Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya ...
Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya ... Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya ...
the region and is important in the context of global warming. A number of forest patchesare also recently isolated from each other, causing the local extinction of species, ashabitat patches become too small to support them (see below). Such sites deserveparticular attention.1. Increase the ability of local populations to benefit from and contribute tobiodiversity conservation.Poverty - the fundamental cause of unsustainable practices that degrade theenvironment - is compounded by issues pertaining to tenure of all resources, notjust land. Activities that strive to alleviate poverty need to address culture, localeconomy and the resource base. CEPF aims to enable civil societyorganizations to promote and develop feasible alternative livelihoods. Naturebasedalternatives such as commercial insects, honey and non-timber forestproducts that demonstrate a direct link with the forest resources lead tocommunity protection of the forests. Improving the productivity of existingagriculture land is essential if the pressure on the forests is to be reduced.Alternatives to wood and charcoal as the main household fuels need to beproposed.2. Restore and increase connectivity among fragmented forest patches,especially in Lower Tana River Forests; Taita Hills; East Usambaras/Tanga;and UdzungwasThroughout the region, there is a significant risk of local extinctions as a directresult of the degree of fragmentation of the once contiguous forests in a numberof locations. In all of these geographic areas we need to find creative solutionsto not only arrest the current level of fragmentation, but to increase the currentlevels of connectivity to ensure the long–term survival of these species.Such solutions will involve a concerted effort of all relevant stakeholders’. Ineach of the priority locations, local scientific knowledge should guide subsequentconservation activities in order to ensure that these efforts are targetedappropriately. Those communities most engaged in activities to re-establishconnectivity also need to be assisted in recruiting addition benefits and improvinglivelihoods as a result of their efforts.3. Improve biological knowledge (all 160 sites eligible)Gaps in the current level of knowledge occur on two levels. There are a numberof lesser-known sites that have not been thoroughly surveyed. There are alsoseveral species that whilst we know these to occur, many aspects of their biologyand life cycles remain a mystery. It is essential to know the latter to effectappropriate conservation measures. In all activities under this strategic direction,adding value to already existing institutions in Tanzania and Kenya and providingtraining to nationals of these countries is a priority.4. Establish a small grants program (all 160 sites eligible) that focuses onCritically Endangered species and small-scale efforts to increaseconnectivity of biologically important habitat patchesFor smaller sums of money, it is envisaged that a locally established small grantfund addressing species and site outcomes would yield the most pragmaticreturns. This fund would be accessible to students and community groupsinterested in addressing research and conservation activities within the region.4
5. Develop and support efforts for further fundraising for the regionSecuring long-term funding to support the institutions that are responsible for thecontinued protection of these forests is vital. There are several options alreadyavailable and the practicality of applying these in East Africa will be explored. Aspart of the GEF/UNDP project a trust fund for the Eastern Arc Mountains ofTanzania will be established. There may be opportunities to develop a similarfund for the Coastal Forests. Opportunities under the Kyoto Protocol may alsoprovide a means to support long-term funding.In addition to the identification of the strategic directions outlined above, each strategicdirection has further refined investment guidance provided through investment priorities,which are more specific and concrete. The investment priorities provide more specifictargets for CEPF funding in the region and are used to inform grantmaking decisions.They are included as part of the full investment priority table in the ecosystem profile andon the CEPF Web site (www.cepf.net).The Eastern Arc and Coastal Forests region was approved for grant funding by theCEPF Donor Council in July 2003 with a total allocation of $7 million. CEPF’sinvestment in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests was one of the mosthighly anticipated sources of funds for biodiversity conservation, a direct result of theconsultative nature of developing the ecosystem profile. As a result, CEPF was beeninundated with applications, even prior to approval of the ecosystem profile by theCouncil. Active grantmaking started in January 2004. The time between Donor Councilapproval and awarding the first grant was spent ensuring implementation began with theimportant first step of developing a Coordination Unit to provide right representation inboth Tanzania and Kenya.To date, CEPF has awarded 23 grants valued at $1.51 million (see Chart 1 included atthe end of the