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GEF-4 Tracking Tool for Biodiversity Focal Area Strategic Objective One:
Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Area Systems
Issue Criteria Score: Tick only one box
per question
Process
13. Staff numbers
Are there enough
people employed to
manage the protected
area?
Inputs
14. Staff training
Are staff adequately
trained to fulfil
management
objectives?
Inputs/Process
15. Current budget
Is the current budget
sufficient?
Inputs
Requirements for active management of critical habitats, species, ecological
processes and, cultural values are being substantially or fully implemented
There are no staff
Staff numbers are inadequate for critical management activities
Staff numbers are below optimum level for critical management activities 2 2
Staff numbers are adequate for the management needs of the protected area 3
Staff lack the skills needed for protected area management
Staff training and skills are low relative to the needs of the protected area 1
Staff training and skills are adequate, but could be further improved to fully
achieve the objectives of management
Staff training and skills are aligned with the management needs of the
protected area
There is no budget for management of the protected area
The available budget is inadequate for basic management needs and presents a
serious constraint to the capacity to manage
The available budget is acceptable but could be further improved to fully
achieve effective management
The available budget is sufficient and meets the full management needs of the
protected area
16. Security of budget There is no secure budget for the protected area and management is wholly
reliant on outside or highly variable funding
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3
Comment/Explanation Next steps
0 The Plan of Management for the
1
PNMIB proposed the most
minimum number of seven
officials [a director, five park
rangers and a responsible for
relations with the community].
At present, it counts with four
officials (a director and three
park rangers).
0 The personnel of the park
concentrates on a basic training in
administrative management, legal
2 2
base and procedures
retentions/seizures, besides
for
the
3
elaboration of Annual Operating
Plans (POA).
0 PNM Bastimentos Island =
TOTAL 322,290 US$, budget
1
assigned in 2010
2 2
3
0 0 FIDECO 60,000 US$