GEF-7 Zambia NWP Project Document Annex 1: Project document PROJECT DOCUMENT SECTION 1: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION 1.1 Project title: Ecosystem conservation and community livelihood enhancement in North Western Zambia 1.2 Project number: GEF ID: 10192 PMS: 1.3 Project type: FSP 1.4 Trust Fund: GEF 1.5 Strategic objectives: GEF strategic long-term objective: Biodiversity: Mainstream biodiversity across sectors Land Degradation: Integrated natural resources management Strategic programme for GEF VII: BD 1-1 LD 1-1 LD 2-2 1.6 UNEP priority: Healthy and productive ecosystems 1.7 Geographical scope: National 1.8 Mode of execution: External 1.9 Project executing organization: The Nature Conservancy 1.10 Duration of project: 60 months Commencing: September 1, 2021 Technical completion: February 28, 2026 Validity of legal instrument: 72 months 1.11 Cost of project US$ % Cost to the GEF Trust Fund 5,338,585 21 Co-financing Cash: TNC 1,700,000 7.8 Sub-total 1,700,000 7.8 In-kind: Ministry on Lands and 7,200,000 Natural Resources 33.0 Ministry of Agriculture 1,900,000 8.7 Ministry of Tourism 750,000 and Arts 3.4 TNC 1,700,000 7.8 WWF 3,780,000 17.3 1 GEF-7 Zambia NWP Project Document Trident Foundation 2,250,000 10.3 First Quantum 2,500,000 Minerals 11.4 Sub-total 20,080,000 92.1 Total 21,780,000 100 1.12 Project summary The Project aims to address the barriers to sustainable land management and to biodiversity conservation at three project sites in three districts in the Northwestern Province (NWP) in the Republic of Zambia. It will carry out activities to develop systems of community management of forests and other natural resources, and to develop and extend sustainable agricultural practices. The leading causes of forest loss in NWP are clearing for agriculture and over-exploitation of wood and non-woody forest products. Coupled with the damage to the soil environment inflicted by unsustainable agricultural practices, the degradation of the natural capital of the area increases the vulnerability of the rural population to climatic shocks and long term climate change. Project activities have been designed around three inter-related Components: Component one will support communities with awareness raising on community forest management, a detailed assessment of forest condition, potential and on the socio-economic importance of forest products, delineation of forests for community management, grouping of villages into management units of optimum geographic and economic scale, development of forest management plans, development of plans for equitable sharing of costs and benefits and application for legal recognition by government. Component two will assist communities to develop business plans and enterprise investment plans, will analyse the profitability of investment options, will provide seed money for investments and for interim hiring of technical and professional staff, will help develop operational, self-financing forest/natural resource management funds and investment funds and will provide training for developing a wide range of capacities for good governance, community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) and enterprise development to ensure sustainability. Component three is focused on the promotion of smallholder agricultural technologies and practices by small-scale crop farmers and pastoralists living in the project target areas that contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of productivity on existing agricultural lands, thus reducing the need for farmers to extend their agricultural footprint into forests and other natural ecosystems as a result of declining productivity on their traditional lands. Given that the majority of existing smallholder farming practices degrade the soil health that is so critical to the long-term productivity of agricultural lands, the project will place a special focus on the promotion of technologies and practices that both maintain and enhance soil health as a critical factor in wider ecosystem health and increase the resilience of smallholder agricultural communities against climate change. The Project will generate a range of global environmental benefits and will contribute substantially to revenue generation, employment and rural livelihoods. 2 GEF-7 Zambia NWP Project Document ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ANR Assisted Natural Regeneration BCP Bio-Carbon Partners BD Biodiversity BU Business Unit CBNRM Community-Based Natural Resources Management CBO Community-Based Organization CFM Community Forest Management CFMA Community Forest Management Area CFMG Community Forest Management Group CFU Conservation Farming Unit CIFOR The Centre for International Forest Research COMACO Community Markets for Conservation COVID 19 Coronavirus 19 CRB Community Resource Board CSA Climate Smart Agriculture CSO Civil Society Organization CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DDCC District Development Coordinating Committee DFNRMP Decentralized Forest and Other Natural Resource Management DIDP District Integrated Development Plan DNPW Department of National Parks and Wildlife DoA Department of Agriculture DoF Department of Fisheries EA Executing Agency ESERN Environmental Social and Economic Review ESA Ecologically Sensitive Area FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FD Forestry Department FIP Forest Investment Plan FSC Forest Stewardship Council GEF Global Environment Facility HCVF High Conservation Value Forest FQM First Quantum Minerals GEFTF GEF Trust Fund GEB Global Environmental Benefits GHG Green House Gas GIS Geographic Information System GPS Geographic Positioning System GRZ Government of the Republic of Zambia GTZ German Technical Cooperation Agency IDP Integrated Development Plan IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILUP Integrated Land Use Plan IP Impact Programme IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature JFM Joint Forest Management KCF Kasempa Community Foundation KM Knowledge Management KMSAG Knowledge Management for Sustainable Agriculture Group LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund 3 GEF-7 Zambia NWP Project Document M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MNLR Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources MoA Ministry of Agriculture MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRV Measurement, Reporting and Validation MTR Mid-Term Review MWDSEP Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation, and Environmental Protection NBSAP National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan NDC Nationally Determined Contribution NGO Non-governmental organization NPC National Project Coordinator NR Natural Resources NTFP Non-Timber Forest Product NWP North-western Province PDCC Provincial Development Coordinating Committee PFMA Participatory Forest Management Area PIF Project Identification Form (GEF) PIR Project Implementation Review PIU Project Implementation Unit PPG Project Preparation Grant (GEF) PSC Project Steering Committee REDD+ Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Plus) SA Sustainable Agriculture SFM Sustainable Forest Management SI Statutory Instrument SLM Sustainable Land Management SNR Sustainable Natural Resources TBU Technical And Business Unit TE Terminal Evaluation TNC The Nature Conservancy TOC Theory of Change TOR Terms of reference TSU Technical Support Unit UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USAD United States Agency for International Development USD United States Dollars VAG Village Action Group WDC Ward Development Committee WLCP West Lunga Conservation Project WLMA West Lunga Management Area WWF World Wildlife Fund for Nature ZNFCA Zambia National Forest Commodities Association 4 GEF-7 Zambia NWP Project Document TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................................. 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 2: BACKGROUND AND SITUATION ANALYSIS (BASELINE COURSE OF ACTION)................................ 6 2.1. Background and context ....................................................................................................................... 6 2.2. Global significance ............................................................................................................................. 35 2.3. Threats, root causes and barrier analysis ............................................................................................ 36 2.4. Institutional, sectoral and policy context ............................................................................................ 40 2.5 Stakeholder mapping and analysis ...................................................................................................... 45 2.6. Baseline analysis................................................................................................................................. 48 2.7. Linkages with other GEF and non-GEF interventions ....................................................................... 57 SECTION 3: INTERVENTION STRATEGY (ALTERNATIVE) ................................................................................ 58 3.1. Project rationale, policy conformity and expected global environmental benefits ............................. 58 3.2. Project goal and objective ................................................................................................................... 62 3.4. Intervention logic and