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REQUEST FOR CEO ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL
PROJECT TYPE: FULL-SIZED PROJECT
THE GEF TRUST FUND
Expected Calendar (mm/dd/yy)
Milestones Dates
Work Program (for FSPs only) June 2009
Agency Approval date Aug. 2011
Implementation Start Sept. 2011
Mid-term Evaluation (if planned) Sept. 2013
Project Closing Date Sept. 2015
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Submission Date: February 28, 2011
ReSubmission Date: June 22 2011
PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION
GEFSEC PROJECT ID: 3971
GEF AGENCY PROJECT ID: 4197
COUNTRY(IES): Bolivia
PROJECT TITLE: Biodiversity Conservation through Sustainable Forest Management by local communities
GEF AGENCY(IES): UNDP, (select), (select)
OTHER EXECUTING PARTNER(S): Vice-Ministry of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Forest
Management
GEF FOCAL AREA(s): Biodiversity
GEF-4 STRATEGIC PROGRAM(s): BD SO2 – SP4/SP5
NAME OF PARENT PROGRAM/UMBRELLA PROJECT: SFM
A. PROJECT FRAMEWORK
Project Objective: Improve protection and conservation of biodiversity in the Amboró Madidi corridor through sustainable forest management,
based on fostering markets for certified forest products and increase in local revenues.
Indicate
whether Expected Outcomes Expected Outputs GEF Financing1 Co-Financing1 Total ($)
Project Investment ($) a % ($) b % c=a+ b
Components , TA, or
2
STA
1. Institutional TA Strengthened national and local 1.1 Legal and technical 1,013,400 14.3 6,062,963 85.7 7,076,363
support technical and operational standards developed for
mechanisms are capacities enable: sustainable
generated to - Legal, regulatory and management of NTFP
foster operational frameworks and tools and for Comprehensive
conservation of that facilitate BD protection in Forest Management.
biodiversity the AMC area by mainstreaming 1.2 Simplified FSC
through BD as a requirement of standards suited to
sustainable Comprehensive Forest communities developed
forest Management1 result in 6,000 ha and validated (includes
management (20% of total certified forestland) the Comprehensive
and applying set-asides and Forest Management
certification by protection plans and strict proposal, contemplates
communities. FSC and FLEGHT
1
“Manejo Integral del Bosque” includes sustainable management of the multiple forestry products and values at the same time the
traditional uses and practices related to the forest.
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safeguard measures for the variables)
protection of biodiversity with 1.3 Biodiversity
support from GEF; and stabilize monitoring system
populations of jaguar (Panthera developed for field
onca), white lipped peccary application
(Tajasu tajaco) and spider 1.4 Forest and Land
monkey (Ateles paniscus). Authority operational
- National policy for procurement units in project areas
of certified forest products and strengthened to curtail
NFTP management standards. illegal deforestation
-Reduced illegal logging in the 1.5 Municipal strategic
project intervention area by 30% forest development
- Technical capacities to promote plans that contemplate
forest certification at community BD in selected
level. municipalities
- Collectively provide benefits 1.6 Strengthened
including: Reduced illegal capacities of Tierras
logging in the project Comunitarias de
intervention area (including 0% Origen (TCOs)
deforestation in certified sites), 1.7 Knowledge and
reduced rate of loss in forest communication strategy
floral diversity provides implemented to raise
increased protection to globally population’s awareness
important species including about valuation of
jaguar; peccary; spider monkey forest and biodiversity
amongst others.
2.Communities TA Increased number of forest 2.1 Strengthened 2,324,100 48.8 2,435,000 51.2 4,759,100
with communities receiving support to communities
strengthened apply the forest management implement
capacities to plans and the BD monitoring Comprehensive Forest
obtain and keep system, prevent and reduce fires, Management plans in
certification increase control over their order to achieve
and manage territory and move towards certification.
forests in a certification lead to: 2.2 Capacity building in
sustainable and - 30,000 new hectares with business management
biodiversity- management plans at community for the CFEs
friendly way level 2.3 The biodiversity
- At least 5 pilot communities monitoring system is
(10,000 has) certified by the FSC used by communities
simplified standard 2.4 CFEs negotiation
- At least 10.000 has of capacity has improved
community forests certified with and better benefit-
FSC standards sharing of revenues is
- A strategy of territorial obtained between
protection against illegal logging companies and
activities applied over 100,000 communities
ha. 2.5 TCOs and
communities
empowered in the
management and
conservation of their
forests
3. Economic TA Increased competitiveness of 3.1 Local and national 1,612,500 61.7 1,000,000 38.3 2,612,500
incentives are communities in the national and policies have been
in place to international markets as a result formulated to support
attract and keep of capacity building and commercialization of
community certification of forest products forest products under
forestry enable: management.
