USAID HAY TAO ACTIVITY Quarterly Progress Report Q1 FY19 – October 01, 2018 to December 31, 2018

Submission Date: January 31, 2019

Contract Number: 72068718C00001 Contract/Agreement Period: March 06, 2018 to March 05, 2023 COR Name: Ms. Jessie Snaza

Submitted by: Jean Solo Ratsisompatrarivo, Chief of Party Pact Inc. 1828 L Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 USA Tel: 202-466-5666 Email: [email protected]

This document was produced for review and approval by the United States Agency for International Development / Madagascar (USAID/Madagascar).

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CONTENTS

Contents ...... 3

Acronyms and Abbreviations ...... 5

I. Activity Overview ...... 8 I.I Activity Details ...... 8 I.2 Executive Summary ...... 10

2. Activity Implementation ...... 15 2.1 Progress Narrative ...... 15 2.2 Reporting Data and Database...... 47 2.3 Implementation Challenges and Modifications Made/Issues Addressed from Last Quarterly Report ...... 48

3. Collaborating and/or Knowledge Sharing ...... 48 3.1 Collaboration and/or knowledge sharing with Other USAID Activities ..... 48 3.2 Collaboration and/or knowledge sharing with Partner Entities in Host Government and other Donor Agencies...... 50

4. Assessments/ Evaluations/Lessons Learned/ Best practices ...... 52 4.1 List Major Assessments/Internal Evaluations and Lessons Learned/Best Practices ...... 52 4.2 Actions and Way Forward ...... 52

5. Planned Activities for Next Quarter ...... 53 5.1 Proposed Tasks and Activities for the Next Quarter ...... 53 5.2 List of Upcoming Events ...... 61 5.3 List of Staff and Consultants ...... 62

6. Branding Communications and Dissemination ...... 63 6.1 Key Communication Activities - Specific Activities That Reflect Branding Awareness for USAID ...... 63 6.2 Branding ...... 64 6.3 Calendar of Planned Outreach and Communication Events for Next Quarter ...... 64

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 3/99 January 31, 2019 7. Sustainability and Exit Strategy ...... 64

8. ANNEXES ...... 65 Annex Ia Indicator Performance Tracking Table ...... 65 Annex Ib PIMS Tracking Table ...... 72 Annex II Geographic Data Reporting – GIS Template ...... 81 Annex III Success Stories ...... 82 Annex IV Training Report ...... 88 Annex V Pictures (events, trainings etc.) ...... 89 Annex VI Sub-Grants Under the Activity ...... 91 Annex VII Integration of Crosscutting Issues and Guiding Principles...... 93 Annex VIII Environmental and Climate Risk Management Compliance ...... 98 Annex IX Financial Information ...... 99 Annex X Management and Administrative Issues ...... 99

TABLES TABLE 1: ACTIVITY DETAILS ...... 10 TABLE 2: EXISTING TRAINING TOOLS ...... 18 TABLE 3: STAKEHOLDER’S REQUIREMENTS FOR BIODIVERSITY DATA PORTAL ...... 22 TABLE 4: DATA PORTAL USER’S NEEDS ...... 23 TABLE 5: LIST OF RENIALA NEEDS ...... 29 TABLE 6: IDENTIFIED GOOD PRACTICES ...... 32 TABLE 7: USAID HAY TAO QUARTERLY WORK PLAN ...... 53 TABLE 8: ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE NEXT QUARTER ...... 61 TABLE 9: LIST OF STAFF AND CONSULTANTS...... 62 TABLE 10: PLANNED EVENTS FOR QUARTER 2 ...... 64 TABLE 11: INDICATOR PERFORMANCE TRACKING TABLE ...... 65 TABLE 12: PERFORMANCE PLAN AND REPORT TRACKING TABLE ...... 72 TABLE 13: LIST OF TRAININGS ...... 88 TABLE 14: USAID HAY TAO SUB-GRANTS ...... 91

FIGURES FIGURE 1: INTERVENTION AREAS OF THE CCP ...... 25 FIGURE 2 : PROCESS TO IDENTIFY CSO NETWORKS ...... 40 FIGURE 3: OVERVIEW OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS ...... 41 FIGURE 4: SOME DATES ON THE EVOLUTION OF MENABE ANTIMENA EMERGENCY PLAN ...... 43 FIGURE 5: USAID HAY TAO INTERVENTION AREA BASED ON USAID MIKAJY SITES ...... 81

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 4/99 January 31, 2019 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AFD Agence Française de Développement AfSIL African Society of International Law AGCN Association pour la Gestion du Capital Naturel AJE Journalists Association for Environment AMELP Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan APEA Applied Political Economy Analysis APMA Menabe Antimena Protected Area ASJA Athénée Saint Joseph Antsohihy ASOS Action Socio-sanitaire Organisation Secours AVG Alliance Voahary Gasy BNCCC Climate Change Coordination National Office BNC REDD+ National REDD+ Coordination Office BRIDGE Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development Gains Enhanced CAP Capacity Action Plan CEADIR Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment and Resilience CECN Ecosystem Natural Capital Accounting CBNRM Community-Based Natural Resources Management CC Climate Change CCP Conservation and Communities Project CI Conservation International CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CN FAR National Commission for Rural and Agricultural Training CN GIM National Committee for an Integrated Management of Mangroves CNRE National Environment Research Center COP Conference of the Parties COR Contract Officer Representative CRS Catholic Relief Services CSO Civil Society Organization CSP Centre de Surveillance des Pêches CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DEGS Faculty of Law, Economics, Management and Sociology DREEF Direction Régionale de l’Environnement, de l’Ecologie et des Forêts EIA Environmental Investigation Agency ELI Environmental Law Institute EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FAPBM Madagascar Biodiversity Fund FFTS Federation for the development of the Sofia producers FITAME Fikambanan’ny Tantsaha Menabe FITEMA Association of Manambolo Natives FIVE Force Instrumentale pour Valoriser Ensemble Menabe

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 5/99 January 31, 2019 FOFIFA National Center for Applied Research to Rural Development FOSA FO Sarotiny amin’ny Ala FTM Geographical and Hydrographic Institute of Madagascar FVTM Federation of Women’s Associations in Madagascar GAPCM Groupement des Aquaculteurs et Pêcheurs de Crevettes à Madagascar GEC Groupes d’Epargne Communautaire GEF Global Environment Facility GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GLAD Global Land Analysis and Discovery GoM Government of Madagascar GT-CC National Climate Change Thematic Group GTSE Working Group on Health and Environment HP+ Health Policy Plus ICAM Intoxication by Marine Animal Consumption IEP Institut d’Etudes Politiques IHSM Institute of Fisheries and Marine Sciences ILC International Land Coalition IOC Indian Ocean Commission ITOCA Integrated Technical and Organizational Capacity Assessment IUCN International Union for Conservation and Nature IUGM Institut Universitaire de Gestion et de Management KMF / CNOE Komity Manara-maso ny Fifidianana / Comité National d'Observation des Elections KSA Knowledge, Skills, Abilities LMMA Locally Managed Marine Area LoP Life of Project M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAZOTO Malagasy Zo Maha Olona no TOavina MBS Madagascar Broadcasting System MECIE Decree on Compatibility of Investments with the Environment MEEF Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning MERL Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MIHARI Madagascar LMMA Network MNP Madagascar National Parks MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Marine Protected Area MPAE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock MRHP Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries NCBA CLUSA National Cooperative Business Association - Cooperative League of the USA NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRM Natural Resource Management ONA Organizational Network Analysis ONE Office National pour l’Environnement

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 6/99 January 31, 2019 OPI Organizational Performance Index OSCIE Civil Society Organization on the Extractive Industry OSDRM Organisation de Soutien pour le Développement Rural à Madagascar PA Protected Area PACJA Pan African Climate Justice Alliance PAP Fisheries Management Plan PCDDBA Consultation Platform for the Development of Antongil Bay PES Payment for Ecosystem Services PHE Population, Health, Environment PLAE Projet de Lutte Anti-Erosive PNA National Adaptation Plan PPP Public Private Partnership PPR Performance Plan and Report QEIM Quality and Environmental Integrated Management REBIOMA Réseau de la Biodiversité de Madagascar REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation REPC Network of Conservation Educators and Professionals RNM Radio Nasiônaly Malagasy ROHY Rindran’ny Olompirenena Iarovana ny Iaraha-manana SA Strategic Approach SAC Schéma d’Aménagement Communal SAHI Sehatra Ampandrosoana Haingana ny Ivom-paritra SAMIFIN Malagasy Service against money laundering SIF Solidarité des Intervenants sur le Foncier SRJS Shared Resources, Joint Solutions STDM Social Tenure Domain Model SWIOFISH South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project. TAFO MIHAAVO Tambazotran'Ny Fokonolona Mitantana Harena Voajanahary TGs Thematic Groups TI-IM Transparency International Initiative Madagascar ToR Terms of Reference ToT Training of Trainers UFR SS Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences Sociales UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change URI – CRC University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center USAID United States Agency for International Development VFTM Vondron’ny Fikambanana Tantsaha Menabe VOI Vondron’Olona Ifotony VSLA Village Savings and Loan Associations WAVES Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services WB World Bank WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WRI World Resources Institute WWF World Wide Fund for Nature

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 7/99 January 31, 2019 I. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

I.I Activity Details

Within the framework of USAID/Madagascar’s Conservation and Communities Project (CCP), which aims to conserve biodiversity and secure natural resources while promoting resilient livelihoods, the USAID Hay Tao Activity works alongside the site-based USAID Mikajy Activity, enhancing and reinforcing local- level outcomes by creating an enabling and empowering environment for effective community-based management and protection of biodiversity resources in Madagascar.

The USAID Hay Tao Activity approach and strategy are based on the following Theory of Change (TOC): “If evidence-based, sound policy and legal frameworks related to land tenure, wildlife, and natural resources are established and harmonized across sectors and governance levels, and stakeholder (Government of Madagascar (GoM), civil society organizations (CSO), Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM), NGO, private sector) capacity is strengthened to meaningfully participate in developing and implementing policies and laws at all levels; then, the biodiversity will be conserved and natural resources secured while resilient livelihoods will be promoted.”

The USAID Hay Tao Activity results framework is aligned to the overarching development objective and results of the CCP and illustrates the overall activity logic.

Strategic Approach 1 (Support USAID Mikajy and other conservation enterprises on sustainable livelihoods, Protected Area (PA) management and CBNRM through training & capacity development) assumes that stakeholders’ capacity and skills need to be improved and strengthened in PA management, CBNRM, sustainable livelihoods and application of science and technology, as well as an understanding of the dynamics between communities, landscapes and seascapes and of the evolving roles and needs of women and youth. On an institutional level, stakeholders need financial and human resources bolstered by effective and transparent organizational systems and processes. It is expected through this strategic approach that social enterprises in NRM will be reinforced including those owned by youth and women, target actors have improved capacity for NRM and support conservation, and specialized training mechanisms on NRM and sustainable livelihoods are functional.

Strategic Approach 2 (Improve and make available data on biodiversity and conservation effectiveness or collaboration, transparency, and decision making) will ensure the access to and effective use of information to support enforcement and legality and accurate, comprehensive data and analysis on the quality, quantity and economic value of biodiversity and ecosystem services, grounded in site-level realities and evidenced-based good practices. USAID Hay Tao will develop a state-of-the-art data portal based on WRI’s Global Forest Atlas, and support stakeholders to effectively manage and use the data. The portal will make data more accessible and underpin incisive analyses that will drive innovative programming and evidence-based policies in the PA management space. Collaboration with institutions will employ cutting-edge information and communications technology that will improve the effectiveness of PA and natural resource management. It is expected that data sharing is incentivized; a variety of users are able to contribute data; data is transformed into useful information; information is better used for decision-making; and a sustainability plan for the portal is implemented.

Strategic Approach 3 (Identify and foster innovative financing options (PES, Private sector, social enterprise) for conservation): It is essential that tangible, long-term revenues support both

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 8/99 January 31, 2019 conservation and a return to investors to conserve the value of Madagascar’s ecosystems. Biodiversity foundations and Mikajy partners will pilot tailored innovative conservation financing activities in Mikajy sites, applying data from the Portal and lessons learned, leveraging activities on natural capital valuation, CBNRM, sustainable livelihoods, and private sector investment. This could include biodiversity offsets, carbon credits, payments for watershed services with their robust MRV system and eco securitization (e.g., private equity forestry funds), coupled with more traditional revenue streams (e.g., conservation trust funds, fish levies, royalties from resource extraction, park entry fees). It is expected that the private sector investment increases in target area; PA Managers understanding improves about how to leverage, use and report on use of alternative financing funds; expertise of key actors is built and improved for working in and accessing alternative financing; institutions will be strengthened for PES; MRV system is put in place to show investors their return on investment; the system of distribution of PES revenue is put in place and supports PAs and communities; diversified sources of income for conservation are available; and protected areas have enough funding to run well.

Strategic Approach 4 (Document, disseminate and/or implement lessons learned and best practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE) will allow to challenge and assess prevailing assumptions, pursue and consider new knowledge, and use evidence to drive innovation in the sector. Many models have been employed for PA management and sustainable livelihoods in the Malagasy context to date; a strategic move will be to identify and build on the most successful practices, supporting replication and scale-up in Mikajy sites while addressing barriers that have previously hindered sustainability and more effectively engaging women and youth. It is expected that lessons and best practices are documented, and gaps identified including from CCP and non- CCP interventions; lessons and practices are shared through communications and advocacy initiatives; and best practices applied by Mikajy and other actors.

Strategic Approach 5 (Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of tenure rights and natural resource management through learning): Sound policy and legal frameworks, particularly around issues related to land tenure, wildlife, NRM and law enforcement, are essential for enhancing climate resilience and ensuring sustainable outcomes that benefit both communities and biodiversity. To be effective, policies and laws must be evidence-based and harmonized across sectors and governance levels. Functional mechanisms for decentralization and safeguards to minimize corruption also must be in place. Government, civil society, community-based natural resource managers and other key actors need a full range of technical, institutional, adaptive and relational capacities to enhance decision-making, enforcement and accountability. It is expected that key personnel in GoM institutions will be strengthened regarding policy making; key actors are trained in NRM and land/marine tenure rights, environmental policy and law effectively; joint spatial planning of landscape/seascapes is promoted; shared vision on land/marine tenure and CBNRM is promoted; all actors are committed regarding common goods, NRM and marine/land tenure; enforcement key actors implement environmental law and policy effectively; and all actors implement actions according to regulations regarding NRM and land/marine tenure.

Through Strategic Approach 6 (Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through constructive engagement), networking and coalition-building among CSOs are promoted so they can serve as more effective advocates and watchdogs and create space for constructive dialogue and joint action between civil society and government. Platforms for engagement across sectors promote integrated approaches; strong links between national and local levels ensure that local realities, voices and lessons are filtered up into policy

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 9/99 January 31, 2019 decisions, and foster upward and downward accountability. It is expected that CSO networks are strengthened; CSO networks participate in multi-stakeholder dialogue (GOM, CSO's, Private Sector); CSO networks carry out their watchdog role regarding NRM and land tenure; shared commitment for environmental governance is promoted; and all government actors implement actions according to regulations regarding NRM and land/marine tenure.

Table 1: Activity Details Activity Name USAID Hay Tao Activity Activity Start / End Date March 6, 2018 to March 5, 2023 Name of Prime Implementing Pact Partner Contract/Agreement Number 72068718C00001 WRI: World Resources Institute URI – CRC: University of Rhode Island Coastal Name of Subcontractors/Sub- Resources Center awardees: AVG: Alliance Voahary Gasy SIF: Solidarité des Intervenants sur le Foncier Madagascar Geographic Coverage Regions: Menabe, SAVA, Sofia and Analanjirofo (Governorates/Districts) Cities: Morondava, Belon’i Tsiribihina, Manja, Mahabo, Maroantsetra, Mananara Avaratra, Antalaha, Andapa, Mandritsara, Befandriana Avaratra Reporting Period October 01, 2018 to December 31, 2018

I.2 Executive Summary

1.2.1 Short Introduction In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao started to implement core activities in addition to a series of assessments and studies which informed the development of strategies, analyses and/or specific action plans in various domains, such as gender and youth integration, CSOs and coalitions, climate change related concepts, innovative finances, and the private sector.

1.2.2 Summary of Results for the Reporting Period and Key Achievements For Strategic Approach 1 (Support Mikajy and other conservation enterprises on sustainable livelihoods, PA management and CBNRM through Training & Capacity development), USAID Hay Tao conducted a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) analysis in Menabe and MaMaBay landscapes-seascapes and produced a draft report containing the results of that study which emphasizes that women and youth integrating local structures such as associations, cooperatives or village savings and loan association (VSLA) groups are not excluded from community development, and eventually becoming more financially independent. Key associations and networks were also identified and are mature enough to be considered as implementing partners for USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy. This information will be used to develop strategies to engage women and youth in resilient and sustainable livelihoods initiatives and the development of social enterprises.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 10/99 January 31, 2019 USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy collaboratively identified top training priorities including self- assessment tools for CBNRM and PA management capacity, and a guideline to update the PA Management Plan integrating climate change component. The terms of reference (ToR) for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) assessment was developed, and existing training materials on biodiversity friendly and climate change resilient livelihoods were assessed through data collection at technical and financial partners and institutions (UNESCO, FAO, GIZ, Ministry of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Environment). An in-depth review of existing training materials and programs will be conducted to assess their strength and weakness and clearly define gaps that need to be addressed. Findings will also serve to improve the capacity development framework for the CCP project. USAID Hay Tao worked alongside the Ministry of Fisheries and Halieutic Resources (MRHP) and an intersectoral capacity development team to develop comprehensive capacity building packages for small scale fisheries. The document presents all capacities to be certified, describes the assessment procedures for obtaining the certificate, and establishes a contractual relationship between the certifier and the Ministry. USAID Hay Tao supported the MRHP to organize a one-day validation workshop for the capacity development package for small scale fisheries, which included the competency standard, the competency- based training curriculum, and the certification process. The regional consultative workshop held in Antalaha with the Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment and Resilience’s (CEADIR) technical support in November 2018 allowed USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy to identify four key sectors that are of interest to grassroots communities and stakeholders in the SAVA region, representing their main livelihoods: vanilla/clove, short-cycle livestock, fisheries and ecotourism. Various exercises on climate and non-climatic stressors on value chains were conducted, and USAID Hay Tao will consolidate partnerships with ministries, different research departments and USAID Mikajy to promote biodiversity-friendly, resilient varieties and cultivation techniques.

For Strategic Approach 2 (Improve and make available data on biodiversity and conservation effectiveness for collaboration, transparency, and decision making), USAID Hay Tao continued implementing consultative processes to engage stakeholders for input and buy-in to the biodiversity data portal. A series of meetings and workshops with partners were organized to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned on how a fully-functioning open data portal might be accomplished, and easily adopted by users and stakeholders. Stakeholders’ main requirements to improve buy-in of the portal were identified. A workshop for the fishery sector was organized where in-depth analysis of data holders, gaps and data management was conducted with central management in Antananarivo and local fishermen. Attendees included training institutions and trainers, small scale fishermen, conservation NGOs, fisheries projects, industrial fisheries, and government entities. This workshop was an opportunity to demonstrate the portal and educate the audience on the utility and the power of such a tool in the knowledge management and decision-making process, and allowed the identification of users’ needs related to different themes to be presented on the Portal. USAID Hay Tao continued to work with existing data to produce insights on different topics in support of the USAID Mikajy Activity, such as the mapping of communes of intervention in MaMaBay and Menabe sites, and a fire analysis for three PAs in Menabe (Menabe Antimena Harmonious Protected Area, Andranomena Special Reserve and Kirindy Mitea National Park) derived from a global analysis conducted over the last 18 years and presenting a detailed summary analysis showing the pattern of fire alerts from the NASA FIRMS Modis from 2000 to 2018.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 11/99 January 31, 2019 For Strategic Approach 3 (Identify and foster innovative financing options (PES, Private sector, social enterprise) for conservation), USAID Hay Tao gathered information from private sector actors operating in the SAVA region, particularly in Antalaha. Recommendations were collected, such as the need for incentive measures on taxes to be established, public security to be improved, and the need for the private sector to receive environmental education and to review laws and regulations relating to maritime transportation and shipping of vanilla products. This information will help USAID Hay Tao develop its strategy to engage the private sector in climate change adaptation and natural resources conservation. USAID Hay Tao finalized the recruitment of an external consultant to conduct the private sector landscape assessment; the objective of this assessment is to obtain general information on the private sector in the Menabe and MaMaBay sites, the number of main actors, their profile and typology, and to identify investment risk and potential contribution to biodiversity conservation and CBNRM. This information will be used to design a private sector engagement strategy. The USAID Hay Tao team has started to collect documents and information on PES concepts and experiences at national and international levels including the Hydroelectricity PES developed by GRET and the Tany Meva Foundation, the Water PES and Mangrove with WWF, the Biodiversity PES in Anjà, the Carbon PES developed by the REDD+ Program, and research and experimentation carried out by C3EDM at the University of Antananarivo. The Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forest’s (MEEF) schedule to develop the PES framework was set, including the capitalization of these experiences and the elaboration of a procedures/modelling manual by theme (water, biodiversity, etc.) which will be tested in pilot projects; a legal framework for the PES mechanism should be finalized by 2020. In close collaboration with CEADIR and USAID Mikajy, USAID Hay Tao organized a Climate Finance Workshop on November 26, 2018. This one-day workshop targeted key stakeholders and covered several climate finance related topics (financing terminology and financial instruments, public sector financing sources and instruments, REDD+ mechanism, options for financing adaptation, etc.). USAID Hay Tao started the assessment of BNC REDD+ which is now equipped with a geomatics lab with qualified technicians where all monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) activities are carried out. The National REDD+ Strategy was adopted in May 2018 and BNC-REDD is currently in the process of identifying all potential partners and investors to implement the Emission Reduction Program (ERP) validated in 2017. Hay Tao will hire a national consultant to further develop this analysis of the national REDD+ strategy in relation to CBNRM. The RENIALA association was identified as the CSO platform working in climate change (CC), with 26 CSO members including: AVG, FIVE Menabe and FAMARI Atsimo Andrefana, and has formalized a partnership with BNC-REDD+. USAID Hay Tao will conduct an in-depth assessment on RENIALA’s organizational and technical capacity and develop a Change Action Plan (CAP). USAID Hay Tao worked with the Madagascar Biodiversity Fund (FAPBM) executive team to develop and finalize a partnership agreement, which includes two strategic interventions: the first one focuses on innovative PA financing analysis and the second one on the FAPBM financial sustainability analysis. A strategy will be developed for each topic and will be implemented with support from USAID Hay Tao. USAID Hay Tao completed a desktop review of natural capital valuation, which largely focused on GoM initiatives conducted through the Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES, 2011-2016) and Comptabilisation Ecosystémique du Capital Naturel (CECN, from 2015). WAVES prioritized five sectors (mining, water, PA and forest, coastal, and macro-economic indicators), and the CECN tool is currently being applied in a few sites by the MEEF in collaboration with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)/ Biodiversity Project. In collaboration with an international natural capital valuation consultant USAID Hay Tao will build capacity of key actors working in the field of conservation.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 12/99 January 31, 2019 For Strategic Approach 4 (Document, disseminate and/or implement lessons learned and best practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE), USAID Hay Tao started to identify institutions and other partners to collaborate within the Thematic Groups (TGs). These groups are currently working as a coordination mechanism for USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy activities but will evolve to include other actors to form communities of practice or to link with existing similar groups. WWF and Blue Ventures were invited to the Marine Governance TG with USAID Mikajy to discuss the prospect of setting up a Fisheries Management Plan (PAP) in Menabe; CRS and WWF were invited to contribute to GESI analysis. USAID Hay Tao continued to build relationships with national existing groups by participating in the National Climate Change Thematic Group (GTCC) meetings. Contacts with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) were established and the RENIALA organization was assisted in strengthening their relationship with that international platform. USAID Hay Tao reinforced its relationship with the Madagascar PHE network as well and participated in the process of the development of a national monitoring and evaluation framework for PHE in Madagascar. USAID Hay Tao conducted two field missions to investigate existing awareness campaigns in the MaMaBay and Menabe landscapes/seascapes. Actors intervening in these regions utilize different forms of media to provide awareness; radio broadcasting seems to be the common means using local radio stations. Posters, bulletins and social media are also used to spread messages; most actors take advantage of international events (Environment Day, RAMSAR Day etc.) to organize local campaigns and to mobilize stakeholders. A communication plan including messages, targets, channels and a calendar will be developed in a participatory process by the end of the FY19. Journalists in the west of the Makira Natural Park (districts of Mandritsara and Befandriana Avaratra) were identified during this reporting period to complete the media mapping in the MaMaBay region. An agreement was reached between AVG and AJE (Journalists Association for Environment) to engage journalists and medias more actively in covering conservation issues and promoting benefits of CBNRM and alternative of resilient and sustainable livelihoods.

