WORLD WILDLIFE FUND- GEF PROJECT DOCUMENT Cover Page Project Title: Securing the Future of Peru’s Natural Protected Areas Parent Program: Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program GEF Project ID: 9374 (Child Project ID); 9272 (Program ID) WWF-US Project ID: G0010 Countries: Peru Project Duration: 72 months Project Type: Child Project GEF Trust Fund(s): GEF Trust Fund GEF Focal Area(s): Multi-focal Areas GEF Focal Area Objective(s): BD-1 Program 1; LD-2 Program 3; SFM-2; SFM-4 Program 9 Project Executing Partners: SERNANP, PROFONANPE GEF Project Cost: US $9,007,528 GEF Agency Fee: US $810,677 Project Co-financing: US $54,460,781 Total Project Cost: US $64,278,986 WWF GEF Agency Contact: Renae Stenhouse Version Date: June 22, 2017 1 | Page Contents List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................................4 List of Figures .................................................................................................................................................6 Acronyms and abbreviations ..........................................................................................................................7 SECTION 1: PROJECT BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................. 10 1.1 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ................................................................................................................. 12 1.1.1 Introduction to the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program ............................................................... 12 1.1.2 Regional and global significance of the Peruvian Amazon ....................................................................... 13 1.2 PROTECTED AREAS IN PERU .......................................................................................................................... 14 1.2.1 Legal, planning and policy framework ...................................................................................................... 15 1.2.2 Institutional setup .................................................................................................................................... 15 1.2.3 Natural protected areas managed by the National Government (SINANPE) ........................................... 17 1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM, LONG TERM SOLUTION AND BARRIERS ................................................... 19 1.3.1 Environmental problem ............................................................................................................................ 19 1.3.2 Long term solution and barriers ............................................................................................................... 21 1.4 BASELINE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 27 1.4.1 Baseline for a Government endorsed initiative for long-term financial sustainability of the NPA system27 1.4.2 Baseline for self-generated resources ...................................................................................................... 31 1.4.3 Baseline for NPA management effectiveness and financial management .............................................. 32 1.5 OPPORTUNITIES AND LINKAGES .............................................................................................................. 34 SECTION 2: GEF INTERVENTION STRATEGY .................................................................................................... 35 2.1 PROJECT RATIONALE, SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................ 35 2.2 PROJECT STRATEGIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS (GEF Project Components) .......................................... 38 2.3 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ...................................................................................................... 59 2.4 INCREMENTAL REASONING ..................................................................................................................... 59 2.5 RISK ANALYSIS AND RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES ............................................................................. 66 2.6 CONSISTENCY WITH NATIONAL PLANS OR PRIORITIES ........................................................................... 68 2.7 CONSISTENCY WITH GEF FOCAL AREA/FUND STRATEGIES ..................................................................... 70 2.8 WWF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND CONSISTENCY WITH WWF PROGRAMS .................................. 74 2.9 INNOVATIVENESS, SUSTAINABILITY & POTENTIAL FOR SCALING-UP ..................................................... 76 2 | Page 2.10 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES ......................................................... 80 SECTION 3: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .................................... 81 3.1 GENERAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ........................................................................................... 81 3.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION ................................................................................................ 82 SECTION 4: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 86 4.1. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN PROJECT PREPARATION .......................................................................... 86 4.1.1. Project Partners ....................................................................................................................................... 86 4.1.2. Partners of the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program ..................................................................... 86 4.1.3. National level stakeholders ..................................................................................................................... 87 4.1.4. Local stakeholders ................................................................................................................................... 89 4.2 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................... 92 SECTION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS .............................................................................. 95 SECTION 6: GENDER EQUALITY ..................................................................................................................... 96 SECTION 7: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................ 99 7.1 OVERVIEW OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 99 7.2 MONITORING & EVALUATION COMPONENTS & ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 100 7.3 PROJECT STAFF DEDICATED TO M&E .......................................................................................................... 103 SECTION 8: PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCING ....................................................................................... 103 8.1 PROJECT BUDGET OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 103 8.2 PROJECT BUDGET NOTES ............................................................................................................................ 110 8.3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT COSTS (PMC) ....................................................................................................... 120 8.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION BUDGET .................................................................................................. 121 8.5 SAFEGUARDS BUDGET ................................................................................................................................. 122 8.6 GENDER MAINSTREAMING BUDGET ........................................................................................................... 122 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................................. 123 APPENDIX 1 PROJECT MAPS ............................................................................................................................ 123 APPENDIX 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PERU’S NATIONAL PA SYSTEM ................................................ 125 APPENDIX 3 FINANCING FOR THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (SINANPE) ............................................................................................................. 132 APPENDIX 4 CONCEPTUAL MODEL .................................................................................................................. 135 APPENDIX 5a. SINANPE’s STANDARD LEVELS OF NPA MANAGEMENT .......................................................... 136 3 | Page APPENDIX 5b. BARRIERS RELATED TO THE DIFFERENT BENCHMARKS OF THE STANDARD LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 137 APPENDIX 6 BASELINE FOR BASIC AND STRUCTURAL STANDARD MANAGEMENT LEVELS FOR AMAZON NPAs140 APPENDIX 7 LIST OF POSSIBLE FINANCIAL MECHANISMS .............................................................................. 145 APPENDIX 8 PFP APPROACH ...........................................................................................................................