size and location etc. Data sheet 2: provides a generic list of threats which protected areas can face. On this data sheet the assessors are asked to identify threats and rank their impact on the protected area.2. Assessment Form: the assessment is structured around 30 questions presented in table format which includes three columns for recording details of the assessment, all of which should be completed.

Objective 1: Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Area Systems

Important: Please read the Guidelines posted on the GEF website before entering your data

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Things to bear in mind….. • Strong team leader and tight teamwork• Knowing what information/data/analysis are required in each

section from the beginning• Project design is in PIF – add flesh to the skeleton• Define clear baseline and targets• Full consultation – winning of political buy-in and

identification of project champions • Implementable plan with sufficient guidance – e.g. build on

baseline activities, detailed local information, full ToR, results measurement methods etc.

Thank You!

谢谢© Marc Foggin