Final Report Feasibility Study – Kazbegi Project
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GEORGIA Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources (MEPNR) Agency for Protected Areas (APA) Ecoregional Programme III (Georgia), Kazbegi Project Feasibility Study for the Ecoregional Programme III (Georgia), Kazbegi Project Final REPORT German Financial Cooperation with Georgia March 2010 Deutsche Forstservice GmbH AGEG Consultants eG GEO - ERP Draft Report Feasibility Study Kazbegi i TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Content.............................................................................................................i List of Figures............................................................................................................... iii List of Tables................................................................................................................ iii Abbreviations and Acronyms........................................................................................ iii Contact Persons and Addresses .................................................................................. iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................. iii 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................3 1.1 Background...................................................................................................3 1.2 Constraints and Limitations to the Feasibility Study.......................................3 1.3 Methodological Approach..............................................................................3 1.4 Trust-Building Measures................................................................................3 2. Situation Analysis...................................................................................................3 2.1 Biophysical Framework of the Kazbegi Municipality ......................................3 2.1.1 Climate...............................................................................................3 2.1.2 Geology, Soils, Geomorphology, Mineral Deposits, and Landscape .........................................................................................3 2.1.3 Flora and Vegetation..........................................................................3 2.1.4 Fauna ................................................................................................3 2.1.5 Threatened Species and Ecosystem Conservation Value ..................3 2.1.6 Water Regime....................................................................................3 2.2 Socio-cultural Economic Framework .............................................................3 2.2.1 Village Profiles ...................................................................................3 2.2.1.1 Demography.........................................................................3 2.2.1.2 Household Income and Employment....................................3 2.2.1.3 Livestock 3 2.2.1.4 Agriculture............................................................................3 2.2.1.5 Tourism in the Region ..........................................................3 2.2.1.6 Actual Land Use...................................................................3 2.2.2 History of Range Use.........................................................................3 2.2.3 Land Tenure ......................................................................................3 2.2.4 Zemo Larsi Border Crossing ..............................................................3 Feasibility Study for the Ecoregional Programme III (Georgia), Kazbegi Project Draft Report GEO - ERP Draft Report Feasibility Study Kazbegi ii 2.2.5 Waste Management State and Environmental Pollution.....................3 2.3 Policy and Legal Framework .........................................................................3 2.3.1 Comparability of the selected Approach with international agreements/ conventions and the policy of the German Government for Development Cooperation........................................3 2.3.2 Comparability of the selected Approach with Georgias National Policies ................................................................................3 2.3.3 Georgia’s Protected Area System ......................................................3 2.3.4 Biosphere Reserves...........................................................................3 2.4 Stakeholder Analysis.....................................................................................3 2.5 Projects Related to the Project or Study Area................................................3 3. Problem Analysis and Project Justification .............................................................3 3.1 Key Problems................................................................................................3 3.1.1 Threats on the environment and the high and unique biodiversity.........................................................................................3 3.1.2 Barriers and problems related to sustainable economic development ......................................................................................3 3.2 Anticipated Threats .......................................................................................3 3.3 Expected Project Impacts..............................................................................3 3.3.1 Expected ecological/ environmental impacts......................................3 3.3.2 Expected socio-economic impacts .....................................................3 3.3.3 Structural impacts ..............................................................................3 3.4 Project Justification .......................................................................................3 4. Proposed Project....................................................................................................3 4.1 Project Overview ...........................................................................................3 4.2 Overall Goal and Objectives..........................................................................3 4.3 Options for Meeting Overall Goals and Objectives ........................................3 4.3.1 Option Biosphere Reserve. ................................................................3 4.3.2 Option National Park and Support Zone.............................................3 4.3.3 Comparative SWOT Analysis.............................................................3 4.3.4 Consultants Votum.............................................................................3 4.4 Project Area ..................................................................................................3 4.4.1 Definition of Target Area ....................................................................3 4.4.2 Inclusion of Gudauri ...........................................................................3 4.4.3 Current delineation of Kazbegi National Park and Expansion Proposal ...........................................................................3 Feasibility Study for the Ecoregional Programme III (Georgia), Kazbegi Project Draft Report GEO - ERP Draft Report Feasibility Study Kazbegi iii 4.4.4 Methodology for the Re-delineation and Zoning.................................3 4.4.4.1 Setting Site-based Conservation Priorities............................3 4.4.4.2 Minimum Critical Size of a Viable Kazbegi National Park........................................................................3 4.4.4.3 Land Tenure Map.................................................................3 4.4.4.4 Actual Land Use Map ...........................................................3 4.4.4.5 Potential Conflict Areas ........................................................3 4.4.5 Proposed Zoning of Target Area ........................................................3 4.4.5.1 Proposed Planning Area.......................................................3 4.4.5.2 Proposed Conservation Areas..............................................3 4.4.5.3 Proposed Support Zone of Kazbegi National Park................3 4.4.5.4 Proposed Community-Based Hunting Cooperative..........................................................................3 4.4.5.5 Limitations resulting from the proposed zoning and targeted mitigation measures ........................................3 4.5 Proposed Project Approach...........................................................................3 4.5.1 Principles and Guidelines for the Application .....................................3 4.6 Logical Framework........................................................................................3 4.7 Selection criteria and procedures for the project components .......................3 4.8 Proposed Project Components......................................................................3 4.8.1 Protected Area Regime is established and operational ......................3 4.8.1.1 Legal framework adjusted ....................................................3 4.8.1.2 Co-Management Structures established...............................3 4.8.1.3 Community Ranger Service established...............................3 4.8.1.4 Business Plan for Protection and Support/ Transition Zone elaborated (PI)............................................3 4.8.1.5 Management Plan for NP and Support/ Transition Zone elaborated (PI) ............................................................3 4.8.1.6 NP Administration strengthened...........................................3