USAID MIKAJY QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FY 2020 QUARTER 2 – JANUARY 1, TO MARCH 31, 2020 Original Submission Date: April 30, 2020 Revised Submission: June 16, 2020 Contract Number: 72068718C00002 Contract Period: May 7, 2018 to May 6, 2023 COR Name: Tiana Razafimahatratra Submitted by: Fanja Randrenalijaona, Acting Chief of Party, USAID Mikajy Phone: (+1) 802 495 0294 Email: [email protected] This document was produced for review and approval by the United States Agency for International Development/Madagascar (USAID/Madagascar). TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations 3 1. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW 6 1.1 Activity Details 6 1.2 Executive Summary 7 2. MAMABAY IMPLEMENTATION 9 2.1 Strategic Approach 1: Nature 9 1) Key Result 1.1: Target actors have improved capacity for natural resource management and protected area management 9 2) Key Result 1.2: Improved coordination and engagement among/by target actors 10 3) Key Result 1.3: Information for decision-making is available and better used for NRM 12 2.2 Strategic Approach 2: Wealth 13 4) Key Result 2.1: Conservation-friendly private sector investment increased in target areas 13 5) Key Result 2.2: Communities have skills, resources, and certifications to participate in sustainable value chains 14 6) Key Result 2.3: Improved Income for Target Communities 15 7) Key Result 2.4: Communities and Private Sector Adopt and Implement Conservation-Friendly Practices 16 2.3 Strategic Approach 3: Resilient Communities 16 8) Key Result 3.1: Stakeholders adopt an integrated approach to conservation. 16 2.4 Strategic Approach 4: Action 17 9) Key Result 4.1: Land and seascape strategies to strengthen land and resource tenure developed based on shared vision 17 10) Key Result 4.2: Land and seascape plans for strengthened land and resource tenure implemented 20 2.5 Strategic Approach 5: Power 20 11) Key Result 5.2: Accountability of the judicial system and community-based structures strengthened 20 3. MENABE IMPLEMENTATION 22 3.1 Strategic Approach 1: Nature 22 12) Key Result 1.1: Target actors have improved capacity for natural resource management and protected area management 22 13) Key Result 1.2: Improved coordination and engagement among key actors 23 14) Key Result 1.3: Information for decision-making is available and better used for NRM 24 3.2 Strategic Approach 2: Wealth 25 15) Key Result 2.1: Conservation-friendly private sector investment increased in target areas 25 Quarterly Progress Report: USAID Mikajy Activity FY’2020 Q2 P 1/71 16) Key Result 2.2: Communities have skills, resources, and certifications to participate in sustainable value chains 25 3.3 Strategic Approach 3: Resilient Communities 26 17) Key Result 3.1: Stakeholders adopt an integrated approach to conservation 26 3.4 Strategic Approach 4: Action 26 18) Key Result 4.1: Land and seascape strategies to strengthen land and resource tenure developed based on shared vision 26 19) Key Result 4.2: Land and seascape plans for strengthened land and resource tenure implemented 27 3.5 Strategic Approach 5: Power 27 20) Key Result 5.1: Key actors in community-based land tenure and NRM strengthened and empowered to advocate and enforce environmental laws 27 21) Key Result 5.2: Accountability of the judicial system and community-based structures strengthened 28 4. CROSSCUTTING EFFORTS 29 4.1 Gender and Youth 29 4.2 Technology 29 4.3 Global Climate Change 30 5. COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING 31 5.1 Collaboration with USAID Hay Tao 31 5.2 Collaboration with other USAID Activities 32 5.3 Collaboration with Government and Other Donors 33 5.4 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) 33 6. ADMINISTRATION 34 6.1 Program Management and Administration 34 6.2 List of Staff and Consultants International Travel 35 6.3 Key Communication Activities 35 7. ANNEXES 37 Annex I. Q2 Indicator Performance Tracking Table 38 Annex II. Success Stories 41 Annex III: Grants Under Contract 45 Annex IV. Environmental and Climate Risk Management Compliance 47 Annex V. USAID Mikajy Organizational Chart 70 Quarterly Progress Report: USAID Mikajy Activity FY’2020 Q2 P 2/71 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AGP Agent de Parc (Park Agent) APMA Aire Protegee Menabe Antimena (Protected Area Menabe Antimena) APGL Aire Marine Protégée et Gérée Localement APS Annual Program Statement AROL Armand & Olivier AVAMA Ankofabe-Voloina-Ambinanitelo-Mahalevona CBNRM Community-Based Natural Resources Management CCZ Comité de Coordination Zonaux CLP Comité Locale de Patrouilles COBA Communauté de Base (equivalent of VOI – cf infra) COPEFRITO Compagnie de Pèche Frigorifique de Tuléar COR Contracting Officer Representative COSAP Comité d’Orientation et de Suivi des Aires Protégées CSO Civil Society Organization CTD Collectivité Territoriale Décentralisée DAF Director of