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Detailed Programmes of ActionProgramme 11: Ecotourism, Conservation and Payments forEcosystem ServicesResponsible Stakeholders (lead in bold)MINIRENA,RNRA, REMA, MINICOM, RDB, MINALOC, Civil Society, DPsSummary of Programmes and ActionsRwanda’s location within the centre of the Albertine Rift, a region considered to be the highest in speciesrichness in Africa, makes it ideal for conservation and ecotourism. Tourism represents Rwanda’s top foreignexchange earner, earning USD 202 million in 2008. Based on projected growth targets, tourism revenuesare anticipated to more than double by 2020 to USD 627 million. Ecotourism in envisioned destinationmanagement areas (DMAs) is likely to provide high returns on investment. In order to maintain Rwanda’sprotected areas as key economic assets supporting a climate-resilient services industry, havens forbiodiversity, and sources of vital ecosystem services, effective protection and sustainable managementmeasures must be undertaken. Action 1: Business tourism through strategic conference managementBusiness travellers make up an estimated 75% of tourists in Rwanda. The majority of tourism revenuescome from park entrance fees. Rwanda will promote business conferences beyond the current “highseason” in efforts to maximise the distribution and volume of business travellers throughout the year. Theseefforts will increase the bed occupancy rate of available hotels and lodges within Kigali, and subsequentvisitation to surrounding DMAs, including Volcanoes National Park (VNP), Nyungwe forest and AkageraNational Park. Action 2: Community-based ecotourismThe primary threats to Rwanda’s tourism assets are linked to population pressure, unsustainable resourceuse and endemic poverty. These are drivers of degradation surrounding park boundaries, threatening thelong-term sustainability and viability of ecotourism destinations. Households’ use of parks is often linked toseasonal stresses in the dry season, or “hungry gap”, when poor households look for bush meat, water andother non-timber forest products as sources of subsistence or income. Despite the existence of agovernment run community-benefit scheme derived from 5% of tourism revenues, insufficient resources areobtained by the poorest households. Households across all income groups receive an average of only USD0.36 per person per year in the case of VNP, and written application requirements act as a barrier to accessthe funds. Rwanda will increase the proportion of tourism revenues flowing into the community fund from5% to 10%, and will review application procedures and awareness to ensure participation in communitiesadjacent to parks. Action 3: Participatory Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)In order to ensure the productive use of community benefit funds for sustainable park management,Rwanda will promote close ownership, participation and technical support of local communities. Futureschemes of high potential include community engagement in standalone or bundled PES schemes (carbon,biodiversity, water) through private, public or public-private operators. Promising projects include PESschemes with tea factories compensating forest-adjacent communities for water filtration services providedby protected areas (e.g. Nyungwe); and PES schemes to promote rehabilitation of degraded areas such asGishwati forest. In addition, engagement of community conservation wardens, women’s and youth groupsat the cell-level, along with incorporation of community participation targets within performance contracts ofDistrict Mayors, represent actions with high potential for ensuring PES scheme success and long-termsustainability.76Government of Rwanda
Detailed Programmes of ActionStrategic ObjectivesEnergy Security Food and Water Security Social Protection and DRR Low Carbon Development Protection of Ecosystem Sustainable Land Use Enablling PillarsInstitutional Financial Capacity Building Integrated Planning and Technology, ResearchFrameworks StructuresData Management and Infrastructure Detailed Programmes of ActionKey IndicatorsAction 1: Strategic Conference ManagementAction 2: Community-based EcotourismAction 3: Participatory PES% Total annual/monthly utilisation of capacity% Lower income quintiles households reachedScheme number; total transactions & area coverageComparative CostAction 1: Strategic Conference Management Low Medium HighAction 2: Community-based Ecotourism Low Medium HighAction 3: Participatory PES Low Medium HighEmissions ReductionAction 1: Strategic Conference Management High Medium LowAction 2: Community-based Ecotourism High Medium LowAction 3: Participatory PES High Medium LowClimate ResilenceAction 1: Strategic Conference Management High Medium LowAction 2: Community-based Ecotourism High Medium LowAction 3: Participatory PES High Medium LowTimscale to InitiationAction 1: Strategic Conference Management Immediate Short Medium LongAction 2: Community-based Ecotourism Immediate Short Medium LongAction 3: Participatory PES Immediate Short Medium LongProgramme LengthAction 1: Strategic Conference ManagementAction 2: Community-based EcotourismAction 3: Participatory PES1 year6 months4 yearsClimate Finance StreamsAdaptation Fund - AfDB Congo Basin Forest Fund - Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund - ClimDev-Africa Special Fund -DEG - Global Climate Change Alliance - Global Environmental Facility - Special Climate Change Fund - HatoyamaInitiative - International Climate Initiative - International Climate Fund - International Development Association - KfWDevelopment & Climate Finance - Nordic Climate Facility - Special Climate Change Fund - World Bank BioCarbon Fund- Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - Voluntary Carbon MarketsNational Strategy on Climate Change and Low Carbon Development 77
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