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The Biodiversity Finance Policy and Institutional Review THE BIODIVERSITY FINANCE POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) – Georgia THE BIODIVERSITY FINANCE POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW The Biodiversity Finance Initiative2016 (BIOFIN) – Georgia 2016 THE BIODIVERSITY FINANCE POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) – Georgia 2016 THE BIODIVERSITY FINANCE POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) – Georgia Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia and United Nations Development Programme, 2016. Tbilisi, Georgia. Biodiversity Finance Initiative – Georgia: The Biodiversity Finance Policy and Institutional Review. Final Report written by Tornike Phulariani, Levan Inashvili, Dimitri Papashvili and Levan Gogoberishvili. (80 Pages). Available from: http://www.ge.undp.org/content/georgia/en/home/projects/biodiversity-finance-initiative--biofinhtml https://www.biodiversityfinance.net/georgia BIOFIN Georgia Project Manager: Tornike Phulariani UNDP Environment & Energy Team Leader: Nino Antadze Senior Technical Advisor: David Meyers Biofin Global Manager: Onno van den Heuvel Disclaimer: The report was prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author/s and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of UNDP. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project relied on inputs from many people working in biodiversity conservation and other sectors. We would like to acknowledge the following valuable contributions: Name Organization Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Karlo Amirgulashvili The Department of Biodiversity and Forest Policy Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Nona Khelaia The Department of Biodiversity and Forest Policy Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Teona Karchava The Department of Biodiversity and Forest Policy Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Tamar Sharashidze Environmental Impact Permits Department Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Maia Beradze Environmental Impact Permits Department Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Alexandre Papunashvili Environmental Impact Permits Department Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Nino Chikovani Department of Integrated Management, Land and Mineral Resources Division Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Tea Levidze Environmental Policy and International Relations Department, Projects Coordination Division Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Natia Iordanishvili National Forestry Agency Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Merab Machavariani National Forestry Agency Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Tamar Kvantaliani Agency of Protected Areas Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Toma Dekanoidze Agency of Protected Areas Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Nelly Korkotadze Department of Environmental Supervision Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Maia Chkhobadze Department of Environmental Supervision Name Organization Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia – Ia Papiashvili Environmental Information and Education Centre Ekaterine Guntsadze Ministry of Finance – Budget Department Natia Gulua Ministry of Finance – Budget Department Zurab Gurielidze Tbilisi Zoo Kakha Artsivadze NACRES – Centre for Biodiversity Conservation & Research Irakli Shavgulidze NACRES – Centre for Biodiversity Conservation & Research Natia Kobakhidze GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Mariam Urdia GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Paata Shanshiashvili USDoI – U.S. Department of the Interior Tamar Pataridze CNF – Caucasus Nature Fund Tea Barbakadze CNF – Caucasus Nature Fund George (Geof) Giacomini CNF – Caucasus Nature Fund Mariam Jorjadze The Biological Farming Association – Elkana Rezo Getiashvili CENN – Caucasus Environmental NGO Network Nugzar Zazanashvili WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature Kety Tsereteli Rec Caucasus – The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus Sophiko Akhobadze Rec Caucasus – The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus Irakli Macharashvili Green Alternative Servi Nabuurs TJS – Transboundary Joint Secretariat Lali Tevzadze TJS – Transboundary Joint Secretariat Ana Rukhadze Independent Expert Marika Kavtarishvili Independent Expert Nino Sulkhanishvili Ecovision Nino Chkhobadze Greens Movement – Friends of the Earth Natia Natsvlishvili UNDP – Assistant Resident Representative Nestan Khuntsaria UNDP – Environment & Energy Portfolio Programme Associate Lia Tergiashvili UNDP – BIOFIN Project Administrative/Financial Assistant EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Policy and Institutional Review forms a reference point understanding regarding the linkages between priorities for the whole BIOFIN process. The document establishes identified by National Biodiversity Strategy and Action a baseline of the national policy and institutional context Plan (NBSAP) and other policy documents in environment in which the BIOFIN project is expected to expand sector as well as other economic sectors, having different biodiversity finance in Georgia. levels of impact and/or dependency on biodiversity. With regard to biodiversity framework, all the principal NBSAP highlights importance of mainstreaming of development strategies, national laws, and other national biodiversity issues into the different sectors. Moreover, policy documents have been considered. the number of NBSAP actions should be implemented in cooperation with different sectoral ministries and other The need for changes in the policy and regulatory governmental bodies. Although majority of this actions framework dealing with the environment and are not reflected in relevant sectoral strategies. biodiversity protection is clearly outlined in the principal national strategies. “The environmental legal framework In 2012, a second National Environmental Action will be revised and upgraded in such areas as: waste Programme (NEAP-2) for the period 2012–2016 was management, water resource management, atmospheric adopted. Timeframes for achieving a large range of air protection, forest management, reduction of natural specific measures are identified as well as the broad cost and anthropogenic hazards, nuclear and radiation safety, categories (low, medium and high), potential financing protection of biodiversity, sustainable management sources (central and local self-government budgets, IFIs, of natural resources, issuance of permits and licenses, foreign donors) and achievement indicators. environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment” is outlined in the 2015 state Basic Dimensions and Directions (BDD) document is program “For Strong, Democratic, United Georgia”. the key document outlining the financing perspectives. The 2014–2017 BDD sets protection of the environment The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2014− and rational use of natural resources among established 2020) (adopted in May 2014), a document mandated by priorities and commits to serve the goal of gradually the CBD, formulates a wide-ranging policy and outlines attaining environmental standards adhered to in the EU the respective national priorities to transform Georgia space or established by international treaties. into the country, where by the year 2030 “it will be a country with population living in harmony with nature, The document containing Basic Dimensions and biodiversity will be commonly valued, biological resources Directions of the country’s development is the master – conserved and wisely used. This will provide natural plan of the country’s development, which includes the continuity of ecosystem processes, healthy environment information on medium-term macroeconomic and fiscal and benefits essential for all people“. forecast, as well as information on main issue-areas of the development of the central, autonomous and local In order to identify the entry-points for future interventions self-government authorities of Georgia. under BIOFIN process, it is important to have a clear The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in Georgia. The development of the sector should be Protection of Georgia (MENRP) is the principal body of understood from the perspective of ecosystem services, the executive authority in the biodiversity protection on which the sector depends and which are impacted sphere. Different entities of public law (LEPLs) and sub- by it. According to Ministry of Energy and Natural units under the MENRP play vital roles in the context of Resources of Georgia, about 100 new HPP’s are either biodiversity management. The Agency of Protected Areas under construction or going through feasibility study (APA) is responsible for establishment/management by different investors and respective Memorandums of PAs nationwide, monitoring and scientific research, of Understanding have been signed. The total installed processing, storing and distributing data about protected capacity of the new HPP projects is about 3.8 thousand areas. The forest protection function is fulfilled by MW. Although no active public debates take place
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