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
Carefully control spatial and
temporal distribution of to
with respect to wildlife and
habitat resources.
Access control is effective except in
some PAs where tourism is
developing rapidly.
3
Carefully control tourism
developments to ensure th
do not degrade natural
resources.
Extend the Taibaishan model
other reserves to develop
alternative incomes for far
and loggers.
The main benefit is the homestay
program. It was started by WWF
and is successful. The risk is that it
grows out of control and degrades
conservation values.
Taibaishan NNR provides economic
benefits to villagers who serve as
guides, porters, wardens and
monitors.
Villagers also build infrastructure in
Taibaishan.
2
28. Access
Protection systems (patrols, permits etc) are ineffective
assessment
in controlling access or use of the reserve in 0
accordance with designated objectives
Are the available Protection systems are only partially effective in
management controlling access or use of the reserve in accordance 1
mechanisms working with designated objectives
to control access or Protection systems are moderately effective in
use?
controlling access or use of the reserve in accordance 2
with designated objectives
Outcomes Protection systems are largely or wholly effective in
controlling access or use of the reserve in accordance
with designated objectives
29. Economic benefit The existence of the protected area has reduced the
assessment
options for economic development of the local 0
communities
Is the protected area The existence of the protected area has neither
damaged nor benefited the local economy
1
providing economic
benefits to local There is some flow of economic benefits to local
communities? communities from the existence of the protected area
but this is of minor significance to the regional economy
There is a significant or major flow of economic
Outcomes
benefits to local communities from activities in and
around the protected area (e.g. employment of locals,
3
locally operated commercial tours etc)
30. Monitoring and There is no monitoring and evaluation in the protected
evaluation
area 0
Additional monitoring technol
needed for biota and habit
provide information for
management.
Completed academic research
projects must be reviewed
understand their implicatio
management.
WWF-SFD support semi-annual
transect wildlife monitoring over
most of the Qinling. This began in
2005 and results are not yet been
available for use by management.
1
There is some ad hoc monitoring and evaluation, but
no overall strategy and/or no regular collection of
2
results
There is an agreed and implemented monitoring and
evaluation system but results are not systematically
used for management
A good monitoring and evaluation system exists, is well
implemented and used in adaptive management
Planning/Process
3
TOTAL SCORE 66
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