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Euronatur Foundation Improving the Management of Hutovo Blato Nature Project Title Park CEPF GEM No CEPF Final Project Completion Report Instructions to grantees: please complete all fields, and respond to all questions, below. Organization Legal Name EuroNatur Foundation Improving the Management of Hutovo Blato Nature Project Title Park CEPF GEM No. 62733 Date of Report 2015-10-08 Report Author Dr. Stefan Ferger Author Contact Information [email protected]; +49 7732 9272 21 CEPF Region: Europe & Central Asia: Mediterranean Basin Strategic Direction: 3. Improve the conservation and protection status of 44 priority key biodiversity areas 3.2. Develop financial mechanisms that support protected areas while enhancing sustainable livelihood and promoting community management of priority key biodiversity areas. Grant Amount: 194908.00 USD Project Dates: Start Date: 2013/6/1; End Date: 2015/5/31, prolonged to 2015/8/31 1. Implementation Partners for this Project (list each partner and explain how they were involved in the project) - Hutovo Blato Nature Park - local park management authority, ultimate beneficiary of the project, participated in each component and was responsible for the efficiency of the ranger service and the distribution of the salaries among the rangers (supervised and controlled by EuroNatur) - Nase ptice, national NGO with office in Sarajevo and strong expertise in the fields of bird conservation (especially water birds and waders) and environmental education. Nase ptice was the local partner in charge of the majority of our project activities and at the same time supervised and guided the local NGO Ljapa nasa. - Ljepa Nasa is a regional NGO based in Čapljina with profound knowledge about the Nature Park, its natural values, socio-economic situation of local communities, the park´s difficulties, challenges and history. Ljapa Nasa has strong relations to the Park administration which brought a beneficiary effect to the project. Ljapa Nasa supported Nase ptice mainly in preparing and conducting official events in the Nature Park, such as the open-day celebrations, and assisted in communication and involvement of the local hunting associations as well as in bird monitoring. - Nature Park Lonjsko Polje (HR): within the framework of the project, the rangers of Template version: September 10, 2015 Page 1 of 17 Hutovo Blato Nature Park have been sent on an exchange visit to the Nature Park Lonjsko Polje in Croatia. Lonjsko Polje is a best practice example for integrated management of visitors, the protection of the cultural and natural heritage of the valuable Sava river floodplains and sustainable regional development (nature tourism). The natural landscape of Lonjsko Polje has a lot of similarities with the Nature Park Hutovo Blato, as it is located in the lowland, composed of a diverse mosaic of freshwater and open floodplain ecosystems, as well alluvial forests. The Nature Park has a professional and well-organized ranger service successfully protecting the park against any kind of illegal activities. EuroNatur has been working closely together with Lonjsko Polje since 1989. Conservation Impacts 2. Describe how your project has contributed to the implementation of the CEPF ecosystem profile The project “contributed to the third strategic direction of the CEPF “Improve the conservation and protection status of 44 priority key biodiversity areas” targeting Hutovo Blato key biodiversity area in the Eastern Adriatic corridor. More specifically, the objectives and activities that have been conducted on the site were implemented with the aim to “promote improved management of existing protected areas by developing and implementing sustainable management plans” according to investment priority 3.1. Investment priority 3.2, “Develop financial mechanisms that support protected areas while enhancing sustainable livelihood and promoting community management of priority key biodiversity areas”, was addressed by fostering the development of nature tourism in the region (as well as by an related project conducted by WWF). The project activities strongly involved the local community and other relevant regional stakeholders, which corresponds to investment priority 3.3 “Raise awareness of the importance of priority key biodiversity areas, including those that have irreplaceable plant and marine biodiversity”. 