For Strategic Approach 5 (Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of tenure rights and natural resource management through learning), USAID Hay Tao has the concurrence of USAID to support the process of the national strategy on mangrove ecosystem development and started by preparing a technical note on the mangroves of Madagascar to have an overview of the current situation and context, to better understand the issues and problems, and finally to explore the USAID Hay Tao intervention perspectives. USAID Hay Tao continues to play its role as a facilitator for the Ad hoc Commission created to address this main issue of fishery tenure rights. The draft of a roadmap of the Commission was developed to identify relevant activities to be carried out in order to achieve the goal of formulating recommendations to establish the regulated fishing zones including reserved fishing zones for small-scale fisheries and will be validated during the next period. USAID Hay Tao will work with the MRHP to get the Ministerial Order issued for the official creation of the Commission, finalize and validate the Commission roadmap, and start implementing the roadmap activities. On the landscape side, the plot census planned by SIF within the limits of the Menabe Antimena PA and in the peripheral areas interacting with the PA had to be postponed due to the electoral process and sensitivities concerning land. Therefore, USAID Hay Tao prepared the pre-field trip on the plot census activity including the design of a survey form to investigate the pressures on the PA to identify the Fokontany in which the plot census will be conducted and the acquisition of the latest updates on the administrative delimitation of Communes from Foibe Taosarintanin’i Madagasikara (FTM) for spatial planning.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 13/99 January 31, 2019 A Marine and Coastal Stakeholder Analysis was conducted to capture the degree of influence and level of interest of each stakeholder. The stakeholder analysis will serve as a reference tool throughout the initiative and will be updated as new information is obtained. USAID Hay Tao compiled the results of the two APEA analyses completed in 2016 by Pact and USAID Madagascar. The elements obtained from this review provide the basis for the orientation and the full APEA that USAID Hay Tao is planning to conduct during Q3. USAID Hay Tao drafted the outline describing the steps for the policy brief production, based on the informational materials and evidences that inform the policy reform. Three policy briefs will be produced during FY19: on marine governance, on terrestrial governance and on climate change.

For Strategic Approach 6 (Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through Constructive Engagement), USAID Hay Tao focused on mapping actors and stakeholders in NRM, land tenure and rights and other sectors. Tafo Mihaavo and RENIALA were identified as important platforms; Tafo Mihaavo is the largest network of Vondron’Olona Ifotony (VOI, grassroot community) in Madagascar, bringing together 532 grassroot community organizations. The objective of this platform is to achieve equitable and sustainable management of natural resources for successive generations, with the collective commitment of the Fokonolona. The RENIALA organization is a platform of 26 CSOs including: AVG, FIVE Menabe and FAMARI Atsimo Andrefana, and has formalized a partnership with BNC-REDD+. USAID Hay Tao continued the implementation of Change Action Plan (CAP) for AVG and SIF started in September 2018 as a result of the capacity assessment using the ITOCA and OPI tools. The priority improvement actions for AVG mainly concern the areas of governance, advocacy, networking and MERL. The plan to improve support for AVG members included improving communication and defining the ToR with the Board of Directors. The ToRs was approved in November 2018 and the completed terms will be submitted to the General Assembly in January 2019. SIF strengthened their networking and participated in international workshops on land issues such as the Global Land Forum in Bandung Indonesia, the training workshop in Dakar, Senegal on the methodology of plot census, national workshops on the oil landscape, agricultural growth and land security and responsible land policy. SIF staff received a Gender and Youth training as part of their capacity development, and in MERL, the major change concerns the implementation of a vertical and horizontal periodic reporting process within their organization. USAID Hay Tao supported two major advocacy cases; first, the case of the Menabe Antimena through the Emergency Plan established by regional actors including USAID Mikajy. A technical note was prepared to be the starting point for discussions. The second case is the Fisheries Agreement between the Malagasy Agency for Economic Development and Enterprise Promotion (AMDP) and a Chinese Consortium. The civil society led by TI-IM issued press releases and is closely monitoring the situation. There were a number of important advocacy activities conducted by AVG which resulted in positive outcomes, such as: the non-approbation by CITES of World Bank and GoM Rosewood Business Plan; the convocation by the Prime Minister of the authorities of Morondava (Head of Region, Prefect and Prosecutor) and the involved companies (STAR and MALTO) on the Menabe Antimena case; the seizing of the fleeing boat with the participation of AVG; the integration of environmental governance and sustainability programs into presidential programs.

1.2.3 Problems Encountered/ Lessons Learned The main constraint encountered during Q1FY19 is the political situation in Madagascar; November- December 2018 was the Presidential Election period. This drew the attention of the Malagasy people on

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 14/99 January 31, 2019 both local and national levels, therefore many organizations and even the ministries worked at a slower pace, causing some implementation delays. Additionally, regional partners were reluctant to organize meeting, workshop or any gathering due to security concerns. Security was a significant challenge during this period, particularly in the Menabe region where the “dahalo” phenomena increased. As a result, conducting activity outside the city of Morondava was too risky and gathering communities could be interpreted as a political event.

2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION

2.1 Progress Narrative

2.1.1 Strategic Approach 1: Support Mikajy and other conservation enterprises on sustainable livelihoods, PA management and CBNRM through Training & Capacity development

Key Result 1.1. Social enterprises in NRM reinforced

Action 1.1.1. Develop capacity of key women and youth networks and associations Activity 1.1.1.1. Conduct GESI analysis In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao conducted a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) analysis in Menabe and MaMaBay landscapes/seascapes as a tool to develop strategies to engage women and youth in resilient and sustainable livelihoods initiatives. A key finding was that women and youth in associations, cooperatives and/or village savings and loan association (VSLA) groups are not excluded from community development and are therefore more likely to improve their income and chances of being financially independent. This is a result of men not interfering in economic activities when women are involved in these structures in addition to the women and youth being better supported by fellow members within these socio-economic activities, enabling them to easily express their needs. Young people who are not members of these structures are more socially vulnerable and attracted by illegal practices, such as “dahalon’ala” (extracting precious woods) and “famoha” (using toxic material in fisheries). VSLA groups and cooperatives create opportunities for young people to engage in sustainable livelihoods, ensuring socio-economic equity. Moreover, when the VSLA approach is well established, it is often more sustainable and could be implemented with minimal support from outside entities. For example, in the vanilla, rice and fisheries value chains, men, women and young people equally participate via their respective role and collectively benefit from their combined efforts. During the GESI study, several income-generating activities were identified, such as: beekeeping, ecotourism, handicrafts, short-cycle breeding, fruit and plant nursery implementation with fruit transformation, in addition to animal manure transformation. All of which could improve the incomes of women and youth by ensuring and strengthening their social inclusion, while facilitating the development of social enterprises. The USAID Hay Tao team started drafting the GESI analysis, which is currently under review, during this quarter and anticipate it will be finalized in Q2, FY19. This document highlights strategies to engage women and youth in environmental protection and in the implementation of sustainable livelihood activities, many of which will focus on building the leadership capacity of key associations and cooperatives to better advocate and promote natural resource management (NRM). The GESI analysis draft also proposes providing technical and organizational support to women and youth organizations to develop social

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 15/99 January 31, 2019 enterprise activities related to biodiversity friendly and resilient livelihoods, also linking them to national level networks, which will ensure the sharing of related experiences and products. During Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will use the key findings from the pre-assessment conducted in Q4 of FY 2018 to develop strategies to engage women and youth organizations in NRM and facilitate sustainable livelihoods through the development of social enterprises activities. Training materials to support associations, cooperatives and VSLA groups to develop social enterprises and promote sustainable and resilient livelihoods will be developed as well. Activity 1.1.1.2. Identify key women and youth network and association partners In addition to the two networks and associations identified during the pre-assessment in July 2018, 11 more were identified in Q1. These additional networks and associations identified will be partners within the CCP Projects, developing and implementing strategies to engage women and youth in sustainable and resilient livelihoods while promoting social enterprises. For example, in the Morondava district of Menabe, the "MAZOTO" women’s association, specialized in handicrafts will be a potential partner to promote social enterprise (handicrafts, recycling crab waste, fruit processing, producing jujube and baobabs jam). The youth consortium “Jeunes Mahery” and youth association FOSA, are also potential partners for youth social enterprise (waste management, vegetable gardens, tree nursery implementation, production and conservation of yams, transformation of animal manure). These entities will be potential partners supporting reforestation, specifically in mangrove culture and conservation. The following women’s associations are potential partners to develop women’s social enterprise: Fanamby Soa Miray, Ampela Miavotsa, Ampela Mihetsika, Marotola (maize and groundnuts culture and sales) from Menabe as well as the associations of women collecting fishery products, and women’s associations members of the Chamber of Trades (fisheries product and handicraft). The vanilla cooperative and women and youth VSLA groups supported by CARE Madagascar in Antalaha are also potential partners. Additionally, the Rural Family House was identified as an incubator for young people to develop social enterprises in beekeeping. As an incubator, this training center provides professional training that reinforces the capacity of rural youth to have access to employment and to develop their individual enterprises. Through the gender and youth thematic group, in Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will work closely with USAID Mikajy to prioritize potential partners to collaborate with (Mazoto association, Youth Consortium Mahery, Youth association FOSA from Menabe, associations of women collecting fishery products, women members of Chamber of Commerce and Youth VSLA groups supported by CARE Madagascar in MaMaBay). Tools and training materials will be developed to support the implementation of social enterprise activities in USAID Mikajy sites. At the national level, USAID Hay Tao will develop a partnership with the National Secretariat of Agricultural and Rural Training (SNFAR) to identify the training themes for rural youth and to develop a partnership with different ministries to support youth to implement social enterprise via biodiversity friendly sustainable activities. Activity 1.1.1.3. Assess organizational and technical capacity of key networks and associations Potential network and association partners were identified in Q4, FY18 and Q1, FY19. During the next quarter, USAID Hay Tao will focus on their organizational and technical capacity assessments to identify the strengths and areas of improving for the following six organizations: MAZOTO Association, Youth Consortium Mahery, Youth Association FOSA from Menabe, Association of Women Collecting Fishery Products, Female Member of Chamber of Commerce and youth VSLA groups supported by CARE Madagascar in MaMaBay.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 16/99 January 31, 2019 Action 1.1.2. Conduct mapping of VSLAs as potential entry point for investment / incubator

Activity 1.1.2.1. Identify VSLA sites experiences in Madagascar During Q1 FY19, the USAID Hay Tao team conducted literature reviews, the GESI analysis in the two landscapes/seascapes of Menabe and MaMaBay and collected information from organizations such as CARE Madagascar and Aga Khan Foundation to identify experiences in implementing VSLA approaches. A document was developed, describing VSLA group best practice implementation and will be shared with USAID Mikajy once finalized. VSLA training materials for monitoring and evaluation will be developed for Q2, FY19 and recommended to USAID Mikajy to support their VSLA implementation strategy development in the two landscapes/seascapes. Activity 1.1.2.2. Map and analyze best practices on VSLA The mapping and collection of best VSLA practices was conducted during the GESI analysis and included in the document described above. As previously mentioned, the VSLA mapping and best practices will be shared with USAID Mikajy. Throughout FY19, Q2 the identification, collection and information sharing for VSLA will continue, in collaboration with USAID Mikajy to the improve future approaches.

Key Result 1.2. Target actors have improved capacity for NRM and or support conservation Action 1.2.1. Assess KSA and key actors’ capacity on NRM and sustainable livelihood Activity 1.2.1.1. Assess knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) for CBNRM, PA manager, NGOs (both internal and external), on NRM and sustainable livelihoods In November 2018, as a preliminary step to the KSA assessment, USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy met to identify top training priorities. USAID Mikajy’s top priorities are to receive support from USAID Hay Tao to: (i) conduct a self-assessment tool for CBNRM capacity; (ii) conduct a self-assessment on PA management capacity (terrestrial and marine) –(using METT); and (iii) create a guideline to update the PA Management plan integrating a climate change component. Regarding livelihoods, USAID Mikajy partner, NCBA Clusa has the internal capacity to address training needs, and USAID Hay Tao’s role will be to peer review NCBA Clusa's methodological notes, as well as the terms of reference (ToR) for the capacity and needs assessments of producers. USAID Hay Tao has developed the ToR for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) assessment relating to sustainable livelihood, as well as the survey questionnaire during this Q1, FY19 and shared with USAID Mikajy for review. Due to USAID Mikajy implementation priorities, this assessment has been postponed to January 2019 (Q2, FY19) to enable USAID Mikajy to determine their priority value chains, thus ensuring the most efficient implantation. While USAID Hay Tao will develop the survey methodology and tools using the previously designed questionnaire, the information collection will be done by USAID Mikajy. The KSA data analysis will be conducted collaboratively by USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy. Action 1.2.2. Conduct participatory review / stocktaking of existing training materials and programs Activity 1.2.2.1. Identify and contact key stakeholders involved in sustainable livelihoods In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao assessed existing training materials on biodiversity friendly and climate change resilient livelihoods through data collection at technical and financial partners and via public institutions. To effectively complete this task, USAID Hay Tao met with FAO, UNESCO, REPC, GIZ, the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries (MRHP), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MPAE) and the National Commission for Rural and Agricultural Training (CN FAR) through its Executive Secretary.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 17/99 January 31, 2019 This assessment identified key capacity building issues, related to training, such as the lack of coordination among different interventions and actors, although the national training strategy for agriculture and rural development already exists, the lack of a common approach among actors involved in the marine domain. In addition, diversified initiatives and tools target the same stakeholders. However, there are a few important facts from which USAID Hay Tao can benefit: • The existence of a national training strategy for agriculture and rural development that serves as a framework for all training initiatives related to the agriculture and fisheries, and a project document to renovate the fisheries training; • The adoption and promotion of a competency-based capacity building approach by the three visited ministries: MRHP, MEEF and MPAE; • The existence of a national capacity development team at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MPAE), and the Ministry of Employment, Vocational and Professional Training that support the creation of comprehensive training packages, and which can be mobilized on demand; • The future establishment of a school for trainers aiming to train trainers on competency-based approaches; and • The existence of a legal framework supporting capacity building, even though limited. Eight trainings focusing on areas such as agriculture and crafts already validated by the GoM were obtained from UNESCO. In addition, USAID Hay Tao is currently developing a document focusing on existing sustainable livelihoods trainings, as summarized in the table below.

Table 2: Existing training tools Institution Trainings Tools UNESCO • 12 competency standards for the following professions: apiculture in mangroves, production of dried pulses, nurseries, aviculture, pisciculture, porciculture, carpenter, dressmaking, tourist guide, community and village restaurateur, sericulture, basket maker REPC • Training modules on biodiversity conservation and on PA management for both PA community managers and practitioners. • Draft training curriculum for PA managers FAO • Technical fact sheet on maize production, agriculture and livestock production • Smart agriculture, training cartoon in Malagasy to teach children about lobster fishery, training manual on crabs National Task Force on • Conservation agriculture conservation agriculture GIZ • Capacity building program for climate change Ministry of Fisheries • Training and certification packages on small scale fisheries • Project document related to the renovation of vocational and technical training of fisheries and aquaculture Ministry of Agriculture • National agriculture and rural training strategy Ministry of environment, Competency standards for PA management in Madagascar system of protected area of Madagascar

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During Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will conduct an in-depth review of existing training materials and programs, assess their strength and weakness and clearly define gaps that need to be addressed. Findings will also serve to improve the capacity development framework for CCP project. Action 1.2.3. Identify and capture good practices for improving biodiversity friendly climate resilient livelihoods Activity 1.2.3.1. Identify targeted biodiversity friendly and climate resilient livelihoods to be promoted in targeted sites. The regional consultative workshop held in Antalaha with the Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment and Resilience’s (CEADIR) intervention in November 2018 allowed USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy to identify four key sectors of interest to grassroots communities and stakeholders in the SAVA region, representing their main livelihoods: vanilla/clove, short-cycle livestock, fisheries and ecotourism. The results of various exercises, such as the identification of climate and non-climatic stressors affecting each value chain, the analysis of the impacts of these climate and non-climatic stresses on value chains, and the participatory definition of adaptation measures provided information on the level of resilience of each value chain. The next step is to strengthen collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, other research departments such as FOFIFA, CNRE, … and USAID Mikajy to promote biodiversity-friendly, resilient varieties and cultivation techniques. Activity 1.2.3.2. Assess climate change (CC) vulnerability and adaptation capacity In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao started to collect vulnerability analysis information and documentation on at both national and international levels, including methodologies, outcomes and recommendations. This information will be used to orientate the vulnerability analysis activity at the regional level for USAID Hay Tao focused on forest and fisheries, and at the local level for USAID Mikajy focused on value chains. This vulnerability analysis will start in Q2, FY19. USAID Hay Tao collaborated with the CEADIR Program to organize a training-of-trainers (ToT) workshop addressing climate stressors and their impacts, identifying adaptation measures, setting up a local adaptation plan and vulnerability assessment on November 14, 15 and 27, 2018 in Antananarivo. The following staff participated in this ToT: USAID Hay Tao, USAID Mikajy, BNC REDD+ and BNCCC staff. This ToT helped prepare for the regional consultative workshop held on November 20-21, 2018, in Antalaha in the MaMaBay landscape/seascape. That regional workshop focused on information and sensitization towards local and regional stakeholders about climate and non-climatic vulnerability factors in promising value chains, the National Adaptation Plan (PNA) as a national planning tool to address climate change and adaptation, and the different key terms and concepts related to climate change. The results of the workshop are summarized as follows: − All stakeholders at the regional level were involved in a participatory analysis of the four promising value chains identified during the workshop (vanilla/clove, small livestock, fishing and ecotourism); − For each value chain, the relationships between climate and non-climatic stresses and their impacts were assessed by the stakeholders. The main adaptation measures and the criteria to evaluate and prioritize these measures were also defined. − The participants had the opportunity to learn about different experiences to adapt techniques considering climate change, including measures and plans to address the impacts of climate and non-climatic stressors.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 19/99 January 31, 2019 − There is a willingness from the private sector to come together as a platform to facilitate the engagement of these actors to more sustainable eco-friendly approaches. − Local actors have empirical knowledge of adaptation to climate variability and are keen to improve their ability to adapt their techniques using new information and data. All information from the workshop will help both USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy define and reorient their implementation strategy in relation to supporting value chains and resilient livelihoods in the Menabe and MaMaBay areas. This workshop was an opportunity for USAID Hay Tao to better inform regional CC actors to introduce the notion of CC vulnerability, and to address and develop adaptation measures and elaborate the local adaptation plan. These results will be used for the vulnerability analysis of the forestry and fisheries sector in the two CCP sites. In Q2, FY19, a national consultant will support USAID Hay Tao to conduct an in-depth vulnerability assessment for the private sector in Menabe and in MaMaBay. Action 1.2.5. Develop training packages Activity 1.2.5.3. Develop partnership and provide training to University of Antananarivo and Peace Corps Volunteers and other trainers With the support of USAID Madagascar, USAID Hay Tao met with the Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) on October 16, 2018, to determine future collaboration. This meeting allowed both parties to determine the modalities of collaboration according to PCV needs and operating methods. It was highlighted during the meeting that the next training sessions will likely be organized at the regional level, and that third-year volunteers be involved in the USAID Hay Tao program interns. PCV managers will analyze their budget and develop requests for collaboration with appropriate modalities for further discussion. In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao initiated a partnership with the University of Antananarivo; with whom three meetings were held, including two meetings with the Institut et Observatoire Géophysique d’Antananarivo (IOGA), and one meeting with the Forest Department of the Agronomy School (ESSA Forêts) to prepare a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on deforestation research and data management. It is expected that the MOU with IOGA will be signed in the next quarter. Action1.2.6. Develop capacity of community to report natural resource (NR) crimes Activity 1.2.6.1. Assess the capacity of community on crime reporting The implementation of this activity started during Q1 and will continue in Q2 of FY19. The terms of reference for local staff (jurist and investigators) were finalized and the tool to assess community capacity to report on Natural Resources crimes was developed. The assessment will be conducted and finalized in Q2, FY19. Additionally, the recruitment process was launched in Q1and upon completion, one lawyer will oversee each eco-region, one is already posted at AVG National office for Menabe and another one will be recruited to be based in Maroantsetra for MaMaBay ; and two investigators will be recruited per zone (Menabe, Andapa-Antalaha, Maroantsetra-Mananara, and Befandriana-Mandritsara).

