PLAN 2019-2023 (PHASE II) & ANNUAL PLAN 2019 CEBIOS PROGRAMME Building capacities for biodiversity and sustainable development DGD-RBINS programme Protocol of cooperation Final 31 January 2019 Main editor: Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, coordinator With contributions or support by Camille Pisani (General Director RBINS), Katrijn Baetens, François Muhashy Habiyaremye, Marie‑Lucie Susini‑Ondafe, Anne‑Julie Rochette, Han de Koeijer, Hilde Keunen, Lucie Ongena, Vincent Pinton, Mariam Agarad, Erik Verheyen, Marcel Houinatou (Benin, UAC), team of the Office Burundais de la Protection de l’Environnement (Burundi, OBPE), team of the Centre de Surveillance de Biodiversité (RDC, UNIKIS) Acknowledgements We thank Patrick Roose (Director OD Nature, RBINS), Reinout Verbeke (Communication officer RBINS) and Dirk Molderez (consultant) for useful advice on the final editing and Luc Ameye (APEFE) for his mentoring about the Theory of Change. Photos cover page © RBINS by Lucie Ongena, CHM training at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences © RBINS by Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, woman fetching food along Pendjari National Park, Benin Contents 1- Identity sheets 4 General data ................................................................................................................................ 4 Programme presentation ............................................................................................................ 6 2- Executive Summary- Cebios in short 9 What is CEBioS? 9 Why this document? 9 Results of phase I (2014-2018) 10 Some highlights and success stories ......................................................................................... 10 Lessons learned ......................................................................................................................... 12 Recommendations from the Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) ........................................................ 16 Structure of Phase II 17 From phase I to phase II ............................................................................................................ 17 The intervention logic ............................................................................................................... 18 How do CEBioS’ results have impact on society? ...................................................................... 19 Budget of Phase II 21 Key partners in phase II 22 3- Institutional cooperation: biodiversity policy context and CEBioS programme 25 Burundi 28 Benin 31 DR Congo 36 Vietnam 42 4- The main tools of the CEBioS programme 45 Calls for projects within CEBioS ................................................................................................. 45 Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) 45 MRV 47 CHM and awareness 48 The lexica, AbcTaxa and policy briefs ........................................................................................ 50 5- Synergy and complementarity with civil society actors 53 Benin 54 Burundi 55 DR Congo 55 Vietnam 56 Tanzania 56 Synergy and complementarity with the AfricaMuseum 56 6- Biodiversity and Development Cooperation 57 What are Ecosystem services? 57 Link between ecosystem services and development 59 CEBioS : which impact? 59 7- History of the CEBioS programme 61 The 10-year strategy ................................................................................................................. 61 2 Mid-term evaluation of Phase I ................................................................................................. 62 8- Formulation of the second phase 63 Formulation process in Belgium ................................................................................................ 63 Formulation with the institutional partners ............................................................................. 64 Benin 64 Burundi 65 DR Congo 65 CHM partners 66 9- International and National policy context 66 10- Sustainability and gender 68 11-Eligible partner countries 70 12- Intervention logic 71 Mission Phase II 71 General objective Phase II 71 Specific objectives 72 Transversal Approaches 72 Contribution of the CEBioS programme to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 73 Description of CEBioS’ Theory of Change 74 13- Risk analysis 95 General ...................................................................................................................................... 95 Possible or alternative partnerships ......................................................................................... 98 14- Governance and management of CEBioS 100 Decription of protocol, steering and strategic committees ..................................................... 100 The staff ................................................................................................................................... 