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5/7/2020 WbgGefportal Project Identification Form (PIF) entry – Full Sized Project – GEF - 7 Conservation of Atoll Ecosystems through an effectively managed national protected area Estate (CATENATE) Part I: Project Information GEF ID 10542 Project Type FSP Type of Trust Fund GET CBIT/NGI CBIT NGI Project Title Conservation of Atoll Ecosystems through an effectively managed national protected area Estate (CATENATE) Countries Maldives Agency(ies) IUCN Other Executing Partner(s) Executing Partner Type Ministry of Environment, Government of Maldives Government https://gefportal.worldbank.org 1/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal GEF Focal Area Biodiversity Taxonomy Biomes, Biodiversity, Focal Areas, Wetlands, Sea Grasses, Mangroves, Coral Reefs, Mainstreaming, Protected Areas and Landscapes, Coastal and Marine Protected Areas, Productive Landscapes, Productive Seascapes, Gender results areas, Gender Equality, Awareness Raising, Access to benefits and services, Capacity Development, Knowledge Generation and Exchange, Gender Mainstreaming, Women groups, Gender-sensitive indicators, Sex-disaggregated indicators, Beneficiaries, Influencing models, Stakeholders, Capacity, Knowledge and Research Rio Markers Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Mitigation 1 Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Adaptation 0 Duration 42 In Months Agency Fee($) 189,932 Submission Date 3/22/2020 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 2/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal A. Indicative Focal/Non-Focal Area Elements Programming Directions Trust Fund GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($) BD-2-7 GET 2,110,358 7,500,000 Total Project Cost ($) 2,110,358 7,500,000 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 3/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal B. Indicative Project description summary Project Objective To safeguard nationally and globally significant coral reef biodiversity and associated ecosystems through a resilient network of equitably and effectively managed protected and conserved areas in the Maldives Project Financing Project Outcomes Project Outputs Trust GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($) Component Type Fund Enabling Technical 1. Improved Protected Area 1.1 Legal framework and diverse GET 502,466 2,460,000 policy, legal Assistan network governance governance models (e.g. private framework ce mechanisms sector, CBOs, PPP and OECMs) and formalized and adopted for Indicators 1.1 capacity- decentralized management of the building for Governance models Protected Area network. good developed and implemented governance is diverse and inclusive 1.2 Capacity development of Target: Qualitative Councils and managers on; 1) Assessment against existing implementing good governance Governance models in provisions and effective Maldives. Protected Area management, and use of science and standards in sectoral planning, No. of governance models adopted and implemented at 2) financial planning for sustained project site conservation outcomes. Target: 1 1.3 Conservation strategy including national and global Indicators 1.2 standards and guidelines for No. of resource materials representative Protected Areas (handbooks, standards) selection, assessment and developed through Project monitoring formulated. Target: 4 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 4/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal No. of trainers trained. 1.4 Integrated and results based management plans, and equitable Target: 14 (male 7, female 7) governance established in selected Protected Areas using the IUCN Green List Standard and No. of councilors and staff verification system and trained associated PAME tools. Target: 40 (male 20, female 20) Protected Areas under improved management. Target: 442 Ha of terrestrial protected area and 8867 Ha of marine protected area. Verified by atleast 30 percent increase on METT score from baseline to be done at PPG Indicators 1.3 No. of conservation strategy developed inclusive standards and guidelines developed Target: 1 conservation strategy Indicators 1.4 No. of management plans developed for Project site Target: 1 Increased management effectiveness over 509 Ha of Protected Area (marine https://gefportal.worldbank.org 5/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal and terrestrial) – Target: 200 % increase in METT over baselines for Shaviyani Farukolhu Protected Area ProtectedAre Investme 2. The Protected Area 2.1 Financial framework setting GET 1,366,708 4,329,000 a system nt network has an integrated out budgeting guidelines and financial and equitable sustainable innovative funding opportunities managemen financing system for the Protected Area network in t. the Atoll developed and Indicators 2.1 implemented at Project site. No. of financial framework developed and implemented at Shaviyani Farukolhu 2.2 Sustainable financing Protected Area demonstrated through investment for fair and equitable