Key Result 1.3. Functional Specialized Training Mechanism on NRM and Sustainable Livelihoods Action 1.3.1. Establish competency-based training program for community-based natural resource managers Activity 1.3.1.1. Develop guidelines for a performance assessment and recognition program of CBNRM organizations

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 20/99 January 31, 2019 Based on findings during a stocktaking activity and capacity development thematic group meetings, USAID Hay Tao drafted a capacity development strategic framework that describes the vision, objectives, strategic pillars and an action plan. It supports the creation of enabling environment for capacity development in NRM and sustainable livelihoods in Madagascar. More particularly, it stresses the need for the development of a comprehensive institutional and individual capacity development, the adoption of capacity development 2.0 that considers a system thinking approach, the reinforcement of the existing legal framework for capacity development in NRM, and the development of competency-based training packages. Along with strategy elaboration, USAID Hay Tao continues to support government initiatives aiming to improve CBNRM. In October 2018, USAID Hay Tao worked alongside the Ministry of Fisheries and Halieutic Resources (MRHP) to organize a series of meetings to develop comprehensive capacity building packages for small scale fisheries. From November 12-14, 2018, USAID Hay Tao collaborated with 11 experts from fisheries sector and an intersectoral capacity development team to develop the training and certification program draft for small scale fisheries. The document presents all capacities to be certified; describes the assessment procedures for obtaining the certificate; and establishes a contractual relationship between the certifier and the trained fishermen On December 20, 2018, USAID Hay Tao supported the MRHP to organize a one-day validation workshop for the capacity development package for small scale fisheries, which included the competency standard, the competency-based training curriculum, and the certification process. 47 people, including 5 small scale fishermen from Mikajy region, 3 Directors from regional offices of the MRHP from Mikajy sites, 3 trainers from the training institutes (IHSM, ESSA and EASTA), 6 trainers from the Ministries in charge of Fisheries and in charge of Vocational Training, 3 representatives of three different branches of private sector, attended the workshop. Within small groups, the participants critiqued the assessment procedures and their main concern was to ensure the assessments can be tailored for effective implementation within the context of each region.

2.1.2 Strategic Approach 2: Improve and make available data on biodiversity and conservation effectiveness for collaboration, transparency, and decision making

Key Result 2.1. Data sharing incentivized Action 2.1.1 Develop and implement consultative process to create incentives and ownership Activity 2.1.1.1. Conduct stakeholder consultations for input and buy-in During Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao continued implementing consultative processes to engage stakeholders for input and buy-in to the USAID Hay Tao data portal. In October and November 2018, USAID Hay Tao organized a series of meetings with partners (REBIOMA, GIZ, FAO, the MIHARI Network, the National Office of the Environment) to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned on how a fully- functioning open data portal might be accomplished, and easily adopted by users and stakeholders. The following table summarizes stakeholders’ main requirements for the USAID Hay Tao Activity, to improve buy-in of the portal:

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 21/99 January 31, 2019 Table 3: Stakeholder’s requirements for biodiversity data portal Audiences Characteristics Specificity DATA PORTAL AUDIENCE General public Initial interest in specific areas N/A or in broad range of areas and purposes Expert users such as government Seeking data with which to N/A agencies, NGOs, students, complete specific analyses research institutions, universities within specific areas DATA and DATA MANAGEMENT Cross sectorial data With data from different Marine conservation data, sectors species, MPA, LMMAs, threats, socioeconomic data, legal frameworks, human dimension, community data Complementary with existing N/A N/A portal Elaboration of data strategy Strategy for collecting data, N/A elaboration of metadata (fields and records), Data policy and different protocols, data maintenance Geo-localized data and Geo referenced data, with N/A visualizations aspects shape files Trusted data sources and quality Existence of mechanism to N/A control assure quality control such as group of experts by thematic Solid database architecture Back-end database design N/A Analysis options Innovative application, new Collaborative space for indicators, relationships analysis among practitioners Shared management Different institutions managing N/A the portal ACCESS Public portal interface Attractive, user friendly N/A interactive access to data,

dashboard With promotion option Possibility of links to third- N/A party or data owners’ websites to assure visibility Security User requirements to access N/A data and functions, secure

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 22/99 January 31, 2019 Audiences Characteristics Specificity upload/download processes, confidentiality, Different levels of user permissions Variety of download format Extractable charts, graphs, N/A options geo-visual interaction

Key Result 2.2. Variety of users able to contribute data Action 2.2.1. Conduct analysis of existing natural resources related data and identify gaps Activity 2.2.1.1. Undertake assessment of data owners In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao continued to analyze existing biodiversity data and identifying gaps, assessing end users’ needs, and investigating links between data and information management systems. On December 21, 2018, USAID Hay Tao organized a workshop for the fishery sector in collaboration with TG 4- Data, Information and Communication. The data portal development workshop allowed in-depth analysis of data holders, gaps and data management from the level of central management in Antananarivo to the level of local fishermen was conducted. The 38 attendees included training institutions and trainers, small scale fishermen, conservation NGO, fisheries project, industrial fisheries industry, and government. This workshop was an opportunity to demonstrate the portal and educate the audience on the utility and the power of such a tool in the knowledge management and decision-making process. Group work allowed to identify the following users’ needs related to different themes to be presented on the portal:

Table 4: Data portal user’s needs THEMES Data / information needs

Fisheries • Regulatory text • Infringement Data (CSP) • Statistical data • Assessment of exploitable fish stocks (non-existent and too expensive) • Bloom algal, ICAM data (Intoxication on marine animal consumption) • Physicochemical data of the sea • Meteorological data • Bathymetric map (see also with FTM who will update the bathymetric data) • Potentiality by zone (pelagic, demersal, benthic) / by species Conservation • MPAs detailed information and localization • LMMAs detailed information and localization • Global data (maritime satellite) at national and regional level on the evolution of the sea-level • Results of on-site ecological monitoring data • Fishermen's migration data • Statistical data on fishermen • Data on marine reserves • Marine species inventory Mikajy themes • Economic data • EEZ data and sea zoning under Malagasy jurisdiction

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 23/99 January 31, 2019 THEMES Data / information needs • Data on use conflicts between small-scale and industrial fishermen Fisheries Project • Map of stakeholders in the fishery Industrial Fisheries • Fish stock availability • Market information • Regulations Small-Scale Fishermen • Bathymetry data • Maritime map • Navigation direction and orientation • Training tools on fisheries management • Regulation texts on industrial fishery vessels • Institutional mapping of donors involved in fisheries • Data on fish stocks • Procedure for obtaining fishermen's cards and licenses Using information collected from institution visits and deskwork and bibliographic analysis, USAID Hay Tao developed a document analysis of the data gaps and data management within the fisheries sector. Additionally, a list of metadata of identified data set is under development. Action 2.2.5. Establish data portal and natural resources related database to support improved management of protected area network Activity 2.2.5.1. Structure and improve data portal/platform that consolidate and analyzes data The USAID Hay Tao portal will be built using the existing technology and database backend engineering that powers WRI’s Global Forest Watch, Resource Watch, and Forest Atlas platforms. Although the building of the database structure was originally planned to begin in Q3, FY19, the team was able to start this process with Serge Rafanoharana, the USAID Hay Tao IT and Database Specialist, during the two- week workshop organized by WRI in Washington, DC in the first half of December 2018. The training focused on how to: 1) design the user interface of platforms to meet stakeholder needs; 2) create interactive maps, data analysis dashboards, and open data sites for downloads to provide insights and decision support information; and 3) build the necessary database architecture and server infrastructure to support these platforms. Next steps will be to apply them to the USAID Hay Tao portal.

Key Result 2.3. Data transformed into useful information Action 2.3.1. Design user focused products and tools: PA managers, Communities and Researchers Activity 2.3.1.1. Develop Innovative technologies to analyze data and export information Through WRI staff, USAID Hay Tao continued to work with existing data to produce insights on the following for the USAID Hay Tao Activity: − USAID Hay Tao continued to support USAID Mikajy through the thematic group 4 (Data, Information and Communication) with the mapping of intervention areas for the CCP. The following figure shows the communes selected by Mikajy for both MaMaBay and Menabe sites, aided by the data provided by TG 4: 35 communes and 18 communes respectively. Once Mikajy finalize the list of intervention areas, the shapefile of the map will be submitted to the ADS 579 database.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 24/99 January 31, 2019 Figure 1: Intervention areas of the CCP

− A fire analysis for Menabe has been conducted specifically for three PAs: Menabe Antimena, Andranomena and Kirindy Mitea, to support the USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy activities. Indeed, the main threats to these PAs is land clearing for corn and groundnuts using fire. Global analysis was conducted for the last 18 years, while a detailed summary analysis showing the pattern of fire alerts from the NASA FIRMS Modis was completed from 2000 to 2018. All data will be presented in an interactive format via the USAID Hay Tao portal on a rolling basis.

Key Result 2.4. Information better used for decision-making This activity was co-financed by WRI’s GEF project for Global Forest Watch in Madagascar and benefits the overall USAID Hay Tao activity and portal that is under development. On October 18, 2018, the MEEF held a joint press conference with WRI to announce the availability of the GLAD (Global Land Analysis and Discovery) alerts for Madagascar and declare that they will be officially using the GLAD alert system to monitor deforestation events across the country. These alerts are available through Global Forest Watch, the Madagascar Forest Atlas, and the mobile application, Forest Watcher. The alerts will be integrated into the USAID Hay Tao portal as well. Press coverage of the event can be found here, here and here. WRI will continue to work with ministry partners and the USAID Hay Tao Activity to build capacity on how to use these alerts for different use cases, such as PA management and community forest management.

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Key Result 3.1. Private sector investment increased in targeted areas Action 3.1.1. Conduct private sector landscape assessment in Mikajy sites Activity 3.1.1.1. Conduct assessment in Mikajy sites through an external consultant In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao finalized the recruitment of an external consultant to conduct the private sector landscape assessment, which will be conducted during Q2, FY19. The objective of this assessment is to obtain general information on the private sector in the Menabe and MaMaBay sites, the number of main actors, their profile and typology, and to identify investment risk and potential contribution to biodiversity conservation and CBNRM. This information will be used to design a private sector engagement strategy later this fiscal year (Q3). The USAID Hay Tao team took advantage of the regional climate change workshop, in Antalaha, and gathered information from private sector actors operating in the SAVA region, particularly in Antalaha. An interview with the General Manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Antalaha was conducted as well as a focus group discussion with nine economic operators (vanilla producers and vanilla exporters, baobab bank, tourism operators, fishermen). During these discussions, it was highlighted the private sector is dominated by vanilla operators, including informal producers with an important investment in the region. These actors are planning to set up a regional vanilla platform to promote exchange and reflection to improve the situation of the vanilla value chain. In the marine sector, fishermen expressed their need for a technical assistance (training, …). Overall, the current context is discouraging actors in the private sector due to the lack of transparency, a lack of sanctions against illegal activities in natural resources exploitation, and a lack of support from the government. Recommendations were collected from stakeholders during this mission, such as the need for incentive measures on taxes to be established, public security to be improved, and the need for the private sector to receive environmental education and to review of laws and regulations relating to maritime transportation and shipping of vanilla products. This information will help USAID Hay Tao develop its strategy to engage the private sector in climate change adaptation and natural resources conservation.

Key Result 3.4. Institutions strengthened for conservation finance 3.4.1. Assess cost/benefit, needs assessment Department of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and other government institutions Activity 3.4.1.1. Analyze existing strategic document on PES and identify the gap for boosting the PES concept and implementation The USAID Hay Tao team has started to collect documents and information on PES concept and experiences at national and international levels. Since 2009, the following PES projects and initiatives have been conducted: the Hydroelectricity PES developed by GRET and the Tany Meva Foundation, the Water PES and Mangrove with WWF, the Biodiversity PES in Anjà, and the Carbon PES developed by the REDD+ Program. Through C3EDM, the University of Antananarivo has also carried out research and experimentation on PES. A synthesis document will be produced by Q3. A meeting held in October 2018, with the department of PES within the MEEF, made it clear that there is no official framework or a national strategy for PES. Despite this observation, a study to capitalize on PES experiences at the national level was conducted in 2016-2017, with the support of GIZ. The final report is not yet available.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 26/99 January 31, 2019 The MEEF’s schedule to develop the PES framework as follows: − 2014-2015: Research and experimentation carried out by various partners such as universities and conservation NGOs. Capacity building has been conducted to enhance stakeholders’ knowledge on the PES mechanism. − In 2016: A technical committee brought together actors from the public sector, conservation NGOs and the University of Antananarivo. − 2016-2017: Capitalization on PES. The objective was to analyze the positive points as well as points requiring improvement as observed through the projects carried out by partners. This capitalization would provide a good basis for the development of a model for the development of PES: (i) PES Drinking water/ irrigation water/ hydroelectricity (ii) PES Carbon sequestration (iii) PES Biodiversity / Ecotourism (iv) PES Soil. − 2017-2019: Elaboration of a procedures/modelling manual by theme (water, biodiversity, etc.). Pilot projects will be set up to test the modelling of PES tracks. At the end of the pilot tests, a manual informing and explaining the different steps and procedures with the normative settings will be developed to serve as an operational guideline for the replication of the PES mechanism in other regions of Madagascar. − 2020: Establishment of a legal framework for the PES mechanism. Aside from the need for a national framework, the lack of initiative to raise awareness and provide information on PES constitutes a barrier to promote and implement mechanisms at the national level. This is also true for key actors and stakeholders at the regional level although capacity building actions have already been organized through the projects. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will continue to explore with other ministries concerned by the PES, such as the Ministry of Water, the Ministry in charge of Agriculture, Energy and key actors who have experience in PES. USAID Hay Tao will organize two PES workshops in Q2, FY19 to analyze the constraints and obstacles of the PES implementation scheme and to inform stakeholders on the PES mechanism. Activity 3.4.1.2. Organize an exchange workshop on climate finance in collaboration with CEADIR In close collaboration with CEADIR and USAID Mikajy, USAID Hay Tao organized a Climate Finance Workshop on November 26, 2018. This one-day workshop targeted key stakeholders (referenced below) and covered climate finance related topics, such as: − Financing terminology and financial instruments − Public sector financing sources and instruments − Options for financing sustainable landscapes − REDD+ mechanism − Options for financing adaptation − Lessons learned from around the world regarding climate finance Representatives from USAID Madagascar, MEEF through BNCCC and BNC-REDD, the National Platform on Climate Change (GTCC), Tany Meva Foundation, FAPBM, UNDP, WWF, GIZ, private sector (TELMA Foundation, Association des Institutions de Microfinance), national CSOs (AVG, SIF), as well as USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy partners attended this workshop. Discussions during the workshop that created requests for follow up include: (i) researching whether international, commercial banks would be interested in funding climate-smart, value chain investments in Madagascar; (ii) identifying opportunities to leverage the Adaptation Fund and Green Climate Fund, (iii) understanding the interests of impact investors and how to engage with them (iv) adapting lessons learned on climate-smart value chains in other regions, including Asia; (v) exploring potential assistance to help

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 27/99 January 31, 2019 local experts become accredited to certify carbon REDD+ projects in Madagascar; and (vi) systematic identification of gaps in climate adaptation and sustainable landscapes financing and interventions to address them. Action 3.4.3. Engage with the REDD+ office and key actors in natural capital valuation/ Provide ongoing TA to the REDD+ office Activity 3.4.3.1. Assess the BNC- REDD+ strategy on CBNRM In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao started the assessment of BNC REDD+. Two meetings were held with the BNC-REDD team to discuss the BNC-REDD in general, the situation of the REDD+ process in Madagascar, the national REDD+ strategy, and civil society organizations working on REDD. BNC-REDD is currently equipped with a geomatics lab with qualified technicians where all monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) activities, including the baseline assessment are carried out. The National REDD+ Strategy was adopted in May 2018 (Decree No. 2018-500 on May 30, 2018) and the BNC-REDD is in the process of multiplying the document for wide dissemination. An Emission Reduction Program (ERP) was established in 2017 and covers 5 regions: SAVA, Sofia, Analanjirofo, Antsinanana and Alaotra Mangoro. This national initiative will be facilitated by the World Bank, pending contract in June 2019. A carbon sales agreement was signed for USD 70 million for emission reduction efforts between 2019 to 2021, after which an assessment will be conducted. This carbon revenue is a performance-based payment, which is calculated, based on the country's average annual deforestation reduction, but also on existing investments at the start of the contract. Thus, BNC-REDD is currently in the process of identifying all potential partners and investors in the intervention zones. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will hire a national consultant to further develop this analysis of the national REDD+ strategy in relation to community-based natural resource management. Activity 3.4.3.2. Identify national and regional CSO platforms engaged in climate change and particularly in REDD+ In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao worked with BNC-REDD to identify local CSO networks intervening in CC. The RENIALA organization has been identified as the major CSO network in CC. It is a platform of 26 CSOs including: AVG, FIVE Menabe and FAMARI Atsimo Andrefana, and has formalized a partnership with BNC-REDD. Its main objectives are to amplify the voice of populations affected by the climate change, to defend the rights of vulnerable populations, and to influence the decision-making at different levels particularly regarding the legislative and regulatory frameworks in Madagascar. RENIALA is also a member of and is supported by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA). In addition, RENIALA aims to promote the socio-economic, cultural and sustainable development while preserving the environment and promoting gender approach and respect for human rights in all their interventions. The USAID Hay Tao Activity finalized a report that describes all CSOs identified as intervening in CC, as of FY19, Q1. This will help USAID Hay Tao in identifying their needs and providing them technical assistance on these identified needs in the coming quarters (Q2, FY19 onwards). Activity 3.4.3.3. Identify the needs of national CSO REDD+ platforms USAID Hay Tao had a preliminary assessment meeting with RENIALA; this network has already conducted a self-assessment and presented a list of their needs in the table below.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 28/99 January 31, 2019 Table 5: List of Reniala needs Institutional Organizational capacity development

Training on the elaboration of a financial and administrative procedures manual

Support mobilization of regional CSOs

Technical Mobilization and empowerment of communities in sustainable natural resource management Training on forestry and CC

Investigation technique and methods, data quality assessment

NRM Crime reporting, legal literacy

Advocacy and lobbying process

How to strengthen the collaboration of the Triumvirate system (CSO-public sector-private sector) for a better governance of NR

In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will utilize the Integrated Technical and Organizational Capacity Assessment (ITOCA) tool to conduct an in-depth assessment on RENIALA’s organizational and technical capacity and develop a Change Action Plan (CAP). Action 3.4.4. Develop a financial sustainability strategy for foundations Activity 3.4.4.1. Review and assess the existing financial strategy of Tany Meva Foundation and FAPBM In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao worked with FAPBM executive team to develop and finalize a partnership agreement. This agreement includes two strategic interventions: the first one is about innovative PA financing analysis and the second one on FAPBM financial sustainability analysis. A strategy will be developed for each topic and will be implemented with support from USAID Hay Tao. The agreement is now under final review by FAPBM and is expected to be signed during Q2, FY19; Following the fully executed agreement, FAPBM will undergo an organizational and technical assessment using the ITOCA; this is scheduled to happen during Q2, FY19. Further collaboration and assessments with Tany Meva Foundation have been interrupted since Q1 due to a new Program Manager being recruited. Once the new Program Manager is onboard, a partnership will be developed and expected to be signed during Q2, FY19.

Key Result 3.5. MRV system in place to show investors their return on investment Action 3.5.1. Conduct a participatory review and analysis of policies related to natural capital valuation Activity 3.5.1.1. Review and analyze policies related to natural capital valuation at national level In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao completed a desktop review of natural capital valuation which largely focused on GoM initiatives conducted through the WAVES (2011-2016) and CECN (Comptabilisation Ecosystémique du Capital Naturel, from 2015) tools to help integrate the value of natural capital into national accounts. WAVES prioritized five sectors: − Mining Sector Accounting: policy on rent capture, distribution and reinvestments. − Water Accounting: integrated water resource management plans for priority basins. − Protected Areas and Forests Accounting: sustainable financing, policy for PA network. − Coastal Accounting: fisheries zones, integrated coastal zone management.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 29/99 January 31, 2019 − Macro-economic Indicators: monitoring of macro-economic performance, policy on sector investments and budget allocations. The CECN tool is currently being applied in a few sites by the MEEF in collaboration with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Biodiversity Program, funded by the European Union. After a training on the use of CECN, the MEEF carried out a practical case study in Nosy Be in September 2018, in relation to two ecosystem accounts: carbon account and water account. According to the Biodiversity/IOC focal point at MEEF, a natural capital accounting has already been carried out in Bombetoka and Antrema Protected Areas using CECN. Once available, the accounting reports will be shared and disseminated. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will approach the various ministries concerned: Ministry in charge of Environment, Ministry in charge of Finance, and other entities involved in these initiatives (World Bank, CI, IOC etc.) to review and further analyze policies and frameworks, to draw lessons learned and best practices. The team will also prepare the ToR and the mission of the international expert in natural capital valuation planned for Q3, FY19, who will provide technical support and capacity building to key actors working in the field of conservation.

2.1.4 Strategic Approach 4: Document, disseminate and/or implement lessons learned and best practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE

Key Result 4.1. Lessons and best practices documented, and gaps identified including from CCP and non- CCP interventions

Action 4.1.1. Establish thematic groups

Activity 4.1.1.1. Identify and bring together institutions, experts and practitioners in various fields to work together for a common vision

In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao started to identify institutions and other partners to work with the Thematic Groups. These groups are currently working as a coordination mechanism for USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy but will evolve later to include other actors to form communities of practice or to link with existing similar groups.: − For the Marine Governance Group: WWF and Blue Ventures had a meeting with USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy to discuss the prospect of setting up a Fisheries Management Plan (PAP) in Menabe. This group will formulate recommendations on the development of a national guide for the elaboration of PAP which will help the field implementation by USAID Mikajy and other partners. − The Gender and Youth Group: Organized meetings to prepare and conduct the Gender Equity and Social Integration (GESI) study and analysis in the second part of the quarter. This group has also integrated other partners in this process such as CRS and CARE and will eventually expand to identify organizations of women and youth identified during the GESI study. − The Terrestrial Governance and Spatial Planning Group: Was the platform used by USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy with their respective partners to coordinate interventions in supporting the Menabe Antimena Emergency Plan, and to identify priority communes for the plot census planned by SIF in the Mikajy sites.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 30/99 January 31, 2019 − The Data, Information and Communication Group: Held seven meetings in Q1, FY19 to develop a common methodology and data collection tools to establish the baseline for USAID Hay Tao and Mikajy. In Q2, FY19, these groups will continue to have their respective regular meetings to ensure coordination between USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy in the implementation of activities and continue to identify other partners and practitioners to expand its role towards establishing of communities of practice. Action 4.1.2. Establish links to other local, regional and global communities of practice Activity 4.1.2.1. Search, contact and establish relationship in various areas During Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao continued to build relationships with national existing groups; USAID Hay Tao participated in the National Climate Change Thematic Group (GTCC) in their regular meeting in October 2018. to discuss the stakes and challenges of NDC implementation and formulated recommendations for the COP 24 in Poland. In addition, USAID Hay Tao built a relationship with the Madagascar PHE Network. Beyond the coordination purpose with this partner, USAID Hay Tao has also used the network to identify and collect best practices to be documented and disseminated. Activity 4.1.2.2. Leverage relationship with international communities of practice on CBNRM In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao established contacts with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and assisted the RENIALA organization, a REDD+ CSO, to strengthen their relationship with that international platform which integrates research, advocacy, partnerships development, capacity building and awareness creation to successfully deliver its strategic mandate. Additionally, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) sent a manual entitled “Legal and Policy Tools to Adapt Biodiversity Management to Climate Change”, following e-mail exchanges. This document supported the Policy and Analysis team in addressing policy and strategic issues related to the Climate Change workshop organized with USAID CEADIR and Mikajy in Antalaha.

