Project Progress Reporting_Component 1&2 (2).pdf

Project Progress Reporting_Component

1. Promoting Sustainable Approaches to Ecosystem Conservation in the Imatong landscape of South Sudan
GEF 7 Project implementation update
Meeting NO. 42025


Component 1: Developing enabling policy and regulatory frameworks for effective planning, management and governance of forest PAs
Outcome 1.1: Forestry Protected Area management frameworks and governance reflect the diversity of needs and interests of key stakeholders and encourage
horizontal and vertical co-ordination and co-operation mechanisms.
Output/Activities Progress towards Outputs and Activities Deliverables Responsibility
Output 1.1.1: National policy,
regulatory and institutional
frameworks governing forest
PAs reviewed and implemented:
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Activity 1: Conduct expert
review of policy, regulatory and
institutional frameworks in the
environment and forestry
Completed - Inception report and workplan
presented.
Consultants, PMU,
MoEF.
Activity 2: Convene a national
stakeholder workshop to discuss
and validate experts’ report
recommendations.
Next - Gaps to be identified and inputs
incorporated.
Consultants, PMU,
MoEF.
Activity 3: Submit policy and
institutional reforms
recommendations to
Government of South Sudan for
action (including further debate,
approval, etc.).
Activity 2 will lead to activity 3 Comprehensive report compiled. Consultants, PMU,
MoEF.
Activity 4: Develop strategic
action plan targeting protected area
management and biodiversity
conservation
Comes after activity 3 - Strategic action plan presented. Consultants, PMU,
MoEF.
Activity 5: Pilot the reviewed and
approved policy and institutional
Pathway to community engagement County Councils formed EES, PMU, MoEF

2. frameworks in 3 communities that
inhabit Imatong forest protected
areas
Output 1.1.2: Collaborative
Forest Management (CFM)
mechanisms instituted and
access to and sharing of
benefits of biodiversity
conservation and ecosystem
services by local communities
promoted:

Activity 1: Review existing
policy, legal and regulatory
framework enabling CFM
application in South Sudan.
Comes with activity 2 Reports and recommendations
presented
Consultants, PMU,
MoEF
Activity 2: Develop and secure
approval of National CFM
strategy and Action Plan
Next Incorporation in South Sudan Law PMU, MoEF, MoJ
Activity 3: Establish
Collaborative Forest
Management Platform for access
and sharing of benefits
Comes after completion of activity 2. Local government councils formed. EES, PMU, MoEF
Activity 4: Raise awareness and
promote approved National
CFM Strategy at National, State,
Payam and Boma and PA levels
Comes after completion of activity 3 Pathway to county council responsibility
establish.
EES, PMU, MoEF
Activity 5: Pilot/implement
participatory management of
Imatong CFR
Next Participatory management approached. EES, PMU, MoEF
Output 1.1.3: Inclusive and
gender sensitive multi-
stakeholder co-ordination
platform for effective PA
management and
participatory M&E at
national, and subnational
levels established, made
functional and strengthened:

Activity 1: Identify key
stakeholders
Ongoing • Stakeholders identified EES, PMU, MoEF

3. Activity 2: Establishing multi-
stakeholder platform
Ongoing • Stakeholders’ platform established EES, PMU, MoEF
Activity 3: Establish stakeholder
coordination plan
Activity 2 will lead to activity 3 • Coordination plan establish. EES, PMU, MoEF
Activity 4: Train stakeholders
on effective PA management
Need assessment done by UoJ Practitioners and facilitators trained UoJ, PMU, MoEF




Component 2: Forest Management plan development and capacity building for effective forestry protected area management
Outcome 2.1: Forest Management plan developed, and National and PA management staff have the capacities that enable and support PAME achieving
biodiversity conservation objectives.
Output/Activities Progress towards Outputs and Activities Deliverables Responsibility
Output 2.1.1: National
guidelines for PA
management planning
developed and technical
capacity of national and PA
level management staff built.

