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Center for Environment
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PROGRAM: Central Programs
TITLE AND NUMBER: Improved protection and more sustainable use of natural resources, principally forests, biodiversity, coastal and freshwater ecosystems, and agricultural lands, 934-001; IR1.1
Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Management
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $7,650,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $6,000,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1999; ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2008Summary: Global biological diversity, the living resources that comprise it and the ecological processes that sustain it, form the foundation for human life on this planet. Because of this, biodiversity conservation plays a prominent role in USAID's environment program. USAID has worked with more than 60 countries to maintain the integrity of biologically diverse ecosystems of national and international value. USAID's programs to conserve and better manage biologically important areas worldwide enable the natural environment to continue to provide essential environmental, economic and other benefits to humanity.
The Biodiversity Program, managed by Global's Center for Environment (the Center) and its partners, works with host-country government agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other organizations. Activities include strengthening individual and institutional capacity of NGOs, community-based organizations and government institutions involved in the conservation and use of biodiversity; promoting biodiversity initiatives that help communities identify, value and better manage natural resources under their control; increasing public awareness of and participation in natural resource management; and improving the design and implementation of policies that affect biodiversity use and conservation.
Local communities benefit by becoming more effective managers of their natural resources. Institutional strengthening of nongovernmental and community-based organizations improves their capacity and effectiveness in implementing conservation programs. Host country governments benefit as USAID strengthens their ability to formulate and implement effective natural resource policies and programs. Both developed and developing countries benefit as biodiversity is conserved.
Key Results: The Center employs several indicators to measure progress and results. They are: a) total area of biologically important habitat under improved management, and b) total area of biologically important habitat under effective management, meaning that habitat quality has been improved and the managing institution has demonstrated the ability to monitor and respond to threats and opportunities. Biologically important habitat includes terrestrial and marine habitat, natural forests and tree systems, watersheds and coastline, and agricultural lands. A third indicator tracks policy successes, defined as instances where programs that support strengthened policy implementation have led to measurable improvements in the management and conservation of natural resources and improvements in habitat quality.
Performance and Prospects: Since FY 1996 when the Biodiversity team instituted its current performance monitoring system, the Center has helped to improve the management of 29,015,941 hectares of the world's most biologically valuable habitats-an area greater than the size of the United Kingdom. The Center has also helped to place 1,204,040 hectares under effective management and documented 56 cases of improvements in biodiversity conservation through strengthening of policies that support biodiversity conservation. To date, the program has documented improved management in 102 sites in 27 countries. In FY 2000, for example, the Biodiversity Team supported environmentally compatible economic development around protected areas in Nepal, Kenya and Brazil, and supported eco-regional planning in 21 species-rich sites in the Philippines, Ecuador, Tanzania and elsewhere around the globe to counter external threats to biodiversity.
Under a new initiative to save the world's richest sources of biodiversity, the Global Conservation Program's (GCP) on-the-ground activities have commenced. The GCP focuses especially on activities which address large-scale threats to biodiversity through eco-regional planning and trans-border cooperation.
In FY 2002, the Biodiversity Team will continue to provide support in the development and implementation of a threats-based approach to addressing biodiversity loss and promoting sustainable use of natural resources. It will also continue to provide technical support to missions in the development, implementation and evaluation of biodiversity and related economic growth programs. Finally, the Team will continue to support the Agency's involvement in the Convention to Combat Desertification, as well as the Rio+10 meeting and other, related forums.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: The Center may add or refine indicators to measure program performance and set targets for FY 2001 and beyond.
Other Donor Programs: Donors supporting similar activities include the World Bank, the International Development Bank, the Global Environment Facility, The European Community Bilateral programs of the Canadian, Dutch and German governments. The leading U.S. nongovernmental organizations involved in biodiversity conservation (e.g., World Wildlife Fund, the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and others) are program partners in the GCP.
Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: The new GCP initiative operates through agreements with six NGOs, the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund, African Wildlife Foundation, Enterprise Works Worldwide, and the Wildlife Conservation Society. The Center supports the Consultative Group on Biological Diversity, which is a consortium of 47 leading U.S. foundations whose purpose is to lend oversight and coherence to philanthropic spending on global biodiversity issues. The Center manages a separate agreement with Conservation International (the Biodiversity in Regional Development Program), and the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Center also manages an interagency agreement with the Department of the Interior and co-manages a biodiversity and forestry contract (BIOFOR). Principal contractors for BIOFOR are Associates in Rural Development, Inc. and Chemonics International, Inc.
Selected Performance Measures:
Indicator FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Area of habitat under improved management 10,500,000 12,400,000 22,806,924 29,015,941 24,800,000 25,600,000 Indicator 2: Area of habitat under effective management 678,426 861,000 985,970 1,204,040 1,075,000 1,145,000 Indicator 3: Documented improvements in biodiversity conservation as a result of strengthened policies or improved policy implementation. 10 10 12 6 7 8 Indicator Information
Indicator Level (S)or(IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1 IR Hectares Reports from partners and cooperators Areas under improved management meet these conditions: change in legal status favoring conservation, completion of a local site assessment, participatory design of management actions, development of human and institutional capacity, implementation of management actions, establishment of ongoing monitoring and evaluation system, and demonstration of adaptive management. Indicator 2 IR Hectares Reports from partners and cooperators Areas under effective management meet two conditions: improvement in habitat quality (the state of native plant and animal populations and the productivity of soil and water), or decrease in the rate of habitat degradation; and demonstration of adaptive management (the institutional ability to monitor and respond to threats and opportunities). Indicator 3 IR Number of policy successes Reports from partners and cooperators Policies include laws, regulations, decrees, and agreements that support the conservation and management of biodiversity. Policy implementation can occur at local, regional, national, and international levels, but do not include internal organizational policies. Successful policies include those USAID/G/ENV supported efforts that lead to documented effective management where on-the-ground conservation benefits are observed. U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 2,408 DA 1,477 DA 931 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 6,000 DA 829 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 8,408 DA 2,306 DA 6,102 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 7,650 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 7,650 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 6,000 DA 12,665 DA 34,723 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA
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