Target: 1 income generation for the Protected Area management and associated communities. Indicators 2.2 The Shaviyani Farukolhu Protected Area demonstrates a revenue trend towards sustainability Target: Atleast 50 percent of operational costs secured from direct receipts and 50 percent from other sources. Percentage households affected by restrictions in Shaviyani Farukolhu with alternative income generation activities identified and markets established Target: 100 percent https://gefportal.worldbank.org 6/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal Knowledge Technical 3. Effective communication 3.1 Protected area management GET 140,691 511,000 managemen Assistan and knowledge and knowledge dissemination t and ce dissemination to platform established communicati communities and 3.2 Develop a project on stakeholders. communication strategy Indicator 3.1 implemented No. of knowledge platform 1) develop and disseminate established knowledge products Target: 1 webpage or website 2)mainstream gender equality in project activities 3)promote uptake, replication and No. of times site accessed scaling up on quarterly basis Target: 200 hits 3.3 M&E sytem incorporating gender mainstreaming developed Indicator 3.2 and implemented for adaptive project management. No. of knowledge products and publications developed and published. Target: 10 Gender balance ratio achieved in project activities Target: 50 percent No. of partnership and knowledge exchange established between Protected Areas in the network Target: 10 (councils, CBOs and/or Private Sector) https://gefportal.worldbank.org 7/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal Indicators 3.3 No. of M&E reports produced Target: 10 quarterly reports against agreed indicators at PPG Sub Total ($) 2,009,865 7,300,000 Project Management Cost (PMC) GET 100,493 200,000 Sub Total($) 100,493 200,000 Total Project Cost($) 2,110,358 7,500,000 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 8/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal C. Indicative sources of Co-financing for the Project by name and by type Sources of Co-financing Name of Co-financier Type of Co-financing Investment Mobilized Amount($) Beneficiaries Shaviyani Fonadhoo Council In-kind Recurrent expenditures 250,000 Beneficiaries Shaviyani Fonadhoo Council Grant Investment mobilized 250,000 Government Ministry of Environment, Government of Maldives Grant Investment mobilized 4,000,000 Government Ministry of Environment, Government of Maldives In-kind Recurrent expenditures 2,000,000 Donor Agency USAID -REGENERATE project In-kind Recurrent expenditures 1,000,000 Total Project Cost($) 7,500,000 Describe how any "Investment Mobilized" was identified Community consultations were held by the Ministry of Environment in January 2020 in Shaviyani Atoll. Among the discussions was the PA located adjacent to Shaviyani Fonadhoo island that shares the same reef plaform. The community's vision is to establish Farukolhu Nature Park as the leading park in Maldives that showcased several unique traits of natural habitats found in the Maldives. The community consultations also identified the current resource use and immediate measures that could be put in place to increase awareness on the PA status of the island of Farukolhu. Shaviyani Fonadhoo Council is very keen to undertake the management of the PA and willing to contribute its own funds and management capacity to undertake a project. During these consultations consensus was not reached as to which party should undertake the management of the PA. The Ministry of Environment has the authority to assign the caretaking and management to a council office under the new decentralized act. The Ministry is also working on a broader approach of connecting the PAs of the entire natural atoll system referred to locally as Boduthiladhummathi atoll that comprises of 4 administrative atolls. The ultimate goal being to propose Boduthiladhummathi Atoll for recognition as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The Ministry's grant will contribute to other PAs in the system mobilizing funds for their management. The parallel implementation of this Project will strengthen the policy level decision making and financial framework for sustainability. https://gefportal.worldbank.org 9/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal D. Indicative Trust Fund Resources Requested by Agency(ies), Country(ies), Focal Area and the Programming of Funds Agency Trust Fund Country Focal Area Programming of Funds Amount($) Fee($) Total($) IUCN GET Maldives Biodiversity BD STAR Allocation 2,110,358 189,932 2,300,290 Total GEF Resources($) 2,110,358 189,932 2,300,290 https://gefportal.worldbank.org 10/57 5/7/2020 WbgGefportal E. Project Preparation Grant (PPG) PPG Required PPG Amount ($) PPG Agency Fee ($) 100,000 9,000 Agency Trust Fund Country Focal Area Programming of Funds Amount($) Fee($) Total($) IUCN GET Maldives Biodiversity BD STAR Allocation 100,000 9,000 109,000 Total Project Costs($)
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