Activity 1: Gather data required
for the development of forestry
management planning guidelines
Ongoing (IUCN is on board) Forest management
planning guidelines
developed.
IUCN, PMU, MoEF
Activity 2: Draft national
guidelines for forestry
management planning
Ongoing (IUCN is on board) National guidelines for
management planning
developed
IUCN, PMU, MoEF
Output 2.1.2: Imatong forest
management plan developed
and implemented

Activity 1: Form an inter-
disciplinary and inclusive Core
Planning Team (CPT)
Ongoing (IUCN is on board) CPT Formed EES, PMU, MoEF
Activity 2: Review existing legal
instruments of gazettement and
other related documents
Review is completed To be presented in
stakeholders workshop.
Consultant, PMU,
MoEF
Activity 3: Conduct forest
inventory, biodiversity and
socio-economic assessment
Preparation is ongoing Assessment results
presented.
IUCN, PMU. MoEF

4. Activity 5: Conduct stakeholder
engagement on management and
protection of the forest reserve
Preparation is ongoing Stakeholders’
engagement conducted
EES, PMU, MoEF
Activity 6: Approval and
implementation of the Forest
Management Plan
Next Forest management plan
approved
MoEF, PMU, EES
Output 2.1.3: Government and
PA level staff trained in
biodiversity conservation
assessment, threat
identification and monitoring,
and PA management
methods:

Activity 1: Conduct a technical
capacity and institutional needs
assessment of Government
national and PA level staff in
biodiversity conservation
assessment, threat identification
and monitoring, and best PA
management practices and
methodologies
Preparation is ongoing by UoJ to be joined by output 2.1.4 consultants Needs assessment
conducted at all levels.
UoJ, Consultants,
PMU, MoEF
Activity 2: Develop Capacity
Building Plan (CBP) for
improving the capacity of staff on
biodiversity conservation
assessment, threat identification
and monitoring, and PA
management
Next CBP Developed UoJ, IUCN, PMU,
MoEF
Activity 3: Build the capacity of
staff through training, re-tooling
and exchange visits
Activity 2 leads to Activity 3 Adequate capacity built at
all levels.
UoJ, IUCN, PMU,
MoEF
Output 2.1.4: Biodiversity
threat assessments conducted,
and strategies/actions plans to
support protection of priority
species developed and
implemented

Activity 1: Conduct a baseline
inventory, focusing on overall
Preparation is ongoing Baseline inventory report
conducted.
IUCN, PMU, UoJ,
MoEFF

5. biological diversity rather than
extensive or detailed information
about specific taxa or habitats
Activity 2: Conduct a rapid
appraisal of the status of selected
indicator species as an indicator
of biological diversity, in terms of
species and community diversity
to inform us about the overall
health of ecosystems
Preparation is ongoing A rapid appraisal report
represented.
IUCN, PMU, UoJ,
MoEFF
Activity 3 Assess ecosystem
change to determine the effects
of human activities or natural
disturbances on the ecological
integrity and associated
biodiversity
Ongoing by University of Juba and IUCN will join. Assessment conducted IUCN, PMU, UoJ,
MoEFF
Activity 4. Perform a resource
assessment to determine the
potential for sustainable use of
selected biological resources in
Imatong CFR under the
Collaborative Forest
Management (CFM)
arrangements
Preparation is on going Assessment performed,
report presented
IUCN, PMU, UoJ,
MoEFF
Output 2.1.5: Integrated
Management Effectiveness
Tool (IMET) established to
track Protected Area
Management Effectiveness
(PAME) and to inform
management decisions and
IUCN Green Listing process:

Activity 1. Assess policy, legal
and regulatory frameworks that
will incorporate and support
IMET
Ongoing Assessment report
presented
Consultants, PMU,
MoEF
Activity 2. Promote the PA
Management Effectiveness
Tracking Tool (METT)
Preparation is ongoing METT Developed and
Promoted
Consultants, PMU,
MoEF
Activity 3. Compilation of a
variety of data from many
Preparation is ongoing Data compiled, report
presented.
Consultants, PMU,
MoEF

6. sources: raw data, documents and
personal knowledge from
different stakeholders to feed
into the METT
Activity 4. Establish a network of
all relevant stakeholders focused
on supporting IMET roll out
across protected and conserved
area network throughout South
Sudan
Preparation is ongoing Network established. EES, PMU, MoEF