being delivered Indicator 7 Extent of No linkage exist between Limited environmental research is being done in – the linkage between environmental policy development and Fiji, due mostly to lack of resources but also 0 environmental science/research strategies and lack of strategies to development research research/science and programmes programme. policy development Research needs for environmental policy development are identified but No direct 1 are not translated into relevant contribution from research strategies and programmes 1 the project to Relevant research strategies and improve this programmes for environmental policy capacity. development exist but the research 2 information is not responding fully to the policy research needs Relevant research results are available 3 for environmental policy development Indicator 8 Extent of Traditional knowledge is ignored and Traditional knowledge is recognized but is not As part of improving the – inclusion/use of not taken into account into relevant collected and used in decisions related to the monitoring of the environment, 0 traditional knowledge participative decision-making management of natural resources. appropriate traditional in environmental processes knowledge will be collected, decision-making stored and made available. Traditional knowledge is identified 2. Global and recognized as important but is not environmental collected and used in relevant 1 objectives are participative decision-making reconciled and processes 1 integrated into Traditional knowledge is collected but national legislation, is not used systematically into relevant policy, strategies 2 and planning participative decision-making frameworks processes Traditional knowledge is collected, used and shared for effective 3 participative decision-making processes CR 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development Indicator 9 Extend of The environmental planning and There are environmental plans and strategies in The project will support – 2. Global the environmental strategy development process is not place in Fiji but they lack a good inter-sectorial activities to strengthen the environmental planning and strategy coordinated and does not produce 0 coordination mechanism to facilitate their policy framework, which in turn objectives are development process adequate environmental plans and implementation and do not take fully into will facilitate the development reconciled and strategies account MEA obligations, particularly the Rio of better environmental plans integrated into 2 Convention obligations. and strategies; including putting The environmental planning and national legislation, the environment higher on the strategy development process does policy, strategies national agenda of government. produce adequate environmental plans 1 and planning and strategies but there are not frameworks implemented/used
being delivered Indicator 7 – Extent of the linkage between environmental research/science and policy development No linkage exist between environmental policy development and science/research strategies and programmes 0 1 Limited environmental research is being done in Fiji, due mostly to lack of resources but also lack of strategies to development research programme. No direct contribution from the project to improve this capacity. Research needs for environmental policy development are identified but are not translated into relevant research strategies and programmes 1 Relevant research strategies and programmes for environmental policy development exist but the research information is not responding fully to the policy research needs 2 Relevant research results are available for environmental policy development 3 Indicator 8 – Extent of inclusion/use of traditional knowledge in environmental decision-making Traditional knowledge is ignored and not taken into account into relevant participative decision-making processes 0 1 Traditional knowledge is recognized but is not collected and used in decisions related to the management of natural resources. As part of improving the monitoring of the environment, appropriate traditional knowledge will be collected, stored and made available. 2. Global environmental objectives are reconciled and integrated into national legislation, policy, strategies and planning frameworks Traditional knowledge is identified and recognized as important but is not collected and used in relevant participative decision-making processes 1 Traditional knowledge is collected but is not used systematically into relevant participative decision-making processes 2 Traditional knowledge is collected, used and shared for effective participative decision-making processes 3 CR 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development Indicator 9 – Extend of the environmental planning and strategy development process The environmental planning and strategy development process is not coordinated and does not produce adequate environmental plans and strategies 0 2 There are environmental plans and strategies in place in Fiji but they lack a good inter-sectorial coordination mechanism to facilitate their implementation and do not take fully into account MEA obligations, particularly the Rio Convention obligations. The project will support activities to strengthen the policy framework, which in turn will facilitate the development of better environmental plans and strategies; including putting the environment higher on the national agenda of government. 2. Global environmental objectives are reconciled and integrated into national legislation, policy, strategies and planning frameworks The environmental planning and strategy development process does produce adequate environmental plans and strategies but there are not implemented/used 1
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