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Lucayan National Park, 11841.
The Bahamas Protected Area Network Management Effectiveness Assessment, 2014, the Bahamas Management Effectiveness 2009 report and the Bahamas National Trust 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.
Lucayan National Park (LNP) experienced severe damage from Hurricane Dorian in 2019, mainly from extensive coastal erosion restricting access to Gold Rock Beach, resulting in the Park’s closure in September 2019. The park’s closure was a detriment to the tourism industry on Grand Bahama as LNP is a high touristic attraction with Gold Rock Beach receiving the #1 best beach award for the island in 2018. LNP has reopened in January 2020, however, with the loss of the visitor pavilion, a small visitor center is essential to park operations, visitor management, and increasing revenue to expand park infrastructure.
Staff and visitor facilities are an important issue for between half and two-thirds of protected areas, and this issue is particularly important in areas where tourism is a threat, as is Lucayan National Park. This project seeks to enhance the management and governance of priority areas by addressing existing limitations through strengthening on-site infrastructure and equipment for managing visitation and improving park operations.
Construct a small wooden structured gift shop/ visitor center powered by solar energy directly on the foundation of a former pavilion structure. The building will encompass a total size of 25ft x 25ft inclusive of a wrap-around veranda. The building will be strategically located in close proximity to the parking area, cave trail entrance and restrooms to allow for quick and easy access by visitors. The design of the building is based on similar gift shop buildings found at various parks, historical and recreational areas around The Bahamas. An open floor plan will be utilized and the building will be designed for practicality.
Acquisition of a vehicle (truck) to support the transport of building materials, supplies for park maintenance, and support park surveillance and enforcement. This will be be a 4×4 truck capable of transporting heavy and sometimes long loads and be able to handle rough terrain and driving on sand.
The construction of a new visitor facility would provide improved management for park visitation and overall park operations; increase park revenue through merchandise sales; and improve the visitor experience by having a dedicated space where guests can learn about the Park’s importance prior to exploring the features of Lucayan National Park. The construction of this building will allow for the sales of Bahamas National Trust souvenirs and light food items. The construction of this building will also create possible job opportunities and livelihoods for East Grand Bahama residents to either be hired or contracted to manage the gift shop.
The acquisition of a truck for Lucayan National Park would improve park operations considering the remote distance of the park from the city center, not only for transporting materials and supplies, but also to improve surveillance and enforcement patrols for the management of the expanded park boundaries.
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Bahamas National Trust
Three Bays Marine Protected Area, 555643716
Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool
Haiti’s marine protected areas are relatively new, with all having been declared after 2013. With either no, or at best, extremely limited resources available, this project will address a critical need to increase capacity human and equipment) to monitor and manage resources within the MPA as well as address the need to provide environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative income generating opportunities for local stakeholders in order to enhance local management of the marine protected area.
In order to complete project objectives, members of the Agence Nationale des Aires Protégées (ANAP), Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM), and local university students will be trained in environmental sciences, coastal and marine resources and basic biology, non-lethal (un-armed) environmental law enforcement engagement, laws relating to coastal and marine resources and marine protected areas, and how to operate various types of equipment (boats, motors, snorkelling, and communications equipment).
FoProBiM will provide training to 20 local stakeholders in apiculture as an alternative livelihood and provide them with 100 hives and apicultural equipment in order to begin honey production.
Without this project the opportunity to provide a presence throughout the marine protected areas through the training of human resources within ANAP, the Gad Ekolojik, FoProBiM, local universities, and the local communities to begin to ensure proper and sustainable monitoring, surveillance, educational and enforcement activities would remain severely limited, if not non-existent. All of these groups will be provided a total of 10 days of training: 2 days each of environmental; non-lethal (un-armed) environmental law enforcement engagement and laws; how to operate various types of equipment; “water” classes (snorkelling, swimming, etc.), and; field work including wildlife ID, boat patrols, hiking, etc.).
