Table of Contents ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION I: ELABORATION OF THE NARRATIVE .......................................................................................... 7 PART I: SITUATION ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Context and Global Significance ................................................................................................................. 7 Protected Area System: Current Status, Coverage, and Financing .............................................................. 10 Institutional and Legislative Context.......................................................................................................... 14 Threats and Root Causes ........................................................................................................................... 18 Long-Term Solutions and Barriers ............................................................................................................. 20 Stakeholder Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 24 Baseline Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 26 PART II: STRATEGY ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Project Rationale and Policy Conformity ................................................................................................... 29 Project Goal, Objective, Outcomes, Outputs and indicators ........................................................................ 30 Global benefit ........................................................................................................................................... 37 Project Indicators ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Risks and Assumptions .............................................................................................................................. 40 Incremental Reasoning and Expected Global, National and Local Benefits ................................................ 43 Cost-Effectiveness and Leverage ............................................................................................................... 44 Project Consistency with National Priorities/Plans ..................................................................................... 45 Country Ownership: Country Eligibility and Country Drivenness .............................................................. 47 Sustainability and Replicability ................................................................................................................. 49 PART III: MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................... 50 PART IV: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN AND BUDGET ........................................................ 53 Monitoring and Reporting ......................................................................................................................... 53 Independent Evaluations, Audits and Financial Reporting .......................................................................... 56 Learning and Knowledge Sharing .............................................................................................................. 57 Communications and Visibility Requirements ........................................................................................... 57 Audit Clause ............................................................................................................................................. 57 PART V: LEGAL CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................ 59 SECTION II: STRATEGIC RESULTS FRAMEWORK (SRF) AND GEF INCREMENT ................................. 60 PART I: STRATEGIC RESULTS FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS ...................................................................... 60 Indicator framework as part of the SRF ..................................................................................................... 60 PART II: INCREMENTAL COST ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 66 SECTION III: TOTAL BUDGET AND WORKPLAN .......................................................................................... 72 SECTION IV: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 78 PART I: OTHER AGREEMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 78 Co-financing Letters .................................................................................................................................. 78 PART II: ORGANIGRAM OF THE PROJECT................................................................................................ 81 PART III: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR KEY PROJECT STAFF .............................................................. 82 National Project Director ........................................................................................................................... 82 Deputy National Project Director ............................................................................................................... 82 Project Manager ........................................................................................................................................ 82 Communication Officer/Translator ............................................................................................................ 83 Administrative Assistant ............................................................................................................................ 84 Accounting and Disbursement Officer ....................................................................................................... 85 PART IV: STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT PLAN .................................................................................... 94 PRODOC - CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Sub-System of Wetland Protected Areas for Conservation of Globally Significant Biodiversity 3 PROJECT ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................... 101 ANNEX 1. THE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH INDEX (EHI) AND THE WETLAND ECOSYSTEM EVALUATION INDEX SYSTEM (WEEIS) .................................................................................................... 101 1a. Ecosystem Health Index (EHI) .......................................................................................................... 101 1b. Wetland Ecosystem Evaluation Index System (Weeis) ...................................................................... 104 ANNEX 2. THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (KAP) SURVEYS ................................ 106 ANNEX 3. ECONOMIC VALUATION COMPONENT ................................................................................. 110 3a. Scope and Coordination with the other Projects of the MSL Program ................................................. 110 3b. Terms Of Reference........................................................................................................................... 112 3c. Overview Of Economic Scoping For Provincial Level Projects .......................................................... 115 ANNEX 4. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ............................................................................... 119 ANNEX 5. LIST OF WETLANDS (2010, SFA and MEP) ............................................................................... 121 5a. List of National Wetland Nature Reserve ........................................................................................... 121 5b. List of Provincial Wetland Nature Reserve ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. ANNEX 6. BASELINE CAPACITY ASSESSMENT SCORECARDS ............................................................ 144 6a. State Forestry Administration (SFA) .................................................................................................. 144 6b. Ministry Of Environmental Protection (MEP) .................................................................................... 152 6c. State Oceanic Administration (SOA) .................................................................................................. 162 ANNEX 7. BASELINE METT SCORES FOR THE MSL PROGRAM .......................................................... 171 ANNEX 8. BASELINE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY SCORE ................................................................ 173 ANNEX 9. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING SUMMARY ................................................. 174 ANNEX 10. LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR UNDP DIRECT PROJECT SERVICES ............................. 184 BIBLIOGRAPHY