Project Objective: to develop a strategic planning and development framework for the Shire River Basin and support targeted investments to improve land and water resources management, and associated ecological services and livelihoods in the Basin. Grant Trust Indicative Indicative Project Type Expected Outcomes Expected Outputs Fund Grant Cofinancing Component Amount ($) ($) Component A: Shire 700,000 8,161,000 Basin Planning A.1: Develop Shire Natural habitats Basin-wide maps of Basin Plan knowledge base for the ecosystems and biodiversity Shire basin greatly [GEF funded] improved Site-level biodiversity survey reports for focal areas [GEF funded] Natural ecosystem Economic analysis of services in Shire basin ecosystem services, evaluated including incorporation of natural habitats in to hydrological modelling Natural ecosystem Shire basin management management priorities framework and policies included within basin with integrated natural planning habitat management priorities Policy proposals for management of charcoal industry A.2: Build Capacity of Shire Basin Ecological/biodiversity 382,000 6,973,000 institutional capacity management agencies databases and partnerships for coordinated basin strengthened with external reaserch management institutes established and maintained within forest and ecological research institutes[GEF funded] Enhanced capacity of other Basin management agencies to understand and integrate biodiversity management Component B: 0 10,645,000 Catchment Management B.1: Build Capacity for 40 community institutional capacity participatory watershed microwatershed for sub-catchment planning strengthened management plans prepared planning and monitoring Improved coordination Coordination structure and of lower Shire management framework protected areas cluster established B.2: Rehabilitate Enhanced hydrological Improved SLWM 0 22,484,000 targeted function within 40 technologies applied to
Project Objective: to develop a strategic planning and development framework for the Shire River Basin and support targeted investments to improve land and water resources management, and associated ecological services and livelihoods in the Basin. Project Component Grant Type Expected Outcomes Expected Outputs Trust Fund Indicative Grant Amount ($) Indicative Cofinancing ($) Component A: Shire Basin Planning A.1: Develop Shire Basin Plan Natural habitats knowledge base for the Shire basin greatly improved Natural ecosystem services in Shire basin evaluated Natural ecosystem management priorities included within basin planning Basin-wide maps of ecosystems and biodiversity [GEF funded] Site-level biodiversity survey reports for focal areas [GEF funded] Economic analysis of ecosystem services, including incorporation of natural habitats in to hydrological modelling Shire basin management framework and policies with integrated natural habitat management priorities Policy proposals for management of charcoal industry 700,000 8,161,000 A.2: Build institutional capacity for coordinated basin management Capacity of Shire Basin management agencies strengthened Ecological/biodiversity databases and partnerships with external reaserch institutes established and maintained within forest and ecological research institutes[GEF funded] Enhanced capacity of other Basin management agencies to understand and integrate biodiversity management 382,000 6,973,000 Component B: Catchment Management B.1: Build institutional capacity for sub-catchment planning and monitoring Capacity for participatory watershed planning strengthened Improved coordination of lower Shire protected areas cluster 40 community microwatershed management plans prepared Coordination structure and management framework established 0 10,645,000 B.2: Rehabilitate targeted Enhanced hydrological function within 40 Improved SLWM technologies applied to 0 22,484,000
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