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Project Brief: Yayu Biosphere Reserve Project Brief Network Creation and Capacity Building in Yayu Biosphere Reserve (July 2014 - June 2017) This project is implemented with financial contribution from Conservation International Foundation (CIF) through Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Program and implemented by PHE EC and OFWE in partnership terms are undeniable, their side effects need to Yayu Biosphere in Brief be harmonized with the natural ecosystem. There are three big government initiated development ayu Biosphere Reserve is situated in South projects: Geba hydropower dam, Yayu coal YWestern Oromia region. It encompasses mining and Yayu fertilizer industry. In addition, Hurumu, Yayu, Chora, Nopha, Alge Sachi and there are also wide scale road construction and Doreni Woredas, in Illu Abba Bora Zone. (8O 0’ 42” electric transmission line projects in and around to 8O 44’ 23”N and 35O 20’ 31” to 36O 18’ 20”E). Yayu biosphere reserve. Expansion of Coffee plantation: there is rapid encroachment into the core and buffer zones in the side of the biosphere reserve where demarcation between core and buffer, buffer and transition zone is not completed. According to a recent study in the area, one of the best ways to reduce the impacts of these threats is creating a multi-sectoral collaboration, coordination and integration among the work of various actors in the area and improves and harmonizes communities’ livelihood to contribute for the sustainable Map of Yayu Biosphere Reserve, Source: UNESCO management of the biosphere reserve (BR). It is due to this reason The Biosphere plays a key role in the that Population, Health and Environment conservation of natural and cultural landscapes. Ethiopia Consortium (PHE EC), with the financial It is one of the last remaining montane support of Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, rainforest fragments with wild Coffee Arabica has initiated and implementing a project called populations in the world and also an important “Network Creation and Capacity Building in Yayu hotspot for Afromontane Biodiversity and bird Biosphere Reserve” in partnership with OFWE species. For these and other cultural reasons, and complementing already existing efforts. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) registered the Biosphere Reserve in 2010 and recognized its Project Aim international importance. The overall aim of the project is to improve the management and conservation of Yayu Threats Biosphere Reserve by establishing multi- sectoral integrated collaborations of the Biosphere’s recognition by the international different relevant stakeholders and to draw organization, UNESCO, is an opportunity for good practices and lessons. The multi-sectoral sustainable management and development of integrated approach is opted for this project the reserve. However, apart from natural causes, so as to create cooperation and coordination Yayu biosphere reserve has been compromised among all involved stakeholders and bring them by various anthropogenic activities: together to have harmonized efforts towards the sustainable management and conservation Forest fire: caused by traditional hunting of the Biosphere.Specific objectives includes (by chasing the hiding wildlife in the forest creating a framework of collaboration among with forest fire), honey harvesting (traditionally key stockholders through establishing multi- harvesting by fumigating beehives with smoke sectoral task forces at all levels in the area to to freeing the honey from the bee colony), and improve the biosphere management and burning grasslands to promote fresh grass and to ensure communities’ livelihood through so on. production system improvement and job creation in Yayu, Hurumu, Chora, Doreni, Alge Development initiatives: though the Sachi and Nopha Woredas. developmental contribution and their economic Target Groups Management plan developed for Yayu biosphere The main target groups are the local communities: some 885 (292 Females and Informed decision about the biosphere 593 Males) direct beneficiaries and 226,893 reserves by parliamentarians and policy makers (113,447 males and 113,446 Females) indirect as a result of field exposure. beneficiaries living in or around the biosphere, whose livelihood and ecosystem services will be enhanced through the project. Activities The dissemination of lessons learned from To achieve the project’s objectives a range of the project implementation could be activities are being undertaken in an integrated used by conservationist, research centers, manner. These include: universities, biosphere managers in Yayu and other biospheres. The learning could also be Conduct baseline and stakeholder analysis in developed to reach higher level decision makers all targeted Woredas for policy level consideration. Establish zonal and Woredas multi-sectoral Overall Approach/Implementation Strategy taskforces and capacitate them to ensure participatory management. Multi-sectoral PHE integration approach Establish school clubs in all targeted Woredas Partnership and networking anduse them as a means to disseminate environmental awareness education. Develop Awareness raising interventions school PHE Club toolkit which helps students as a guide and reference in their day to day activities. Capacity building trainings Training on forest and biodiversity Livelihood improvement conservation on the need for EIA Experience sharing Training on forest and biodiversity conservation, on forest product certification, Enhance corporate responsibility on fuel briquette production from coffee husks, coffee and honey post-harvest management Communication and documentation and value addition and RH/FP issues Development of management plan for Yayu Expected Results Biosphere reserve and start its implementation The overall results of the project include: Organize field visit for parliamentarians and for other policy makers Seven task forces, with a total of about 200 members consisting of relevant stakeholders, Organize workshop that communicate the that will effectively make joint decisions about lessons learned from the project the Yayu Biosphere Reserve formed biosphere Reserve. Develop one Multi-sectoral Biosphere Management Guideline to help for Direct relationship between local stakeholders documentation and dissemination of and zonal, regional and federal decision-making knowledge and experience structures developed, Local Collaboration & Improved involvement of youths and families in conservation activities through the Sustainability established 30 school clubs, The project aims to ensure the sustainability Improved products handling and income of its work by focusing on forming strong (5% against the base line) of fifty coffee and frame work of collaboration and capacity honey producers associations due to the post- building in the communities, the government harvest training and organic Certification organizations, private sectors and other partner development practitioners in partnership About 100 jobless youths and more than with OFWE. There is a focus on supporting the three hundred women capacitated with fuel development of existing and new taskforces to briquette production skill and involved in manage the natural resources, through creating production, distribution and marketing multi-sectoral partnership at different levels, and strengthening them. In addition, the task forces are planned to improved and sustainable management. These support the government sectoral offices in taskforces have regular meetings; at kebele achieving their goals and at the same time level every month, at Woreda level every three to create working partnership with major months and at zonal level every six months to stakeholders. discuss on issues related to the Biosphere and are making participatory decisions. Apart from The intension is to ensure the harmonization and these regular meetings, members of taskforces collaborative partnership of wider stakeholders are also involved in day to day monitoring, which could improve the ownership and facilitation and communications. The zonal participation of the community and sustain the taskforce is chaired by the zonal administrator; biosphere management. vise chaired by the Deputy Administrator & Agricultural Department Head and the secretariat is OFWE where PHE EC is playing the The project current status advisory role. 3. Fuel briquette from coffee husks 1. Detailed base line survey and stakeholder analysis is conducted About 150,000 people live in and around the biosphere. More than 90% of this community Baseline survey and stakeholder analysis are use wood and charcoal for energy. As a result conducted to see the current status of the the pressure on the biosphere to get these biosphere. The studies have found out that energy sources is huge. To reduce the pressure, there is strong traditional bondage between the the project has introduced fuel briquette as an frontier communities and the biosphere reserve. alternative energy source from coffee husks. Communities’ livelihood depends on resources Coffee husks are abundant in the biosphere extracted and produced from the biosphere, and usually burn as a waste material. But, it is and the traditional forest based livelihood possible to change it into charcoal using local strategy and culture of the communities has made machine. The project in collaboration paramount importance for the existence of with the government micro and small enterprise the coffee-forest natural ecosystem in return. has established youth groups,
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