To support the development of presence throughout the MPA the acquisition of equipment to strengthen both ANAP’s and FoProBiM’s capacities to undertake surveillance, monitoring, research, and enforcement activities by increasing their mobility is a crucial component of this project. Without this presence, and the increase in surveillance it affords, the continued illegal and unsustainable exploitation of resources would continue.
The second component of this project is the continued development and strengthening of environmentally friendly and sustainable non-extractive income generating apiculture with 2 local communities and 2 associations to provide livelihood generation in order to reduce unsustainable resource extraction while protecting biodiversity.
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Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM)
Complexes W-Arly et PoNaSi: 124385, 555705201
IMET Arly 2015 et documents stratégiques nationaux.
Le projet s’inscrit dans un objectif général de renforcement, de professionnalisation de la lutte anti braconnage et de la stabilité encourageant le développement durable par la sécurisation et la bonne gouvernance des AP des complexes PONASI et OUEST ARLY et de leurs périphéries.
Pour répondre aux objectifs du Projet, trois grandes activités sont prévues:
Le dispositif anti-braconnage et la sécurité des aires protégées sera renforcé par la création de la nouvelle brigade mobile, opérationnelle qui viendra en complémentarité avec les projets déjà actifs que sont FOMEK et PONASI financés par l’UE.
Les bénéficiaires finaux de cette action étant prioritairement les communautés riveraines des deux complexes qui vivent directement ou indirectement des ressources issues des services de l’écosystème desdits complexes ou de leur périphérie bénéficieront directement de la stabilité apportée par la sécurisation. Elles bénéficieront également d’une voix plus forte pour faire entendre leurs problématiques et seront plus impliquées dans la gestion décentralisée de la problématique globale. Les formations et les savoir-faire du projet permettront ainsi de créer un cadre plus favorable au développement durable des régions et des réserves concernées du WAP- PONASI.
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Anges gardiens de la Nature
Parc national du Banco, 725.
Plan d’aménagement et de gestion du Parc national du Banco 2019-2028
Le projet permettra :
Le projet permettra l’accroissement de l’attractivité au plan touristique du Parc travers l’entretien des bâtiments techniques, touristiques, éducatifs et autres infrastructures et, à terme, la mise en place d’aménagements diversifiés à but touristique via la construction d’un Canopy walk way.
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Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves
Ce projet a été reconnu comme une solution PANORAMA en novembre 2021. PANORAMA est un partenariat qui met en lumière des exemples de solutions inspirantes et reproductibles couvrant un large éventail de thèmes relevant du domaine de l’environnement et du développement, pour permettre l’apprentissage intersectoriel et la reproduction de succès.
Aire marine protégée de Cayar, 352705
Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET)
Cette petite subvention technique de un an mettra en places les activités suivantes:
A ce stade d’exécution du projet, à part l’acquisition de 250 plants de cocotiers et 5 000 plants de filaos, aucune autre activité n’est réalisée. Le sentiment le plus partagé au sein des acteurs et des populations locales à ce stade, est l’espoir d’une restauration de la biodiversité marines et côtière et une amélioration de leur bien-être humain. Pour les agents et membres du comité de gestion de l’aire marine protégée, il y a bonne motivation.
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Aire marine protégée de Cayar
Cousin Island Special Reserve, 555643555
Additional financing facing the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The project aims to assist rectifying the shortfall in financing due to the collapse of the tourism industry in the Seychelles as a result of COVID-19. It will do this primarily by funding the salaries of 8 Wardens, 1 Island Coordinator and 1 Science Officer to ensure that they can remain stationed on the island and continue to carry out a variety of conservation activities including monitoring, marine & terrestrial patrols, census activities as well as eco-tourism activities such as guided tours of the reserve. As the conditions improve, the project also aims to see the re-establishment of the Conservation Boot Camp, a course managed by Nature Seychelles on Cousin Island which gives participants experience with in-the-field conservation activities. The Cousin Island Special Reserve contributes to many livelihoods of the locals based on the nearby Praslin Island in two ways – firstly by increasing the number of tourist visitors to Praslin, and secondly by allowing local tour operators to ferry visitors to Cousin Island, a service that they charge for.