Action 4.1.3. Assess users’ needs on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE

Activity 4.1.3.1. Conduct users’ needs assessment in collaboration with Mikajy In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao collaborated with USAID Mikajy to complete a first assessment of users’ needs in sustainable livelihoods and particularly on fishery. This exercise started during the workshop organized to promote the data portal held in December 2018 (cf. Activity 2.2.1.1, “Meeting of Government stakeholders involved in fisheries”). On PA management, discussion with the Directorate of Protected Areas System (DSAP) in collaboration with USAID Mikajy revealed that the urgent needs are the training of PA managers on Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) and on renewing the PA management plan (PAG).This assessment will continue in Q2, FY19; at the same time, USAID Hay Tao will work with USAID Mikajy to prioritize and address the already identified needs.

Action 4.1.4. Undertake assessment of existing tools and best practices by theme Activity 4.1.4.1. Document tools, success stories, case studies, best practices and lessons learned from existing and other initiatives In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao developed a matrix and questionnaire to capture and collect best practices and lessons learned in the field which were used during a series of missions and field trips conducted by the MERL team in Sofia and Menabe regions and by the Gender and Youth Specialist in SAVA and in

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 31/99 January 31, 2019 Menabe. As a result, the team was able to identify 13 best practices found both within and outside the CCP areas: Table 6: Identified good practices Location Best Practices Sources SOFIA Region Promotion of vanilla cultivation to improve income, protect plant Interview with the AGCN manager in and forest cover, and fight fires, by the AGCN (Association pour la Mandritsara Gestion du Capital Naturel) Mandritsara Development approach (including awareness raising and GEC – Interview with the OSDRM Program Groupes d’Epargne Communautaire) in relation to the protection of Manager in Antsohihy natural resources, case of Lake Sofia, collaboration with OSDRM (Organisation de Soutien pour le Développement Rural à Madagascar) and Durrell on the conservation site of the Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata, gana fotsimaso / onjy) Promotion of the improved KAMADO fireplace for the reduction of Interview with the Monitoring and the use of firewood, and the improvement of living conditions, case Evaluation Manager and the Technical of Analalava, by the SAHI association (Sehatra Ampandrosoana Manager of SAHI in Antsohihy Haingana ny Ivom-Paritra) Cross-referencing by documentation ANALANJIROFO Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and Equator Initiative case study: the Equator Region resilient communities, PCDDBA - Consultation Platform for the prize organized by the Equator Initiative Development of Antongil Bay: critical space for dialogue to facilitate within the UNDP is awarded biennially to coordinated resource management recognize outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity SAVA Region Reducing climate risks by increasing income levels and strengthening Interview with CARE the community’s ability to make its views heard, Mahafatoky project implemented by CARE MENABE Region Agroecological approach to improve maize and groundnut Interviews with the Director and the cultivation technique Technician of VFTM (Vondron’ny Fikambanana Tantsaha Menabe) and the Regional Head of Service of Forests of the DREEF in Morondava Collaboration and empowerment of local communities for fire Interview with MNP Director for management by MNP Andranomena and Kirindy Mitea Development of mangrove beekeeping Interview with FITAME (Fikambanan’ny Tantsaha Menabe), the DREEF, and the Regional Directorate of Population in Morondava Closure of fisheries for production management and improvement Interview with WWF Manager in by WWF Morondava Cross-referencing by documentation Social enterprises: financial autonomy of women members of Interview with the seamstresses’ seamstresses’ cooperatives in Belo / Tsiribihina cooperative in Belo / Tsiribihina Outside CCP Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and Equator Initiative case study Zones resilient communities, Kolo Harena Adidy Maitso Association, working to protect the natural resources of the Didy forest, Alaotra Mangoro region: actions to manage and restore the forest corridor, educate local populations on the economic benefits of biodiversity conservation, and train local farmers and women’s groups on farming techniques and diversification of income sources

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 32/99 January 31, 2019 Location Best Practices Sources Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and Equator Initiative case study resilient communities, Association of Manambolo Natives (FITEMA), COFAV ecoregion: Forest restoration through the establishment of nurseries with local tree species, including the native palm Ravenala madagascariensis Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and Equator Initiative case study resilient communities, Anja Miray Association, COFAV ecoregion: ecotourism initiative which funds community works projects and conservation activities

SIF also identified best practices at regional and national levels related to land and marine tenure and rights, particularly in participatory land plot census proposing a communal development plan in three different regions of Madagascar (Analamanga, Itasy and Antsinanana), and in multi-actor dialogue (GoM representatives and CSOs) for land reform in Madagascar. These identified best practices will be prioritized according to their importance and relevance to the context of the USAID Mikajy sites. By the end of FY2019, five best practices will be sorted as planned in the USAID Hay Tao indicators (Q3), including at least three best practices to be proposed and applied at USAID Mikajy sites (Q4). Action 4.1.5. Undertake assessment PHE initiatives and best practices Activity 4.1.5.1. Document learning and evidence on integrated PHE programming In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao reinforced its relationship with the Madagascar PHE network and participated in the evaluation of PHE initiatives. In October 2018, USAID Hay Tao participated in a workshop organized by the PHE project of Mahefa Miaraka to develop a national monitoring and evaluation framework for PHE in Madagascar. The official results are still under review with USAID Mahefa Miaraka and will be distributed and disseminated once finalized. Also, a bibliographic synthesis work was carried out to analyzes PHE initiatives in Madagascar and is available. These analyses will contribute to the development of the PHE strategic framework which started in Q1, FY19. Activity 4.1.5.2. Support research into links between PHE and NRM outcomes In Q1, FY19, contact with the University of Antananarivo, particularly the Higher School of Agronomic Sciences, was initiated to identify areas of collaboration. The recruitment of student interns to conduct studies on the link between PHE and NRM and the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for PHE was of interest to both parties. The modalities of this collaboration will be developed to solidify the partnership in Q2, FY19.

Key Result 4.2. Lessons and practices shared through communications and advocacy initiatives Action 4.2.1. Develop communication plan Activity 4.2.1.1. Define messages, targets, channels and calendar In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao conducted field missions to investigate existing awareness campaigns in the MaMaBay and Menabe landscapes/seascapes. Some topics were pre-identified during these missions according to the prevalent challenges and issues; for Menabe, bushfire and slash and burn extensive agriculture are the main issues and the messages to be developed will focus on fighting against fire (bush and forest) and negative impact of uncontrolled migration. For MaMaBay, particularly in Maroantsetra, the

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 33/99 January 31, 2019 depletion of precious woods (different subspecies of Dalbergia) has been the main issue for several years; the main message here will focus on biodiversity conservation and NRM. Actors intervening in these regions utilize different forms of media to provide awareness; radio broadcasting seems to be the common means using local radio stations. In Maroantsetra, for example, a partnership agreement is already established between WCS and Radio Akon’I Maroa, AntiMaroa and Infinity. Posters, bulletins and social media are also used to spread messages; most actors take advantage of international events (Environment Day, RAMSAR Day etc.) to organize local campaigns and to mobilize stakeholders. USAID Hay Tao, in collaboration with USAID Mikajy and local partners, will assess these elements and develop a joint communication plan including messages, targets, channels and a calendar that should be as inclusive as possible in a very participatory way. In Q2, FY19, regional workshops will be conducted in MaMaBay and Menabe to develop this communication plan. Activity 4.2.1.2. Develop and promote strategies to engage women and youth in biodiversity-friendly livelihoods In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao developed matrices and questionnaire to collect best practices and lessons learned (see 4.1.4.1). The GESI analysis provides context regarding women and youth and will inform the strategy development in which to engage these target populations. The upcoming communication plan will consider these elements and specifically target women and youth. Moreover, identified lessons learned and best practices integrating women and youth will be incorporated into communication and advocacy initiatives and disseminated via communications and/or built into advocacy efforts. Action 4.2.3. Conduct and/or support outreach campaigns Activity 4.2.3.1. Support outreach campaigns to raise awareness nationally about conservation issues and the benefits of CBNRM In Q1, FY19, the USAID Hay Tao team facilitated the REDD+ CSOs participation in the pre-campaign organized by PACJA for the preparation of the COP 24. Ahead of the pre-campaign, USAID Hay Tao sent the REDD+ CSOs a document entitled “PACJA Week of Action of 18-24 November 2018,” which encouraged all CSO members of the PACJA network to carry out at least one of the activities mentioned in the document (e.g. public lectures, petitions to political leaders, roundtable national discussions / dialogues, tree planting activities with themed messages on climate change, radio and TV talk shows on climate change and the upcoming COP) so the voices of local communities can be heard during COP 24. RENIALA will be invited to present the results of this initiative in Q2 FY19, Reniala being the REDD+ CSO platform. In addition, the meeting with RENIALA and BNC REDD+ members in November 2018 provided the opportunity to identify CSOs technical support needs and to strengthen the sharing of the document “PACJA Week of Action of 18-24 November 2018” as well as to raise awareness to participate in PACJA Week of Action. In Q2, FY19, RENIALA will be invited to actively participate in the development of the communication plan and its implementation moving forward. Activity 4.2.3.2. Engage and support journalists to enhance media coverage of conservation issues Journalists in the west of the Makira Natural Park (districts of Mandritsara and Befandriana Avaratra) were identified during this reporting period to complete the media mapping in the MaMaBay region. An agreement was reached between AVG and AJE (Journalists Association for Environment) to engage journalists and medias more actively in covering conservation issues and promoting benefits of CBNRM and alternative of resilient and sustainable livelihoods. In Q2, FY19, the elaboration of a MoU will be discussed together as a way forward. Likewise, a MoU with the Ministry of Communication and media

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 34/99 January 31, 2019 associations in Menabe and MaMaBay will be established with the goal of facilitating partnership, increasing commitment / engagement of journalists and for sustainability.

2.1.5 Strategic Approach 5: Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of tenure rights and natural resource management through learning Key Result 5.2. Enforcement key actors trained in NRM and land/marine tenure rights, environmental policy and law effectively Action 5.2.2. Provide support to the National Committee for Mangrove to develop the national strategy on mangrove ecosystem Activity 5.2.2.1. Revitalize the National Committee for Integrated Management of Mangroves (CN GIM) Given the situation of mangroves in Madagascar, an ecologically important resource with increasingly alarming degradation while its governance remains ineffective, USAID has expressed its interest in addressing this issue. The USAID Hay Tao Activity started by elaborating a technical note on the mangroves of Madagascar to have an overview of the current situation and context, to better understand the issues and problems, and finally to explore the USAID Hay Tao intervention perspectives. In October 17, 2018, USAID Hay Tao participated in the workshop elaborating on the implementation roadmap based on the recommendations validated by the stakeholders in the crab sector (mud crab or mangrove crab), one of the main species exploited on the mangrove ecosystem, organized by the MRHP and MIHARI Network. This was an opportunity for USAID Hay Tao to stay engaged in initiatives related to mangroves. In addition, USAID Hay Tao met with WWF and USAID Mikajy on November 29, 2018, to discuss the elaboration of the Menabe Fisheries Management Plan (PAP), one of the three coastal regions that still have a large mangrove area. The outcome of the meeting was to explore the possibility for USAID Hay Tao, in collaboration with the MRHP, to elaborate a manual or guideline for the elaboration and implementation of a Fisheries Management Plan through the capitalization of best practices and lessons learned from the existing PAP, the possibility for USAID Mikajy, WWF and eventually Blue Ventures to use the Menabe PAP as a pilot site for the application of the manual. The perspectives related to mangroves are: − Revitalize the National Commission for Integrated Management of Mangrove (CNGIM): Co- created by MEEF and MRHP in 2014 and involving relevant ministries, marine conservation NGOs, local community representatives, CSO and Private Sector, the CNGIM was put on standby after the changes in the ministerial affiliation of the Department of the Sea in 2015. However, the Commission’s main mission during this time was to address the problems related to the suspension of mangrove timber exploitation in Malagasy territory, which also impacts the user’s rights of local communities managing transferred mangrove resources; but the CNGIM has also been mandated to develop the national strategy for integrated mangrove management. − Organize a Mangrove Workshop: Scheduled in July 2019 during the International Mangrove Day, the symposium will bring together all stakeholders, both national and international, to raise awareness on Madagascar’s mangroves issues and to address its governance and management challenges; this in order to support and strengthen the development of the national mangrove management strategy. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will finalize the SOW for the Mangrove Workshop, reach out to partners and invite them to contribute to the planning, and continue to work with both ministries to revitalize the CNGIM. Key Result 5.3. Joint spatial planning of landscape/seascapes promoted

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 35/99 January 31, 2019 Action 5.3.1. Natural resource mapping and land marine tenure rights mapping Activity 5.3.1.1. Conduct assessment of status of coastal and marine tenure rights Following the urgent needs of small-scale fishermen member of the MIHARI LMMA network to establish reserved small-scale fisheries zones, USAID Hay Tao has been designated by the MRHP as a Facilitator for the Ad hoc Commission created to address this main issue of fishery tenure rights. A roadmap of the Commission is under development to identify relevant activities to be carried out in order to achieve the goal of formulating recommendation to establish the regulated fishing zones including reserved fishing zones for small-scale fisheries. Given the importance of this initiative for the coastal communities as well as for the other actors on fishery sector, the assessment status of coastal and marine tenure rights has been inserted as an important activity within the roadmap, that will help their members better understand the tenure rights context and support their engagement to resolve issues with fishing zones. The roadmap is expected to be validated in Q2, FY19 with USAID Hay Tao actively contributing to the implementation of this assessment. On the landscape side, the plot census planned by SIF for this quarter within the limits of the Menabe Antimena PA and in the peripheral areas interacting with the PA had to be postponed due to the electoral process and sensitivities concerning land. Therefore, USAID Hay Tao prepared the pre-field trip on the plot census activity to take place in Q1, FY19: − The design of a survey form to investigate the pressures on the PA to identify the Fokontany in which the plot census will be conducted; − Participation in an international training on the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) in Senegal to strengthen the know-how of technicians in the tools design of to be used during the plot census. This training was carried out by the International Land Coalition (ILC), which contributes to the capacity building of the technical team to conduct activities related to plot census, which will be useful for the framing of the activity; − Acquisition of the latest updates on the administrative delimitation of Communes from Foibe Taosarintanin’i Madagasikara (FTM) for spatial planning. For Menabe Antimena in particular, the following steps were completed: − Data collection at district level on the list of communes surrounding the Menabe Antimena PA and their Fokontany (list of Communes and Fokontany, Schéma d’Aménagement Communal (SAC) of Bemanonga, mapping of existing land offices in the region). − Geospatial data cross-referencing on pressures with different information for plot census planning in Menabe Antimena. − Test of the baseline form on land tenure; and − Pre-selection of communes in collaboration with USAID Mikajy. The actual plot census will start in Q2, FY19.

Activity 5.3.1.2. Conduct barrier assessment to promote the effective participation of CCP communities in NRM In Q1 FY19, Hay Tao conducted an in-depth analysis of the various texts (Land Policy Letter, Land Use Planning Act, strategic documents on land tenure) to identify the opportunities and shortcomings and propose improvements. This analysis report will be refined further, and a workshop will be organized in Q2, FY19, involving GoM, technical and financial partners and CSO stakeholders involved in NRM and land tenure to be used as a stepping-stone to gather opinions and recommendations as well as to finalize the document analysis.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 36/99 January 31, 2019 Activity 5.3.1.3. Support the process of establishing regulated fishing zones through the MRHP ad hoc commission. In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao continued to play its role as a facilitator of the Ad Hoc Commission; USAID Hay Tao has established a method that will achieve the goals of the initiative to support the MRHP as well as the MIHARI LMMA Network to address the urgent needs of fishermen in establishing reserved small- scale fishing zones and rights. The approach adopted factors in the problems of cohabitation and the extended use of fishing zones in Madagascar as well as the previous attempts to rectify the issues in order to work towards resolving the situation moving forward. The steps in the process to facilitate the Commission's activities were primarily to ensure all stakeholders were represented; the second step was to formalize the Commission through legal texts to guarantee its validity. The third step was to support a participatory roadmap planning process, factoring in the requirements to achieve the initiative goal; and finally, to implement the activities in the roadmap with the commitment of all Commission members. During Q1, FY19, the focus was on Steps 1 and 2 of the process, including ToR validation and the preparation of the two Ministerial Orders establishing the Commission and formally appointing its members; then, the groundwork for Step 3 concerning the elaboration of the Commission roadmap was set up. The Ad Hoc Commission officially called “Commission for the Establishment of Regulated Fishing Zones Including Small-Scale Reserved Fishing Ones in Madagascar, for the Resource Protection Purposes” was formally created during the Commission meeting in November 9, 2018. During this meeting, the ToR of the Commission were unanimously validated by all members. Two Ministerial Orders stipulating the creation of the Commission and appointing its members were developed by the Jurist team of MRHP, with the review of the Commission members, and were submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office. A workshop was organized on December 12, 2018 and aimed for participants to elaborate on the Commission roadmap. This will serve as an action plan for the Commission, detailing activities, responsible stakeholders, chronogram and deliverables. The outcome of the workshop was a rough draft compilation of the roadmap gathering all the participants’ proposals. A subcommittee was created to consolidate the document and plan to finalize the work during January 2019. Various side activities were conducted to better prepare the intervention of the USAID Hay Tao Activity into the initiative: − Subcommittee meetings were conducted, involving relevant members of the Commission to integrate details on specific actions requiring further contributions. For example, compiling and finalizing the draft document of the ToR of the Commission in October, with the involvement of the GAPCM and MIHARI network. − Two series of experience sharing webinars were held on October 4 and 31, 2018, with the participation of the Policy and Analysis unit and the University of Rhode Island – Coastal Resource Center experts. The purpose of these sessions was to better understand the situation of fisheries in Madagascar, to learn from other country experiences with similar cases like Senegal, Gambia and Ghana; and to support the team with strategy development. Further webinar series will be planned to continue in this direction. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will work with the MRHP to get the Ministerial Order issued for the official creation of the Commission, finalize and validate the Commission roadmap, and start implementing the roadmap activities.

Key Result 5.4. Shared vision on land/marine tenure and CBNRM Action 5.4.1. Establish political dialogue Activity 5.4.1.1. Stakeholder mapping coalitions and power

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 37/99 January 31, 2019 In October 2018, a Marine and Coastal Stakeholder Analysis was conducted to capture the degree of influence and level of interest of each stakeholder. The stakeholder analysis will serve as a reference tool throughout the initiative and will be updated as new information is obtained. In relation to this, a stakeholder analysis matrix has been developed as well and shared with all relevant actors involved in the implementation of the regulated fishing zones. The analysis will be based on the responses provided by stakeholders to five questions: (i) Their relationship to the initiative; (ii) Potential conflicts and risks that could compromise the action; (iii) The contributions expected from the actor (iv) Opportunities and relationships that could be valued for the success of the project; and (v) Actions to be implemented. Action 5.4.2. Develop toolkit to facilitate integration of shared vision into the NRM-based Dina and Dinabe Activity 5.4.2.1. Identify and assess potential Dina and Dinabe considering the shared vision (pilot zone) In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao identified the Dina of SAVA, the Dina of Tsimanavaka and the Dina of Besaboa in Menabe and MaMaBay. Dinan’i SAVA is more focused on vanilla and security concerns in the SAVA region. Undoubtedly, it does not emphasize environment concerns but the principle of the development of Dina is agreed between communities and officials at regional level. As discussed with the Director of Rural Development, an update to this Dinan’i SAVA is foreseen to include environmental aspect, and USAID Hay Tao will give its recommendations in that sense. Environment and land aspects can be part of those recommendations where USAID Hay Tao partners can bring their knowledge and experience to update this Dina. In analyzing the Dina Tsimanavaka and Dina Besaboa, it appeared that guidelines on how to elaborate “Dina” need to be developed. The Dina of Tsimanavaka was initiated by the Sofia Region staff with support from technical administration staff and the elected local authorities; overall, it does not reflect a social convention and does not necessarily reflect the aspirations of a community. On the other hand, the Dina Besaboa is settled by local communities with the support of the local association from the Angoaka Atsimo Commune in the District of Analalava. Local communities expressed their interest as it directly concerned their problem of rural insecurity. However, this Dina is not yet licensed by the Ministry of Justice’s decentralized service. In terms of contents, this Dina also contains some non-conventional aspects about crimes, abuses and family conflicts, which encountered some social conflicts (for instance, parents should pay the ‘vonodina’ – fine for the damage caused by their children if these latter refuse to pay it, but there is no limit to the age of the children to be taken in charge by their parents). As a result, the Chief of the District in Mandritsara has halted the application of the Dina Besaboa due to this social conflict and its misunderstanding at the community level. In Q2 and Q3, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will conduct in-depth analyses of those Dinabe and Dina and formulate recommendations to communities and stakeholders.

