Final Report - Asian Development Bank

Tracking Tool for GEF Biodiversity Focal Area Strategic Priority Two:
Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production Landscapes/Seascapes and Sectors
TA 4721–PRC: Preparing the ShaanxiI–Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Management Project
Qinling
Issue Criteria
Qinling Comments Next steps
Score
There is some ad hoc survey and research work
research and monitoring.
the 2001 habitat suitability
1
Research and monitoring results are analyses for reintroduction
There is considerable survey and research work but it
not widely used to guide
Crested Ibis).
is not directed towards the needs of protected area
management.
If Golden Takin and Wild Boar
2
management
problematic due to increas
populations, research
There is a comprehensive, integrated programme of
management options;
survey and research work, which is relevant to
management needs 3
Where exotic trees have been
in revegetation, research o
for removal and replanting
Is there a programme
of managementoriented
survey and
research work?
Inputs
Strictly protect known ecolog
requirements of threatened
wildlife;
Carry out additional research
monitoring to understand
requirements of Non-Big-F
species;
Manage adaptively to remove
trees from plantations to p
natural succession in natu
reserves;
Publicize success stories suc
the recovery of the Qinling
Panda.
2
Requirements for active management of critical
ecosystems, species and cultural values have not been 0
assessed
Requirements for active management of critical
ecosystems, species and cultural values are known but 1
are not being addressed
Requirements for active management of critical
ecosystems, species and cultural values are only being
partially addressed
Requirements for active management of critical
ecosystems, species and cultural values are being
substantially or fully addressed 3
11. Resource
management
Road building and tourism
development threaten habitat
integrity in some reserves;
Villages and agriculture threaten
habitat suitability for Crested Ibis at
prospective release sites.
Is the protected area
adequately managed
(e.g. for fire, invasive
species, poaching)?
Exotic trees have been planted to
restore forest but natural
succession is limited in such areas.
Process
0
There are no staff
12. Staff numbers
Hire and train additional
conservation personnel fo
reserves and corridors.
Older, national nature reserves have
adequate staffing levels;
New and proposed reserves have few
or no personnel.
Staff numbers are inadequate for critical management
activities 1
Are there enough
people employed to
manage the
protected area?
2
Staff numbers are below optimum level for critical
management activities
Staff numbers are adequate for the management
needs of the site
Problems with personnel management constrain the
achievement of major management objectives
Problems with personnel management partially
constrain the achievement of major management
objectives
Inputs
3
Fund positions and hire addit
conservation personnel at
reserves and five corridors
Fund training programs for
personnel at new reserves
Personnel management is good but
emphasis needs shifting in favour
of strict conservation objectives;
Salaries and benefit packages (such as
education and training) are not
0
13. Personnel
management
1
Are the staff
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