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 ...
Cornerstone projectsIn addition to the Coordination Unit, there are a number of other projects being put inplace that will underpin CEPF’s investment to ensure that the implementation of theportfolio has a sustainable and far-reaching impact.Monitoring processBirdLife International and its respective national partners will undertake a region-widemonitoring process. This project, to a large extent, represents a regional Center forBiodiversity Conservation and will monitor the success of CEPF investment andintegrate with other ongoing large-scale monitoring programs active in the region. Thisproject includes the development of a forest change map that will provide detailedinformation on the rate and scale of forest change and serve to re-orientate CEPFinvestment to the most threatened areas and track CEPF and partner institutionprogress toward achieving the conservation outcomes through maintaining the outcomesdatabase. This work will be undertaken in collaboration and with assistance from theEastern Arc Mountain Forests Conservation and Management Project (CMEAMF -Eastern Arc Mountains) and WWF (Coastal Forests).Red listing of plantsDespite many years of botanical research, the conservation status of many of thespecies, especially species with limited range, in this region is poorly known. This jointproject between Missouri Botanical Gardens and IUCN – The World Conservation Unionmakes the best use of the respective skills in assessing and ratifying the conservationstatus of plant species. Far from undertaking the assessment independently, data fromseveral botanical inventory projects will feed into this umbrella project for inclusion in thered listing process. These data in turn will contribute to the outcomes database.Journal of East African Natural HistoryThe ecosystem profile places a strong emphasis on improving biological knowledgewithin the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests and there are a number ofinventory projects for lesser known sites and species throughout the region. However, itis vital that these data are accessible to all interested parties. CEPF is in the final stagesof approving a grant to the East African Natural History Society that will support fourthematic issues of the Journal of East African Natural History relevant to the region.This grant also requires that all relevant articles since 1910 be published on the Internetas PDF files, vastly increasing the access to this historic journal. The informationcontained can then be used in interpreting research findings for use in awareness andeducation programs.Future DevelopmentsAfter a year rationalizing the applications and liaising closely with the potential granteesthe positioning of CEPF within the donor and conservation sectors, CEPF is poised toimplement a number of large projects. These projects will build upon the criteriaestablished above and incorporate the findings of the site-specific workshops and pilotprojects.Alternative nature-based livelihoodsThere are several successful examples of nature-based alternative livelihood activities10
established in the region and elsewhere that promote sustainable livelihoods. ICIPE, inpartnership with locally based organizations, will lead a project that will focus onpromoting alternative, nature-based livelihood opportunities. It will focus on the prioritysites identified within the ecosystem profile and develop synergies with connectivityprojects in Tana River communities to support forest conservation and to establish andmaintain connectivity in these important sites, Taita Hills, and East Usambara Forests.The project will initiate and support community-based income generating activities, suchas sustainable beekeeping, wild silk and medicinal plant enterprises.Small grants programStrategic Direction 4 calls for the establishment of a small grants program with thefollowing foci:• Support targeted efforts to increase connectivity of biologically important habitatpatches.• Support efforts to increase biological knowledge of the sites and to conserveCritically Endangered species.Experience, particularly in the GEF, shows that small grants can be cost effective. Smallgrants will be made available through CEPF for community-based organizations,researchers, and NGOs working to save Critically Endangered species and threatenedsites in this region. The Coordination Unit is submitting a proposal to administer thisSmall Grants Program in consultation with CEPF, with a project-funding ceiling of$20,000. This level of small grants program would support a range of projects notcurrently supported by other donors. Such sums can be extremely helpful in supportinglow-cost research, and are particularly suitable for postgraduate student projects thatcan build local capacity. They can also be swiftly funded on the basis of a high qualityLetter of Inquiry, without the need to develop a full proposal.Micro (community) grants programThe above small grants program makes little provision for funds that will enablecommunities to apply for funding for small-scale livelihood, land-use planning anddevelopment of local economies. To this end, it is anticipated that part of StrategicDirection 1 will be used to establish a micro grants scheme that will be locally managedthrough the Coordination Unit.These micro grants will be locally administered and accompanied with training andassistance in reporting and accounting as needed. In developing this proposal theapplicants have been trying to develop the most appropriate methods of reporting,including the suggestion that community groups can report on their progress usingannotated pictures.-March 2005* Prepared for: Improving Linkages Between CEPF and World Bank Operations, Africa Forum,Cape Town, South Africa, April 25-26, 2005.11
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established in the region <strong>and</strong> elsewhere that promote sustainable livelihoods. ICIPE, inpartnership with locally based organizations, will lead a project that will focus onpromoting alternative, nature-based livelihood opportunities. It will focus on the prioritysites identified within the ecosystem pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>and</strong> develop synergies with connectivityprojects in Tana River communities to support forest conservation <strong>and</strong> to establish <strong>and</strong>maintain connectivity in these important sites, Taita Hills, <strong>and</strong> East Usambara <strong>Forests</strong>.The project will initiate <strong>and</strong> support community-based income generating activities, suchas sustainable beekeeping, wild silk <strong>and</strong> medicinal plant enterprises.Small grants programStrategic Direction 4 calls for the establishment <strong>of</strong> a small grants program with thefollowing foci:• Support targeted efforts to increase connectivity <strong>of</strong> biologically important habitatpatches.• Support efforts to increase biological knowledge <strong>of</strong> the sites <strong>and</strong> to conserveCritically Endangered species.Experience, particularly in the GEF, shows that small grants can be cost effective. Smallgrants will be made available through CEPF for community-based organizations,researchers, <strong>and</strong> NGOs working to save Critically Endangered species <strong>and</strong> threatenedsites in this region. The Coordination Unit is submitting a proposal to administer thisSmall Grants Program in consultation with CEPF, with a project-funding ceiling <strong>of</strong>$20,000. This level <strong>of</strong> small grants program would support a range <strong>of</strong> projects notcurrently supported by other donors. Such sums can be extremely helpful in supportinglow-cost research, <strong>and</strong> are particularly suitable for postgraduate student projects thatcan build local capacity. They can also be swiftly funded on the basis <strong>of</strong> a high qualityLetter <strong>of</strong> Inquiry, without the need to develop a full proposal.Micro (community) grants programThe above small grants program makes little provision for funds that will enablecommunities to apply for funding for small-scale livelihood, l<strong>and</strong>-use planning <strong>and</strong>development <strong>of</strong> local economies. To this end, it is anticipated that part <strong>of</strong> StrategicDirection 1 will be used to establish a micro grants scheme that will be locally managedthrough the Coordination Unit.These micro grants will be locally administered <strong>and</strong> accompanied with training <strong>and</strong>assistance in reporting <strong>and</strong> accounting as needed. In developing this proposal theapplicants have been trying to develop the most appropriate methods <strong>of</strong> reporting,including the suggestion that community groups can report on their progress usingannotated pictures.-March 2005* Prepared for: Improving Linkages Between CEPF <strong>and</strong> World Bank Operations, Africa Forum,Cape Town, South Africa, April 25-26, 2005.11
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