United Nations Development Programme Project Document for nationally implemented projects financed by the GEF Trust Fund Project title: Combating Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Kenya through an Integrated Approach Country: Kenya Implementing Partner: Ministry of Management Arrangements: Environment, Water and Natural National Implementation Modality Resources (NIM) UNDAF/Country Programme Outcome: Draft UNDAF 2018‐22 (dated November 2017): Economic Pillar Outcome 3: By 2022, a progressive and resilient green economy is underpinned by robust evidence based pro‐poor policies and strategies contributing to sustainable economic growth. Draft indicative Output 3.2.: Improved institutional (public and private) and communities’ capacities to ensure pro‐poor, sustainable, effective and efficient natural resource management. UNDP Strategic Plan 2018‐2021 Output: Output 1.4.1: Solutions scaled up for sustainable management of natural resources, including sustainable commodities and green and inclusive value chains Indicator: Natural resources that are managed under a sustainable use, conservation, access and benefit‐ sharing regime: Area of land and marine habitat under protection (hectares), Area of existing protected area under improved management (hectares) UNDP Social and Environmental Screening Category: UNDP Gender Marker: 2 Moderate Atlas Project ID (formerly Award ID): 00108255 Atlas Output ID (formerly Project ID): 00108406 UNDP‐GEF PIMS ID number: 5468 GEF ID number: 9659 Planned start date: July 2018 Planned end date: June 2023 PAC meeting date: February 2018. 1 Brief project description: Poaching and illegal wildlife trade are two important contributing factors to the loss of wildlife in Kenya and the East African Region (EAC) at large. While Kenya has made progress in combatting poaching, especially of large game, illegal trade in wildlife remains a threat. This project focuses on wildlife law enforcement through community involvement in two project areas, the Maasai Mara and Tsavo ecosystems, through a highly coordinated approach within and between wildlife management and law enforcement authorities, as well as Wildlife Conservancies established by local communities in the project areas. The proposed National Strategy to Combat Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade will guide the law enforcement efforts at national and project area levels. At the ecosystem level, multi‐agency responses to poaching and illegal trade in wildlife will be coordinated, and law enforcement teams supported through relevant training, equipment and infrastructure. An existing community‐scout system will be strengthened as part of enhanced relationships with, and involvement of, local communities in conservation. Wildlife and other natural resources will increasingly be managed locally through the creation of new Community Conservancies (with a total additional area of more than 23,000 ha), with benefits accruing directly to rural communities. The project’s Objective is to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking in Kenya through an integrated approach. To address the development challenge and achieve the Objective the project will implement four Strategies/Components: Component 1. Strengthening national and local capacity for effective IWT control in Kenya; Component 2. Reducing poaching and illegal wildlife trade in threatened species in Tsavo and Maasai Mara ecosystems; Component 3. Strengthening Community Wildlife Conservancies in Tsavo and Maasai Mara ecosystems; Component 4. Knowledge Management, M&E and Gender Mainstreaming. This project is part of the GEF Programmatic Approach to Prevent the Extinction of Known Threatened Species, and falls under the GEF Program “Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development” (9071). Under this programmatic framework, with the coordination through the Project Board, coordinated knowledge management and cross‐fertilisation of the individual projects will be assured. FINANCING PLAN GEF Trust Fund USD 3,826,605 (1) Total Budget administered by UNDP USD 3,826,605 PARALLEL CO‐FINANCING Government (Ministry of Environment and Natural USD 8,750,000 Resources) County Government of Taita Taveta USD 960,211 Tsavo Conservation Group USD 2,460,452 Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association USD 275,000 Maasai Mara Conservancy Association USD 3,120,000 (2) Total co‐financing USD 15,565,663 (3) Grand‐Total Project Financing (1)+(2) USD 19,392,268 SIGNATURES Signature: print name below Agreed by Date/Month/Year: Government Signature: print name below Agreed by IP Date/Month/Year: Signature: print name below Agreed by UNDP Date/Month/Year: 2 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Development Challenge ..................................................................................................................................... 6 III. Strategy ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 IV. Results and Partnerships.................................................................................................................................. 32 V. Project Management ....................................................................................................................................... 59 VI. Project Results Framework .............................................................................................................................. 61 VII. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan ........................................................................................................... 68 VIII. Governance and Management Arrangements ................................................................................................ 73 IX. Financial Planning and Management ............................................................................................................... 77 I. Total Budget and Work Plan ............................................................................................................................ 79 II. Legal Context ................................................................................................................................................... 85 III. Risk Management ............................................................................................................................................ 86 IV. Mandatory Annexes ......................................................................................................................................... 88 Annex A: Multi Year Work Plan .............................................................................................................................. 89 Annex B: GWP Tracking Tool at baseline ............................................................................................................... 97 Annex C: Overview of Technical Consultancies ...................................................................................................... 98 Annex D: Terms of Reference ................................................................................................................................ 102 Annex E: UNDP Social and Environmental Screening Procedure ......................................................................... 108 Annex F: Stakeholder Engagement Plan ............................................................................................................... 122 Annex G: Gender Analysis and Action Plan ........................................................................................................... 125 Annex H: UNDP Risk Log ...................................................................................................................................... 130 Annex I: Results of the capacity assessment of the project implementing partner and HACT micro assessment ............................................................................................................................................................................... 134 Annex J: Additional Agreements ........................................................................................................................... 134 V. Other Annexes ............................................................................................................................................... 135 Annex K: List of stakeholders consulted during project preparation ................................................................... 135 Annex L: Co‐financing letters ................................................................................................................................ 139 Annex M: Capacity Assessment Scorecard for law enforcement agency – Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ........... 140 Annex N: Report on the Preparatory Phase Workshop for ICCWC Indicator Framework for Wildlife and Forest Crime Assessment for Kenya ................................................................................................................................. 152 3 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms APR Annual Project Review MAUs Multi‐Agency Units AWF African Wildlife Foundation MEA Multi‐Lateral Environment Agreements CBD Convention on Biological Diversity MENR Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources CBNRM Community‐based