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11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations Project Identication Form (PIF) entry – Full Sized Project – GEF - 7 Natural Capital Accounting and Assessment: Informing development planning, sustainable tourism development and other incentives for improved conservation and sustainable landscapes Part I: Project Information GEF ID 10386 Project Type FSP Type of Trust Fund GET CBIT/NGI CBIT NGI Project Title Natural Capital Accounting and Assessment: Informing development planning, sustainable tourism development and other incentives for improved conservation and sustainable landscapes Countries Philippines Agency(ies) UNEP Other Executing Partner(s) Executing Partner Type https://gefportal.worldbank.org 1/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations Lead: DENR - Biodiversity Management Bureau (lead), Planning and Policy Service & Knowledge division, and Information and Systems Service division; Conservation International Philippines as Local Resource Partner. Others: Philippine Statistics Government Authority, National Economic Development Authority, Department of Tourism; PPP Center; Department of Trade and Industry, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, and UN Statistics Division & World Tourism Organization GEF Focal Area Biodiversity Taxonomy Focal Areas, Biodiversity, Mainstreaming, Tourism, Protected Areas and Landscapes, Coastal and Marine Protected Areas, Terrestrial Protected Areas, Financial and Accounting, Natural Capital Assessment and Accounting, Conservation Finance, Inuencing models, Demonstrate innovative approache, Stakeholders, Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, Type of Engagement, Partnership, Communications, Awareness Raising, Private Sector, Financial intermediaries and market facilitators, SMEs, Gender Equality, Gender results areas, Access to benets and services Rio Markers Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Mitigation 0 Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Adaptation 0 Duration 60 In Months Agency Fee($) 332,782 Submission Date 10/11/2019 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 2/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations A. Indicative Focal/Non-Focal Area Elements Programming Directions Trust Fund GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($) BD-1-3 GET 2,002,968 5,592,312 BD-2-7 GET 1,500,000 9,000,000 Total Project Cost ($) 3,502,968 14,592,312 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 3/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations B. Indicative Project description summary Project Objective To improve nancial sustainability of protected areas and landscapes in the Philippines by mainstreaming the values of biodiversity and natural capital in government planning, especially for eco-tourism development Project Component Financing Project Outcomes Project Outputs Trust GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($) Type Fund Comp 1 - Capacity Technical Outcome 1.1. 1.1.1 Technical assistance, GET 1,686,160 4,200,000 and application of Assistan Enhanced foundation training and protocols Natural Capital ce and capacity for provided to national and Accounting (NCA) in 2 implementation of the selected subnational priority geographies NCA Roadmap in the governments on NCA Philippines compilation and improved Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) data systems Targets: for application in two PA landscapes • At least 50% increase in capacity of 40 national and 1.1.2 Experimental Ecosystem provincial staff (data accounts established for two providers, account PA landscapes (Palawan and compilers, data users) Davao Oriental, and in establishing SEEA- incorporated into the adjusted EEA NC accounts and provincial supply and use table its applications (SUT) • SEEA-based NC accounts and key indicators reported by local government 1.1.3 Tourism satellite account (Philippines Statistics implemented at priority Authority (PSA)) geographies and used to • Increase in inform national replication by standardized data held Philippines Statistics Authority in ENR data systems, https://gefportal.worldbank.org 4/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations useful for NCA through 1.2.1 Post-accounting analysis adopted meta data is implemented to inform key protocols and priority sectoral policies (e.g., standards for two PA tourism, agriculture and water) landscapes through e.g. sector round tables Outcome 1.2 Enhanced understanding and 1.2.2 NCA-informed budget policy making for allocation criteria developed improved biodiversity and demonstrated to inform conservation and provincial Ecological Fiscal natural resource Transfer (as per NEDA’s[1] management through NCA Roadmap). the use of NCA- generated indicators in provincial policy, 1.2.3 NCA-based indicators planning and resource used for monitoring provincial