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ProjectPromoting Agrobiodiversity Conservation and its Sustainable use in Traditional Agroecosystems of the Philippines - GCP/PHI/062/GFF 2023
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No results found.The undervaluation and inadequate recognition of traditional crop varieties in the Philippines pose challenges that hinder the nation from fully harnessing the significant nutritional, cultural and ecological value they offer. By enhancing, expanding and sustaining dynamic conservation practices, the project aimed to promote globally significant agrobiodiversity in traditional agroecosystems of the Philippines. The project was initially piloted in 17 barangaysacross Ifugao province and Lake Sebu and later expanded to include additional barangays. Primarily benefiting Indigenous Peoples' communities, the project consisted of three key components: mainstreaming agrobiodiversity considerations into policy and institutional frameworks, conducting pilot activities for dynamic conservation practices and disseminating information for scaling up and monitoring and evaluation. The project succeeded in transforming land into traditional agroecosystems, developing and activating policy instruments, delivering capacity building in conservation and enterprise activities as well as in the characterization of traditional varieties, creating agrobiodiversity-based products, establishing community seed banks. The project also facilitated the establishment of community-based organizations, documented Locally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and contributed to local knowledge and good practices in agrobiodiversity conservation. Overall, the project has made significant strides in mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity for ensuring food security, improved livelihoods and resilient ecosystems in the Philippines. -
Book (series)Terminal evaluation of the project “Sustainable cropland and forest management in priority agro-ecosystems of Myanmar”
Project code: GCP/MYA/017/GFF - GEF ID: 5123 - FAO Project ID: 618969
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No results found.The project aimed to build the capacity of farming and forestry stakeholders to mitigate climate change and improve land conditions by adopting climate-smart agriculture and sustainable forest management policies and practices. Its geographical focus was five townships in three priority agroecosystem zones: Ayeyarwady Delta, Central Dry Zone, and an upland, shifting cultivation zone. There were two executing partners of equal status: the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. The project maintained its alignment with stakeholder priorities despite some major changes that occurred between the project’s initial design and the terminal evaluation. Effectiveness overall was moderately satisfactory, with a mixed picture in achieving outputs and outcomes, and major hindrances stemming from COVID-19 and the political emergency rule. Recommendations included: future similar projects should have a bridging phase in order to plan a follow-up project for broader implementation; and centralized monitoring systems should be created along with exit strategies. Available institutional resource bases must account for the replication and scalability of project-piloted approaches and models – and avoid “development islands”. -
Book (series)Terminal evaluation of the project “Payments for Ecosystem Services to Support Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods”
Project code: GCP/MOZ/117/GFF – GEF ID: 5516
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No results found.The Payments for Ecosystem Services to Support Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods project, supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), sought to promote biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation in the Miombo forest ecosystem. It aimed to strengthen the existing revenue sharing mechanism (RSM) that supports the sustainable use and conservation of forests and wildlife, and improves local livelihoods in the Zambezia Province of Mozambique. Overall, the results achieved can lead to progress in enabling the environment, changing legal and regulatory frameworks, having communities adopt more sustainable practices and contributing to the preservation of biodiversity – especially in reducing deforestation. Key recommendations involve: flagging the most promising communities for national authorities as potential grant applicants under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) programmes; preparing an exit plan for the four districts that benefit from the project to ensure minimum technical follow-up in the supported communities; and systematizing the approach, experience and good results achieved with the practices of the beekeeping and savings and credit groups to reinforce the project’s learning dimension.
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