overview). These grants range in size from $7,153 to $700,000 with theaverage grant size being $70,132 (see list of grants). The full status of the portfolio todate and the timeline of grants awarded are illustrated in Charts 3 and 4.Coordinating CEPF Grantmaking on the GroundBuilding on CEPF experiences in other hotspots, CEPF established a locally basedcoordination unit to act as the “eyes and ears” in the region. For the Eastern Arc andCoastal Forest, four organizations that were the lynch pins in developing the ecosystemprofile combined to create the coordination unit. This reinforced the continuity andmomentum from the development of the ecosystem profile into grantmaking. TheCoordination Unit in this region was modeled on the Succulent Karoo coordination body.The goal of the Coordination Unit is to ensure that: “the biodiversity of the Eastern Arcand Coastal Forests is conserved in perpetuity, with no further species extinctions,through a combination of sound conservation science and the active engagement of civilsociety.” Within the coordination unit, each organization is responsible for one of thefour key outputs to be delivered throughout the duration of the CEPF five-yearinvestment as detailed.5
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the region <strong>and</strong> is important in the context <strong>of</strong> global warming. A number <strong>of</strong> forest patchesare also recently isolated from each other, causing the local extinction <strong>of</strong> species, ashabitat patches become too small to support them (see below). Such sites deserveparticular attention.1. Increase the ability <strong>of</strong> local populations to benefit from <strong>and</strong> contribute tobiodiversity conservation.Poverty - the fundamental cause <strong>of</strong> unsustainable practices that degrade theenvironment - is compounded by issues pertaining to tenure <strong>of</strong> all resources, notjust l<strong>and</strong>. Activities that strive to alleviate poverty need to address culture, localeconomy <strong>and</strong> the resource base. CEPF aims to enable civil societyorganizations to promote <strong>and</strong> develop feasible alternative livelihoods. Naturebasedalternatives such as commercial insects, honey <strong>and</strong> non-timber forestproducts that demonstrate a direct link with the forest resources lead tocommunity protection <strong>of</strong> the forests. Improving the productivity <strong>of</strong> existingagriculture l<strong>and</strong> is essential if the pressure on the forests is to be reduced.Alternatives to wood <strong>and</strong> charcoal as the main household fuels need to beproposed.2. Restore <strong>and</strong> increase connectivity among fragmented forest patches,especially in Lower Tana River <strong>Forests</strong>; Taita Hills; East Usambaras/Tanga;<strong>and</strong> UdzungwasThroughout the region, there is a significant risk <strong>of</strong> local extinctions as a directresult <strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong> fragmentation <strong>of</strong> the once contiguous forests in a number<strong>of</strong> locations. In all <strong>of</strong> these geographic areas we need to find creative solutionsto not only arrest the current level <strong>of</strong> fragmentation, but to increase the currentlevels <strong>of</strong> connectivity to ensure the long–term survival <strong>of</strong> these species.Such solutions will involve a concerted effort <strong>of</strong> all relevant stakeholders’. Ineach <strong>of</strong> the priority locations, local scientific knowledge should guide subsequentconservation activities in order to ensure that these efforts are targetedappropriately. Those communities most engaged in activities to re-establishconnectivity also need to be assisted in recruiting addition benefits <strong>and</strong> improvinglivelihoods as a result <strong>of</strong> their efforts.3. Improve biological knowledge (all 160 sites eligible)Gaps in the current level <strong>of</strong> knowledge occur on two levels. There are a number<strong>of</strong> lesser-known sites that have not been thoroughly surveyed. There are alsoseveral species that whilst we know these to occur, many aspects <strong>of</strong> their biology<strong>and</strong> life cycles remain a mystery. It is essential to know the latter to effectappropriate conservation measures. In all activities under this strategic direction,adding value to already existing institutions in <strong>Tanzania</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>and</strong> providingtraining to nationals <strong>of</strong> these countries is a priority.4. Establish a small grants program (all 160 sites eligible) that focuses onCritically Endangered species <strong>and</strong> small-scale efforts to increaseconnectivity <strong>of</strong> biologically important habitat patchesFor smaller sums <strong>of</strong> money, it is envisaged that a locally established small grantfund addressing species <strong>and</strong> site outcomes would yield the most pragmaticreturns. This fund would be accessible to students <strong>and</strong> community groupsinterested in addressing research <strong>and</strong> conservation activities within the region.4
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