objectives and practices practices relevant to their areas mainstreamed. of expertise (farming, pasture land) - FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure with biodiversity conservation criteria mainstreamed applied across at least 20,000 hectares of leased pasture and croplands; - Application of Save and Grow sustainable crop production intensification methods across at 5,000 ha; and application of Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock methods for improved management of at least 10,000 ha of pasture lands. 3. Enabling 3. Steppe ecosystems 3.1. A national long-term GEFTF 752,214 2,600,000 TA environment for (landscapes) more landscape-based strategy for effective effectively managed steppe ecosystem and steppe conservation of by a strengthened biodiversity conservation in steppe national and local PAs the protected area and biodiversity institutions and productive landscape estates across the steppe stakeholders leading defining priority areas for landscapes. to reduced threats to conservation and steppe ecosystems connectivity and the range of specific uses and Indicators management regimes -Improved management appropriate to different site of 2,229,000 ha steppe types. areas in the Southeastern Anatolian 3.2. New partnerships Region. among government, universities and CSOs to provide improved access to -Improved capacity of biodiversity information and at least 750 staff and expertise to steppe land farmers from pilot area management professionals at and central government national, provincial and level on steppe local levels. landscape scale conservation via the 3.3 steppe protected area estate biodiversity conservation and biodiversity training program developed mainstreaming into and implemented for production landscapes. GDNCNP and MFAL to enable landscape approach combining both PA estate -Steppe ecosystem fragmentation and and productive landscape in disturbance in pilot steppe biodiversity province reduced by conservation. at least 20% as measured by Green 3.4 Inter-institutional Steppe scorecard. coordination mechanisms
practices relevant to their areas of expertise (farming, pasture land) - FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure with biodiversity conservation criteria mainstreamed applied across at least 20,000 hectares of leased pasture and croplands; - Application of Save and Grow sustainable crop production intensification methods across at 5,000 ha; and application of Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock methods for improved management of at least 10,000 ha of pasture lands. objectives and practices mainstreamed. 3. Enabling environment for effective conservation of steppe biodiversity across the steppe landscapes. TA 3. Steppe ecosystems (landscapes) more effectively managed by a strengthened national and local PAs institutions and stakeholders leading to reduced threats to steppe ecosystems Indicators -Improved management of 2,229,000 ha steppe areas in the Southeastern Anatolian Region. -Improved capacity of at least 750 staff and farmers from pilot area and central government level on steppe landscape scale conservation via the protected area estate and biodiversity mainstreaming into production landscapes. -Steppe ecosystem fragmentation and disturbance in pilot province reduced by at least 20% as measured by Green Steppe scorecard. 3.1. A national long-term landscape-based strategy for steppe ecosystem and steppe biodiversity conservation in the protected area and productive landscape estates defining priority areas for conservation and connectivity and the range of specific uses and management regimes appropriate to different site types. 3.2. New partnerships among government, universities and CSOs to provide improved access to biodiversity information and expertise to steppe land management professionals at national, provincial and local levels. 3.3 steppe biodiversity conservation training program developed and implemented for GDNCNP and MFAL to enable landscape approach combining both PA estate and productive landscape in steppe biodiversity conservation. 3.4 Inter-institutional coordination mechanisms GEFTF 752,214 2,600,000
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