Key Result 5.5. All actors committed regarding common goods, NRM and marine/land tenure Action 5.5.1. Support empowerment of technical staff in environment units of Ministries Activity 5.5.1.1. Develop capacity of technical staff in environment units of Ministries

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 38/99 January 31, 2019 In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao established primary contact with officials at the regional level (Menabe and MaMaBay), particularly at the Ministry of Justice, MRHP, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Ministry of Training and Education, Majors, local Authorities and Dina representatives. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will start conducting capacity needs assessments and developing an action plan to implement this activity. Key Result 5.6. Enforcement key actors implement environmental law and policy effectively Action 5.6.1. Conduct Applied Political Economy Analysis (APEA) Activity 5.6.1.3. Conduct policy and regulations mapping analysis In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao compiled the results of the two APEA analyses completed in 2016 by Pact and USAID Madagascar. The elements obtained from this review provide the basis for the orientation and the full APEA that USAID Hay Tao is planning to conduct during Q3. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will develop the ToR for the APEA consultant, to identify the APEA involved partners, and clarify the topics that are of importance to USAID Hay Tao, such as the specific focus on coastal and marine ecosystems and the policy aspects for mangrove governance in Madagascar. Action 5.6.2. Develop policy briefs Activity 5.6.2.1. Design the policy briefs and identify the targets In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao drafted the outline describing the steps for the brief production, based on the informational materials and evidences that inform the policy reform. The outline describes the following steps: − Policy brief title that can make the specific policy understood properly; − Summary statement that helps wrap up an overview of the policy; − Details of the previous or current policy scope and statement of what should be changed; − The importance or relevance of giving solutions to the problem based on the context and why the target audience should be convinced of the change. Policy briefs are important advocacy and lobbying tools; − Policy recommendations, improvements specifications and notes (use of references); sources of information and references. In Q2 FY19, USAID Hay Tao will start drafting the policy briefs related to terrestrial and marine governance, and CC.

2.1.6 Strategic Approach 6: Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through Constructive Engagement

Key Result 6.1. Stronger CSO networks Action 6.1.1. Provide capacity development programs for CSO (organizational development / communication / use of information / information sharing / advocacy) Activity 6.1.1.1. Identify CSO networks to work with In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao undertook three field missions, two in the Menabe region and one in the MaMaBay landscape-seascape. Preliminary work was carried out before the field trips, via desk review, prioritizing the two USAID Mikajy intervention areas. During these missions, various actors were met:

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 39/99 January 31, 2019 local authorities, environmental NGOs, representatives of coalitions in the regions and some local journalists. The adopted process is described in two key steps which are outlined below.

Figure 2 : Process to Identify CSO Networks

An identification report was produced, justifying the coalition selections that will become key partners in the USAID Hay Tao Activity. The main criteria used were: − Coalitions working in the field of conservation and environmental protection. − Also endorsing a role in advocacy actions at the regional level. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will develop partnership agreements with the regional and national coalitions, conduct organizational assessments, and implement capacity development action plans. Activity 6.1.1.2. Map and analyze coalitions and shareholders In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao focused on mapping actors and stakeholders in NRM, land and other sectors. Civil society organizations working in other areas were also considered in order to meet the necessary conditions for dialogue, as environmental issues are intersectoral; in addition, most of these organizations address gender and human rights. The figure below shows the distribution of these actors according to their respective domain of intervention. This analysis result will be updated as USAID Hay Tao moves forwards.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 40/99 January 31, 2019 Figure 3: Overview of Civil Society actors

Overall distribution of actors according to domains of intervention

Observatory 6 8 Trade Union 16 1 56 Health 2 13 1 11 Education and culture 2 62 0 7 25 15 Land tenure 2 3 1 7 35 0 Environment and natural resources 17 14 4 3 6 0 Human rights 4 25 1 8 17 2 Governance: election, anti-corruption, mining … 55 27 3 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

PlatForm, Coalition, Network, Federation Association, NGO International Network

Activity 6.1.1.3. Analyze capacities of key CSOs and key coalitions / networks that are part of the identified networks (ITOCA/OPI/ONA) In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao identified Tafo Mihaavo and RENIALA as CC platforms that occupy an important place in the landscape of governance and NRM in Madagascar. Tafo Mihaavo is the largest network of Vondron’Olona Ifotony (VOI, grassroot community) in Madagascar, bringing together 532 grassroot community organizations. The objective of this platform is to achieve equitable and sustainable management of natural resources for successive generations, with the collective commitment of the Fokonolona. Exchanges were held between USAID Hay Tao and Tafo Mihaavo and resulted in an agreement on the planning of the institution organizational and technical capacity assessment activities and the resulting capacity development activities. Following the identification of the RENIALA CC platform as an essential partner in the field of REDD+, a discussion on the platform capacity building needs was started. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will then conduct ITOCA assessment for Tafo Mihaavo and RENIALA; a Change Action Plan (CAP) will also be developed and implemented. Activity 6.1.1.4. Design capacity development programs for CSOs (organizational development / communication / use of information / information sharing / advocacy CAP) In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao continued the implementation of CAPs for AVG and SIF started in September 2018 as a result of the capacity assessment using the ITOCA and OPI tools. The priority improvement actions for AVG mainly concern the field of governance, advocacy, networking and MERL. For governance, the shortcomings chiefly relate to the sporadic nature of the AVG Board support and supervision of national coordination and members, the non-existence of a communication system, the virtual absence of communication between the Board, members and national coordination and the lack of ownership by members. The plan to improve support for AVG members included revitalizing communication and defining the ToR of the Board of Directors. A Board meeting in November 2018 approved the process for developing the Board’s ToR. These completed terms of reference will then

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 41/99 January 31, 2019 be submitted to the General Assembly in January 2019. Additionally, AVG procured a server in December 2018 to manage their databases and improve their MERL management. For SIF, the strengthening of governance, financial management, human resources management, networking, gender considerations and the MERL system are all areas priority areas for capacity development. Regarding governance, the Board of Directors consists of farmers’ groups representatives with limited access to high-level knowledge. This situation has led the national coordination becoming highly involved in national and international dynamics. Combined with the low financial capacities of SIF and its members, this results in a very low dynamism and ownership of SIF activities. In addition, the preparation and archiving of SIF meeting minutes has been standardized since October 2018 to allow for follow-up and continuity of action. Regarding financial management, the acquisition of licensed accounting software has been submitted as part of the budget reorganization and is awaiting validation. As for human resources, the job descriptions for the national coordination of SIF and the organizational chart have been developed and validated by the Board of Directors for a better transparency and an optimal task sharing. Q1 also enabled SIF to strengthen their networking, through participation in international workshops on international land issues such as the Global Land Forum in Bandung Indonesia, the training workshop in Dakar Senegal on the methodology of plot census, national workshops on the oil landscape, agricultural growth and land security and responsible land policy. The appointment of participants to these workshops allowed to appreciate the beginning of SIF efforts to involve its members and the Board of Directors. These workshops were attended by the President and Vice-President of SIF, the technical team and five member organizations (VFTV, FVTM, CPM, Fiantso and TAFIMA). SIF technical staff and members received a gender training from the USAID Hay Tao, Gender and Youth Specialist in December 2018. Federasionan’ny Vehivavy Tantsaha eto Madagasikara (FVTM - Federation of Women’s Associations in Madagascar) has been designated as the focal point for gender promotion at SIF level. For MERL, the major change concerns the implementation of a vertical and horizontal periodic reporting process within SIF as well as the implementation of working tools such as the reporting framework and the dashboard matrix. Action 6.1.2. Strengthen and support civil society organizations advocacy and information sharing Activity 6.1.2.2. Provide advocacy capacity development using Advocacy Expert Series Tools In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao started the development of the Advocacy Expert Series Tools, which is a compilation of experiences and best practices in advocacy. That was an important step before developing an advocacy strengthening program. A draft of the advocacy expert series tool has currently developed; in Q2, FY19, this document will be finalized. Action 6.1.3. Support CSO networks to mobilize resources for advocacy Activity 6.1.3.1. Support CSOs and media for targeted advocacy activities In Q1FY19, USAID Hay Tao supported two major advocacy cases: − Case of the Menabe Antimena Emergency Plan: Both intervention areas that have been selected by USAID Mikajy (MaMaBay and Menabe) present significant problems in terms of anthropogenic pressures in protected areas. Indeed, for the MaMaBay ecoregion, the exploitation of rosewood prohibited under CITES rules has been prevalent in PAs for several years. As for Menabe, an unprecedent rampant clearing is dangerously threatening the integrity of the Menabe Antimena PA, Category V. This issue was already raised to the level of the Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests four years ago, but those in

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 42/99 January 31, 2019 charge did not act accordingly. According to Fanamby, which is the managing promoter, nearly 40% of the PA is destroyed. This requires an emergency plan, so USAID Hay Tao supported USAID Mikajy to develop this plan. A technical note was thus prepared to be the starting point for discussions in meetings at the MEEF level. Then, this technical note was reinforced by USAID Mikajy who added some technical and contextual elements.

Figure 4: Some Dates on the Evolution of Menabe Antimena Emergency Plan

As this is an advocacy process, it is important to highlight the changes on the ground: a military action to get the population out of the hard-core areas of the APMA, the establishment of the cell on the problem (still non-formal) which indicates the willingness of the Ministry of Environment to solve the issue, and finally the action taken by the Prime Minister which clearly demonstrates that the problem has risen to the highest level of the State and requires a political decision. The Prime Minister convened the various regional Directors to discuss the destruction of the APMA and to act. Although these changes are accepted, the objective of the safeguarding the APMA is still far from being achieved, since there are other factors at stake: migration and the involvement of some regional authorities in the destruction of the forest. − Case of the Fisheries Agreement Between the Malagasy Agency for Economic Development and Enterprise Promotion (AMDP) and a Chinese Consortium The fisheries agreement between ADMP and a Chinese of 7 companies on September 5, 2018 lacks transparency. Thus, civil society organizations under the lead of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar (TI-IM) issued press releases (September 28th, 2018 and November 02nd 2018). The communiqué of the AMDP of October 8th, 2018, on the latter’s agreement with seven Chinese companies made a wave on the web. Among the signatories of these communiqués are AVG and SIF (being members of the ROHY movement) which are part of USAID Hay Tao implementing partners, but also community natural resource managers such as MIHARI and TAFO MIHAAVO, which are among the organizations to be strengthened by USAID Hay Tao. USAID Hay Tao has developed two documents to support the initiative led by TI-IM with members of the civil society to allow for a good reflection on the conduct of the strategy and to understand the underlying issues. The two documents are press reviews on the subject and other sources of similar case studies (case of Mauritania) and an analysis note on the fishing contract. There is still no impact on the situation, since the AMDP refuses civil society proposals for transparency.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 43/99 January 31, 2019 After the official results of the presidential election in January 2019, changes in government and politics will take place, so USAID Hay Tao will strengthen civil society through advocacy and closely monitor developments that may endanger Madagascar fisheries resources. Activity 6.1.3.2. Strengthen CSO advocacy to raise community voices, challenges and issues In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao through AVG participated in advocacy activities as detailed below to support CSO work to include community level voices, challenges and issues. The following actions were completed: Cross-Cutting Issues − AVG press release on Menabe Antimena, 330 Chinese boats and Tsaramandroso Ankarafantsika; − Introduction of the Environmental Governance theme in the 2018 presidential debates and the code of conduct; − Introduction of Environmental Governance and Environmental Justice topics in the USAID BRIDGE report; − Direct meetings with presidential candidates on Environmental Governance; − Participation and influence on Environmental Justice during SAMIFIN workshop on money laundering through Natural Resources Trafficking; − Conference and Advocacy on Environmental Governance with Students (IEP, DEGS Faculty of the University of Antananarivo); − Proactive participation in good governance activities in the extractive industries as member of the Board of ONE, AVG/SRJS project and member of the EITI CSO college; − Meetings with Ambassadors on Environmental Governance (Germany, EU and UK). Rosewood Traffic − Press conference by TI-IM/AVG to fight against World Bank and GoM Rosewood Business Plan; − Meeting with the MEEF, technical and financial partners and others to prepare CITES SOSHI; − Exchange with the national Marines, Secretary General G/SEG and Minister and Secretary General/MEEF on fleeing boats off Maroantsetra (October to December 2018); − Exchange with EIA about the Rosewood Business Plan. On Menabe Antimena − Meeting with the Minister of Justice on Menabe Antimena issues; − Meeting with Morondava Prosecutor on Menabe Antimena; − Meeting between CSOs within ROHY about Menabe Antimena: information sharing and definition of actions to be taken together. As results: − Non-approbation by CITES of World Bank and GoM Rosewood Business Plan; − Convocation by the Prime Minister of the authorities of Morondava (Head of Region, Prefect and Prosecutor) and the involved companies (STAR and MALTO) on the Menabe Antimena case (the incriminated politicians did not come); − Seizing of the FLEEING boat on December 19, 2018 with the participation of AVG; − Integration of environmental governance and sustainability programs into presidential programs. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will continue to develop the advocacy strategy. This strategy will then be shared, mainly with Mikajy team and CSO partners at national and regional levels.

Key Result 6.2. CSO networks participate in multi-stakeholder dialogue (GOM, CSO's, Private Sector)

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 44/99 January 31, 2019 Action 6.2.1. Convene working groups around specific identified issues Activity 6.2.1.1. Support drafting of document for dialogue In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao drafted a document on how to conduct a dialogue will be discussed and produced in partnership with SIF before drafting of action plan for the multi-stakeholder dialogue. This guideline will be shared for review and approval before use. At the same time, a diagnosis and an in-depth analysis of CSO network active in Menabe and MaMaBay will be done before convening working groups around specific identified issues where CSO is totally involved on the multi-stakeholder dialogue. SIF started this activity in Menabe, following the workshop “Expanding the Dialogue Network for People- Centered Land Governance,” held in Morondava in August 2018. A working meeting with CSOs on October10, 2018 produced the following results: - A clear and share vision on the purpose of the coalition and the involvement of each CSO, - An action plan setting out the activities to be carried out as part of advocacy and investigation to address threats and pressures on land management and natural resource management, - The establishment of a regional CSO commission on land from the FIVE. FIVE is already a regional CSO platform, bringing together the majority (90%) of existing CSOs in the Menabe region. It was thus agreed to strengthen FIVE structure and to set up a “land and natural resources management” commission within it. The role of the “land and natural resources management” commission is to define and implement the related advocacy strategies. The commission will ensure - The collection of information related to land and NRM in Menabe - The investigation of land issues and conflicts if necessary - The preparation, definition and implementation of advocacy strategies on land and NRM, and finally - Collaboration with other institutions, including within the framework of the USAID Hay Tao Activity. Since representativeness (geographical, gender and field of activity) is almost respected during the meeting, the representatives of CSOs who participated in this meeting will be the members of the commission. VFTM and Tranoben’ny Tantsaha will be the leaders of the commission. It will periodically meet every three months. Key Result 6.4. Shared commitment (alignment) for environmental governance

Action 6.4.2. Train stakeholders in leadership, engagement and advocacy Activity 6.4.2.1. Identify and select key stakeholders committed in environmental governance This activity was initiated in Q1 and on-going for this FY19 for strengthening capacity of coalitions and networks. Key stakeholders in SOFIA region were identified. The following have been identified as key partners for AVG activities: • GoM Institutions: Regional Representatives of the Ministry in charge of Environment; in charge of Fisheries, in charge of Justice in Antsohihy and Mandritsara: Direction of Regional Development (DDR) SOFIA; Districts of Mandritsara and Befandriana;

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 45/99 January 31, 2019 • CSO Coalitions and Projects: READ DSS; TAFO MIHAAVO; MIHARI; FFTS (Fikambanan’ny Fivoaran’ny tantsaha); SAHI NGO; Associations and federations of fishermen in Antsohihy, Ambodihozo and Analalava; PLAE (their areas of intervention are: reforestation at large scale, watershed management, land awareness campaigns for securing mainly reforestation areas); Aga Khan Foundation. • Network of Educational and Professional on Conservation (REPC). For SOFIA region, the following universities and education training are presents and can be considered into members of REPC: ✓ ASJA (Athénée Saint Joseph d’Antsohihy) is the main active higher education institute with economy, laws and agronomy branches. Currently, this higher education institute only offers bachelor’s degrees, but it is linked into the home institute ASJA in Antsirabe where most of students decide to follow their studies . After its five years presence in Antsohihy, almost 100 students obtained their bachelor’s degree. ✓ IUGM (Institut Universitaire de Gestion et de Management) Antsohihy has finance, accounting branches.

✓ Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences Sociales (UFR SS) Mandritsara is the subsidiary of the University of Mahajanga that officially reopened on May 2015 with agronomy, agriculture and environment branches. ✓ Agriculture College of Befandriana Avaratra is a vocational training school initiated on 2003 by FERT. Agro-ecology; agriculture, nurseries management are part of modules trained within this college. After three years of training, each student set up his/her project to be presented to a panel of judges. The selected project can be funded for 800 000 MGA to 1 million MGA to buy seeds, construction equipment under the condition of parents and board of director’s agreement. • Women and Youth Associations: USAID Hay Tao could support the WCS initiative ‘Movement of Youth and Networking for Environment’ at a regional level, should there be an agreement reached with WCS. Activity 6.4.2.2. Train key stakeholders in leadership, engagement and advocacy related on identification of key stakeholders. This activity is combined with 6.4.2.1. Action 6.4.3. Support key stakeholders' initiatives to promote laws and policies that protect fauna and flora Activity 6.4.3.1. Develop and use Communication kit to promote laws that protect fauna and flora AVG already has a legal text collection for environmental concerns in Madagascar. For this activity, Q1 focused on the analysis of those legal texts to identify/select laws that protect fauna and flora to be integrated in the communication kit. The analysis report will be shared with Policy Analysis Unit in Q2, FY19 to leverage efforts on legal literacy. For Q2, FY19, in partnership with the Pact Communication Officer and Policy Analysis Unit, AVG will develop a communication kit to promote laws focusing on the protection of fauna and flora.

2.1.7 Cross-cutting activities Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning

AMELP

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 46/99 January 31, 2019 Following USAID feedbacks, the submitted Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan was revised accordingly, especially the Collaborating, Learning and Adapting section and the list of indicators was finalized. The AMELP is now cleared. Targets for indicators continued to be informed and/or revised by evidence generated in baseline activities and through the thematic group 4 – Data, Information, and Communication with USAID Mikajy. Data from baseline activities, including surveys conducted by Mandrefy1, rapid applied political economy analysis (APEA), stakeholder mapping, and baseline capacity development assessments inform baseline values as well as targets for indicators over the life of the activity.

Baseline assessment As baseline data were still patchy, a baseline assessment was conducted through two field trips: one in the Sofia region (districts of Antsohihy, Mandritsara and Befandriana Avaratra) in November 2018 and one in the Menabe region (districts of Morondava and Belon’i Tsiribihina) in December 2018. Using a checklist, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with key stakeholders: devolved technical services, decentralized territorial collectivities, representatives of civil society, media personnel, grass root representatives, private sector representatives as well as institutions supporting biodiversity conservation, natural resources securing and resilient livelihoods promotion. The assessment combined with other team members’ field reports and a desk literature review, provided baseline values for indicators that still lack them, as well as a basis for target defining per year and for Life of Project.

Baseline values as well as targets per year and for LoP are now set for all indicators except for the augmentation in Network density (6-1) and the augmentation in Advocacy Index scoring (6-3) which are pending the start of the respective CSO training activities in Q3 and Q4 of this FY 2019.

Quarterly learning review A quarterly learning review took place on December 20 to discuss progress on activities, lessons learned, challenges and proposed measures. It was an opportunity to review the performance of the past period: the achievement per activity against expected results, including learning questions activities until end of December. It also allowed to reflect on challenges and suggested solutions. 22 staff members of USAID Hay Tao participated in this learning review, of whom 6 were female.

M&E training for partners During the basic MERL training carried out during the last quarter, staff and partners requested a reinforcement in reporting following the USAID report template. This was fulfilled during the sharing on reporting held on December 20 aimed at equipping the team to comply with USAID reporting needs. The session went through every section of the USAID report template, paying special attention to the Branding Communications and Dissemination. 23 participants from USAID Hay Tao including six female staff members attended the event.

2.2 Reporting Data and Database

Data reported on USAID PPR are included in Annex Ib PIMS Tracking Table.

1 USAID mechanism to support the implementation of MEL system for CCP until 2022.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 47/99 January 31, 2019 2.3 Implementation Challenges and Modifications Made/Issues Addressed from Last Quarterly Report

Action 1.2.1. Assess KSA and key actors’ capacity on NRM and sustainable livelihood: According to the value chain, a KSA assessment on livelihoods will be prioritized and completed by USAID Mikajy in January 2019; they will receive methodological support from USAID Hay Tao.

Action 5.3.1. Natural resource mapping and land marine tenure rights mapping: The participation of members from coastal areas into meetings in Antananarivo presents a continuous challenge in terms of time and resources to ensure good representation throughout the initiative. Apart from that, Artisanal Fisheries do not have an active group to ensure their presentation in the Commission on regulated fisheries zones. To overcome this, this fishery category will be considered at the same level as small-scale fisheries in terms of activity within the RoadMap, so that the recommendations formulated by the Commission can be applied to the entire marine fisheries sector in Madagascar.

The action 5.6.2. Develop policy briefs and activity 5.6.2.1. Design the policy briefs and identify the targets were not originally part of Strategic Approach 5. They were under the Action 4.2.3. Outreach campaigns of Strategic Approach 4 and listed as Outputs. They are now moved to SA 5 as a full action. Cross-cutting: To optimize resources, the field trips to conduct the baseline assessment were undertaken jointly with the pre-identification of best practices / lessons learned, preparation of the communication strategy. The schedule during the field trips to conduct the baseline assessment was very tight. The team involving Pact, AVG and SIF, was compelled to split to cover the targeted stakeholders, though having different goals.

3. COLLABORATING AND/OR KNOWLEDGE SHARING

3.1 Collaboration and/or knowledge sharing with Other USAID Activities

Collaboration within the Conservation and Communities Project with USAID Mikajy For better coordination and synergy of actions, nine thematic groups were set up, including members of the USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy consortium:

- TG 1: Marine governance - TG 2: Gender and Youth - TG 3: Terrestrial Governance and Spatial Planning - TG 4: Data, Information and Communication - TG 5: Private Sector - TG 6: Community Empowerment - TG 7: Grants - TG 8: Climate Change - TG 9: Training

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 48/99 January 31, 2019 However, the rate of participation in meetings has reduced, given the progress of Mikajy field activities. This requires a review of the thematic groups working methods.

It has been difficult to operate the Private Sector thematic group, pending the confirmation the confirmation by Mikajy of the value chains that they will support. The thematic group is still in the process of finalizing its ToR.

A sharing workshop between USAID Hay Tao and Mikajy on the landscape / seascape approach on October 30th showed the need for exchange of approaches between the different stakeholders, the need for a national coordination and the need to involve the two ministries: Environment and Agriculture. A national framework should then be available, institutions and existing approaches should be mapped and the partners intervening in the landscapes / seascapes should be convened (WWF, CI, SRJS, GIZ, AFD, …).

