GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY INVESTING IN OUR PLANET Naoko Ishii CEO and Chairperson October 18, 2018 Dear Council Member: UNDP as the Implementing Agency for the project entitled: Dominican Republic: Mainstreaming Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Productive Landscapes in Threatened Forested Mountainous Areas, has submitted the attached proposed project document for CEO endorsement prior to final approval of the project document in accordance with UNDP procedures. The Secretariat has reviewed the project document. It is consistent with the proposal approved by Council in June 2016 and the proposed project remains consistent with the Instrument and GEF policies and procedures. The attached explanation prepared by UNDP satisfactorily details how Council's comments and those of the STAP have been addressed. I am, therefore, endorsing · the project document. We have today posted the proposed project document on the GEF website at www.TheGEF.org. 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Sincerely, hiefExecutive Officer and Chairperson Attachment: GEFSEC Project Review Document Copy to: Country Operational Focal Point, GEF Agencies, STAP, Trustee 1818 H Street, NW• Washington, DC 20433 • USA Tel: + I (202) 473 3202 - Fax: + I (202) 522 3240 E-mail: [email protected] \ll\11\ lt thPn-Pf rvrcr GEF-6 REQUEST FOR PROJECT ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL PROJECT TYPE: Full-sized Project TYPE OF TRUST FUND:GEF Trust Fund For more information about GEF, visit TheGEF.org PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION Project Title: Mainstreaming Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Productive Landscapes in Threatened Forested Mountainous Areas Country(ies): Dominican Republic GEF Project ID:1 9424 GEF Agency(ies): UNDP GEF Agency Project ID: 5761 Other Executing Partner(s): Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Submission Date: 5/30/2018 FAO GEF Focal Area (s): Multi-focal Areas: Biodiversity, Land Project Duration (Months) 72 Degradation, SFM Integrated Approach Pilot IAP-Cities IAP-Commodities IAP-Food Security Corporate Program: SGP Name of Parent Program [if applicable] Agency Fee ($) 776,735 A. FOCAL AREA STRATEGY FRAMEWORK AND OTHER PROGRAM STRATEGIES2 (in $) Focal Area Trust GEF Co- Focal Area Outcomes Objectives/Programs Fund Project financing Financing BD-4 Program 9 Outcome 9.1 Increased area of production landscapes and GEFTF 4,720,183 31,182,125 seascapes that integrate conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into management. Outcome 9.2 Sector policies and regulatory frameworks incorporate biodiversity considerations. LD-3 Program 4 Outcome 3.2: Integrated landscape management practices GEFTF 705,594 4,660,140 adopted by local communities based on gender sensitive needs. SFM-3 Outcome 5: Integrated landscape restoration plans to GEFTF 2,750,388 18,165,112 maintain forest ecosystem services are implemented at appropriate scales by government, private sector and local community actors, both women and men. Total project costs 8,176,165 54,007,377 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Project Objective: Mainstream the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in public policies and practices to effectively buffer current and future threats across productive mountain landscapes (in $) Project Trus Financing GEF Confirmed Components/ Project Outcomes Project Outputs t Type3 Project Co- Programs Fund Financing financing Component 1: TA 1.1 Effective cross 1.1.1 Decision making tools for GEFTF 1,606,115 9,600,000 Systemic landscape sectoral governance of 3 planning and enforcement management threatened mountain safeguard ecologically sensitive framework landscapes (dry forest areas, including: 19,902 ha, broadleaf forest - Strategic Environmental 6,909.39 ha, pine forest Assessment of infrastructure or 1 Project ID number remains the same as the assigned PIF number. 2 When completing Table A, refer to the excerpts on GEF 6 Results Frameworks for GETF, LDCF and SCCF and CBIT programming directions. 3 Financing type can be either investment or technical assistance. 