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International Tropical Timber Organization INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION ITTO PROJECT PROPOSAL TITLE: STRENGTHENING MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION IN THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE OF NORTHWESTERN PERU SERIAL NUMBER: PD 601/11 Rev.3 (F) COMMITTEE: REFORESTATION AND FOREST MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY: GOVERNMENT OF PERU ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: SPANISH SUMMARY The key problem to be addressed is the “insufficient number of participatory mechanisms for the conservation of mangrove forest ecosystems in the Piura and Tumbes regions (northern Peru)”. Its main causes are: (i) Limited use of legal powers by regional and local governments for the conservation of mangrove ecosystems; ii) low level of forest management and administration for the conservation of mangrove ecosystems; and (iii) limited development of financial sustainability strategies for mangrove forests. These problems in turn lead to low living standards for the communities living in mangrove ecosystem areas and to the loss of biodiversity. In order to address this situation, the specific objective of this project is to “increase the number of participatory mechanisms for mangrove forest protection and conservation in the regions of Tumbes and Piura” with the development objective of “contributing to improving the standard of living of the population in mangrove ecosystem areas in the regions of Tumbes and Piura, Northwest Peru”. In order to achieve these objectives, the following outputs are proposed: 1) Adequate use of legal powers by regional and local governments for the conservation of mangrove forests; 2) Improved level of forest administration and management so as to preserve mangrove ecosystems; 3) Financial sustainability strategies for mangrove forests developed and under implementation. The main activities to be implemented in this project are: training of regional and local government officers in environmental standards and regulations; legal recognition of new protected areas in mangrove ecosystems; strengthening of the management of the natural protected area of Tumbes Mangroves; implementation of participatory management mechanisms; training of local communities in resource management and environmental education campaigns; studies for the establishment of revenue-raising mechanisms to ensure mangrove forest sustainability; promotion and support of business plans for the use of resources so as to contribute to the mitigation of threats to mangrove ecosystems. EXECUTING AGENCY: MDA COOPERATING GOVERNMENTS: --- DURATION: 24 MONTHS APPROXIMATE STARTING DATE: UPON APPROVAL BUDGET AND PROPOSED SOURCES Source Contribution OF FINANCE: in US$ ITTO 496,289.60 MDA 75,630.00 Regional Governments of Tumbes and Piura 386,300.00 TOTAL 958,219.60 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT BRIEF ..........................................................................................................................................3 ACRONYMS and abbreviations ....................................................................................................................5 MAP OF PROJECT AREA ............................................................................................................................6 PART 1. PROJECT CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................7 1.1 Origin..............................................................................................................................................7 1.2 Relevance ......................................................................................................................................8 1.2.1 Conformity with ITTO’s objectives and priorities......................................................................8 1.2.2 Relevance to Peruvian policies................................................................................................9 1.3 Target area.....................................................................................................................................9 1.3.1 Geographic location .................................................................................................................9 1.3.2 Social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects..........................................................10 1.4 Expected outcomes at project completion ...................................................................................11 PART 2. PROJECT RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES...............................................................................12 2.1 Rationale ......................................................................................................................................12 2.1.1 Institutional set-up and organizational issues........................................................................12 2.1.2 Stakeholder analysis..............................................................................................................12 2.1.3 Problem analysis....................................................................................................................15 2.1.4 Logical Framework Matrix ............................................................................................................17 2.2 Objectives.....................................................................................................................................19 2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators .......................................................................19 2.2.2 Specific objective and outcome indicators.............................................................................19 PART 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS ......................................................................21 3.1 Outputs and activities...................................................................................................................21 3.1.1 Outputs...................................................................................................................................21 3.1.2 Activities.................................................................................................................................21 3.2 Implementation approaches and methods...................................................................................21 3.3 Work plan .....................................................................................................................................22 3.4 Budget ..........................................................................................................................................23 3.4.1 Consolidated budget by component ......................................................................................23 3.4.2 ITTO budget by component ...................................................................................................25 3.4.3 Executing agency budget by component (MDA) ..................................................................26 3.4.4 Other sources’ budget by component (Regional Governments) ...........................................27 3.4.5 Project budget by activity and by component ........................................................................28 3.5 Assumptions, risks, sustainability.................................................................................................29 3.5.1 Assumptions and risks ...........................................................................................................29 3.5.2 Sustainability..........................................................................................................................29 PART 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .....................................................................................32 4.1 Organization structure and stakeholder involvement mechanisms .............................................32 4.1.1 Executing agency and partners .............................................................................................32 4.1.2 Project management team.....................................................................................................32 4.1.3 Project steering committee ....................................................................................................33 4.1.4 Stakeholder involvement mechanisms ..................................................................................33 4.2 Reporting, review, monitoring and evaluation..............................................................................33 4.3 Dissemination and mainstreaming of project learning .................................................................33 4.3.1 Dissemination of project results.............................................................................................33 4.3.2 Mainstreaming of project learning..........................................................................................33 ANNEX 1. Profile of the executing agency..................................................................................................35 annex 2. Terms of reference of key staff.....................................................................................................41 ANNEX 3. Curricula vitae of key staff provided by the executing agency...................................................43 Annex 4. Terms of reference for the main project consultancies ................................................................56 Annex 5. Recommendations of the 41st ITTO Expert Panel and resulting modifications...........................62 Annex 6.
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