The coordination meeting between SIF and Mikajy on November 13th discussed the selection of the communes of intervention, especially for the plot census and the spatial planning.

Collaboration between USAID Hay Tao, USAID Mikajy and CEADIR Private sector is an important action for CCP during Q1 FY 19. The collaboration allowed the three projects to share their perception and definition of the private sector and to exchange on the methodology of analysis.

Points of consensus were found on the direction of the analysis in the SAVA region around the vanilla and ecotourism sectors, which constitute priority value chains for Mikajy.

A Training of Trainers was conducted in Antananarivo to prepare the regional workshop on climate change adaptation. The regional consultative workshop in Antalaha and the climate finance workshop in Antananarivo were a success with the participation of key actors. All the upstream preparations and the running of the sessions during the consultative workshop in Antalaha were carried out in close collaboration and sharing of knowledge and experience between USAID Hay Tao, USAID Mikajy, USAID, USAID Madagascar, MEEF/BNCCC and the CEADIR team.

PHE collaboration In Q1 FY 19 USAID Hay Tao continued to maintain its relationship with Madagascar PHE network and USAID Mahefa Miaraka’s PHE project. The team participated in the evaluation of PHE initiatives, a workshop organized by Mahefa Miaraka’s PHE project to develop a national PHE monitoring and evaluation framework in Madagascar in October 2018.

USAID Hay Tao also participated in a three-days training in advocacy delivered by HP+ for the members of the Madagascar PHE network and the GTSE (Working Group on Health and Environment from ministries) in October 2018. The aim was that all Environment cells in ministries and the civil society working in health, environment and/or climate change could implement the PHE approach, lead and develop advocacy strategies in relation with the PHE approach and improve their competencies in advocacy for other causes. The training was the opportunity to compare the advocacy approaches and initiate/reinforce the relationship with other PHE stakeholders.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 49/99 January 31, 2019 USAID Communications Working Group The USAID Hay Tao Communication Officer participated in the Communications Working Group Meeting hosted by HP+, which was held on October 3rd, 2018. The roundtable allowed sharing of recent successes, challenges or asking questions. This was an opportunity to share experiences organizing the USAID Hay Tao and Mikajy joint launch. It was followed by a reminder about the importance of Branding and Marking, as it is a priority. A presentation on ethics for partners then covered ethical standards; conflicts of interest; fraud and reporting; trafficking in persons; and proper use of work equipment funded by the U.S. government. Finally, the meeting was closed by a presentation on video storytelling and finding a Hero(ine) to reinforce working group members.

3.2 Collaboration and/or knowledge sharing with Partner Entities in Host Government and other Donor Agencies

Madagascar preparatory meeting for COP 24 The USAID Hay Tao team participated in the Madagascar preparation meeting for the country participation to the 24th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – from December 3 to 14 2018 in Katowice, Poland. The MEEF team including BNCCC, other Ministries such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, etc., other technical and financial partners, as well as the members of the national Climate Change Thematic Group were present. The negotiating points and Madagascar’s position at COP 24 emerged around five main themes: mitigation, adaptation and losses, transparency, technology transfer and funding.

Consultative workshop with members of the Civil Society Organization on the Extractive Industry (OSCIE) to propose elements for improving the MECIE decree Under the supervision of the MEEF and the funding of PAGE/GIZ, a mission to analyze and propose elements to improve the MECIE decree was assigned to a consultancy firm (QEIM: Quality and Integrated Environmental Management). USAID Hay Tao team participated in a consultation workshop organized by QEIM with OSCIE members to provide feedback on the MECIE decree and its applicability. Among the civil society members who attended were TI-IM, WWF, KMF CNOE, AVG, SAF FJKM and Tafo Mihaavo.

Capacity building of CSOs in environmental law In Q1 FY19, USAID Hay Tao participated in a CSO capacity building workshop on environmental law organized by the International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN) and the FAO. The workshop was directed to all actors involved in the environmental field. Several topics were discussed during the two-day workshop, including the fundamental principles of environmental law and the legal frameworks for environmental protection in Madagascar, the place of the Dina as Malagasy customary law, the legal frameworks for the exploitation of rosewood, crimes related to the illegal exploitation of the island’s wildlife resources and the trafficking of mining resources. In addition, the workshop also highlighted the roles and responsibilities of civil society actors in the development of women and other vulnerable groups in decision-making and the implementation of environmental law. Sharing sessions on mineral resource management in Burkina Faso and feedback on training in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso were also provided by Dr. Yacouba Savadago of IUCN Burkina Faso.

Information session on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Completed on October 30, 2018, this information session was organized by the MEEF, including the Direction Generale of Ecology. It brought together several institutions, namely: the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, the National Authority for Water and

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 50/99 January 31, 2019 Sanitation, ONE, BNCCC, BNC REDD+, the Tany Meva Foundation, the National Environment Research Center and the C3EDM as well as other technical and financial partners (Gret, PAGE/GIZ, …). The objective of the session was to bring all institutions working in the PES framework up to the same level of information. In concrete terms, the MEEF shard its views and visions on the mechanism; it located in time and space the steps taken to ensure a better technical and legal framework for PES at the national level. As ongoing and/or planned activities, the MEEF foresees to develop a procedural manual by theme (water, biodiversity, …) for 2019 and a national legal framework in 2020.

Collaboration with MRHP and relevant national exercises to develop training packages for small-scale fishermen A series of meetings to develop comprehensive capacity building packages for small scale fisheries were organized in October 2018 by USAID Hay Tao, working along with the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries (MRHP). In November 2018, USAID Hay Tao issued the training and certification program draft for small scale fisheries, in collaboration with experts from fisheries sector and an intersectoral capacity development team. This draft presents all capacities to be certified; defines the assessment procedures for obtaining the certificate; and establishes a contractual relationship between the certifier and the trainee.

Support to the CN GIM on Mangrove management In October 2018, USAID Hay Tao participated in the workshop organized by the MRHP and MIHARI Network for elaborating the implementation roadmap based on the recommendations validated by the stakeholders in the crab sector (mud crab or mangrove crab), one of the main species exploited on the mangrove ecosystem. This workshop was an opportunity for USAID Hay Tao to engage in initiatives linked to mangroves. Moreover, USAID Hay Tao met with WWF and USAID Mikajy in November 2018, to debate the elaboration of the Menabe Fisheries Management Plan (PAP), Menabe being one of the three coastal regions that still have a large mangrove area. It was decided that USAID Hay Tao, in collaboration with the MRHP will explore of the possibility to develop a manual or guideline for the elaboration and implementation of a Fisheries Management Plan through the capitalization of best practices and lessons learned from the existing PAP, the possibility for USAID Mikajy, WWF and eventually Blue Ventures to use the Menabe PAP as a pilot site for the application of the manual. The perspectives related to mangroves are: − Revitalize the National Commission for Integrated Management of Mangrove (CNGIM): Co- created by MEEF and MRHP in 2014 and involving relevant ministries, marine conservation NGOs, local community representatives, CSO and Private Sector, the Commission’s core mission then was to address the issues linked to the interruption of mangrove timber exploitation in Malagasy territory. This suspension also impacted the user’s rights of local communities who managed transferred mangrove resources. to develop the integrated mangrove management national strategy has also been the CNGIM mandate. − Organize a Mangrove Workshop: the workshop will gather all stakeholders, both national and international, to raise awareness on Madagascar’s mangroves problems and to address its governance and management challenges. Scheduled in July 2019 during the International Mangrove Day, this workshop is intended to support and strengthen the development of the strategy for national mangrove management.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 51/99 January 31, 2019 Participation in the International Conference on the Law of the Sea USAID Hay Tao had the opportunity to participate in the 7th AfSIL annual conference on the theme “Africa and International Law of the Sea” in Antananarivo on October 26th-27th 2018. This conference provided an opportunity to understand the geopolitical and geostrategic challenges facing the sea. This knowledge will be useful in the development of advocacy activities in the marine field.

4. ASSESSMENTS/ EVALUATIONS/LESSONS LEARNED/ BEST PRACTICES

4.1 List Major Assessments/Internal Evaluations and Lessons Learned/Best Practices

Baseline assessment To complete the baseline data, two field trips were undertaken to conduct a baseline assessment: one in November 2018 in the Sofia region, part of MaMaBay (districts of Antsohihy, Mandritsara and Befandriana Avaratra) and one in December 2018 in the Menabe region (districts of Morondava and Belon’i Tsiribihina). Using a checklist, semi-structured interviews were carried out with targeted stakeholders: devolved technical services, decentralized territorial collectivities, representatives of civil society, media personnel, grass root representatives, private sector representatives and institutions supporting biodiversity conservation, natural resources securing and resilient livelihoods promotion. Other team members’ previous field reports and a desk literature review were combined with the assessment to provide the still missing baseline values for indicators and a basis for defining the targets per year and for Life of Project. Only two indicators are now pending, their baseline year being this FY 2019 (respectively Q3 and Q4, when the related CSO training activities begin).

GESI Analysis The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion analysis was carried out in November and December 2018 in Menabe and MaMaBay landscapes. The main objective was to analyze the situation in gender, youth, and social inclusion to develop strategies to engage women and youth in the development of sustainable livelihoods and socio-economic development. Cultural norms, beliefs, and practices related to NRM and sustainable livelihoods have been identified. Strategies to involve women and youth in sustainable livelihood development and economic development have been proposed in the GESI analysis. A total of 18 interviews and 11 focus groups were conducted in the Districts of Morondava, Belon’i Tsiribihina, Sambava and Antalaha. Women and Youth associations, networks that could be future key partners for the Conservation and Communities Project were identified.

This GESI analysis was an opportunity to identify gender norms, social enterprises owned by women and/or youth, and types of sustainable livelihood activities related to environmental protection.

4.2 Actions and Way Forward

With baseline data nearly completed, USAID Hay Tao now has benchmarks for measuring and comparing current and past values for each indicator. These will allow to better monitor activity performance and to contribute evidence on key programmatic areas and the activity learning agenda.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 52/99 January 31, 2019 The GESI analysis informs the future partners of USAID Hay Tao regarding women and youth involvement. It also proposes pathways to engage them in sustainable livelihoods and socio-economic development.

5. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER

5.1 Proposed Tasks and Activities for the Next Quarter Table 7: USAID Hay Tao quarterly work plan RESULT ACTION ACTIVITIES OUTPUT OUTCOME LEAD SA 1. Support Mikajy and other conservation enterprise on sustainable livelihoods, PA management and CBNRM through Training and Capacity development

Capacity of networks and 1.1.1.3. Assess Report on social associations on 1.1.1. Develop capacity organizational and enterprises their role in of key women and technical capacity capacity biodiversity Pact youth networks and of key networks assessment friendly rural associations and associations available livelihoods increased (cf. CSP)

1.1. Social enterprises in NRM reinforced Feasible VSLA and resilient livelihoods identified on Report on best 1.1.2. Conduct mapping evidence-based 1.1.2.2. Map and practices and of VSLAs as potential for Mikajy sites analyze best mapping of VSLA Pact entry point for (Results will be practices on VSLA in Madagascar investment / incubator included in the available Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Analysis)

1.2. Target actors 1.2.2.1. Identify and 1.2.2. Conduct Key stakeholders have improved contact key KSA of CBNR participatory review / involved in capacity for NRM stakeholders Managers, PA stock-taking of existing sustainable Pact/ CRC and or support involved in Managers, NGO training materials and livelihoods conservation sustainable improved programs contacted (M.SA.1) livelihoods

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1.2.3.1. Identify 1.2.3. Identify and targeted capture good practices biodiversity friendly for improving and climate resilient Pact biodiversity friendly livelihoods to be climate resilient promoted in Targeted livelihoods Key actors targeted sites. biodiversity improve their friendly and KAS through climate resilient good practice livelihoods learning identified. 1.2.3. Identify and capture good practices 1.2.3.2. Assess CC for improving vulnerability and Pact biodiversity friendly adaptation capacity climate resilient livelihoods

USAID Hay Tao 1.2.5.3. Develop Partnership with partners and partnership and University of other provide training to Antananarivo stakeholders have 1.2.5. Develop training University of developed access to robust Pact/ WRI packages Antananarivo and Peace Corps training materials Peace Corps Volunteers and help build Volunteers and trained institutional other trainers capacity

1.2. Target actors have improved 1.2.6.1. Assess the Capacity of 1.2.6. Develop capacity Number of cases capacity for NRM capacity of communities on of community to report reported AVG and or support community on reporting NR crimes accurately conservation crime reporting assessed (M.SA.1)

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1.3.1.1. Develop Competency- 1.3. Functional 1.3.1. Establish guidelines for a based training specialized training competency-based performance Existing program for mechanism on training program for assessment and performance community-based CRC/ Pact NRM and community-based recognition assessment natural resource sustainable natural resource program of documented managers livelihoods managers CBNRM established and organizations used by actors

SA 2: Improve and make available data on biodiversity and conservation effectiveness for collaboration, transparency, and decision making

2.1.1.1. Conduct stakeholder WRI consultations for 2.1.1 Develop and input and buy-in Commitment of implement consultative Partners 2.1 Data sharing actors to process to create contribute to the incentivized coordinate and incentives and 2.1.1.2. Revitalize portal share data ownership inter-agency information WRI coordination committees

2.2.1.1. Undertake assessment of data WRI/CRC owners

Data and information needs and users 2.2.1.2. Identify and identified integrate links to data/ information WRI/CRC 2.2.1 Conduct analysis management 2.2 Variety of users Portal useful and of existing Natural systems able to contribute used by the Resources related data data target audience and identify gaps

Opportunities and gaps identified 2.2.1.3. Undertake with the current assessment of data/ WRI/CRC terrestrial coastal information gaps and marine biodiversity data

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 55/99 January 31, 2019 RESULT ACTION ACTIVITIES OUTPUT OUTCOME LEAD SA3: Identify and foster innovative financing options (PES, CSR, Private sector, Social enterprise) for community- based conservation

Document on 3.1.1.1. Conduct 3.1. Private sector 3.1.1. Conduct private private sector Private sector assessment in investment sector landscape landscape involvement in Mikajy sites Pact increased in target assessment in Mikajy assessment in conservation through an external area sites Mikajy sites increased consultant produced

3.4.1.1. Analyze 3.4.1. Assess cost/ existing strategic benefit, needs Cost and benefits document on PES assessment to lead sound PES and identify the gap Pact Department of PES and policy for boosting the other government documented PES concept and institutions implementation

3.4. Institutions 3.4.3. Engage with the Strength and Expertise for strengthened for REDD+ office and key 3.4.3.1. Assess the challenges of the working on PES conservation actors in natural capital BNC/REDD+ implementation of developed finance Pact valuation/ Provide strategy on the REDD+ ongoing TA to the CBNRM national strategy REDD+ office on CBNRM

3.4.3. Engage with the REDD+ office and key 3.4.3.3. Identify the Needs of national actors in natural capital needs of national CSO/REDD+ Pact valuation/ Provide CSO REDD+ identified and ongoing TA to the platforms provided REDD+ office

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Existing methodologies/ ongoing initiatives MRV system 3.5. MRV system in 3.5.1. Conduct a 3.5.1.1. Review and on natural capital implemented and place to show participatory review analyze policies valuation effective investors their and analysis of policies related to natural documented Economic Pact return on related to natural capital valuation at Stock taking of all valuation of investment capital valuation national level existing policy natural capital related to natural enhanced capital valuation conducted

SA 4. Document, disseminate and/or implement lessons learned and best practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE

4.1.1.1. Identify and bring together Thematic groups institutions, experts 4.1.1. Establish thematic established and practitioners in Pact groups (including experts various fields to and practitioners) work together for a common vision

4.1. Lessons and best practices documented, and Links established Lessons Learned 4.1.2.1. Search, gaps identified to other local, and Best contact and including from CCP regional and Practices adopted establish Pact and non- CCP global relationship in interventions communities of various areas 4.1.2. Establish links to practice other local, regional and global communities of practice 4.1.2.2. Leverage relationship with International international network Pact communities of developed (ELI, practices on ELAW, PACJA) CBNRM

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4.1.3. Assess users’ 4.1.3.1. Conduct needs on sustainable users’ needs Users’ needs livelihoods, PA assessment in Pact identified management, CBNRM collaboration with and PHE Mikajy

Best practices, lessons learned, and tools documented on: - economic valuation of natural capital - PES/MRV (REDD+) Pact - diversification of 4.1.4.1. Document income sources tools, success for conservation 4.1.4. Undertake stories, case - VSLA assessment of existing studies, best - social tools and best practices practices and enterprises in by theme lessons learned NRM sector from existing and owned by youth other initiatives and women

Best practices, lessons learned and tools on biodiversity Pact/CRC friendly and climate resilient livelihood identified

4.1.5.1. Document 4.1.5. Undertake Ongoing PHE learning and assessment PHE initiatives and evidence on Pact/ CRC initiatives and best policies integrated PHE practices documented programming

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 58/99 January 31, 2019 RESULT ACTION ACTIVITIES OUTPUT OUTCOME LEAD

Links between PHE and NRM 4.1.5.2. Support documented by research into links research CRC/ Pact between PHE and partnership with NRM outcomes Universities or other institutions

4.2.1.1. Define Messages, targets, 4.2.1. Develop messages, targets, channels and Pact, AVG communication plan channels and calendar calendar determined

4.2.3.1. Support outreach campaigns International to raise awareness network nationally about Pact developed (ELI, conservation issues ELAW, PACJA) and the benefits of CBNRM 4.2. Lessons and practices shared Key messages through assimilated by communications targets and advocacy 4.2.3. Conduct and/or Journalists initiatives support outreach motivated and campaigns committed to report CBNRM issues 4.2.3.2. Engage and Journalists trained support journalists to effectively to enhance media AVG report CBNRM coverage of issues conservation issues Journalists accurately report and raise awareness on CBNRM issues

SA 5. Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of land/marine tenure rights and natural resource management through learning

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 59/99 January 31, 2019 RESULT ACTION ACTIVITIES OUTPUT OUTCOME LEAD

Communities 5.3.1.1. Conduct Preliminary result empowered and assessment of of assessment of conduct advocacy status of coastal NR and land and CRC/SIF activities for their and marine tenure coastal tenure land and marine rights available tenure rights 5.3.1. Natural resource mapping and land/marine tenure 5.3. Joint spatial 5.3.1.2. Conduct rights mapping Opportunities and planning of barrier assessment gaps identified landscape/seascapes to promote the with the current promoted effective CRC/SIF status of land and participation of marine tenure CCP communities rights. in NRM

5.3.2.1. Assess Training on spatial Leaders use the 5.3.2. Train leaders for leaders' training planning tool spatial planning CRC/ SIF spatial planning tool needs and conduct conducted tool training

5.6. Enforcement APEA results are key actors 5.6.1.3. Conduct NRM-based 5.6.1. Conduct Applied used as reference implement Policy and existing policy and Political Economy to realize USAID Pact environmental law regulations mapping regulations Analysis (APEA) Hay Tao work and policy analysis assessed plan effectively

SA6: Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through Constructive Engagement

6.1.1. Provide capacity 6.1.1.3. Analyze development programs capacities of key for CSOs Capacities of CSOs and key ITOCA/OPI/ONA 6.1. Stronger CSO (organizational CSOs and CSO coalitions/networks results analyzed Pact networks development / networks that are part of the and shared communication / use of improved identified networks information/information (ITOCA/OPI/ONA) sharing / advocacy)

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6.1.1.4. Design capacity development programs for CSOs (org. development / CAPs and NSPs Pact communication / finalized use of information / information sharing/advocacy CAP NSP)

6.2. CSO networks Increased participate in multi- 6.2.1.1. Support consideration of 6.2.1. Convene working Results of stakeholder drafting of recommendations groups around specific working groups SIF/AVG dialogue (GOM, document for on policy reform identified issues documented CSO's, Private dialogue (platform) proposed by Sector) CSO networks

5.2 List of Upcoming Events

Table 8: Activities Planned for the Next Quarter

Event Title Type of Event Nature of Date Environmental USAID involvement Status Report involvement required (Yes or No) Week N/A No Workshop on In collaboration of stakeholder mapping National with USAID March coalitions and power workshop Mikajy , CSO 11 Week N/A No CNGIM of revitalization In collaboration Februa workshop Workshop with GoM ry 18 Workshop to Week N/A No elaborate road map In collaboration of for the establishment with the Februa process of the member of the ry 3 regulated fishing ad hoc zone Workshop commission

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 61/99 January 31, 2019 Week N/A No Elaboration of joint In collaboration of communication plan with Mikajy, and Februa in MaMaBay Workshop local stakeholder ry 11 Improve capacity Week N/A No Judiciary Officers on of prosecution and March application of law via 11 judicial system in Maroantsetra and Training sessions Morondava and sharing Week N/A Yes MOU signing with of the Ministry of Februa Communication Press conference ry 18 SIF Week N/A No Pre-selection study of of the intervention Januar communes Menabe Field study Lead y 21 Week N/A No of Restitution Febru workshop Workshop Organization ary 25 Workshop on Week N/A No land tenure of awareness and March information Workshop Organization 18

5.3 List of Staff and Consultants

Table 9: List of Staff and Consultants

Traveler Name Purpose of the Trip Origin Dates of Destination Travel

CRC Analysis of available fisheries data and gaps, Mid- Najih Lazar advising on small scale fisheries zones Antananarivo February Mid- Sarah Gaines Natural resources mapping issues and PHE Antananarivo February Late Karen Kent Land tenure issues Antananarivo February AVG Week of Holly Rakotondralambo Baseline activity follow-up Menabe February 4 Week of Tovo Ravokatra Baseline activity follow-up Maroantsetra January 28

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 62/99 January 31, 2019 Organize a meeting in Analanjirofo for developing Week of Patricia Razanakolona communication plan Analanjirofo February 25 Assess the capacity of community on NRM crime Maroantsetra Week of Tombotsoa Raharijaona reporting – Antalaha February 4 Holly Rakotondralambo, Joely Razakarivony, Tombontsoa Raharijaona, Annie Rajeriarison, Week of Larissa Rakotondratsima Recruit local team and set up legal clinic Maroantsetra February 4 Week of Patricia Razanakolona Production of mini-video Morondava March 4 Tombontsoa Raharijaona, Annie Rajeriarison, Larissa Rakotondratsima, Improve capacity of Judiciary officers on Maroantsetra, Holly Rakotondralambo, prosecution and application of the law via judicial Antalaha, Week of Tovo Ravokatra system Morondava March 11 Holly Rakotondralambo, Tovo Weeks of Ravokatra, Patricia March 11 Razanakolona Facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue Maroantsetra and 18 SIF Randrianomenjanahary Tojonoely Tsinjosoa (Land January- Affairs and Development Preliminary study and delimitation of the pilot area February Officer) to conduct the Morondava plot census Morondava 2019 January- Rakotoson Niry Junias (GIS and Preliminary study and delimitation of the pilot February Mapping Officer) area to conduct the Morondava plot census Morondava 2019 Rakotomamonjy Laza Sedera January- (Monitoring and Evaluation February Responsible) Collection of related data Morondava 2019 January- Randrianandrasana Nadya Identification and collection of local good February (Communication Responsible) practices Morondava 2019 Organization of awareness and information workshops on land tenure and the importance of Technical staff SIF the Menabe plot census Menabe March 2019 Evaluate CSO capacities and collect existing Dina Soavinalahatra Nasolo Harijery in Morondava and Maroantsetra intervention Morondava (Community Affairs Officer) areas Maroantsetra March 2019

6. BRANDING COMMUNICATIONS AND DISSEMINATION

6.1 Key Communication Activities - Specific Activities That Reflect Branding Awareness for USAID

An essential activity was carried out during the first quarter of FY 2019: the reporting sharing workshop for USAID Hay Tao implementing partners on December 20th. It included sharing and explaining the last version of the “Branding Implementation and Marking Plan” to all participants. The session comprised questions and answers.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 63/99 January 31, 2019 6.2 Branding

Almost materials acquired from USAID, such as computers, phones and vehicles were branded. The remainder will be branded by the end of January 2019. An office will be set up in Maroantsetra, starting this quarter. A USAID sign (identification sign) will be placed in front of the office. A banner with USAID Hay Tao will also be placed in the office and used during events.