1 GEF6 CEO Endorsement /Approval Template 1,431.77 ha) protects productive development biodiversity patterns and programs. process, resulting in: - Monitoring of endemic and - Environmental native species in priority zones agendas and Municipal of Madre de las Aguas. Development Plans - Landscape-level land use covering 58,000 ha of considers vulnerability to CC productive landscape impacts, land and forest maintain/ increase areas degradation in target areas. of priority ecosystems. - Proscriptions of land uses in - Municipal Land Use sensitive areas and special Plans for buffer zones categories of land use in target along Protected Areas. areas (e.g. Madre de las Aguas - Watershed resilience to MAB). Climate Change - Guidelines for community- increases through special based environmental plans categories of land use based on participatory analyses and criteria for CC, BD, of resource management SFM and LD. options and zoning. - Ecosystem connectivity increases between priority ecosystems 1.2 Strengthened 1.2.1 Institutional capacities for landscape management ensuring compliance with the across institutions sustains provisions of environmental conservation outcomes, regulations and land use plans, resulting from: including: - Inventory and planning - Maps and database updated instruments incorporate and integrated in an inter- practices that guarantee institutional Geographic ecosystem connectivity Information System to and integrity include biological importance, - Increased inter- fragility and productive institutional potential of the target areas. coordination in the - Remote sensing and application and Geographical Information monitoring of standards Systems to detect unauthorized - Compliance indicator: changes of land use, water Decrease in infractions capture/quality, erosion and derived from illicit sedimentation, hot spots, activities bathymetries, weather stations and monitoring plots. - At least 10% increase in Capacity Development - Strengthening of early Scorecard ratings in warning system of fires and target institutions planning of fire management and control, including - Financial sustainability characterization of land units options for ecosystem according to fire risk management in productive landscapes - Platforms for collaboration are tested in Sierra de in monitoring and Neyba and Ozama. enforcement. - Increased technical capacity to promote sustainable production compatible with BD conservation and CC resilience; apply regulations and uphold the legal framework; coordinate effectively. 1.2.2 Financial sustainability/ Financing framework for 2 GEF6 CEO Endorsement /Approval Template landscape management – - Mainstreaming environmental sustainability criteria in coffee/cocoa credit policy, increase in availability of credits through national and local financial institutions - Establishment of sectorial credit mechanisms for sustainable management of production landscapes - Establishment of an Integral Compensation for Watershed Services scheme 1.3 Effective local 1.3.1 Local participation participation in planning: mechanisms for effective - Local capacity to plan participation in land use planning. and implement conservation corridors that connect BD-friendly productive ecosystems with priority forests, watersheds and PAs. - Local capacity to generate, use to monitor and share geographic, socio- economic, and bio- physical information for spatial planning and management. Component 2: TA 2.1 Improved flows of 2.1.1 Capacities for the GEFTF 3,324,850 19,160,000 global environmental development, transfer and Conservation benefits in key application of sustainable compatible production production zones: management of production systems in threatened - Biodiversity: Reduction systems, enabling farmers to in threats / implement resource management mountain ecosystems practices that generate BD, SFM and conservation Improvement in habitat quality and and LD benefits, including: corridors connectivity in - Integrated training modules unprotected priority for extension agents, aimed at landscapes, including encouraging sustainable land environmental goods and management services through - Integrated training and coverage: extension modules for o # hectares producers, focusing on BD- dedicated to and LD-friendly production sustainable practices production; - 3 Pilot/Demonstration Units o # hectares of under integrated productive and/or management promoting conservation biological connectivity in key forests areas for the demonstration and replication of BD-friendly o Ecological productive options. restoration in - Integrated fire priority management applied to the connectivity zones target areas including: (degraded zones, corridors, o Prescribed burning, sustainable farming, supported by technical 3 GEF6 CEO Endorsement /Approval Template forests) training and equipment - SFM: Reduction in o Fire readiness across frequency and land holdings, farm-level intensity/ area of plans and technical wildfires in target areas support as measured by decrease in: 2.1.2 Ecological restoration o # fires in pilot areas initiatives implemented in areas affected by fires and other o # hectares affected degrading activities that are key by fires in pilot to the targeted production areas. programs