WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Reporting Progress in Protected Areas - a Tracking Tool Leonardo Lacerda, WWF International Kathy MacKinnon, The World Bank
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE World Bank / WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use the World Bank's access to policy, convening power, analytical capacity and financing operations WWF's strong field presence, private sector, public trust and forest conservation expertise Formed in 1998, the Alliance draws on the comparative institutional strengths: A Sum Greater than its Parts!
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE WB / WWF Alliance Targets Alliance Forest Protected Areas targets by 2005: 50 million ha of new forest protected areas 50 million ha of protected areas secured under effective management Current situation: over 30 million ha of new protected areas working in over 40 million ha for improved management
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE A Site-Level Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool Tool to collect data on WB / WWF Forest PA portfolio Portfolio-wide Quick, focused on sites Relies on knowledge of WB / WWF staff and PA managers Limitations Small amount of quantifiable data Should be backed up by more detailed assessment system scoring system should not be used for comparison between sites limited evaluation of outcomes
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Aims of Tracking Tool Identifies progress on management effectiveness of WWF and World Bank PA Projects Provides baseline data on Alliance PA portfolio Identifies global trends and priorities for the development of tools and policies Identifies key management issues in PA management and how to resolve issues Assists reporting and accountability Identify appropriate follow-up steps
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Tracking Tool responses 122 Tracking Tools in 23 coutries Africa (26), Asia (55), Europe (3), Latin America (38)
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Tracking Tool responses Total Area 30 million ha Africa (1.9 m ha) Asia (8.5 m ha) Europe (0.1 m ha) Latin America (19.7 m ha) Area equal the size of Italy
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Tracking Tool responses
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE IUCN categories
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Average Number of Staff
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Average budget
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Number of hectares and budget per staff by IUCN category
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Number of hectares and budget per staff by Region
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Critical Management Activities
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Main Threats
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Higher scored questions
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Lower scored questions
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Correlation between number of staff and scoring for effectiveness
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Correlation between time of gazettment and score
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Correlation between budget and score
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Correlation between scoring law enforcement and total score
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Correlation between scoring education and awareness and total score
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Correlation between local communities involvement and total score
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Conclusions Threats: poaching, logging, encroachment Attention: tourism & infrastructure, indigenous & local communities, Effectiveness correlations: Education, Enforcement, Neighbours Early analysis of results: limits Value: build hypothesis, PA managers
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Next steps Conclude analysis for 200 TT Recommendations & mgt responses Dissemination of method: GEF, WCMC Agree on minimum set of global PA management indicators to monitor progress worldwide?
WORLD BANK / WWF ALLIANCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE