Restoring Degraded Forest Landscapes and Promoting Community-based, Sustainable and Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Rora Habab Plateau, Nakfa Sub-zoba, Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea

GEF-6 REQUEST FOR PROJECT ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL  
Project Type: FULL-SIZED PROJECT
Type of Trust Fund:GEFTF
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part i: project information	
Project Title: Restoring degraded forest landscapes and promoting community-based, sustainable and integrated natural resource management in the Rora Habab Plateau, Nakfa sub-zoba, Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea
Country(ies):	Eritrea	GEF Project ID:	9266
GEF Agency(ies):	UNDP	GEF Agency Project ID:	5519
Other Executing Partner(s):	Implementing Partner: Ministry of Land, Water and Environment
Responsible Parties: Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Local Government – Department of Agriculture and Land
Northern Red Sea Zoba	Submission Date:	25 April 2018
GEF Focal Area (s):	BD, LD, CC, SFM	Project Duration (Months)	84
Integrated Approach Pilot	IAP-Cities   FORMCHECKBOX    IAP-Commodities   FORMCHECKBOX    IAP-Food Security   FORMCHECKBOX  	Corporate Program: SGP   FORMCHECKBOX    
Name of Parent Program	N/A	Agency Fee ($)	784,757
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Focal Area Objectives/Programs	Focal Area Outcomes	Trust Fund	(in $)

	GEF Project Financing	Co-financing
BD 4 Program 9 – Managing the Human-Biodiversity Interface	Outcome 9.1 Increased area of production landscapes and seascapes that integrate Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into management.	GEFTF	1,508,624	 6,300,000 
CCM 2 Program 4 – Promote conservation and enhancement of carbon stocks in forest and other land use, and support climate smart agriculture	Outcome A - Accelerated adoption of innovative technologies and management practices for GHG emission reduction and carbon sequestration	GEFTF	2,210,761	 3,825,000 
LD 3 Program 4  – Scaling up sustainable land management through the Landscape Approach	Outcome 3.1: Support mechanisms for SLM in wider landscapes established
Outcome 3.2: Integrated landscape management practices adopted by local communities based on gender sensitive
Needs	GEFTF	2,881,101	 6,875,000 
SFM 3– Restored Forest Ecosystems: Reverse the loss of ecosystem services within degraded forest landscapes	Outcome 5: Integrated landscape  restoration plans to maintain forest ecosystem services are implemented at
appropriate scales by government, private sector and local community actors, both women and men.	GEFTF	1,660,121	 6,500,000 
Total project costs
8,260,607	23,500,000
Project description summary 
Project Objective: Promote landscape restoration and mainstream sustainable land management, forestry and biodiversity conservation into land-use planning and agricultural production practices in the Rora Habab Plateau in Eritrea
Project Components/
Programs	Financing Type	Project Outcomes	Project Outputs	Trust Fund	(in $)


	GEF Project Financing	Confirmed Co-financing
Component 1:Institutional capacity and enabling framework for integrated landscape management in over 80,000 ha in the Nakfa sub-Zoba
 
 	  FORMDROPDOWN  	Outcome 1.1: Support for the review of national level policy and legislative frameworks for integrated landscape restoration
	Output 1.1.1: Technical review and updates of existing legal instruments conducted to promote/incorporate sustainable use and conservation of forest and wildlife species into landscape restoration planning and implementation
Output 1.1.2: Integrated landscape restoration plans developed (including for watershed rehabilitation, reforestation and rangeland management) for each of the 5 administrative kebabis in the Nakfa sub-Zoba
Output 1.1.3: Technical support provided for the establishment and strengthening of community-level institutions for natural resource management (e.g. Water User Associations, Farmers’ Association and Village Committees) to champion improved land and water management	  FORMDROPDOWN  	500,000	1,100,500 
 

	  FORMDROPDOWN  	Outcome 1.2: Integrated decision-support tools to support multi-stakeholder participation in landscape and ecosystem restoration planning, implementation and monitoring.
	Output 1.2.1: Biodiversity mapping (flora and fauna surveys) conducted to determine status of key species (in particular African Olive, Juniper and Nubian Ibex) in the Nakfa sub-Zoba 
Output 1.2.2: Revision of existing community by-laws to integrate biodiversity species protection/conservation into the use and management of landscapes (e.g. through land-use planning).
Output 1.2.3: An integrated system developed to monitor the impacts and benefits of restoration on landscapes, ecosystems and biodiversity.
Output 1.2.4: Technical support and training provided for the development and implementation of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon sequestration arising from forest restoration activities	GEFTF	880,500 
 	3,110,000