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Project Document, and for the Use of Project Funds Through Effective Management and Well Established Project Review and Oversight Mechanisms TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................... 3 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................... 5 PART 1A: CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Geographic and biodiversity context ..................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Demographic and socio-economic context ............................................................................................ 8 1.3 Legislative, policy, and institutional context ....................................................................................... 11 PART 1B: BASELINE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................ 17 1.4 Threats to coastal and marine biodiversity of the SCME .................................................................... 17 1.5 Baseline efforts to conserve coastal and marine biodiversity of the SCME ......................................... 21 1.6 Desired long-term solution and barriers to achieving it...................................................................... 22 1.7 Stakeholder analysis ............................................................................................................................ 25 2. PROJECT STRATEGY ............................................................................................................... 26 2.1 Conformity with GEF Policy ............................................................................................................... 26 2.2 Country Ownership: Country Eligibility and Country Driven-ness .................................................... 27 2.3 Project Goal, Objective, Outcomes and Outputs ................................................................................. 28 Outcome 1: Cross-sectoral planning framework that mainstreams biodiversity conservation considerations.......... 29 Outcome 2 Enhanced capacity of sector institutions for implementing biodiversity-friendly fisheries management plan, ecotourism management plan and MMS management plan ................................................................................... 33 Outcome 3: Sustainable community livelihoods and natural resource use ............................................................... 39 2.4 Key Indicators, Risks and Assumptions ............................................................................................... 41 2.5 Incremental Cost Assessment ............................................................................................................... 42 2.6 Cost-effectiveness ................................................................................................................................ 43 2.7 Sustainability ....................................................................................................................................... 44 2.8 Replicability ......................................................................................................................................... 45 3. PROJECT RESULTS FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................... 47 4. TOTAL BUDGET AND WORK PLAN ..................................................................................... 51 5. MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................... 55 5.1 Project Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................................ 55 5.2 Coordination with related initiatives ................................................................................................... 58 5.3 Audit arrangements ............................................................................................................................. 59 5.4 Use of institutional logos on project deliverables ................................................................................ 59 6. MONITORING FRAMEWORK AND EVALUATION ........................................................... 59 7. LEGAL CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................... 62 8. ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................... 63 2 of 63 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS APR Annual Project Review ASI Archaeological Survey of India ATLAS UNDP’s Enterprise Resources Platform AWP Annual Work Plan CB Conservation Biologist CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBO Community Based Organization CDR Combined Delivery Report CMFRI Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, India CO Country Office COS Communication and Outreach Specialist CP (UNDP) Country Programme CPAP (UNDP) Country Programme Action Plan CPCB Central Pollution Control Board CRZ Coastal Regulation Zone CTCT Community to Community Training CZMP Coastal Zone Management Plan DOD Department of Ocean Development DOF Department of Fisheries EAF Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries EDC Eco-Development Committee EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPA Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 FAA Financial and Administrative Assistant FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FD Forest Department FMP Fisheries Management Plan FSI Forest Survey of India GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GoI Government of India Ha Hectares IAS Invasive Alien Species IBA Important Bird Area ICMAM Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management IGCMP India GEF Coastal and Marine Programme INC Initial National Communication INR Indian Rupees IP Implementing Partner IPCC Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change IR Inception Report IUCN World Conservation Union IW Inception Workshop JFM Joint Forest Management Km kilometers LLPMU Landscape-Level Project Management Unit LP Landscape Plan LPAC Local Project Appraisal Committee M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MCZMA Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority MFD Maharashtra Forest Department MFRA Marine Fishing Regulation Act MMB Maharashtra Maritime Board MMS Malvan Marine Sanctuary MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MOU Memorandum of Understanding 3 of 63 MPA Marine Protected Area MPCB Maharashtra Pollution Control Board MTDC Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation NBAP National Biodiversity Action Plan NGO Non-government Organization NIO National Institute of Oceanography NPD National Project Director NPMU National Project Management Unit PA Project Associate PAs Protected Areas PC Project Coordinator PCCF Principal Chief Conservator of Forests PIMS Project Information Management System PIR Project Implementation Review PM Project Manager PMU Project Management Unit PPG Project Preparation Grant PRIs Panchayati Raj Institutions PSC Project Steering Committee RCU Regional Coordination Unit SBAA Standard Basic Assistance Agreement SCME Sindhudurg Coastal and Marine Ecosystem SE Subject Expert SELS Socio-economic and Livelihoods Specialist SHG Self-Help Group SO-2 (GEF’s) Strategic Objective 2 (under the Biodiversity Focal Area) sp species SPD State Project Director SPMU State Project Management Unit SPSC State Project Steering Committee SRF Strategic Results Framework TAG Technical Advisory Group TOR Terms of Reference TPR Tri-partite Review TTR Terminal Tri-partite Review UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDP-CO United Nations Development Programme – Country Office UNDP-GEF United Nations Development Programme – Global Environment Facility Unit UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USD United States Dollar VLI Village Level Institutions VSS Van Samrakshana Samiti WII Wildlife Institute of India 4 of 63 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS Part 1A: Context 1.1 Geographic and biodiversity context 1. India is endowed with a long coastline of about 7,500 kilometers, an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 2.02 million square kilometers and a continental shelf of 468,000 square kilometers. It has extremely diverse coastal and marine ecosystems on account of unique geomorphologic and climatic variations. The coastal and marine habitats include gulf waters, creeks, tidal flats, mud flats, coastal dunes, mangroves, marshes, wetlands, seaweed and sea grass beds, deltaic plains, estuaries, lagoons and coral reefs. As per the Fourth National Report to CBD (2009), more than 13,000 species of flora and fauna have been recorded from India’s coastal and marine areas. 2. Located on the western side of the Indian Peninsula, the state of Maharashtra is among the top five states in India (out of 29 states and 6 Union Territories) in terms of overall species diversity1. The state has a coastline (720 km; 9% of India’s coastline) that extends from Dahanu and Bordi in the north to Goa in the south and falling in the 5 coastal administrative districts of Thane, Mumbai, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg (from north to south). The coastal geo-morphology is variegated due to indentation by a number of estuaries, creeks and bays with rocky cliffs, promontories and sandy beaches in-between. The narrow coastal plain,
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