Province) administrative protecting 10,000 ha of key steppe requirements to establish a habitats and species, new PA; (v) community including: wild based management plan for (triticum dicoccoides), the future Karacadağ steppe wild pea (Cicer PA (vi) biodiversity echinospermum), conservation priorities and sociable lapwing monitoring plan. (Vanellus gregarious) and great bustard (Otis 1.2 Updated WDA tarda), Anatolian leopard (Panthera management plan w/ pardus tulliana) on steppe biodiversity through: (i) targeted -Enhanced biodiversity surveys; (ii) management biodiversity-based training effectiveness of the needs assessment of WDA 20,000 ha. of the staff; (iii) biodiversity existing Kızılkuyu monitoring program; (iv) Wildlife Development assessment of ecosystem Area (WDA) and newly established services in Kızılkuyu steppe; Karacadag (v) a visitor management program for the WDA. 1.3 (i) biodiversity conservation action plan for the two PA includes: biodiversity hot spot areas within each PA and in the Anatolia steppe landscape around them; hotspot maps; PA-based species and habitat conservation plans; Zoning plans to provide for connectivity and (ii) installation of infrastructure and equipment required for effective management. 2. Mainstreaming 2. Reconciliation of 2.1. Designation of a buffer 611,553 2,200,000 TA steppe land use activities zone around the Karacadağ biodiversity with steppe Protected Area. conservation into biodiversity production conservation in 2.2 At 3 community landscapes sensitive buffer based agricultural and around Karacadağ pasture landuse plan(s) (pasture land, ecotourism Indicators and crop land management plans) for the buffer zones -Biodiversity/steppe to secure production ecosystem vitality objectives and targets activities for local mainstreamed into livelihoods while agriculture and pasture conserving steppe land use practice biodversity. across at least 50,000 ha. steppe area 2.3. Biodiversity (declared as buffer training program zone) around developed and implemented Karacadağ Protected for MFAL and farmer Area, as measured by organizations. the GEF tracking tool At least 400 natural 2.4 Pilot land tenure/ land resource management use licensing process with professionalsand biodiversity conservation farmers trained in biodiversity
Province) protecting 10,000 ha of key steppe habitats and species, including: wild (triticum dicoccoides), wild pea (Cicer echinospermum), sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarious) and great bustard (Otis tarda), Anatolian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana) -Enhanced management effectiveness of the 20,000 ha. of the existing Kızılkuyu Wildlife Development Area (WDA) and newly established Karacadag administrative requirements to establish a new PA; (v) community based management plan for the future Karacadağ steppe PA (vi) biodiversity conservation priorities and monitoring plan. 1.2 Updated WDA management plan w/ on steppe biodiversity through: (i) targeted biodiversity surveys; (ii) biodiversity-based training needs assessment of WDA staff; (iii) biodiversity monitoring program; (iv) assessment of ecosystem services in Kızılkuyu steppe; (v) a visitor management program for the WDA. 1.3 (i) biodiversity conservation action plan for the two PA includes: biodiversity hot spot areas within each PA and in the Anatolia steppe landscape around them; hotspot maps; PA-based species and habitat conservation plans; Zoning plans to provide for connectivity and (ii) installation of infrastructure and equipment required for effective management. 2. Mainstreaming steppe biodiversity conservation into production landscapes TA 2. Reconciliation of land use activities with steppe biodiversity conservation in sensitive buffer around Karacadağ Indicators -Biodiversity/steppe ecosystem vitality objectives and targets mainstreamed into agriculture and pasture land use practice across at least 50,000 ha. steppe area (declared as buffer zone) around Karacadağ Protected Area, as measured by the GEF tracking tool At least 400 natural resource management professionalsand farmers trained in biodiversity 2.1. Designation of a buffer zone around the Karacadağ Protected Area. 2.2 At 3 community based agricultural and pasture landuse plan(s) (pasture land, ecotourism and crop land management plans) for the buffer zones to secure production activities for local livelihoods while conserving steppe biodversity. 2.3. Biodiversity training program developed and implemented for MFAL and farmer organizations. 2.4 Pilot land tenure/ land use licensing process with biodiversity conservation 611,553 2,200,000
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