United Nations Development Programme Country: Madagascar PROJECT DOCUMENT UNDP GEF PIMS no. 4172 Project Title: Network of Managed Resource Protected Areas UNDAF Outcome(s): Living conditions and productivity of rural population within target zones are improved. UNDP Strategic Plan - Environment and Sustainable Development Primary Outcome: Expanding access to environmental and energy services for the poor UNDP Strategic Plan Secondary Outcome: The UNDP goal in the area of environment and energy is to strengthen national capacity to manage the environment in a sustainable manner while ensuring adequate protection of the poor. Specific results have been identified to mainstream environmental and energy issues into development planning; mobilize finance for improved environmental management; address increasing threats from climate change; and build local capacity to better manage the environment and deliver services, especially water and energy Expected CP Outcome(s): Environment in and surrounding Targeted conservation zones is protected Expected CPAP Output (s): [Project Objective] To expand the PA system of Madagascar by developing a sub-network of managed resource protected areas in represented ecological landscapes, co-managed by local government and communities and integrated into regional development frameworks. [Project Components:] (1) New PAs created under IUCN Categories V and VI as a foundation for a functional and effective sub-network of Managed Resources Protected Areas based upon a common vision and management principles; (2) Institutional capacity among key stakeholder groups provides the enabling framework for decentralized MRPA governance assuring biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural source-based economic growth; (3) Financial sustainability of MRPAs is strengthened through innovative entrepreneurial public-private partnerships and mobilization of public funding Implementing Partner: Environment Programme Management Unit (UPCE) Responsible Partners: Ministry in charge of Environment and Forests (MEF) Brief Description: Madagascar’s combination of elevated overall biological diversity and exceptional endemism is globally unique. The proposed project aims to build upon recent successes in creating Managed Resource Protected Areas (MRPAs) that are well-adapted to the country’s cultural, social and economic conditions. It will help to establish an influential MRPA network within the Madagascar Protected Areas System that will include all MRPA stakeholders. The new network (SAPM) will contribute to an update of the National Protected Areas System Management Plan that includes MRPAs. As in many developing countries, Malagasy Category V PAs do not exactly conform to IUCN guidelines and the GOM will negotiate with this global conservation body to create a new sub-category. The project will add five MRPAs covering 1,527,151 ha to the national PA register and facilitate a further 1,286,816 ha through partner interventions. These additions account for 4.9% of the national territory or almost half of the country’s commitment to have 10% of the country under PAs. The targeted MRPAs are deemed to be among the most critical for ensuring adequate representation of Malagasy biodiversity and are judged to have excellent long- term viability prospects as they are deemed resilient to climate change impacts and other stresses. The project will focus on building capacity at national, regional and local levels with a strong emphasis on the latter. Establishing effective local stakeholder governance and management systems will be a key factor in long-term MRPA success and sustainability. MRPAs have the dual role of ensuring effective biodiversity conservation and stimulating economic growth. The project will therefore put considerable effort into developing innovative mechanisms that stimulate economic growth among local stakeholders through partnerships with the private sector to develop added-value markets for labeled products and services. These measures will help to break the perpetual subsistence cycles that maintain rural poverty and generate direct revenues for the MRPAs. The latter is aimed at avoiding persistent donor dependence through financial self-sustainability. Programme Period: 2013-2017 Total resources required (total project funds) $14,218,011 Atlas Award ID: 00061027 Total allocated resources (UNDP managed funds) $8,499,610 Project ID: 00077104 Regular (UNDP TRAC) $2,500,000 PIMS # 4172 GEF $5,999,610 Start date: January 2013 Other (partner managed resources): End Date December 2017 o Government (not monetised) In-kind CSO Mgt Arrangements o NGOs $5,653,400 Implementation o Other $65,000 PAC Meeting Date 16-Sep-10 Agreed by (Government): Date/Month/Year Agreed by (UNDP): Date/Month/Year v. 221112 (FINAL) – re-signed w/ new mgt arrangements on 21 Dec 2012 UNDP Project Document Government of Madagascar Executive Implementing Partner: Environmental Projects Coordination Unit (UCPE) In collaboration with the Ministry in charge of Environment and Forests (MEF) and other co- financiers United Nations Development Program UNDP GEF PIMS no. 4172 Network of Managed Resource Protected Areas Brief description Madagascar’s combination of elevated overall biological diversity and exceptional endemism is globally unique. The proposed project aims to build upon recent successes in creating Managed Resource Protected Areas (MRPAs) that are well-adapted to the country’s cultural, social and economic conditions. It will help to establish an influential MRPA network within the Madagascar Protected Areas System that will include all MRPA stakeholders. The new network (SAPM) will contribute to an update of the National Protected Areas System Management Plan that includes MRPAs. As in many developing countries, Malagasy Category V PAs do not exactly conform to IUCN guidelines and the GOM will negotiate with this global conservation body to create a new sub-category. The project will add five MRPAs covering 1,527,151 ha to the national PA register and facilitate a further 1,286,816 ha through partner interventions. These additions account for 4.9% of the national territory or almost half of the country’s commitment to have 10% of the country under PAs. The targeted MRPAs are deemed to be among the most critical for ensuring adequate representation of Malagasy biodiversity and are judged to have excellent long-term viability prospects as they are deemed resilient to climate change impacts and other stresses. The project will focus on building capacity at national, regional and local levels with a strong emphasis on the latter. Establishing effective local stakeholder governance and management systems will be a key factor in long-term MRPA success and sustainability. MRPAs have the dual role of ensuring effective biodiversity conservation and stimulating economic growth. The project will therefore put considerable effort into developing innovative mechanisms that stimulate economic growth among local stakeholders through partnerships with the private sector to develop added-value markets for labeled products and services. These measures will help to break the perpetual subsistence cycles that maintain rural poverty and generate direct revenues for the MRPAs. The latter is aimed at avoiding persistent donor dependence through financial self- sustainability. v. 221112 (FINAL) – re-signed w/ new mgt arrangements on 21 Dec 2012 Table of Contents SECTION I: Elaboration of the Narrative ............................................................................................... 8 PART I: Situation Analysis ............................................................................................................. 8 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Context And Global Significance ........................................................................................................ 9 Biodiversity context ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Protected area system: Current status and coverage ...................................................................................... 12 Protected Areas Funding and Future Sustainability ...................................................................................... 25 Policy and Legislative context....................................................................................................................... 27 Threats, Root Causes and Impacts ..................................................................................................... 30 Habitat/land use change................................................................................................................................. 30 Overexploitation of Natural Resources ......................................................................................................... 32 Invasive Alien Species .................................................................................................................................. 32 Pollution ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 Climate Change ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Long-Term Solution and Barriers