United Nations Development Programme Country: Malaysia PROJECT DOCUMENT 1 Project Title: Enhancing effectiveness and financial sustainability of Protected Areas in Malaysia UNDAF Outcome(s): N/A UNDP Strategic Plan Environment and Sustainable Development Primary Outcome: UNDP Strategic Plan Secondary Outcome: Expected CP Outcome(s): CPD 2008 – 2012 Outcome 3: Improved environmental stewardship through sustainable energy development and environmental management; CPD 2013 – 2015 Outcome 2: Strengthened institutional capacity in managing climate change including achieving both the 2015 renewable energy target of 5.5% of Malaysia’s total electricity generation mix and an enhanced national framework for biodiversity management of the Central Forest Spine in Peninsular Malaysia and the Heart of Borneo Target 3.2.1: Improved integrated ecosystem management implemented; Targets 2.3: National framework on sustainable financing options recommended by 2015 for wide-spread green technology applications in the low carbon cities initiatives and effective management of biodiversity endowments in Sabah, Sarawak and the Central Forest Spine in Peninsular Malaysia. Expected CPAP Output(s): Outcome: Enhancing environmental management of biodiversity and natural resources including water resource management Executing Entity/Implementing Partner: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Implementing Entity/Responsible Partners: Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) 1For UNDP supported GEF funded projects as this includes GEF-specific requirements Project Document Table of Contents SECTION I: Elaboration of the Narrative ............................................................................................... 5 PART I: Situation Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Context and Global Significance ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Environmental Context .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Socio-Economic Context ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Table 1: Socio-economic indicators for Malaysia (2007)........................................................................................................ 6 Land Use ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Table 2: Total Forested Area in Different Years (‘000 ha)...................................................................................................... 7 Protected Area Systems – Current Status and Coverage ......................................................................................................... 7 Institutional Context .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Policy and Legislative Context ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Financing for PA Management ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 1: Funding flows to support PA management in Malaysia .................................................................................. 14 Figure 2: Project Approval Process for Malaysia Five Year Development Plan ........................................................ 15 Threats, root causes and impacts .................................................................................................................................. 15 Long-Term Solution and Barriers to Achieving the Solution ............................................................................ 17 Baseline analysis .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 PART II: Strategy ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Project Rationale and Policy Conformity ................................................................................................................... 26 Fit with the UNDP Country Programme ..................................................................................................................... 26 Rationale and summary of GEF Alternative .............................................................................................................. 26 Goal, Objective, Outcomes and Outputs/activities ................................................................................................. 27 Figure 4: Components of Total Economic Value Source: http://www.eoearth.org/ ............................. 33 Project Indicators ................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Table 7: Project objective and outcome indicators and targets ........................................................................................ 44 Project Risks .......................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Table 8: Risks and Mitigation Measures ..................................................................................................................................... 47 Incremental reasoning and expected global, national and local benefits ..................................................................... 48 Cost-effectiveness ................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Country Ownership: Country Eligibility and Country Drivenness ................................................................. 49 Project consistency with national priorities/plans, .............................................................................................. 49 Sustainability and Replicability ..................................................................................................................................... 50 Part III: Management Arrangements .............................................................................................................. 53 Figure 5: Project Organisation Chart ........................................................................................................................................... 54 Part IV: Project Monitoring and Evaluation Framework ........................................................................ 55 Table 9: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Work Plan and Budget .............................................................................. 56 195. Communications and visibility requirements: .......................................................................................... 58 Part V: Legal Context ............................................................................................................................................. 58 SECTION II: Strategic Results Framework and GEF Increment ................................................. 60 PART I: Strategic Results Framework ............................................................................................................. 60 PART II: Incremental Cost Analysis ................................................................................................................. 66 Incremental reasoning and expected global, national and local benefits .................................................... 66 SECTION III: Total Budget and Workplan.......................................................................................... 69 Section IV: Additional Information...................................................................................................... 83 PART I: Other agreements ................................................................................................................................... 83 PART II: PA Profile ................................................................................................................................................ 86 PART III: Stakeholder Involvement Plan ...................................................................................................... 90 Stakeholder identification ................................................................................................................................................ 90 Information dissemination, consultation, and similar activities that took place during the PPG ...... 90 Approach to stakeholder participation....................................................................................................................... 90 Table 11: Stakeholder participation principles .......................................................................................................................