WWF GEF PROJECT DOCUMENT Cover Page Project Title: Improving mangrove conservation across the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (ETPS) through coordinated regional and national strategy development and implementation. GEF Project ID: 5771 WWF-US Project ID: G0011 Countries: Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (ETPS) including Costa Rica, Panamá, Colombia and Ecuador. Project Duration: 24 months Expected Start Date: June 2016 Project Type: Medium Sized Project GEF Trust Fund(s): GEFTF -5 GEF Focal Area(s): International Waters GEF Focal Area Objective(s): IW-3 Capacity Building IW-2 Large Marine Ecosystems/ Coasts Project Executing Organization: Conservation International Executing Project Partners: Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS); UNESCO-Quito. GEF Project Cost: 1,900,810 USD GEF Agency Fee: 171,073 USD Total GEF STAR: 2,071,883 USD Project Co-financing: 4,516,858 USD Total Project Cost: 6,588,741 USD Project Team Contact: Stuart Banks WWF GEF Agency Contact: Herve Lefeuvre WWF-US Project Support Team Contact: Andrew Hume Version Date: 12 May 2016 CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... 4 LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 5 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ 9 SECTION 1: PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................. 12 1.1 Background and Context ............................................................................................................ 12 1.2 Global Significance ...................................................................................................................... 17 1.3 Baseline Analysis and Gaps ......................................................................................................... 17 1.4 Opportunities & Linkages (GEF & non-GEF interventions) .......................................................... 27 SECTION 2: GEF INTERVENTION STRATEGY .................................................................................. 30 2.1 Project Scope and Vision (GEF Project Objective) ....................................................................... 30 2.2 Conservation Targets Rationale (including GEF Global Environmental Benefits) ........................ 30 2.3 Stakeholder Analysis ................................................................................................................... 34 2.4 Situational Analysis: Direct and Indirect Threats ........................................................................ 39 2.5 Project Strategies (GEF Project Components) and Expected Results .......................................... 41 2.6 Lessons Learned During ProDoc Development ........................................................................... 55 2.7 Risk Analysis and Risk Management Measures (Project Risks) ................................................... 56 2.8 Consistency with National Priorities or Plans ............................................................................. 58 2.9 Consistency with GEF Focal Area/Fund Strategies ...................................................................... 60 2.10 Incremental Cost Reasoning ....................................................................................................... 61 2.11 WWF Comparative Advantage and Consistency with the CI-ETPS Regional Program. ................ 64 2.12 Innovativeness, Sustainability & Cost-Effectiveness ................................................................... 65 2.13 Communication Strategy ............................................................................................................ 68 SECTION 3: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS............... 70 3.1 Project Execution Arrangements and Partners ........................................................................... 70 3.2 Project Steering Committee........................................................................................................ 71 3.3 Project Management Unit. ......................................................................................................... 72 SECTION 4: STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION .................................................................................. 73 4.1 Key stakeholders. ........................................................................................................................ 73 4.2 Stakeholder engagement activities during project preparation. ................................................ 75 4.3 Stakeholder Engagement Guidelines: ......................................................................................... 78 4.4 Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Methods and Timetable. ........................................................... 80 4.5 Monitoring and Reporting. ......................................................................................................... 82 SECTION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS ........................................................... 87 SECTION 6: GENDER MAINSTREAMING ........................................................................................ 88 6.1 Gender dimensions within the project area ............................................................................... 88 6.2 Goals and purpose of Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for the project. ..................................... 89 6.3 Compliance with the WWF Network Policy on Gender Mainstreaming. .................................... 90 6.4 Review of Gender Dimensions in Project activities. .................................................................... 91 6.5 Monitoring and Reporting: ......................................................................................................... 93 SECTION 7: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN ..................................................................... 94 7.1 Organizational commitment to M&E statement, including references to results monitoring and adaptive management ................................................................................................................ 94 7.2 M&E Components and Activities ................................................................................................ 94 7.3 Project staff dedicated to M&E................................................................................................... 97 7.4 Calendar of monitoring activities and reporting requirements .................................................. 98 7.5 Indicative M&E budget ............................................................................................................... 98 7.6 Project evaluation information, including reference to ToRs for evaluation in appendix ........... 98 SECTION 8: PROJECT FINANCING AND BUDGET ......................................................................... 100 8.1 Project Budget .......................................................................................................................... 100 8.2 Project Budget Notes ................................................................................................................ 101 8.3 Project Co-financing.................................................................................................................. 108 TECHNICAL ANNEX ........................................................................................................................... 109 Appendix 1: CEO Endorsement Document ................................................................................... 109 Appendix 2: Project Map .............................................................................................................. 110 Appendix 3: Threats Rating ........................................................................................................... 111 Appendix 4: Conceptual Model .................................................................................................... 112 Appendix 5: Results Chains ........................................................................................................... 113 Appendix 6: Results Based Framework ......................................................................................... 116 Appendix 7: Financial and Economic Analysis ............................................................................... 125 Appendix 8: Environmental and Social Safeguards Compliance ................................................... 126 Appendix 9: Monitoring & Evaluation Plan ................................................................................... 127 Appendix 10: Summary Budget ...................................................................................................... 138 Appendix 11: Co-Financing (USD) by Source (GEF Table C) ............................................................ 141 Appendix 12: Co-Financing Commitment Letters ........................................................................... 142 Appendix 13a: Endorsement Letters of GEF Operational Focal Points ............................................. 148 Appendix 13b: No-Objection to Project