The project is key in providing relief and give Cousin Island Special Reserve precious time to explore alternative financing models to diversify its resilience, such as a proposal with Huawei via IUCN to enable it to establish virtual tourism solutions. Without the project, the pressures of the pandemic would be much greater – realistically leading to either a reduction of staff on the island or a closure. Either of the two would lead to a reduction in management effectiveness of the privately managed reserve, and open it up to poaching such as that which has been seen on nearby islands – primarily seabirds and hawksbill turtles, both of which nest on Cousin Island. In the past there have also been instances of fishing within the protected marine area surrounding Cousin Island, of both fish and sea cucumbers which are prized for their commercial value in the export market.
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Nature Seychelles
Ol Pejeta Community Conservancy, 555555499
The IUCN Green List. (https://iucngreenlist.org/sites/ol-pejeta-conservancy/)
Ol Pejeta’s three field-based teams conduct regular wildlife monitoring, anti-poaching and fencing patrols. Current methods of collecting and reporting data are manual and paper-based which often amounts to errors and delays of up to a week from initial observation. Faster transfer of accurate data from the source will significantly enhance the management of Ol Pejeta and our ability to respond to wildlife threats and incidents affecting neighbouring communities. Ol Pejeta will address this problem by shifting to a digital data collection system, supported by building staff capacity to competently implement it.
Visitor management is an important tool for Ol Pejeta to offer a quality recreational and educational experience to its visitors, respect social carrying capacity, and conduct security checks. Since 2017, visitor numbers have increased year on year to almost 109,000 in 2019. The current set-up at the main gate is inadequate and does not allow staff to adequately engage with visitors, capture visitor information, adjust to busy traffic flows, or perform a security function. As such, it is relatively easy for people to enter the conservancy without paying and a possible gap for poachers to take advantage of. This problem will be addressed by constructing a purpose-built visitor management facility that enables faster and smooth entry and exit for visitors, provides dedicated space for visitor information, and empowers staff to conduct security checks.
The project will:
By digitising data collection:
Since eco-tourism is a main source of revenue for Ol Pejeta, we want visitors to receive the best service and tourism experience. By strengthening visitor management, we expect to achieve:
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Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Golden Stream Corridor Preserve, 301941.
Golden Stream Corridor Preserve Management Plan 2020-2025, Golden Stream Corridor Preserve Management Plan Annexes 202-2025, Golden Stream Corridor Preserve Evaluation Workbook and Ya’axché Land Title for Golden Stream Corridor Preserve.
Ya’axché Conservation Trust’s social business initiative, EcoTourism Belize (ETB) facilitates sustainable ecotourism to local and international audiences, of which the proceeds are directly reinvested into conservation and community development across southern Belize. This project focuses primarily on boosting natural and cultural ecotourism offerings within Golden Stream Corridor Preserve (GSCP), Ya’axché’s private protected area, and the surrounding buffer communities.
Through this project, a new restroom facility will be constructed and the current bunkhouse providing visitor accommodations on the grounds of GSCP’s ranger station will be updated and improved through new paint, ceiling fans, bed linens and furnishings, as well as through the addition of a screened veranda. To increase the diversity of available lodging and appeal to a wider audience, two tents will be purchased to provide camping opportunities within GSCP. The visitor grounds will be further improved through the installation of directional signs indicating visitor facilities.
Ecotourism offerings which allow visitors to experience GSCP and the intact ecosystems protected by the Preserve will be enhanced through the purchase of kayaks, canoe paddles and binoculars, and GSCP’s self-guided nature trails will be demarcated with new signs for ease of visitor use. To provide convenient transportation from guest accommodations to tour sites, a tour van will be purchased.
In addition to the GSCP-based ecotourism activities offered, ETB partners with local indigenous women’s groups so that they can share their cuisine, crafts, music and Maya culture with interested visitors. Therefore, this project provides capacity building for these women through workshops focused on hospitality and customer service.