allocation contributions to the Philippines Development Plan, Philippines Biodiversity Targets: Strategy and Action Plan, and Sustainable Development • Increase in capacity Goals with national and provincial policy decision-makers to 1.2.4 Gender-sensitive prioritize linkages communications and outreach between NCA and campaign designed and planning and decision- implemented, including policy- making briefs and high-level • At least ve NCA- subnational and national based indicators engagements on key role of tested for two NC for sustainable landscapes so as to development – specically inform and monitor eco-tourism progress toward government policies (e.g., provincial zoning, budgeting, biodiversity [1] National Economic Development Authority https://gefportal.worldbank.org 5/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations and sustainability commitments) and recognized by PSA/NEDA • NC awareness levels are increased by 30% against baseline, of central & local government agencies and related corporate sectors (with >40% women engaged) Comp 2 – Investme Outcome 2.1 Enhanced 2.1.1 NCA results on the GET 1,000,000 8,072,312 Conservation and nt protection of magnitude of the contribution sustainable use of biodiversity and other of current nature-based natural capital in two NC through new business in two PA landscapes Protected Area revenue ows, cost- used to inform the Landscapes of recovery or establishment or scaling-up of Palawan and Davao minimization, NC- business opportunities and Oriental provinces friendly enterprises incentive-based mechanisms enabled through new and partnership for for more sustainable activities nancing and sustainable tourism in incentive-based two PA landscapes mechanisms for 2.1.2 Eco-tourism and other enhanced corporate sustainable sustainability of Targets: enterprises, investments and Protected Areas. business partnership • Increase in new developed and agreed with nance to meet PA Local Government Units management costs, (LGUs), Protected Area leading to 25% Management Board (PAMBs) increased METT and the Department of scores for specic PAs Tourism in support of & MPAs in 2 PA enhanced NC-outcomes landscapes through new revenue ows for • 10,000 sea- and meeting the costs PA 20,000 landscape (non- management in 2 PA PA) under improved landscapes https://gefportal.worldbank.org 6/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations management agreements, including: 2.1.3 Conservation agreements with Peoples - 20,000 ha Organizations supported improved forest through nancing schemes management, (e.g. micro-credit and small specically those key grants) on biodiversity-friendly to BD conservation and gender sensitive Social Enterprises (SMEs) benetting - Improved marine PA objectives and management in 10,000 management costs (in/directly ha (reefs, mangroves, outside PAs) seagrass, estuary and related island habitats) • Increase in ..# .. sustainable business practices in the PA landscapes through PA Business Plans (incl. new nancing/business strategies, gender responsive approaches & targets, cost recovery, improved governance, and Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring System (BAMS) monitoring mechanism) • At least 2 sustainable tourism concessions/ impact investments generating new revenue for PA management and protecting NC in the PA landscapes https://gefportal.worldbank.org 7/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations • At least 100 households (50% women) involved in biodiversity-friendly and gender sensitive Social Enterprises (sustainable- tourism, agriculture, and sheries) – conditional positive PA management objectives in and around the PAs • BAMS measures stable or improved conservation outcomes in the 2 PA landscapes Comp 3 – National Technical Outcome 3.1 Enhanced 3.1.1 Technical assistance GET 650,000 1,650,000 replication and Assistan nancial sustainability provided to apply NCA and Investment Plan for ce of the NIPAS[1] lessons learned from Davao sustainable business through national Oriental and Palawan and tourism in the replication of best provinces to formulate and National Integrated practise and adopt the National Investment Protected Areas Investment Plan for Plan for Sustainable Tourism System (NIPAS) sustainable business in priority PAs & tourism and tourism for development zones improved NC and biodiversity outcomes 3.1.2 Sustainable investments implemented in additional PA Targets: landscapes in accordance with outcomes of BioFin program •An average increase (e.g., feasibility of nancing with 10% against mechanisms assessed, and baseline in number of agreement reached with NC-based sustainable national seed funding, credit tourism operations in and loan facilities (a.o. DoT - PA landscapes https://gefportal.worldbank.org 8/88 11/17/2019 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operations •An
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