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CEPF EMI Newsletter Issue 16 August 2019 A regular update of news from CEPF's East Melanesian Islands Contact us Halo evriwan! In this issue, we share with you updates and stories from CEPF grantees active in the East Melanesian Islands. We invite you to share your project stories with us! FROM THE RIT The EMI portfolio in numbers $5,996,243 allocated in funds (approximately 20% of the $7.5 million total remains to be allocated) $2,693,587 to Solomon Islands $1,406,205 to PNG $1,557,836 to Vanuatu $338,615 to regional projects 48 large grants managed by CEPF with assistance from the RIT – $5,274,879 allocated 44 small grants managed directly by IUCN and largely working with domestic CSOs and community based groups – $721,364 allocated (grant ceiling of 20,000) 30 domestic institutions actively participating in conservation actions guided by CEPF’s ecosystem profile 50 additional CSOs and communities reached through CEPF projects 15 domestic CSOs seeing improvements to their organizational and financial capacity 5 new conservation networks developed Baseline surveys carried out in 12 priority sites 8 of the 20 priority KBAs with new or strengthened management or protection 23 of the 48 priority species targeted for knowledge improvement and conservation action Mid-term Review of the EMI Investment The mid-term review took place from 5-7 December in Honiara, and was jointly hosted by CEPF and SINU, the Solomon Islands National University. The meeting brought together CEPF grantees, donors, and government partners to share their experiences and lessons learned in the course of implementing CEPF grants in the EMI hotspot. The evaluation of this meeting is still Participants at the mid-term review © CEPF being conducted, and the report will be available shortly. CEPF and the RIT are looking forward to taking on board recommendations from the review as we enter the final two years of the investment. Indeed, the lessons and information from the review will shape the final funding round, expected before the end of 2019. New grants signed Following the latest Calls for Proposals (August 2018 and March 2019), CEPF and IUCN have been in the process of contracting. Under the large grants program, new grant agreements to progress with the designation and management of CCAs in Vanuatu have been signed with Edenhope, Live and Learn Vanuatu, and Vanuatu Environmental Law Association. In PNG, FORCERT, WCS and Treweek Environmental Consultants will carry out land use planning in Cape St George, Mt Tabwemasana, Santo, Vanuatu © Anita Roberts conservation work with communities in Central Manus and the search for Beck’s petrel breeding grounds in Southern New Ireland respectively. Under the small grants program, a number of grants are expected to be contracted in the next quarter, with some organizations to receive funds for the first time. New National Country Coordinator for Solomon Islands! The RIT is excited to welcome Ravin Dhari to the team! Ravin joins us as the National Country Coordinator for Solomon Islands. Ravin has a BA in Management and Public Sector Administration and History Politics from USP in Fiji, and a Graduate Diploma in not-for- profit management from Auckland Unitech and PIANGO. He has experience in monitoring and evaluation, project management and facilitation, and most recently worked as the project coordinator on a World Bank/Solomon Islands community governance and grievance project. Previously Ravin has worked on projects with Ravin Dhari DFAT’s Education Program, the SI Ministry of Education and the Solomon Islands’ EU Income Ravin is based with the MECDM in Honiara and can be generation project. reached on [email protected]. Grantees get together in Vanuatu During a visit with CEPF’s Grant Manager, Priscila Borba, grantees came together in Port Vila in April to share experiences related to financial management, and to receive some refresher training on best practices. The one- day training was well-received by the grantees and provided an opportunity for general discussions on financial management of small and large grants. The RIT plans to carry out similar training in other EMI countries later in the year. Grantees came together at Chantilly’s in Port Vila © CEPF EMI Site visits by the RIT The RIT (including IUCN’s senior finance officer, Anjani Gosai), met with grantees in Port Vila to carry out financial assessments and training. The team met with Live and Learn (pictured), Vanuatu Environmental Science Society (VESS) and Vanuatu Environmental Law Association (VELA). The visits are part of CEPF’s standard monitoring of large grantees, and covered topics such as reviewing policies and procedures, review of transactions, and compliance with grant agreement. It was also a chance for some open discussions about how the grants are progressing and what CEPF can do better to assist grantees. Priscila Borba, Vatu Molisa and Fred Kataiwai from LLV © CEPF EMI In PNG, Zola and Helen carried out visits with PNG