For this coming quarter, branding will be used on the development of communication kit related to laws that protect fauna and flora (6.4.3.1). Branding awareness for USAID will also be reflected in the engagement and support of journalists to enhance media coverage of conservation issues (4.2.3.2.), and in supported multi media campaigns (radio drama, film, music, etc.) (4.2.3.3.). All materials developed will be shared within the USAID Hay Tao consortium, especially between the Communications Team and Policy Analysis Unit for feedback and validation before printing and dissemination.

6.3 Calendar of Planned Outreach and Communication Events for Next Quarter Table 10: Planned events for Quarter 2 Event Level of Date Objective participation MOU with AJE Association of At the beginning - To engage journalists to cover (Association of journalists of March 2019 the conservation issues Journalists at Tana) - To have a network able to rely information and to report CBNRM issue

MOU with Ministry of Ministry of During February To have commitment and Communication Communication or 2019 support of the Ministry for this Director of activity Communication MOU with the Association of At the beginning -To engage journalists to cover association of journalist journalists of March 2019 the conservation issues at MENABE -To have a network capable to relay information

7. SUSTAINABILITY AND EXIT STRATEGY

There is nothing to mention for the reporting period.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 64/99 January 31, 2019 8. ANNEXES

Annex Ia Indicator Performance Tracking Table

Table 11: Indicator Performance Tracking Table

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Purpose:

Strategic Approach 1: Support Mikajy and other conservation enterprise on sustainable livelihoods, PA management and CBNRM through Training & Capacity development # of NRM/biodiver sity Type, sex of SA1- conservation- leadership, Activity not yet begun, subsequent 2018 0 0 4 0 10 0 1 friendly social age group of to GESI analysis this Q1 enterprises leadership receiving support from USG Sex, age SA1- % of lead group, 2018 0% % Activity in its beginning stage 0% 0% 90% 0% 2 trainers certified thematic Strategic Approach 2: Improve and make available data on biodiversity and conservation effectiveness for collaboration, transparency, and decision making

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 65/99 January 31, 2019 # of users SA2- contributing Thematic 2018 0 2 WCS/REBIOMA and ONE 5 2 15 2 1 data to the portal # of SA2- Thematic 2018 0 0 Portal not yet operational 50 0 1350 0 2 downloads # of institutions Area of SA2- 2018 0 0 Activity in its beginning stage 0 0 1 0 committed to activity 3 host the data portal Strategic Approach 3: Identify and foster innovative financing options (PES, Private sector, Social enterprise) for conservation

# of institutions that use new or improved alternative SA3- financing as a Type 2018 0 0 Activity not yet started 2 0 7 0 1 result of USG (or leveraged partner project) support # of sources SA3- Type of of funding for 2018 0 0 2 identified 0 0 3 0 2 funding conservation % of PA SA3- business plan 2018 TBD Data being processed TBD TBD % 3 budgets funded Strategic Approach 4: Document, disseminate and/or implement lessons learned and best practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 66/99 January 31, 2019 # of lessons learned and best practices SA4- identified and Type, status 2018 0 0 13 identified, 0 documented 5 2 30 0 1 documented as a result of USG assistance % of people Communication plan to be SA4- reached with Thematic 2018 0% 0% developed during the next 45% 0% 54% 0% 2 key messages quarters % of best practices Activity dependent on SA4- Type 2018 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% applied communication plan 3 among disseminated Strategic Approach 5: Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of tenure rights and natural resource management through learning # of spatial use plans Location, SA5- developed 2018 0 0 Activity in its beginning stage 0 0 3 0 type 1 through USG support

% of identified actors that can identify their SA5- responsibilitie Location 2018 0% 0% Activity in its beginning stage 0% 0% 80% 0% 2 s and benefits regarding the common-pool resources

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 67/99 January 31, 2019 # of actions implemented according to SA5- the Thematic 2018 0 0 Activity in its beginning stage 0 0 30 0 3 regulations regarding NRM and tenure rights % of personnel in the group receiving Step in the capacity- enforcement building -prosecution assistance chain that that the targeted successfully actions contribute SA5- carry out to, position 2018 0% 0% Pending capacity-building activity 35% 0% 50% 0% 4 targeted of personnel compliance in the group, and sex of enforcement personnel in actions the group, (USAID age group of Combat personnel Wildlife Crime indicator) Strategic Approach 6: Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through Constructive Engagement Augmentation SA6- in Network 2019 TBD 0% Activity to begin in Q3 TBD 0 TBD 0 1 density

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 68/99 January 31, 2019 # of CSOs receiving Advocacy on: USG - Fishing contract between assistance SA6- AMDP and Chinese engaged in Type of CSO 2018 0 4 6 4 10 4 2 consortium advocacy interventions. - Menabe Antimena (USAID Emergency Plan DR.4.2-2) Augmentation SA6- in Advocacy 2019 TBD 0 Activity to begin in Q4 TBD 0 TBD 0 3 Index scoring # of action plans from SA6- platform that Thematic 2018 0 0 Activity in its beginning stage 0 0 6 0 4 are implemented

Cross-cutting indicators

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 69/99 January 31, 2019 # of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate change and/or biodiversity Status, level, CrC1 2018 0 0 Activity in its beginning stage 4 0 15 0 conservation sector officially proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance (USAID EG.11-3) # of institutions with improved capacity to address climate change CrC2 Level, type 2018 0 0 Activity in its beginning stage 10 0 30 0 (and/or biodiversity conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance (USAID EG.11-2)

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 70/99 January 31, 2019 # of scientific and technology innovations CrC3 supported Status 2018 0 0 Mobile application explored 2 0 5 0 through USG assistance (USAID STIR- 10) % of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Sex, age assistance 2018 0% 0% Pending capacity-building activity 30% 0% 60% 0% CrC4 who correctly group identify key learning objectives of the training 30 days after the training (USAID EG.10.4-2)

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 71/99 January 31, 2019 Annex Ib PIMS Tracking Table Table 12: Performance Plan and Report Tracking Table Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife All 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Detection 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Arrest 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Prosecuti Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement on Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Convictio Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement n Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Penalty 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Ranger 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. USAID Combat Percent of personnel in the group receiving Fiscal Wildlife Judge 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Year Trafficking

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 72/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation out targeted compliance and enforcement actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Customs Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Officer Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat Communi capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife ty Patrol 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking Member actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Police Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Officer Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Gendarm Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement e Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Ministry Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement staff Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Journalist 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Female 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Male 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 73/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 15 -19 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 20 - 24 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 25 - 29 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 30 - 34 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 35 - 39 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 40 - 44 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 45 - 49 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 50 - 54 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 74/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 55 - 59 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife 60 - 64 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry 65 and Fiscal Wildlife 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement above Year Trafficking actions. Number of CSOs receiving USG assistance Fiscal DR.4.2-2 All 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO engaged in advocacy interventions. Year Number of CSOs receiving USG assistance Fiscal DR.4.2-2 NGO 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO engaged in advocacy interventions. Year Professio Number of CSOs receiving USG assistance nal Fiscal DR.4.2-2 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO engaged in advocacy interventions. associatio Year n Number of CSOs receiving USG assistance Social Fiscal DR.4.2-2 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO engaged in advocacy interventions. enterprise Year Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially All 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially Proposed 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, Fiscal EG.11-3 Adopted 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO agreements or regulations addressing climate Year

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 75/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation change and/or biodiversity conservation officially proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Implemen Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO ted Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially National 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially Regional 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially District 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially Municipal 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Communi Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO ty Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 76/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, Biodiversi agreements or regulations addressing climate ty Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO conservati Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of on USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate Climate Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Change Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate NRM Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially governanc 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of e USG assistance Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate land/mari Fiscal EG.11-3 change and/or biodiversity conservation officially 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO ne tenure Year proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity All 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity National 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity Regional 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity District 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 77/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation Number of institutions with improved capacity to Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity Municipal 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Communi Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO ty Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Governm Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO ent Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of institutions with improved capacity to Fiscal EG.11-2 address climate change (and/or biodiversity CSO 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO Year conservation) issues as a result of USG assistance Number of scientific and technology innovations New this Fiscal STIR-10 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO supported through USG assistance period Year Ongoing Number of scientific and technology innovations Fiscal STIR-10 this 0 Number 2018 HAY TAO supported through USG assistance Year period Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning All 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning Female 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning Male 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine Fiscal EG.10.4-2 15 -19 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO tenure and property rights as a result of USG Year

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 78/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation assistance who correctly identify key learning objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 20 - 24 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 25 - 29 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 30 - 34 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 35 - 39 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 40 - 44 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 45 - 49 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 79/99 January 31, 2019 Indicator_num Breakdo Res Unit_M Performan Narrative_ Indicator_title Period Year ip_name ber wn_title ult easure ce_Analysis Deviation Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 50 - 54 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 55 - 59 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 60 - 64 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of individuals trained in land/marine tenure and property rights as a result of USG 65 and Fiscal EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify key learning 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO above Year objectives of the training 30 days after the training Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife All 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions. Percent of personnel in the group receiving USAID Combat capacity-building assistance that successfully carry Fiscal Wildlife Detection 0 Percent 2018 HAY TAO out targeted compliance and enforcement Year Trafficking actions.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 80/99 January 31, 2019 Annex II Geographic Data Reporting – GIS Template Figure 5: USAID Hay Tao intervention area based on USAID Mikajy sites

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 81/99 January 31, 2019 Annex III Success Stories

At this stage, success stories are not relevant; USAID Hay Tao would like to share key achievements as progress stories.

Key Achievement # 1: The National Training Engineering Team proved their relevance, and small-scale fishermen will finally have the opportunity to be certified as professionals Despite being one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots (Myers N, Mittermeier RA, Mittermeier CG, da Fonseca GAB, Kent J, 2000, MEEF, 2015), Madagascar is ranked as one of poorest countries in the world and is among the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change. These characteristics create the need to research and develop biodiversity friendly and climate change resilient livelihoods imperative. The fishing sector, especially Malagasy small-scale fishermen are already strongly impacted by difficult access to land and fishery resources, by poverty, by the degradation of the environment and fishing zones, and by weak organizations and marginalization in decision making. These existing vulnerabilities are exacerbated by global climate change that reduces their ability of small-scale fishermen for resilience and adaptation. Additionally, traditional fishing techniques do not allow sustainable management of marine and lake biodiversity and despite training sessions organized by partners (ministries, projects and programs, NGOs), historically small-scale fishermen have not been recognized as professionals. Other key issues identified within the fishing sector and by small-scale fishermen also include the lack of coordination for capacity building initiatives, despite the existing strategy; the lack of an agreed upon approach to capacity development among actors in the marine domain; and the lack of synergy of the support and sporadic initiatives targeting the same stakeholders. USAID Hay Tao, in collaboration with the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries, developed a training package for small-scale fishermen including the certification procedure. An assessment of existing training materials on biodiversity friendly and climate change resilient livelihoods through data collection was completed by technical and financial partners and public institutions: the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture and livestock, the National Comity of Rural and Agricultural Training, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Réseau des Educateurs et Professionnels de la Conservation, German Cooperation Agency (GIZ). This review was critical to avoid a duplication of efforts as well as to capitalize on previous achievements. Secondly, key issues related to the fishing sector and small-scale fishermen were identified such as conflicting fishing zones, inability to sustainably manage stocks, in addition to catch volumes and economic values of resources, because of data and competences. USAID Hay Tao started to support the GoM initiative that aims to improve CBNRM through a series of meetings with the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries to develop comprehensive packages of training for small scale fisheries. Then, led by the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries, a technical session with 11 experts from the fisheries sector and intersectoral training team from different ministries took place, where a draft of the training and certification program for small-scale fisheries was completed. The document presents all capacities to be certified; describes the assessment procedures for obtaining the certificate; and establishes a contractual relationship between the certifier. And finally, a one-day validation workshop was organized, where 47 representatives, including 17 women, of small-scale fishermen from USAID Mikajy sites, Ministry of Fishery regional offices and the Ministry of Agriculture, training institutes, trainers, and private sector participated actively and focused on competency standards, the competency-based training curriculum, and the certification process. Participants had the opportunity to discuss the main capacity requirements, themes and objectives of the training modules, the assessment capacity procedures and share recommendations on how these tools

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 82/99 January 31, 2019 could be adapted and contextualized regionally. At the end of the workshop, all participants were enthusiastic and optimistic about the future of small-scale fisherman with this newly validated tool to develop their capacity. At the national level, the following key points can be capitalized for capacity strengthening : (i) the National Training Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development that serves as framework for training initiatives in agriculture and fisheries, and a project document to update the fisheries training, (ii) competency-based capacity building approaches exist and should be adopted and promoted, (iii) a National Training Engineering Team (Equipe d’ingénierie de formation) works within the intersectoral ministries and supports the creation of comprehensive training packages, and can be mobilized on demand, (iv) the future establishment of a school of trainers aiming to train trainers on a competency-based approach, and (v) legal framework supporting capacity strengthening. The next step will be the promotion of the use of the referential through training workshops mainly in Menabe and MaMaBay. Through a legal instrument, the USAID Hay Tao Activity will follow up with the Ministry of Employment of Technical Education and Vocational Training to formalize complete training packages within the next three months. Then potential trainers will be identified and trained on the use of the referential and on competency-based training approach before using it in training workshops mainly in Menabe and MaMaBay.

Myers N, Mittermeier RA, Mittermeier CG, da Fonseca GAB, Kent J. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature. 2000;403(6772):853–8. pmid:10706275 MEEF, 2015 Stratégie d’actions nationaux pour la biodiversité 2015-2025

Key Achievement # 2: Disseminate concepts related to climate change, including climate change adaptation planning and measures, and secure voluntary engagement. Madagascar is often called the island continent because of its large surface area and its immense wealth of biological, ecological and cultural diversity. Different landscapes and seascapes offer various opportunities for the development of economic activities in the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors, which are highly dependent on climate stability. However, most people in rural areas, civil society organizations, economic operators, and regional governments are unaware of the concepts of climate change planning and adaptation measures, as well as the assessment of the risks and impacts of climate stressors and existing opportunities such as climate finance (REDD+, Adaptation Fund, etc.). In response to this situation, USAID Washington and Madagascar, USAID Hay Tao, USAID Mikajy, and CEADIR have joined forces to address this gap and strengthen access, for key actors at the national and regional level. A training-of-trainers workshop was organized for roughly 20 technical staff from USAID Hay Tao, USAID Mikajy, USAID Madagascar, the Ministry of Environment (two offices in charge of climate change and REDD+) to prepare for the regional workshop in November 2018, in the northern city of Antalaha, also known as the vanilla capital of the MaMaBay landscape. This prepatory workshop focused on climate stressors and their impacts, while identifying adaptation measures, setting up a local adaptation plan and conducting a vulnerability assessment. The workshop in Antalaha brought vanilla and rice producers, fishermen, operators (vanilla/ tourism), exporters, promoters, regional authorities and political decision-makers together to focus on information and sensitization about climate and non-climatic stressors in promising value chains; the National

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 83/99 January 31, 2019 Adaptation Plan (NAP) as a national planning tool to address climate change; and the different key terms and concepts related to climate change. At the end of the regional workshop, the 30 participants harmonized their assessments of the challenges as well as their visions in terms of adaptation measures. Additionally, the four key value chains and sectors in the region: vanilla/clove, small livestock, fishing and ecotourism, were approached for a participatory analysis of the climate change vulnerability level. For each value chain, the relationships between climate / non-climatic stressors and their impacts were assessed by the stakeholders. The main adaptation measures and the criteria for evaluating and prioritizing these measures were also defined. Then, local producers realized, without being aware, that they were already implementing practices to address climate change issues and that empirical knowledge about adapting to climate change is valuable and needs to be capitalized. In addition, CARE International Antalaha experiences were shared during this workshop and illustrated the successes of adaptation plans based on a scientific and technical approaches. Once convinced of the importance of climate change, a more strategic approach from economic operators emerged: specifically, a willingness to collaborate as a platform to better integrate sustainable eco-friendly approaches within the private sector. Furthermore, a Climate Finance Workshop was held on November 26, 2018, and key stakeholders including USAID Madagascar, Ministry of Environment through BNCCC and BNC-REDD, National Platform on Climate Change, Tany Meva Foundation, FAPBM, UNDP, WWF, GIZ, representatives of private sector (Telma Foundation, Association des Institutions de Microfinance), national civil society organizations (AVG, SIF), USAID Hay Tao and Mikajy partners (WRI, CRC-URI, NCBA CLUSA, WCS) attended. Climate change finance mechanisms were discussed as an innovative financing opportunity to strategize sustainable funding for NRM and biodiversity. Many mechanisms and instruments were shared such as those used by REDD+, public sector financing, sustainable landscapes financing, and adaptation financing. Due to this workshop, within a month, 40 actors from diverse backgrounds (data, environment, science, gender and youth, bank, microfinance, fund management, protected area management, etc.) with the same goal were able to increase their knowledge; in turn, better addressing climate change and seizing opportunities offered by existing mechanisms on climate change to develop resilient economic activities and sustainable financing. The succession of knowledge sharing in three stages (training-of-trainers, regional consultative workshop, climate finance workshop), with its adaptation to the target group, and its enrichment at each stage has been a real success. Each step has led to joint strategic decisions. Indeed, if regional actors opted for a better integration of the private sector into the climate sustainability and resilience approach, the technical and financial partners proposed strategic axes to mobilize these climate finances for Madagascar. These resolutions will certainly contribute to the well-being of communities by creating an enabling environment for climate change adaptation.

Key Achievement # 3: Faced with increasing demands, Civil Society Organizations are anticipating by preparing their members for more responsibility in advocacy. Trafficking precious wood, exploitation of protected areas and land crises are significant challenges in Madagascar. According to unofficial figures, 350,000 trees representing 150,000 tonnes of rosewood have

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 84/99 January 31, 2019 been illegally exported between 2009 and 2015. In addition, the land tenure system is nearly paralyzed with thousands of applications for land titles still pending, due to many barriers such as cumbersome administrative procedures., corruption, and loss of reference bookings. Therefore, civil society organizations Alliance Voahary Gasy (AVG) and Solidarité des Intervenants pour le Foncier (SIF), two well-known organizations in Madagascar, decided to conduct aggressive advocacy actions against natural resources trafficking and to facilitate the access to land ownership by the population. They are becoming increasingly recognized for their expertise in their areas of intervention due to their successes and are highly involved in the resolution of many natural resources or land tenure problems throughout the country. But this success has a setback; their internal organization could not accommodate this rapid expansion and required a redeployment of the resources at their disposal, including the Board of Directors and the members. Indeed, a significant amount of the work was completed by the Chairman with the support of a few experts in addition to the Executive Staff being often overwhelmed, which is counterproductive. Both organizations were supported by USAID Hay Tao to evaluate their capacity and performance, using Pact's capacity evaluation tools, including ITOCA (Integrated Technical and Organizational Capacity Assessment) and OPI (Organizational Performance Index). The results revealed gaps in some aspects of governance and networking. The Capacity Action Plan (CAP) was developed and implemented since September 2018. Currently, major changes in the involvement and commitment of the network members of these two CSOs are taking place. Previously, AVG was commonly represented by the Chairman of the Board of Directors but now other advocacy experts are being mobilized and developing AVG's advocacy strategy for the first time. The Chairman and the National Coordination collaborated to change the leadership style of the association, in addition to the member’s willingness to take ownership. This improvement of representation system and leadership will allow AVG to effectively cover the whole country, while maintaining their mission statement and goals which originally made them successful. SIF brings together nearly twenty organizations: farmers’ organizations, federations of farmers’ organizations, and NGOs and is present in all 22 regions of Madagascar. Their Board of Directors is composed by farmers' groups representatives that have limited access to high-level knowledge and education. This situation has made its National Executive staff the only one highly involved and active in national and international dynamics. Combined with the low financial capacities of SIF and its members, this resulted in a very low dynamism and ownership of SIF members and its Board of Directors in SIF's activities. The Capacity Action Plan designed with USAID Hay Tao after capacity assessment using ITOCA include the setting up of focal points at the level of each SIF member institution. This activity was prioritised for the quarter to stimulate their active participation in SIF activities. Furthermore, it has been established that at least one member of the SIF Board of Directors participates with national coordination at each national and/or international level meeting. In addition, a mechanism for motivating and involving members in the content of the SIF's mid-year newsletter was approved by the Board of Directors. Also, SIF immediately took action to strengthen networking. This includes SIF's participation in international workshops on international land issues such as the Global Land Forum in Bandung Indonesia, the training workshop in Dakar, Senegal on the methodology of the plot census, national workshops on the oil landscape, agricultural growth and land security and responsible land policy. The appointment of participants to these workshops showcased SIF's efforts to involve its members and the Board of

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 85/99 January 31, 2019 Directors. These workshops were attended by the President and Vice-President of SIF, the technical team and members such as Five organizations - VFTV, FVTM, CPM, Fiantso and TAFIMA. After a thorough assessment and a well-designed response and action plan, SIF and AVG are experiencing a new start and will certainly conduct their mission more effectively.

