Final Report - Asian Development Bank

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TA 4721-PRC: Preparing the Shaanxi-Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Management Project
Final Report Appendix 18
PROBLEM TREE ANALYSIS
Problem Tree Analysis
OP 12: Improved biodiversity conservation and reduction of land degradation in the Qinling Mountains
IMPACT
OP 12: Establishment of sustainable biodiversity conservation and land management in the Qinling Mountains
OUTCOME
TA 4721-PRC
A commercially sustainable initiative for biodiversity
conservation and land management in Qinling
Mountains
Pollution of globally
important terrestial
and aquatic
ecosystems
prevented
Reduced net
emissions and
increased storage of
greenhouse gases in
terrestial and aquatic
ecosystems
Improved
conservation
and sustainable
use of water
bodies
Increased
awareness of
integrated
ecosystem
management
Causes and negative impacts
of land degradation on
ecosystems mitigated
Improved conservation and
sustainable use of
biological diversity
INTERMEDIATE
OUTCOME
Reduction in
water quality
and quantity
Lack of knowledge of
fragility and real value
of environmental
goods and services
provided by the
ecosystem
Lack of civil
society
participation
Lack of
enforcement
regulations
Direct and
indirect
reduction in
wildlife
population
Structural
extraction,
degradation and
habitat
destruction
ISSUE/
PROBLEM Encroachment of all
available land for
production activities
Lack of policies and/or
infrastructure to control
pollution
Polices and
regulations in
agriculture, livestock
and forestry sectors
have encouraged
unsustainable
practices
Limited local
management
capacity
High poverty
Underdeveloped
economy and
limited use of
technology
ROOT
CAUSES/
UNDERLYING
CAUSES
Low
income
Low
commercial
exchange
Low
investment
Low
production
Lack of
financial
services
Limited
business
opportunities