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Strengthening National Capacities for the Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize‟s Protected Areas System Page 1 Strengthening National Capacities for the Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize‟s Protected Areas System Page 2 United Nations Development Programme Country: Belize PROJECT DOCUMENT Strengthening National Capacities for the Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize’s Protected Areas System By 2011, national frameworks and capacities are in place enhancing the ability to adequately address adaptation to and mitigation of the UNDAF Outcome(s): Outcome 3 impact of disasters as well as the comprehensive, equitable, sustainable and effective management of the nation‟s natural resources. UNDP Strategic Plan Environment and Strengthened national capacities to mainstream environment and Sustainable Development Primary energy concerns into national development plans and implementation Outcome: systems. Countries develop and use market mechanisms to support UNDP Strategic Plan Secondary Outcome: environmental management. 3.2 An operationalized framework for national integrated sustainable Expected CP Outcome(s): development strategy developed. 3.2.4 Innovative approaches and strategies established for improved Expected CPAP Output(s): sustainable land use and comprehensive water resources management and utilization knowledge and practices Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/ Executing Entity/Implementing Partner: Fisheries Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (NPAC). Implementing Entity/Responsible Partners: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/ Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, UNDP Belize. Brief Description Despite its small size, Belize is known for its record high levels of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. Belize hosts more than 150 species of mammals, 540 species of birds, 151 species of amphibians and reptiles, nearly 600 species of freshwater and marine fish, 3,408 species of vascular plants, 65 scleraetinian corals, 45 hydroids, and 350 species of mollukcs in addition to a great diversity of sponges, marine worms, and crustaceans. Belize has a fractured network of 94 terrestrial and marine protected areas (PAs), covering 1.22 million hectares (ha), that helps to protect its biological resources. Currently, Belize‟s biodiversity is exposed to various direct threats both within and outside of the PAs, including deforestation, rapid and uncontrolled coastal development, the presence of alien invasive species, potential impacts from oil exploration and extraction, and the effects of climate change. The long-term solution to the many threats to biodiversity in Belize is the conversion of the fractured network of PAs into a cohesive National Protected Areas System (NPAS), with the appropriate legal, administrative, and institutional restructuring that will allow Belize to realize its strong commitment to biodiversity conservation. The project objective is that by July 2013, Belize will have effectively developed legal, financial, and institutional capacities to ensure sustainability of the existing NPAS. This objective will be achieved through three interrelated outcomes that will generate the flow of global-, national-, and local-level benefits for: a) enhanced protection of over 1.22 million ha of terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems, including 546,904 ha of lowland broadleaf forests, 195,844 ha of sub-mountain broadleaf forests, and 17,075 ha of mangroves; b) improved management effectiveness for 28 PAs (3 Forest Reserves, 7 Marine Reserves, 4 National Monuments, 5 National Parks, 2 Natural Reserves, 4 Private Protected Areas, and 3 Sanctua ries); c) an increase in the financial capacity of Belize‟s NPAS by 30%, which is currently at 26.4% as measured through the total average score for all PAs in the UNDP Financial Scorecard, including an increase of annual government budgeting for PAs from $2.3 million USD to $2.9 million USD per year and doubling the income generated by non-governmental sources for eight participating PAs; and c) a national training program to sustain long-term capacity building for PAs that will be developed to train staff from 20 co-managed PAs in management and business plan development, administration, and financial planning, as well as 90 staff from the PAs‟ administrative body in PA management and monitoring techniques. Strengthening National Capacities for the Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize‟s Protected Areas System Page 3 Programme Period: 2007- 2011 Total resources required $2,054,971 Total allocated resources: $1,947,471 Atlas Award ID: 00059614 GEF $975,000 Project ID: 00074617 Forestry Department $25,000 PIMS # 4207 PACT $585,000 Start date: July 2010 Oak Foundation $200,000 End Date Aug. 2013 APAMO $112,471 UNDP Belize $50,000 Management Arrangements NEX In-kind contributions: $107,500 PAC Meeting Date _____________ Forestry Department $31,000 Department of Fisheries $76,500 Agreed by (Government): Date/Month/Year Agreed by (Executing Entity/Implementing Partner): Date/Month/Year Agreed by (Executing Entity/Implementing Partner): Date/Month/Year Agreed by (UNDP): Date/Month/Year Strengthening National Capacities for the Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize‟s Protected Areas System Page 4 LIST OF ACRONYMS APR Annual Project Report APAMO Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations AWP Annual Work Plan BAPPA Belize Association of Private Protected Areas CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBO Community-based Organization CPAP Country Programme Action Plan CZMAI Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute GDP Gross domestic product GEF Global Environment Facility GOB Government of Belize HACT Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers IA Institute of Archaeology IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IW Inception Workshop M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries MBR Mesoamerican Barrier Reef METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MNRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MPA Marine protected area MSP Mid-size Project NGO Non-governmental Organization NPAA National Protected Areas Authority NPAC National Protected Areas Committee NPAPSP National Parks and Protected Areas Policy and Systems Plan NPASP National Protected Areas System Plan NPAS National Protected Areas System NPASA National Protected Area System Act NPSA National Parks System Act PA Protected area PACM Protected Areas Coordinating Mechanism PACT Protected Areas Conservation Trust PEG/PB Project Execution Group/Project Board PFB Programme for Belize PIF Project Identification Form PIR Project Implementation Review POWPA Programme of Work for Protected Areas PPA Private protected area PPG Project Preparation Grant RAPPAM Rapid Assessment and prioritization of Protected Area Management RCU Regional Coordination Unit SBAA Standard Basic Assistance Agreement TNC The Nature Conservancy ToR Terms of reference TPC Tripartite Committee UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Program UNDP CO United Nations Development Program Country Office Strengthening National Capacities for the Operationalization, Consolidation, and Sustainability of Belize‟s Protected Areas System Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1. Context and global significance ..................................................................................................... 7 1.2. Threats, impacts, and root causes ................................................................................................. 14 1.3. Long-term solution ....................................................................................................................... 17 1.4. Barriers analysis ........................................................................................................................... 18 1.5. Stakeholder analysis ..................................................................................................................... 20 1.6. Baseline analysis .......................................................................................................................... 22 2. STRATEGY .......................................................................................................................................... 26 2.1. Project rationale and policy conformity ....................................................................................... 26 2.2. Country ownership: country eligibility and country drivenness ................................................. 27 2.3. Design principles and strategic considerations ............................................................................ 28 2.4. Project objective, outcomes and outputs/activities ...................................................................... 29 2.5. Key indicators, risks and assumptions ......................................................................................... 38 2.6. Financial modality........................................................................................................................ 40 2.7. Cost-effectiveness ........................................................................................................................ 41 2.8. Sustainability ...............................................................................................................................