Environmental Law Association and Rotokas Ecotourism. In line with a call for proposals being open in March 2019, they also took advantage of meeting with potential applicants whilst undergoing site visits with the current grantees. They met with Binatang Research Centre, NGO Pro, Port Moresby Nature Park, Pacific Adventist University, The Kainake Project and TNC. An information sharing meeting was held at the CEPA office which brought together potential Meeting with CEPA and potential grantees at the CEPA office © CEPF EMI grantees and CEPA staff from the terrestrial protected areas and ecosystem branch. An overview of the EMI and PNG profile were presented by Helen and Zola followed by discussions on potential proposal ideas. In Solomon Islands, site visits took place with NRDF and Gizo Women in Business in Gizo, and with Wai Hau Conservation Foundation in Honiara. In line with the open call for proposals in March 2019, discussions were held with MECDM, UQ, SIRA and SICCP regarding future project ideas. The RIT attended the SICCP Strategic Planning meeting where we were delighted to see the Baby leatherback turtles in West Are ‘are, Malaita © Wai Hau great progress being made in re-vamping this Conservation Foundation important organization. FROM THE FIELD A list of all small and large grants currently active in the East Melanesian Islands can be found here Live and Learn Vanuatu Rangers Toolkit Live and Learn Vanuatu (LLV) has been leading the Ranger Program in Vanuatu and promoting conservation and sustainable use of Vanuatu's Key Biodiversity Areas and Community Conservation Areas (CCAs). Since May 2018, LLV has been working with five registered CCAs in Vanuatu in partnership with the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) and Eco-livelihood Association (EDA) to develop a Biodiversity monitoring toolkit and CCA Ranger App for building and strengthening indigenous CCA Ranger capacities in managing and monitoring Vanuatu’s threatened, endemic and other Sam Chanel training the Rangers in the field © Live & significant species of flora and fauna. Learn Vanuatu Training has taken place in Loru, Santo, and in Port Vila, where indigenous rangers from Loru, Tabwemasana and Vathe in Santo, and Malaklolop in Gaua and Crab Bay, Malekula have come together to learn skills and commit their CCAs for piloting of the CCA Ranger toolkit and CCA Ranger App. Related Vanuatu Daily Post news article The Ranger app © Live & Learn Vanuatu Nakau Programme, Vanuatu With funding from CEPF, Nakau has been working with communities and companies in Gaua, Santo and Tanna to progress ecotourism activities in Vanuatu. An initial major outcome of the project has been the establishment of the first CCA in TORBA Province! The registration of the first CCA in Torba took place in July 2019 in Dolav community, West Gaua. The Malaklolop CCA is located on the SW coast of Gaua, an area that feeds into Launching of the first community conservation area in Torba © Live & Learn Vanuatu Lake Gaua. Its establishment will help to protect and manage the island’s biological diversity and uniqueness. Vanuatu Daily Post article on Torba’s first CCA! As part of the same project, Nakau have successfully developed tourism plans to encourage financing of conservation activities within the Malaklolop CCA on Gaua and Nusumetu Protected Area on Tanna. On Santo, direct financial support was provided to the development of an improved eco-trekking tour of Mount Tabwemasana. On 17 June 2019, Chief Aram of Kerepua community signed a partnership agreement with tour agent, Wrecks to Rainforest, to support conservation activities in the Mt Tabwemasana CCA. The agreement, signed in the presence of Department of Tourism’s Sanma Provincial Manager, Ben Kauru, will ensure that benefits of tours are equitably shared, with some money going directly to conservation outcomes in the Tabwemasana CCA through a conservation levy scheme Signing of the agreement © Live & Learn Vanuatu for tourists. Vanuatu Daily Post article on the Mt Tabwemasana Agreement Vanuatu Environmental Science Society VESS is undertaking two grants with CEPF, focusing on the protection and management of priority species – the dugong, and Vanuatu flying foxes. An exhibition on the Bats of Vanuatu was held at the Espace Alliance Française in Port Vila in April 2019. Posters and factsheets were displayed with general information about bats and their ecosystems in Vanuatu. On the opening night of the exhibition, Christina Shaw gave a public talk on bats of Vanuatu and the findings of the CEPF-funded expedition to the Bank islands and Temotu. Life-sized models of the 4 flying foxes in Vanuatu, created by Anne O'Brien, were displayed and proved very popular with the public! Schoolkids enjoy the model bats! © VESS Vanuatu Daily post article on the exhibition BirdLife International, Vanuatu The BirdLife Pacific Programme is working with communities to carry out conservation activities in 3 KBAs in Vanuatu.
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