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Conservation, Land and Natural USAID South Sudan: Resource Management for Resilience, Conflict Mitigation, and Improved Livelihoods in the Boma-Badingilo Landscape South Sudan 1st Quarter FY19 (Oct – Dec 2018) January 31, 2019 This publication was prepared for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Wildlife Conservation Society. Conservation, Land and Natural Resource Management for Resilience, Conflict Mitigation, and Improved Livelihoods in the Boma-Badingilo Landscape South Sudan FY 2019 Q1 Progress Report (October 01 – December 31, 2018) Report Type: Quarterly Cooperative Agreement Award No. 72066818CA00001 Period Ending: September, 2021 Prepared by Wildlife Conservation Society South Sudan Program WCS Headquarters Address 1200 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460 The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ 4 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 5 Key achievements (Qualitative Impact) .............................................................................. 5 Component One: Increased Capacity, Plans and Systems in Place to Sustainably Manage Land and Natural Resources and Mitigate Resource Based Conflict ....................................................... 5 Component Two: Effective, Participatory, and Broadly Supported Wildlife Conservation and Protected Area Management in Place ............................................................................................ 6 Component Three: Community resilience and improved livelihoods ............................................ 7 Component Four: Partnerships for Natural Resources Management and Community Resilience in the Boma-Badingilo Landscape ................................................................................................... 8 Cross Cutting Issues ......................................................................................................... 8 Gender ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Cultural sensitivity ........................................................................................................................... 8 Other ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Program Progress (Quantitative Impact) ............................................................................ 9 The target is set on zero as this will require engagement with Central Government which is not permitted under this grant. This shall be reviewed as needed and as directed by USAID. ............ 9 Project Administration ...................................................................................................... 10 I. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (Qualitative Impact) ................................................................... 11 Component One: Increased Capacity, Plans and Systems in Place to Sustainably Manage Land and Natural Resources and Mitigate Resource Based Conflict ............................... 11 Result 1.1: Effective plans and capacity in place for Boma and Badingilo National Parks areas for protecting and managing wildlife, habitats, and conflict mitigation. ........................................... 11 Result 1.2: Communities in a set of priority areas in and around Boma and Badingilo parks and within connecting corridors have plans in place for sustainable land and natural resources management. ................................................................................................................................ 12 Result 1.3: Improved understanding of the links between livelihoods, wildlife and natural resource management around Boma and Badingilo parks. ......................................................... 12 Component Two: Effective, Participatory, and broadly Supported Wildlife Conservation and Protected Area Management in Place....................................................................... 13 Result 2.1: Secure wildlife and biodiversity in Boma and Badingilo parks and associated migratory corridors. ...................................................................................................................... 13 Result 2.2: Up to date information is available on wildlife populations and biodiversity in the landscape area informing adaptive management interventions. ................................................. 14 Component Three: Community resilience and improved livelihoods ................................ 15 Result 3.1: Increased Economic Resilience ................................................................................... 15 Result 3.2: Community based technical services are available to assist communities and households recover from and adapt to climate related shocks. .................................................. 16 Component Four: Partnerships for natural resources management and community resilience in the Boma-Badingilo landscape. .................................................................... 16 Result 4.1: Platform for coordinated sustainable development established and functioning effectively. ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Cross Cutting Issues ....................................................................................................... 17 Gender .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Cultural sensitivity ......................................................................................................................... 17 Other ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Environmental Compliance .............................................................................................. 18 2 Lessons Learned ............................................................................................................. 18 II. PROGRAM PROGRESS (Quantitative Impact) ......................................................... 19 Standard Indicators ......................................................................................................... 19 No. hectares in areas of biological significance under improved management as a result of USG assistance. ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Number of people with increased economic benefits derived from sustainable natural resource management and conservation as a result of USG assistance. .................................................... 22 Number of people trained in sustainable natural resources management and/or biodiversity conservation as a result of USG assistance. .................................................................................. 22 This includes the total number of people trained on sustainable NRM under the project, including livelihoods trainings, ranger trainings, resource mapping trainings, conflict mitigation training, etc. .................................................................................................................................. 22 Number of laws, policies, or regulations that address biodiversity conservation and/or other environmental themes officially proposed, adopted, or implemented as a result of USG assistance. ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Number of people that apply improved conservation law enforcement practices as a result of USG assistance. ............................................................................................................................. 23 Custom Indicators ............................................................................................................ 24 Number of km. patrolled by wildlife forces and by aerial patrols. ............................................... 24 Number of coverage (ha.) of formal conservation-security partnerships in place with local communities. ................................................................................................................................ 25 Number of law enforcement results: segregated by arrests, confiscations and convictions. ...... 25 III. MONITORING .......................................................................................................... 27 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ART Anyuak Recovery Trust BaNP Badingilo National Park BNP Boma National Park CBNRM Community Based Natural Resource Management CBO Community Based Organization CEPO Community Empowerment for Progress Organization CSO Civil Society Organization EMMP Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan FY Financial Year GEF Global Environment Facility GPS Global Positioning System (I)NGO (International) Non-Governmental Organization LEM Law Enforcement Monitoring LSGP Livelihoods Small Grants Program MWCT Ministry of Wildlife Conservation