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UNDP Project Document UNDP Project Document Government of Cuba United Nations Development Programme PIMS no. 3990 Title: Enhancing the Prevention, Control and Management of Invasive Alien Species in Vulnerable Ecosystems in Cuba Brief description This project will protect vulnerable marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, species and genetic diversity within Cuba from negative impacts of invasive alien species. More specifically, the project will safeguard globally-significant biodiversity in vulnerable ecosystems, by building capacity at the systemic level to prevent, detect, and manage the spread of IAS in Cuba. This goal and objective will be met by strengthening the institutional policies and technical capacities needed to manage IAS, while stimulating multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral cooperation for effective implementation in the field. Reaching this state will require pursuing the following broad operational strategies: (i) strengthen the policy and legal framework on IAS; (ii) build sound and effective coordination mechanisms across concerned sectors, between relevant institutions and in partnership with key actors; (iii) enhance scientific knowledge on IAS introduction, spread, impacts and management options among key stakeholders charged with control; (iv) build general public awareness on IAS and their impacts, and; (v) improve management effectiveness in the field to ensure safeguarding of biodiversity. 1 List of Acronyms .......................................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION I: Elaboration of the Narrative .................................................................................................... 5 PART I: Situation Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 5 Globally Significant Biodiversity ......................................................................................................... 5 Threats to Cuba’s Biodiversity ............................................................................................................. 6 Institutional Context ............................................................................................................................. 7 Policy, Legal and Regulatory Context ................................................................................................. 9 Protected Areas .................................................................................................................................. 11 Productive Sectors .............................................................................................................................. 11 Threats and Root Causes .................................................................................................................... 13 Long Term Solution ........................................................................................................................... 19 Barriers ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Baseline analysis ................................................................................................................................ 21 PART II: Strategy ................................................................................................................................... 21 Project Rationale and Policy Conformity ........................................................................................... 21 Project Goal, Objective, Outcomes and Outputs/activities ................................................................ 26 Project Indicators, Risks and Assumptions ........................................................................................ 36 Incremental Reasoning and Expected Global, National, and Local Benefits ..................................... 38 Cost-effectiveness .............................................................................................................................. 39 Country Ownership: Country Eligibility and Country Drivenness .................................................... 40 Sustainability ...................................................................................................................................... 41 Replicability ....................................................................................................................................... 41 PART III: Management Arrangements .................................................................................................. 42 PART IV: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and Budget ........................................................................ 44 PART V: Legal Context ......................................................................................................................... 50 SECTION II: Strategic Results Framework and GEF Increment ............................................................... 51 SECTION III: Total Budget and Workplan ................................................................................................ 55 SECTION IV: Additional Information ....................................................................................................... 64 PART I. Terms of References for key project staff and main sub-contracts .......................................... 64 Part II: Stakeholder Involvement Plan .................................................................................................... 67 Part III: Biological importance of the project area ................................................................................. 73 Part IV: Characteristics of priority Invasive Alien Species .................................................................... 85 Part V. Map of project areas ................................................................................................................... 95 Part VI. GEF Tracking Tools in GEF-4 for Safeguarding Biodiversity ................................................. 96 Part VII. Flow Charts for Key Central Administrative Organisms of the State of Cuba...................... 108 Signature Page...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 120 2 List of Acronyms ACPA Cuban Association of Animal Production ACTAF Cuban Association of Agriculture and Forestry AGR General Customs AMA Environmental Agency ANAP National Association of Small Farmers ANC National Aquarium of Cuba ANP National Port Authority APR Annual Project Report AWP Annual Work Programme BD Biodiversity BIOECO Centre for Biodiversity and Ecosystems of Santiago CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCS Cooperative of Credit and Services CECM Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers CGB Forest Protection Unit CICA Environmental Inspection and Control Centre CIEC Coastal Ecosystems Research Centre CIGEA Centre for Environmental Information, Management and Education CIM Marine Research Centre CITMA Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment CNAP National Centre for Protected Areas CNSV National Plant Protection Centre CP Cuban Pesos (non-convertible) CPA Agricultural Production Cooperative CSB National Centre for Biosafety CUC Cuban convertible currency (CUC 1 = USD 1.08) DMA Environmental Directorate DNCP National Port Authority DNF National Forest Directorate ECOVIDA Centre for Biodiversity and Ecosystems of Pinar del Rio ENFI Integrated Forestry Enterprise EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ENPFF National Flora and Fauna Protection Enterprise EPD Executive Project Director ERP Poverty Reduction Strategy ES Executive Secretariat FSP Full-Sized Project IAS Invasive Alien Species ICA Institute for Animal Sciences IdO Institute of Oceanology IES Institute of Ecology and Systematics IGT Institute for Tropical Geography IMV Institute for Veterinary Medicine INCA National Institute of Agricultural Sciences IR Inception Report IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature 3 IW Inception Workshop JBN National Botanical Garden LAC Latin America and the Caribbean M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MES Ministry of Higher Education METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MINAG Ministry of Agriculture MINAL Ministry of the Food Industry MININT Ministry of the Interior MINTUR Ministry of Tourism MINCEX Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment MNHN National Museum of Natural History MPA Marine Protected Area MSP Medium-Sized Project NEX National Execution modality NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPAS National Protected Areas System ONIP National Fisheries Inspection Office OP Operational Programme ORP Office of Fisheries Regulations ORA Office for Environmental Regulation (at provincial level) ORASEN Office for Environmental Regulation and Nuclear Security PA Protected area PIR Project Implementation Report PMU Project Management Unit PSC Project Steering Committee PTA Principal Technical Adviser PZN National Zoological Park RCU Regional Coordination Unit RE Ecological Reserve REDS Special Region for Sustainable Development RF Fauna Refuges RFM Managed Flora Reserves RTA Regional Technical Adviser SEF State Forestry Service SP Strategic Priority SRF Strategic Results Framework TGF Border Control Troops TPR Tripartite Review UAH Agriculture University of Havana UBPC Basic Units of Cooperative Production
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