The livelihoods of many buffer communities are highly dependent and rely on the land, water and biological diversity found locally. Ecosystem services provided through Ya’axché’s ability to safeguard Golden Stream Corridor Preserve (GSCP) include clean water and air, game species, flood control, pollination and non-timber forest products. Through investment in capacity building, infrastructure and equipment, EcoTourism Belize (ETB) will develop consistent and environmentally responsible tourism programs, empowering local indigenous women and communities and leading effective biodiversity conservation of Golden Stream Corridor Preserve (GSCP) and the larger Maya Golden Landscape (MGL).
This will allow ETB to emerge post-Covid-19 in a strong position, for the first time, to generate consistent income for Ya’axché’s conservation and development initiatives across southern Belize’s protected areas. Through infrastructure investment within GSCP, two zones (Zone 1 for General Use; Zone 2 for Education and Recreation) demarcated in the PCA’s management plan will have improved infrastructure and sustainable access for visitors, allowing ETB to reach a larger population of visitors and elevating the visitor experience. Furthermore, through ownership of equipment, ETB’s ecotours within GSCP will no longer hinder patrolling or field research, allowing for more effective protected area management.
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Ya’axché Conservation Trust
Project website: https://ecotourismbelize.com/about/our-projects-biopama/
Nicholas Caye, Sapodilla Cayes, 342407; Port Honduras Marine Reserve, 220100; Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve, 220039; Cayman Crown.
Belize Management Effectiveness Evaluation (2009), Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (2011) and Belize National Protected Areas Systems Plan.
Improved management effectiveness and governance indices at the end of action by 2023.
This project will address the following objectives based on the protected areas associated with the project:
The implementation of this project will bring significant positive change for the protected areas (Gladden Spit Silk Cayes Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve including the Cayman Crown Site and the Port Honduras Marine Reserve) associated with the project.
Foremost, by providing information on spawning aggregation sites and engaging local actors for their protection: Policies will be put in place, in countries where this is necessary, for the full protection of spawning aggregation sites or temporary protection during spawning seasons; the law will be applied during spawning periods in spawning sites, not only in already protected areas but also in new areas proposed at Cayman Crown; local fishermen will adhere to no-fishing guidelines according to the rules set out in the spawning aggregation sites; and the number of fish documented in these areas during the spawning period will be stable or increase for all species.
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Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) and Belize Southern Environmental Association and Healthy Reefs for Healthy People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oQaXnsQHTs
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, 10579; Victoria Peak Natural Monument, 301918; Half Moon Caye Natural Monument, 2213; and the Blue Hole Natural Monument, 301906.
Belize National Protected Areas System and Management Effectiveness Evaluation Tool (revised, 2019)
Enhance the management effectiveness in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Victoria Peak Natural Monument, Half Moon Caye Natural Monument and the Blue Hole Natural Monument.
The project will build BAS’ capacity to effectively and use the four high priority protected areas as landscape and seascape models ‘Centres of Excellence’ for other protected areas in Belize, with a focus on promoting improved long term biodiversity conservation, protection, provision of ecosystem services, and socio-economic benefits across the Belize National Protected Areas System (NPAS). The system consists of important marine reserves and terrestrial protected areas that secure our nature, our culture and our life.
The project has five objectives with activities carried out to attain the latter, highlights include:
At the end of the project, two management zones: Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary/Victoria Peak Natural Monument (CBWS/VP) and Half Moon Caye Natural Monument/Blue Hole Natural Monument (HMC/BH) will be prepared for IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, a first for Belize. BAS will have improved its capacity to effectively manage and use four high priority protected areas (CBWS/VP & HMC/BH) as landscape and seascape models ‘Centres of Excellence’ for other protected areas in Belize and the region. These areas will have systems in place for improved long-term biodiversity conservation, protection and provision of ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits across Belize’s National Protected Areas System.
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Belize Audubon Society (BAS)