Key Achievement # 4: Acting for a nationally responsible fishery means ensuring sustainable small- scale fisheries. With its 5,000 km coastline, Madagascar’s sea and resources are public domain and access is open to everyone. This results in challenges in marine resources management, especially for fisheries with three main categories of them (small-scale, artisanal and industrial fishermen) with overlapping fishing zones, leading to conflicts of use and benefit. In addition, fisheries stocks have declined in recent years. Fish is the main source of food security for the communities of fishermen along the coast, as well as their only source of income. Seeing growing threats to their resources, the thousands small-scale fishermen grouped within MIHARI, Madagascar network of Locally Managed Marine Areas, decided to demand an exclusive zone. Given the economic and social importance of fishing, both nationally and internationally, the decision for an exclusive zone for small-scale fishermen requires the consultation of all actors involved. Technical and legal, even institutional, considerations must be considered because other sectors also exploit the sea, such as transport and tourism. Learning from the previous failures of various attempts to resolve this long- standing conflict, the Ministry of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries felt the need to create an Ad Hoc Committee and to have a facilitator to carry out this consultation process in an objective manner. Recognized for its mission of creating an enabling and empowering environment for effective CBNRM and protection of biodiversity resources in Madagascar, USAID Hay Tao was entrusted with this difficult mandate of facilitator, which required/valued formal terms of reference. Indeed, the first challenge was to divert the committee from the initial objective of issuing an Official Text, such as an act or legal document, to declare the fishing zone exclusive to small-scale fishermen. Then to enlarge the commission to have a good representation of all the actors. Finally, to define a new objective reflected in the very name of the Commission's name: “Commission for the Establishment of Regulated Fishing Zones Including Small-Scale Reserved Fishing Zones in Madagascar, for the Resource Protection Purposes”. This approach required the USAID Hay Tao team to have a strong knowledge of the history and policies related to fishing activities and the tenure rights of the coastal and marine zone and a proven capacity for mediation. The Commission's mission is to propose recommendations contributing to the equitable, responsible and sustainable management of fisheries resources between the different categories of fisheries in Madagascar using a participatory and inclusive approach; and to define the areas reserved for small-scale fisheries. The roadmap to achieve this objective is being developed within the Commission, ensuring a participatory process with all stakeholders, bringing together small-scale fishermen and representatives of industrial fisheries, sharing openly their respective vision. The recommendations document to implement regulated fishing zones, including small-scale fisheries reserves which will be presented to the Ministry of Fisheries for negotiations and approval will be a product of a well-informed and consensual process, legitimated by all parties.

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The table below shows the list of training sessions USAID Hay Tao conducted during the first quarter of FY 2019.

Table 13: List of trainings Training Trainer Date and venue Participants

Training of Trainers CEADIR November 14th – 15th USAID Hay Tao, (ToT) on climate 2018 Mikajy, BNC REDD+, stressors, their impacts BNCCC identifying adaptation Antananarivo measures, setting up 20 people including 10 local adaptation plan women and vulnerability assessment

Gender and land tenure USAID Hay Tao December 18th, 2018 Technical staff and training, collection of Gender and Youth representatives of good practices Specialist Antananarivo member organizations of SIF (national and regional)

20 people including 9 women

Reporting sharing USAID Hay Tao MERL December 20, 2018 23 people including 6 Manager and Officer, women (USAID Hay Communication Antananarivo Tao team) Officer

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 88/99 January 31, 2019 Annex V Pictures (events, trainings etc.)

Photo 1: Interview and baseline assessment at the Forest Cantonnement Office in Befandriana Avaratra, Sofia region

Photo 2: Interview for communication element at the Radio Feon’Androna office in Mandritsara, Sofia region

Photo 3: Interview at SAHI Association office in Antsohihy, Sofia region

Photo 4: Visit of the forest clearing inside the Menabe Antimena Protected Area, category V, by the Menabe Regional Task Force with participation of USAID Hay Tao

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Photo 5: Meeting of the Menabe regional Task Force including USAID Hay Tao with the Fokonolona in Lambokely, peripheral to Menabe Antimena Harmonious Protected Landscape

Photo 6: Baseline assessment at the Forest Cantonment office in Belon’i Tsiribihina, Menabe Region

Photo 7: Participation of USAID Hay Tao in the advocacy training for the Madagascar PHE Network and the GTSE at the Ministry of Environment office in Antananarivo

Photo 8: Data portal development workshop for the fishery sector in Antananarivo

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 90/99 January 31, 2019 Annex VI Sub-Grants Under the Activity Table 14: USAID Hay Tao Sub-grants Type of Period of Sub Name Ceiling Program Description Agreement Performance Cost ALLIANCE SA 4: Document, disseminate and/or Reimbursabl VOAHARY implement lessons learned and best e Grant GASY (AVG) practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA management, CBNRM and PHE Key activities: 4.1.4. Undertake assessment of existing tools and best practices by theme 4.2.3. Conduct and/or support outreach campaigns

SA 5: Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of land/marine tenure rights and natural resource management through learning Key activities: 5.4.1. Establish political dialogue focused on CBNRM shared vision 5.4.2. Develop toolkit to facilitate integration of shared vision into the NRM- based Dina and Dinabe 5.5.1. Support empowerment of technical staff in environment units of Ministries 5.5.2. Strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders to enforce laws and policies that protect natural resources

SA 6: Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through Constructive Engagement 6.1.2. Strengthen and support civil society organizations advocacy and information sharing 6.2.1. Convene working groups around specific identified issues 6.4.1. Strengthen network of Conservation Educators and Professional (REPC) 6.4.2. Train stakeholders in leadership, engagement and advocacy 6.4.3. Support key stakeholders' initiatives to promote laws and policies that protect fauna and flora

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 91/99 January 31, 2019 Type of Period of Sub Name Ceiling Program Description Agreement Performance Cost SOLIDARITE SA 4: Document, disseminate and/or Reimbursabl DES implement lessons learned and best e Grant INTERVENANT practices on sustainable livelihoods, PA S SUR LE management, CBNRM and PHE FONCIER (SIF) Key activities: 4.1.4. Undertake assessment of existing tools and best practices by theme

SA 5: Strengthen GoM institutions in policy making and enforcement of land/marine tenure rights and natural resource management through learning Key activities: 5.3.1. Natural resource mapping and land/marine tenure rights mapping 5.3.2. Train leaders for spatial planning tool 5.3.3. Create/ adapt spatial planning tool 5.4.1. Establish political dialogue focused on CBNRM shared vision 5.5.2. Strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders to enforce laws and policies that protect natural resources

SA 6: Strengthen CSO networks' capacity for environmental and land/coastal/marine resource tenure advocacy through Constructive Engagement Key activities: 6.1.2. Strengthen and support civil society organizations advocacy and information sharing 6.2.1. Convene working groups around specific identified issues

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 92/99 January 31, 2019 Annex VII Integration of Crosscutting Issues and Guiding Principles

(a) Gender Equality and Female Empowerment In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao conducted a GESI analysis in Menabe and MaMaBay ecoregions as a tool to develop strategies to engage women and youth in resilient and sustainable livelihoods initiatives. It was found that women and youth in associations, cooperatives and/or village savings and loan association (VSLA) groups are included from community development and are therefore more likely to improve their income and chances of being financially independent. This results from men not interfering in economic activities when women are involved in these structures, adding to the women and youth being better supported by fellow members within these socio-economic activities, enabling them to easily express their needs. Young people who are not members of these structures are more socially vulnerable and attracted by illegal practices, such as “dahalon’ala” (extracting precious woods) and “famoha” (using toxic material in fisheries). VSLA groups and cooperatives create opportunities for young people to engage in sustainable livelihoods, ensuring socio-economic equity. During the GESI study, several income-generating activities were identified: beekeeping, ecotourism, handicrafts, short-cycle breeding, fruit and plant nursery implementation with fruit transformation, in addition to animal manure transformation. All of them could improve the incomes of women and youth by ensuring and strengthening their social inclusion, while facilitating the development of social enterprises. The GESI analysis, currently under review, will be finalized in Q2, FY19. strategies to engage women and youth in environmental protection and in the implementation of sustainable livelihood activities are highlighted. Many of these strategies will concentrate on building the leadership capacity of key associations and cooperatives to better advocate and promote natural resource management (NRM). Technical and organizational support to women and youth organizations to develop social enterprise activities related to biodiversity friendly and resilient livelihoods are also proposed, connecting them to national networks. 13 networks and associations were identified. These identified networks and associations will be partners within the CCP Projects in engage women and youth in sustainable and resilient livelihoods while promoting social enterprises. The GESI study and analysis was prepared and conducted within the Gender and Youth Thematic Group. partners such as CRS and CARE were also integrated in the process. A gender training from the USAID Hay Tao, Gender and Youth Specialist was provided to SIF technical staff and members in December 2018. SIF designated FVTM (Federation of Women’s Associations in Madagascar) as its focal point for gender promotion.

(b) Institutional Strengthening and Local Capacity Building In November 2018, USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy met to identify top training priorities as a preliminary step to the KSA assessment. USAID Mikajy’s top priorities are to receive support from USAID Hay Tao to: (i) conduct a self-assessment tool for CBNRM capacity; (ii) conduct a self-assessment on PA management capacity (terrestrial and marine) and (iii) create a guideline to update the PA Management plan integrating a climate change component. Regarding livelihoods USAID Hay Tao’s role will be to peer review NCBA CLUSA'S, USAID Mikajy partner, methodological notes, as well as the ToR for the capacity and needs assessments of producers. USAID Hay Tao has developed the ToR for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) assessment relating to sustainable livelihood, as well as the survey questionnaire during this Q1, FY19 and shared with USAID Mikajy for review. In Q1, FY19, existing training materials on biodiversity friendly and climate change resilient livelihoods through data collection at technical and financial partners and via public institutions were assessed. USAID

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 93/99 January 31, 2019 Hay Tao met with FAO, UNESCO, REPC, GIZ, the MRHP, the MPAE and the CN to effectively complete this task. Key capacity building issues related to training were identified, such as the lack of coordination among different interventions and actors, the lack of a common approach among actors involved in the marine domain. In addition, diversified initiatives and tools target the same stakeholders. Nevertheless, USAID Hay Tao can benefit from a few important facts: • The existence of a national training strategy for agriculture and rural development serving as a framework for all training initiatives related to agriculture and fisheries, and a project document to renovate the fisheries training; • The three visited ministries: MRHP, MEEF and MPAE adopted and promoted a competency-based capacity building approach; • The existence of a national capacity development team at the MPAE and the Ministry of Employment, Vocational and Professional Training that support the creation of comprehensive training packages, and which can be mobilized on demand; • The future establishment of a school for trainers aiming to train trainers on competency-based approaches; and • The existence of a legal framework supporting capacity building. Eight trainings validated by the GoM and focusing on areas such as agriculture and crafts were provided by UNESCO. Moreover, USAID Hay Tao is currently developing a document concentrating on existing sustainable livelihoods trainings. In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao began the assessment of BNC REDD+ by meeting with the BNC REDD team to discuss the BNC REDD in general, the situation of the REDD+ process in Madagascar, the national REDD+ strategy, and civil society organizations working on REDD. In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao worked with FAPBM executive team to develop and finalize a partnership agreement. This agreement includes two strategic interventions: innovative PA financing analysis and FAPBM financial sustainability analysis. A strategy will be developed for each topic and will be implemented with support from USAID Hay Tao. FAPBM is currently reviewing the agreement and expects to sign it during Q2, FY19; Following the fully-fledged agreement, FAPBM will undergo an organizational and technical assessment using the ITOCA; this is scheduled to happen during Q2, FY19. Collaboration and assessments with Tany Meva Foundation have been postponed due to their recruitment of a new Program Manager. A partnership will be developed and expected to be signed during Q2, FY19. All existing coalitions at national and regional level (Mikajy sites) were identified to prioritize key coalitions USAID Hay Tao will partner with, using the following criteria: coalitions working in environmental conservation and endorsing a role in advocacy actions at the regional level. Tafo Mihaavo and RENIALA were identified as platforms that occupy an important place in the landscape of governance and NRM in Madagascar. Exchanges between USAID Hay Tao and Tafo Mihaavo resulted in an agreement on the planning of the institution organizational and technical capacity assessment activities and the resulting capacity development activities. A discussion on the RENIALA CC platform capacity building needs was started. USAID Hay Tao went on with implementing the CAPs of AVG and SIF, a process started in September 2018 as a result of the capacity assessment using the ITOCA and OPI tools In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao began to develop the Advocacy Expert Series Tools, a compilation of experiences and best practices in advocacy, as part of the advocacy capacity development activivy.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 94/99 January 31, 2019 USAID Hay Tao supported two major advocacy cases led by CSOs: • Case of the Menabe Antimena Emergency Plan, an unprecedent extensive clearing perilously menacing the Menabe Antimena PA • Case of the Fisheries Agreement Between the Malagasy Agency for Economic Development and Enterprise Promotion (AMDP) and a Chinese Consortium, the fisheries agreement lacking transparency. Through AVG USAID Hay Tao also participated in advocacy activities to support CSO work to include community level voices, challenges and issues.

(c) Youth Cf. Gender Equality and Female Empowerment section above.

(d) Public Private Partnership (PPP) USAID Hay Tao, USAID Mikajy, BNC REDD+ and BNCCC staff participated in a training-of-trainers (ToT) workshop addressing climate stressors and their impacts, identifying adaptation measures, setting up a local adaptation plan and vulnerability assessment on November 2018 in Antananarivo. A regional consultative workshop ensued in Antalaha in the MaMaBay ecoregion on November 2018. This regional workshop focused on information and sensitization towards local and regional stakeholders about climate and non-climatic vulnerability factors in promising value chains, the National Adaptation Plan (PNA) and the different key terms and concepts related to climate change. As a result, the private sector showed its willingness to come together as a platform to facilitate their engagement to more sustainable eco-friendly approaches. In December 2018, USAID Hay Tao supported the MRHP to organize a validation workshop for the capacity development package for small scale fisheries. The 47 attendants included 5 small scale fishermen from Mikajy region, 3 Directors from regional offices of the MRHP from Mikajy sites, 3 trainers from higher education institutes, 6 trainers from the Ministries in charge of Fisheries and in charge of Vocational Training, and 3 representatives of three different branches of private sector. Within small groups, the participants evaluated the assessment procedures and expressed their concern to ensure the assessments be tailored for the context of each ecoregion.

(e) Science, Technology, and Innovation During Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao continued consultations to engage stakeholders for input and buy-in to the USAID Hay Tao data portal. USAID Hay Tao organized a series of meetings with partners (REBIOMA, GIZ, FAO, the MIHARI Network, ONE) in October and November 2018 to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned on how a fully-fledged open data portal might be achieved and easily adopted by users and stakeholders. USAID Hay Tao also continued the analysis of existing biodiversity data and the identification of gaps, assessing end users’ needs, and investigating links between data and information management systems. In December 2018, a data portal development workshop for the fishery sector was organized in collaboration with TG 4- Data, Information and Communication. In-depth analysis of data holders, gaps and data management from all levels (central management in Antananarivo to local fishermen) was conducted. 38 attendees included training institutions and trainers, small scale fishermen, conservation NGO, fisheries project, industrial fisheries industry, and government. The portal was demonstrated, and the audience educated on its value and power in the knowledge management and decision-making process. USAID Hay Tao conducted an analysis of the data gaps and data management within the fisheries sector, using information collected from institution visits and literature review. Moreover, metadata of identified data set is being listed.

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 95/99 January 31, 2019 USAID Hay Tao portal was able to start the process of building the database structure with the IT and Database Specialist, during the workshop organized by WRI in Washington, DC in December 2018. The training focused on how to: 1) design the user interface of platforms to meet stakeholder needs; 2) create interactive maps, data analysis dashboards, and open data sites for downloads to provide insights and decision support information; and 3) build the necessary database architecture and server infrastructure to support these platforms. Next steps will be to adjust them to the USAID Hay Tao portal, using the existing technology and database backend engineering that powers WRI’s Global Forest Watch, Resource Watch, and Forest Atlas platforms. Through WRI staff, USAID Hay Tao continued to work with existing data to produce insights on the following for the USAID Hay Tao Activity: USAID Hay Tao continued to support USAID Mikajy through the thematic group 4 (Data, Information and Communication) with the mapping of intervention areas for the CCP. Once Mikajy finalize the list of intervention areas, the shapefile of the map will be submitted to the ADS 579 database. To support the USAID Hay Tao and USAID Mikajy activities, a fire analysis has been conducted for three PAs of Menabe: Menabe Antimena, Andranomena and Kirindy Mitea which are exposed to land clearing for corn and groundnuts using fire. Global analysis was conducted for 18 years, whereas a detailed summary analysis displaying the pattern of fire alerts from 2000 to 2018 was completed, using the NASA FIRMS Modis. All data will be presented in an interactive format via the USAID Hay Tao portal on a rolling basis. In October 2018, the MEEF held a joint press conference with WRI to announce the availability of the GLAD alerts for Madagascar and declare that they will be officially using the GLAD alert system to monitor deforestation across the country. These alerts are available through Global Forest Watch, the Madagascar Forest Atlas, and the mobile application, Forest Watcher. The alerts will as well be integrated into the USAID Hay Tao portal. WRI’s GEF project for Global Forest Watch in Madagascar co-funded this activity that benefits the overall USAID Hay Tao activity and portal presently under development.WRI will continue to work with partners and USAID Hay Tao to build capacity on how to use these alerts for different use, such as PA or community forest management.

(f) Policy and Regulatory Reform Following the urgent needs of small-scale fishermen member of the MIHARI LMMA network to establish reserved small-scale fisheries zones, USAID Hay Tao has been designated by the MRHP as a Facilitator for the Ad hoc Commission officially named “Commission for the Establishment of Regulated Fishing Zones Including Small-Scale Reserved Fishing Ones in Madagascar, for the Resource Protection Purposes”. USAID Hay Tao has established a method that will achieve the goals of the initiative to support the MRHP as well as the MIHARI LMMA Network. The approach studied factors in the problems of cohabitation and the extended use of fishing zones in Madagascar as well as the previous attempts to rectify the issues to work towards resolving the situation. To facilitate the Commission's activities, the steps in the process are i) to ensure all stakeholders were represented; ii) to formalize the Commission through legal texts to guarantee its validity and iii) to support a participatory roadmap planning process, factoring in the requirements to achieve the initiative goal; and finally, to implement the activities in the roadmap with the commitment of all Commission members. During Q1, FY19, the focus was on Steps 1 and 2, with ToR validation and the preparation of the two Ministerial Orders establishing the Commission and formally appointing its members; then, the groundwork for Step 3 about the development of the Commission roadmap was established. The Ad Hoc Commission was formally created during the Commission meeting in November 2018 and its ToR unanimously validated. The two Ministerial Orders stipulating the creation of the Commission and appointing its members were developed by the Jurist team of MRHP, with the review of the Commission

FY19 Q1 Report: USAID Hay Tao Activity P 96/99 January 31, 2019 members, and were submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office. A workshop in December 2018 produced a rough draft compilation of the roadmap gathering all the participants’ proposals. The roadmap will serve as an action plan for the Commission, detailing activities, responsible stakeholders, chronogram and deliverables. A subcommittee was created to consolidate it and plan to finalize the work during January 2019. The roadmap is expected to be validated in Q2, FY19. To better prepare the intervention of USAID Hay Tao into the Commission: − Subcommittee meetings were held, implying relevant members of the Commission to integrate details on specific actions that need additional contributions. − Two series of experience sharing webinars were held in October 2018, with the participation of USAID Hay Tao. The purpose was to better understand the situation of fisheries in Madagascar, to learn from other country experiences; and to support the team with strategy development. In Q2, FY19, USAID Hay Tao will work with the MRHP to get the Ministerial Order issued for the official creation of the Commission, finalize and validate the Commission roadmap, and start implementing the roadmap activities.

(g) Population Health and Environment (PHE) In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao strengthened its connection with the Madagascar PHE network and participated in the evaluation of PHE initiatives. In October 2018, USAID Hay Tao contributed in a workshop organized by Mahefa Miaraka PHE project to develop a national monitoring and evaluation framework for PHE in Madagascar. The official results are pending review with USAID Mahefa Miaraka and will be disseminated once completed. USAID Hay Tao also undertook a bibliographic synthesis work to analyzes PHE initiatives in Madagascar. These analyses will contribute to the development of the PHE strategic framework which began in Q1, FY19. In Q1, FY19, USAID Hay Tao initiated contact with the University of Antananarivo to identify areas of collaboration, particularly the recruitment of student interns to conduct studies on the link between PHE and NRM and the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for PHE. This collaboration will be further developed in Q2, FY19.

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[Provide status update on environmental compliance; this section can be as short as 2 sentences, but it would require attachments as annexes. As per the CCP IEE and CRM , a complete Environmental and climate risk management Mitigation and Monitoring Report – EMMR/CRMP – is to be submitted annually. This annual EMMR/Climate Risk Management Plan (CRMP) comprises several sections. In order to prepare this annual EMMR/CRMP, the following tables will be submitted on a quarterly basis:

Environmental and Climate Risk Management Mitigation and Monitoring Report – table for activities under categorical Exclusion

Classes of actions as per 22 Actions implemented Remarks CFR 216.2(c) (2); ADS 201.

(i) Education, technical List of achievements that fit to Any pertinent green activities? assistance, or training programs this class See green meeting checklist. Any pertinent climate risk measure taken? (iii)Analyses, studies, academic or research workshops and meetings

Environmental and Climate Risk Management Mitigation and Monitoring Report – table for activities under Negative Determination with Conditions

Planned Recommended Status of Any Remarks activities mitigation mitigative outstanding actions measures/Actions issues taken relating to required conditions Refer to the Refer to the Mitigative measures If mitigative Any follow-up EMMP/CRMP EMMP/CRMP that were put in measures actions/recommendations place, climate risk were not to meet these mitigation measures successful or environmental and that were put in not climate risk management place. implemented, requirements? why?

Climate risk management and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) are both processes that occur throughout the USAID Hay Tao Program Cycle. Therefore, MEL can support CRM by providing information regarding assumptions, documenting progress, and facilitating adaptive management. Incorporating climate risk management in MEL fosters continuous improvement to strategies and actions aimed at addressing climate risks and building climate resilience for USAID Hay Tao program and activities.

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Annex IX Financial Information Financial report is developed and submitted as a separate report.

Annex X Management and Administrative Issues

Nothing to report for this reporting period.

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