Component 3

Community engagement and poverty reduction for effective PA management.

Result 3: Local communities in the target PAs benefit from improved, diversified, and sustainable livelihoods.

Product 3.1: Rural communes in the target protected areas have functional natural resource management committees and communal natural resource management plans.

  • Activity 3.1.1: Collaboration between the PMU and MEDD to support target communes in establishing natural resource management committees and developing NRM plans.
  • Activity 3.1.2: Establishment of natural resource management committees in target communes with support from local DREDD offices.
  • Activity 3.1.3: Development of NRM plans with target local communities and selection of development priorities.

Product 3.2: Local communities implement pilot projects on sustainable natural resource management and alternative income sources, based on the communal natural resource management plans.

  • Activity 3.2.1: Partnership between the PMU and the NGO ECART to assist local communities in developing, implementing, and monitoring pilot projects on sustainable NRM and alternative income sources.
  • Activity 3.2.2: Development and selection of community pilot projects.
  • Activity 3.2.3: Selection of beneficiaries for the economic pilot projects.
  • Activity 3.2.4: Implementation of training programs for the selected community pilot projects.
  • Activity 3.2.5: Financing and implementation of community pilot projects.

Indicators, Targets, and Deliverables

Indicators MP Target FP Target Deliverables and References
7. Number of people who have increased their income through NRM and implementation of alternative livelihoods = 2,000 (at least 50% women) ≥ 6,000 (at least 50% women) Quarterly and annual reports from selected partners implementing Result 3.2.
PMU field visits in the project area to monitor pilot project implementation.
Frequency: Annual
8. Area of landscapes under improved biodiversity-friendly practices (outside protected areas) – total in ha ≥ 3,000 ≥ 10,000 Quarterly and annual reports from partners involved in implementing Products 3.1 and 3.2.
Field verification by the PMU during project area visits.
Frequency: Annual