Administration and Finance DOI-ITAP Department of the Interior-International Technical Assistance Program DQA Data Quality Assessment DRAEP Regional Directorate of Agriculture, Farming, and Fisheries DREDD Direction Régionale de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable FIVE Force Instrumentale pour Valoriser Ensemble FOSA Fo Sarotiny amin’ny Ala FY Fiscal Year GF Guichet Foncier GPS Global Positioning System Ha Hectare IOM International Organization for Migration KMMFA Komity Miaro ny Ala LMMA Locally Managed Marine Area Quarterly Progress Report: USAID Mikajy Activity FY’2020 Q2 P 3/71 LOI Letter of Intent MaMaBay Makira-Masoala-Bay of Antongil MEDD Ministère de l’Environnement et de Développement Durable MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MNP Madagascar National Parks MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSIS Multi-Sector Information Service MSME Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise NCBA-CLUSA National Cooperative Business Association Cooperative League of the USA NGO Nongovernmental Organization NP Natural Park NRM Natural Resources Management OCAT Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool PO Producer Organization OPJ Officier de Police Judiciaire OTIV Ombona Tahiry Ifampisamborana Vola (microfinance institute) PA Protected Area PAG Plan d’Aménagement et de Gestion PAP Plan d’Aménagement des Pêches PACP Plan d’Aménagement Concerte de la Pêche PEM Participatory Ecological Monitoring PES Payment for Ecosystem Services PHE Population, Health, and Environment PIRS Performance Indicator Reference Sheet PLOF Plan Local d’Occupation Foncière PNAT Plan National d’Aménagement du Territoire PO Producer Organization RA Rainforest Alliance RAMEX Ramanandraibe Exportation Quarterly Progress Report: USAID Mikajy Activity FY’2020 Q2 P 4/71 REAP Responding to Threats to Peace and Social Cohesion Linked to Uncontrolled Migration SA Strategic Approach SAC Schéma d’Aménagement Communaux SAVA Sambava-Antalaha-Vohemar-Andapa SIF Sehatra Iombonan’ny Fananan-tany (USAID Hay Tao subcontractor) SMART Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool SOW Scope of Work STD Service Technique Deconcentre SWIOFISH2 South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (Phase 2) TGRN Transfert de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles THF Tahiry Ho an’ny Fahasalamana (Epargnes pour la Sante) USAID United States Agency for International Development USFS United States Forestry Service VOI Vondron’Olona Ifotony (or COBA cf supra) VSLA Village Savings and Loans Association WCS Wildlife Conservation Society fWWF World Wide Fund for Nature ZOC Zone d ‘Occupation Controlée Quarterly Progress Report: USAID Mikajy Activity FY’2020 Q2 P 5/71 1. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW 1.1 Activity Details United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mikajy is a five-year activity in Madagascar to advance biodiversity conservation in forest and coastal ecosystems, strengthen natural resource management and land tenure security among vulnerable populations, and promote sustainable economic growth in rural communities. USAID Mikajy fosters sustainable and inclusive economic growth by linking biodiversity conservation and improved natural resource management with sustainable livelihood development. Madagascar is a hotspot of global biodiversity with a high proportion of endemic plant and animal species. Despite the expansion of Madagascar’s protected area (PA) system and a robust legal framework for environmental protection, the country’s biodiversity is threatened by habitat loss; unsustainable harvesting of fisheries, timber, and wildlife; and the breakdown of both traditional and government resource governance. In the last decade, political instability and stagnant economic growth have exacerbated these threats. Table 1: Activity Details Activity Name USAID Mikajy Activity Activity Start/End Date May 7, 2018–May 6, 2023 Name of Prime Implementing Partner Tetra Tech Contract/Agreement Number 72068718C00002 Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), National Cooperative Business Association Cooperative League of Name of Subcontractors/Sub-awardees: the USA (NCBA-CLUSA), Viamo, Multi-Sector Information Service (MSIS Geographic Coverage Makira-Masoala-Bay of Antongil (MaMaBay) and Menabe (Governorates/Districts) Reporting Period January l–March 31, 2020 Quarterly Progress Report: USAID Mikajy Activity FY’2020 Q2 P 6/71 1.2 Executive Summary During the second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (January l–March 31, 2020), USAID Mikajy achieved numerous technical and operational milestones while scaling up project implementation and impact. Technical achievements under Strategic Approach (SA) 1 include completion of the 2019 management effectiveness assessments of Makira and Masoala Parks, and the provision of Spatial Monitoring