3. Summarize the overall results/impact of your project Output 1: The protection status of Hutovo Blato Nature Park was improved by improving the quality of the ranger service and the overall Nature Park management. Output 2: A monitoring of the protection of the park was established, using water birds as indicators of biodiversity and human disturbance via regular monitoring activities. The increased number of waterbirds in the park indicated that the envisaged improvement of protection was achieved. Output 3: The natural wealth of the park was promoted amongst the local community and the attention of decision makers towards the parks protection was stimulated via promotion and educational activities. Planned Long-term Impacts - 3+ years (as stated in the approved proposal) List each long-term impact from Grant Writer proposal There are no long-term goals stated in the Grant Writer proposal 4. Actual progress toward long-term impacts at completion Not applicable Template version: September 10, 2015 Page 2 of 17 Planned Short-term Impacts - 1 to 3 years (as stated in the approved proposal) List each short-term impact from Grant Writer proposal There are no short-term goals stated in the Grant Writer proposal 5. Actual progress toward short-term impacts at completion Not applicable 6. Describe the success or challenges of the project toward achieving its short-term and long- term impact objectives Not applicable 7. Were there any unexpected impacts (positive or negative)? Not applicable Project Components and Products/Deliverables Component 1 (as stated in the approved proposal) List each component and product/deliverable from Grant Writer Activity 1.1. provide project funds to support three permanently employed rangers for 24 months ($ 686 per month and ranger including social services and tax) Activity 1.2. consultation of ornithologists from SLO, HR and BiH as well as Nature Park administration to elaborate a proper and most effective patrolling system for the entire Nature Park territory (aquatic and terrestric routes, schedules, observation points) Activity 1.3. evaluate the availability and needs of/ for equipment like binoculars, torches, knifes, outdoor clothes, vehicles (e.g. boat and bicycles) for rangers etc. Activity 1.4. Arrange an exchange visit to Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (HR), find an appropriate date (spring 2014), organize attendance for the park rangers by the Lonjsko Polje staff, organize travel and a final session to sum up the impressions and knowledge gathered Activity 1.5. prepare and conduct training and evaluation workshops for the Nature Park rangers and other relevant staff (visitor management) three times throughout the project (1 initial, 1 review and 1 final project evaluation) Activity 1.6. elaborate a digital reporting system for the rangers, which will serve as a data base for observations on the site and at the same time provide an evaluation tool to the project coordination and Nature Park admin Template version: September 10, 2015 Page 3 of 17 Activity 1.7. contact the steering committee and get involved into the information transfer related to the preparation of the management plan, consultation of national and international experts 8. Describe the results from Component 1 and each product/deliverable Activity 1.1. The management of the NP Hutovo Blato aims to pay all employees simultaneously, as the park is a Public Company. However, the cantonal government lagged behind in their provision of funds for the NP Hutovo Blato in 2015. This led to a delay of the salary to employees, including the 3 rangers funded by the project (Denis Pehar, Mirko Tomić and Vide Marković). EuroNatur wrote letters to the relevant institutions in June 2015 and pushed them to fullfill their obligations in funding the NP Hutovo Blato. In August 2015 the problem was solved and the rangers (and also the other employees) have been payed. As another CEPF funded project conducted by WWF (target: financial sustainability of Hutovo Blato NP) did not yet pay off, the Nature Park managed to raise some funds from the NGO "Dinarica" to further support a part of the rangers also after the end of the CEPF project "Improving the Management of Hutovo Blato Nature Park". However, some people were dismissed (mainly the shortest-serving ones) due to a lack of funds. Unfortunately, this included also the head of the ranger service, Josip Vekic, who was a major force behind the successful monitoring that was established in the framework of the project. On 31 July 2015 an Agreement of Cooperation was signed by EuroNatur, the NP Hutovo Blato, the NGO Nase ptice, the NGO Ljepa nasa and the Hunting Association Galeb, in which the parties agree to continue their cooperation in order to secure a monitoring of birds and illegal hunting activities also in the future. To put this into practice, the agreement foresees the employment of Josip Vekic (former head of the ranger service of NP Hutovo Blato, now dismissed due to lack of funds in the NP) by Nase ptice with funds from EuroNatur; it also foresees the support of Josip Vekic's work (e.g. fuel costs, material costs, car/boat rent, etc.) through additional funds, which will also be provided by EuroNatur. EuroNatur and Nase ptice have signed a corresponding grant agreement on 1 September 2015, which lasts until 31 August 2016. Accordingly Nase ptice has employed Josip Vekic from 1 September 2015 onwards. Josip Vekic is respected as the main coordinator of the bird and hunting morintoring for Hutovo Blato NP and parts of the Neretva Delta by all parties that have signed the Agreement of Cooperation. We hope that the CEPF funded project conducted by WWF will pay of until 31 August 2016, so that the monitoring of wildlife and paoching can be financed also after the interim financing by EuroNatur will end.
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