100 Monitoring & Evaluation ......................................................................................................... 102 Knowledge management ........................................................................................................ 105 15-Budget for phase II (2019-2023) 106 16-The annual plan for 2019 117 ANNEX 1: The logframe of phase II 129 ANNEX 2: Monitoring framework (exel file) 144 ANNEX 3: The Theory of Change, as a basis for the formulation of the logframe 145 ANNEX 4: CEBioS pluri-annual programme and corresponding Aichi targets and SDGs 162 ANNEX 5: CEBioS in the Joint Strategic Frameworks 168 ANNEX 6: Management response as a guidance for phase II 175 ANNEX 7: Logframe, Monitoring frame, budget phase II, annual plan 2019 (see exel file) 180 ANNEX 8: detailed budget phase II (see exel file) 180 Acronyms 181 3 1- IDENTITY SHEETS General data ID Name Abbreviatio Country Address Tel. Fa Email address Website Status Activity Project account n x number Head office Secretariat Royal Belgian Institute of RBINS Belgium Vautierstraa +32(0)26 - [email protected] http://ww Federal Research and Natural Sciences, CEBioS t 21, 1000, 27 45 87 w.biodiv.b scientific outreach in Brussels e/cebios2/ institution natural sciences Manager Luc Janssens de Bisthoven Belgium CEBioS, +32(0)26 [email protected] RBINS 27 45 87 Contact person Luc Janssens de Bisthoven Local partner Université Abomay-Calavi UAC Benin Public Academic university Office Burundais pour la OBPE Burundi Agency of Managment of Protection de la Nature the Ministry protected areas Centre de Surveillance de de la CSB DR Congo Research Monitoring & Biodiversité Institute research biodiversity Université de Kisangani, UNIKIS DR Congo Public Academic Université de Kinshasa, UNIKIN universities Université de Lubumbashi, UNILU Université de Goma, UGO Université Officielle de Bukavu UOB Institut Congolais pour la ICCN DR Congo State agency Management o Conservation de la Nature the National Parks 4 Institut de Recherches IRHOB Bénin Research Protection of Halieutiques et de l’Océan au Institute coastal Bénin systems Ministries of Environment of Various Ministries Collaboration Benin, Burundi, DR Congo, countries in national Togo, Niger, Morocco, Sahel, Palestina, Clearing House Palestinian Territories, Magreb and East Mechanism, Uganda, Tanzania and their Arfica NBSAP agencies Secretariats Various Managers On demand Contact persons Various, no office in the South Target group Researchers, civil servants 5 Programme presentation DATA Project number Original title CEBioS-‘Building capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable development’ French title CEBioS-‘Renforcer les capacités pour la Biodiversité et le Développement durable’ Dutch title English title CEBioS-‘Building capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable development’ Contact person Dr. Luc Janssens de Bisthoven Service Intervention number Basic contribution Budget heading Executing body Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Project code of executing body Executing body: other Subcontractor none Local partners Universities, research institutes, ministries and their agencies, development actors in developing countries Implementation period (months) 2019-2023 Country of implementation Priority in Benin, Burundi, and DR Congo. 25 other countries eligible for certain interventions, in Africa, and SE Asia Region of implementation Africa, SE Asia Province/Department Benin: coast and North/ Burundi: entire country/ DR Congo: entire country with focus on Kisangani, Goma, Bukavu and Lubumbashi Local situation fragile Type of funding Bilateral/Multilateral/NSA Info (ODA, PBA, etc.) Group/Programme TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DGD TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PARTNER 6 Formulation workshop, Cotonou, Benin at Université Abomey-Calavi (Photo@LJDB) 7 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CEBioS in short Belgium’s Development Cooperation will focus in the coming years even more on climate change, biodiversity, women’s rights, gender equality, reconstruction and stabilisation. - cited from A. De Croo, Min. of Dev. Coop., Jan. 2019 What is CEBioS? CEBioS stands for ‘Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ and is a programme of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), financed by the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD). It carries out capacity building for partners of the Belgian Development Cooperation in the field of biodiversity conservation and sustainable management linked to poverty eradication. For an explanation about the concept of “ecosystem services” which explains the important link between biodiversity and sustainable development, we refer to chapter 6 of this document. The CEBioS programme