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
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A project in Eritrea promotes landscape restoration and integrates sustainable land management, forestry, and biodiversity conservation into land-use planning and agricultural practices in the Rora Habab Plateau.
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GEF-6 REQUEST FOR PROJECT ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL Project Type: FULL-SIZED PROJECT Type of Trust Fund:GEFTF For more information about GEF, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.thegef.org/gef/home" TheGEF.org 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 HYPERLINK "https://www.thegef.org/gef/sites/thegef.org/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/Content.Outlook/5RRT28VG/refer to the excerpts on GEF 6 Results Frameworks for GETF, LDCF and SCCF." Focal Area Strategy Framework and Other Program Strategies 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
Tags: Forests, Desertification, Agriculture, Investment, Finance, Development, Reforestation, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Redd+ And Lulucf, Carbon Sink, Planning, Lulucf, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Mitigation, Natural Resources, Funding, Spatial Planning, Soil Erosion, Afforestation, Land Use, Governance