CI-GEF PROJECT AGENCY GEF Project Document Securing the long-term conservation of Timor-Leste’s biodiversity and ecosystem services through the establishment of a functioning National Protected Area System and the improvement of natural resource management in priority catchment corridors (“TLSNAP”) Timor-Leste / Asia and the Pacific December 05, 2017 PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT TITLE: Securing the long-term conservation of Timor-Leste’s biodiversity and ecosystem services through the establishment of a functioning National Protected Area System and the improvement of natural resource management in priority catchment corridors PROJECT OBJECTIVE: To establish Timor-Leste’s National Protected Area System and improve the management of forest ecosystems in priority catchment corridors PROJECT OUTCOMES: Outcome 1.1: National Protected Area system established and implementation initiated Outcome 2.1: Land degradation drivers halted and/or minimized in key catchment areas Outcome 2.2: Capacity for communities to manage their natural resources substantially increased Outcome 3.1: Sustainable forest management in priority catchment corridors substantially improved Outcome 3.2: Priority degraded areas reforested COUNTRY(IES): Timor-Leste GEF ID: 9434 GEF AGENCY(IES): Conservation International CI CONTRACT ID: OTHER EXECUTING PARTNERS: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries DURATION IN MONTHS: 48 (MAF) Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment (MCIE) Conservation International Timor-Leste GEF FOCAL AREA(S): Multi-focal Area START DATE (mm/yyyy): 01/2018 INTEGRATED APPROACH PILOT: N/A END DATE (mm/yyyy): 12/2021 NAME OF PARENT PROGRAM: N/A PRODOC SUBMISSION DATE: December 05, 2017 RE-SUBMISSION DATE(S): N/A FUNDING SOURCE AMOUNT (USD) GEF PROJECT FUNDING: 3,340,367 PPG FUNDING: 100,000 TOTAL GEF GRANT: 3,440,367 CO-FINANCING 1: CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL 350,000 CO-FINANCING 2: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES 4,000,000 CO-FINANCING 3: MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT 4,000,000 CO-FINANCING 4: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) 3,942,000 TOTAL CO-FINANCING: 12,292,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST: 15,732,367 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................... iii GLOSSARY OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................ vi SECTION 1: PROJECT SUMMARY .........................................................................................................1 SECTION 2: PROJECT CONTEXT ...........................................................................................................4 A. Geographic Scope .................................................................................................................. 4 B. Environmental Context and Global Significance ............................................................................... 6 C. Socio-Economic and Cultural Context ............................................................................................. 12 D. Global Environmental Problems and Root Causes .......................................................................... 16 E. Barriers to Addressing the Environmental Problems and Root Causes .......................................... 20 F. Current Baseline (Business-as-Usual Scenario) / Future Scenarios without the Project ................ 23 G. Alternatives to the Business-as-Usual Scenario .............................................................................. 25 H. Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Chosen Alternative ......................................................................... 26 SECTION 3: PROJECT STRATEGY ........................................................................................................ 28 A. Objective, Components, Expected Outcomes, Targets, and Outputs ............................................. 28 B. Associated Baseline Projects ........................................................................................................... 55 C. Incremental Cost Reasoning............................................................................................................ 59 D. Global Environmental Benefits ....................................................................................................... 60 E. Socio-Economic Benefits ................................................................................................................ 62 F. Risk Assessment and Mitigation...................................................................................................... 65 G. Sustainability ................................................................................................................ 68 H. Innovativeness ................................................................................................................................ 70 I. Replicability and Potential for Scaling Up ....................................................................................... 71 J. Consistency with National Priorities, Plans, Policies and Legal Frameworks .................................. 72 K. Consistency with GEF Focal Area and/or Fund(s) Strategies .......................................................... 76 L. Linkages with other GEF Projects and Relevant Initiatives ............................................................. 78 M. Consistency and Alignment with CI Institutional Priorities ............................................................. 80 N. Communications and Knowledge Management ............................................................................. 81 O. Lessons Learned During the PPG Phase and from other Relevant GEF Projects ............................ 83 SECTION 4: COMPLIANCE WITH CI-GEF PROJECT AGENCY’S ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) ............................................................................................... 85 A. Safeguards Screening Results and Categorization .......................................................................... 85 B. Compliance with Safeguard Recommendations ............................................................................. 85 i CI-GEF Project Agency – Project Document (ProDoc) Template and Guidelines – Version 02, May 5, 2016 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE SECTION 5: IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT ....... 91 A. Execution Arrangements and Partners ........................................................................................... 91 B. Project Execution Organizational Chart .......................................................................................... 94 SECTION 6: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN ........................................................................... 95 A. Monitoring and Evaluation Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................... 95 B. Monitoring and Evaluation Components and Activities ................................................................. 95 SECTION 7: PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCING ................................................................................. 99 A. Overall Project Budget ................................................................................................................ 99 B. Overall Project Co-financing .......................................................................................................... 100 TABLE OF FIGURES Table 1: List of five Globally Threatened bird species identified in Timor-Leste Table 2: Socioeconomic information on the 10 project sucos Table 3: Forest cover and deforestation statistics from 2000 to 2014 Table 4: Estimated business as usual scenario CO2 emissions Table 5: Forest and land rehabilitation and reforestation summary Table 6: Enabling approvals required over the course of project implementation Table 7: Associated baseline projects Table 8: Contributions towards achieving the Aichi targets in Timor-Leste Table 9: Contributions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal No. 15 in Timor-Leste Table 10: Risk assessment and Mitigation Planning Table 11: Consistency with National Priorities, Plans, and Policies Table 12: Consistency with GEF Focal Area Strategies Table 13: Other Relevant Projects and Initiatives Table 14: Planned workshops and awareness campaigns during project implementation Table 15: Safeguard Screening Results Table 16: Safeguard Categorization Table 17: M&E Plan Summary Table 18: Planned Project Budget by Component Table 19: Planned Project Budget by Year Table 20: Committed Cash and In-Kind Co-Financing (USD) Table VI-1: Socioeconomic information on the 10 project sucos Table VII-1: Stakeholder consultations during PPG phase Table VII-2: Project Stakeholder Engagement Matrix Table VII-3: Planned groups that will be formed or strengthened during project implementation Table VII-4: Planned workshops and awareness campaigns during project implementation ii CI-GEF Project Agency – Project Document (ProDoc) Template and Guidelines – Version 02, May 5, 2016 FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE Figure 1: Map of Timor-Leste Figure 2: Map showing locations of Comoro and Irabere catchments Figure 3: Map of the project area in the Comoro catchment Figure 4: Map of the project area in the Irabere catchment Figure 5: Historic and planned withdrawals from the Petroleum Fund Figure 6: Land use trends in Timor-Leste 1961-2014