operations - greater demand for certified 3.2 Products with value-
committed to products (2 new chains of added developed from
sustainable custody, 6 new alliances, 4 new NTFP positioned in the
forestry and BD markets opened for NTFP with market (national or
management value-added, at least 50,000 m3 international)
practices of certified or verified wood sold 3.3. Increased volumes
in the national or international of wood traded from
market managed forests
- investments in communities to applying biodiversity
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improve management and conservation measures
business practices that contribute 3.4. A credit system for
to BD objectives (credit line, forest operations is
increased allocations to forest implemented in the
management, communites re- intervention area.
invest in BD monitoring and
management)
4. Project management 550,000 28.4 1,387,037 71.6 1,937,037
Total Project Costs 5,500,000 33.6 10,885,000 66.4 16,385,000
1 List the $ by project components. The percentage is the share of GEF and Co-financing respectively of the total amount for the component.
2 TA = Technical Assistance; STA = Scientific & Technical Analysis.
B. SOURCES OF CONFIRMED CO-FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT
Name of Co-financier Classification Type Project %*
(source)
FONABOSQUE Nat'l Gov't In-kind 1,000,000
Cash 1,000,000 18.4
INIAF Nat'l Gov't In-kind 1,700,000
Cash 300,000 18.4
Land and Forest Authority Nat'l Gov't In-kind 350,000
– ABT Cash 50,000 3.7
National Climate Change Nat'l Gov't In-kind 3,650,000
Program - PNCC Cash 750,000 40.4
SUSTENTAR Nat'l Gov't In-kind 300,000
Cash 85,000 3.5
Forest Preservation Nat'l Gov't In-kind 1,500,000
Program Cash 200,000 15.6
Total Co-financing 10,885,000 100%
* Percentage of each co-financier’s contribution at CEO endorsement to total co-financing.
C. Financing Plan Summary For The Project ($)
Project Total For comparison:
Project Preparation Agency Fee
a b c = a + b GEF and Co-
financing at PIF
GEF financing 100,000 5,500,000 5,600,000 550,000 5,600,000
Co-financing 0 10,885,000 10,885,000 0 10,500,000
Total 100,000 16,385,000 16,485,000 550,000 16,100,000
* For FSP only; Agency fee for PPG has already been approved.
D. GEF RESOURCES REQUESTED BY AGENCY(IES), FOCAL AREA(S) AND COUNTRY(IES)1
GEF Country Name/ (in $)
Agency Focal Area
Global Project (a) Agency Fee (b)2 Total c=a+b
Total GEF Resources
1
No need to provide information for this table if it is a single focal area, single country and single GEF Agency project.
2
Relates to the project and any previous project preparation funding that have been provided and for which no Agency fee has been requested from Trustee.
E. CONSULTANTS WORKING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS:
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Estimated GEF amount Co-financing Project total
Component person ($) ($) ($)
months
Local consultants* 816 1,152,800 1,750,000 2,902,800
International consultants* 0 0 0 0
Total 816 1,152,800 1,750,000 2,902,800
* Details to be provided in Annex C.
F. PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUDGET/COST
Total Estimated GEF
Cost Items person weeks amount Co-financing Project total
($) ($) ($)
Local consultants* 215 314,000 1,329,537 1,643,537
International consultants* 0 0 0 0
Office facilities, equipment, 85,500 25,500 111,000
vehicles and communications**
Travel** 41,500 15,000 56,500
Others** 109,000 17,000 126,000
Total 550,000 1,387,037 1,937,037
* Details to be provided in Annex C.
** Office facilities, equipment, vehicles and communications: includes procurement of equipment and furniture, supplies and services for the
PCU. Travel: US$41,500 to cover expenses for field missions to the intervention area. Others: includes annual audits (US$12,000), external
evaluations (US$65,000), training and consultation workshops and materials (US$32,000)
G. DOES THE PROJECT INCLUDE A “NON-GRANT” INSTRUMENT? yes no
(If non-grant instruments are used, provide in Annex E an indicative calendar of expected
reflows to your agency and to the GEF Trust Fund).
H. DESCRIBE THE BUDGETED M &E PLAN:
1. Project monitoring and evaluation will be conducted in accordance with established UNDP and GEF procedures and
will be provided by the project team and the UNDP Country Office (UNDP-CO) with support from the UNDP/GEF
Regional Coordination Unit in Panama. The Logical Framework Matrix in Annex A provides performance and impact
indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of verification. The M&E plan includes:
inception report, project implementation reviews, quarterly and annual review reports, mid-term and final evaluations.
M&E will be undertaken at three levels: project outcomes and impacts in relation to the logical framework; delivery of
project outputs in accordance with the annual work plans; and monitoring of project implementation and performance.
The Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) will develop the project’s M&E system and train counterpart staff to facilitate
accurate data collection and preparation of reports.
2. Project impact will be measured through the following indicators:
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