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RESILIENT ISLANDS, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

Kiribati s r e d n a S

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Title: Resilient Islands, Resilient Communities

Length: 5 years

Objective: improve biodiversity conservation and landscape/seascape level management to enhance socio- ecological resilience to climate variability and change

Location: Butaritari, North Tarawa and Tabiteuea + Kiritimati (pending) s r e d n a S

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COMPONENT 1

Enabling environment for Ridge to Reef (R2R) conservation and sustainable use

This component focuses on mainstreaming R2R concepts into sectoral development priorities, streamlining resilience and socio- ecological planning across national and islands levels, and developing community outreach, training, and school curriculum programmes. COMPONENT 2

Implementation of Ridge to Reef (R2R) conservation and sustainable use strategies

This component focuses on community mobilization, restoration and conservation activities on land and at sea to facilitate long-term sustainable use of natural resources, community- based management approaches and a focus on sustainable livelihood activities. s r e d n a S

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Lessons learning and sharing

This component will develop a results-based management monitoring and evaluation system and will capture and share project experiences through knowledge products and communications at the local, national and regional level. s r e d n a S

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Financing Partner

Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund

Implementing Agency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Executing partners Ministry of Environment, Land and Agriculture Development (MELAD) Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development (MFMRD) Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and Island Councils

Partners The Pacific Community (SPC) University of Wollongong (ANCORS)

GEF Focal point for Kiribati FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands Environment and Conservation Division, Private Mail Bag, Apia, MELAD Samoa s r

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. Bikenibeu, Tarawa E-mail: [email protected] 5 J

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Phone: (686) 28000/28507 N F 0

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