The GEF Small Grants Programme Progress update in-country

1. The GEF Small Grants Programme Progress update in-country GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop –Pacific 27th-29th September 2011 Honiara, Solomon Islands

2. SGP Solomon Islands • Start up Year: 2007 • Total Number of Projects: 17 • Grant Amount: 470,780 USD • Cash Co-financing: 20 043 USD • In Kind Co-financing: 123 797 USD Portfolio Distribution by Focal Areas

3. SGP Solomon Islands Examples of Successful Projects (1) Managing Forest Resources - Based Conflict and Advancing Forest Conservation (Biodiversity) Goal: to protect and conserve Padezaka Tribal Land Natural Forest Resources (PTLNFR) through establishment of Protected Areas. Main Activities: (1) capacity building for PA management & alternative livelihood (2) forest conservation educational program. Key Results: 50 community members trained in forest management ; Forest Management Strategy.

4. SGP Solomon Islands Examples of Successful Projects (2) Conserve and Improve Crop Biodiversity & Organic Farming through Sustainable Agriculture. Goal: to conserve and improve crop biodiversity, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices. Main Activities: Awareness raising, trainings, establishment of demonstration sites. Key Results: 1000 farmers trained in sustainable farming techniques (organic farming, preservation of soil and crop biodiversity). Ongoing implementation of best practices.

5. SGP Solomon Islands’ National Impacts National Impacts: - Increased communities’ awareness of environmental issues and global environment benefits . - Improved Communities’ capacity to solve environmental challenges (e.g. sustainable forest management). - Securing strong working partnerships with NGOs / CBOs and the national government to achieve national priorities. - Replication of successful projects (e.g. organic farming practices). SGP SI is aiming to scale up community based actions to link to national policy development!

6. SGP Vanuatu • Start up Year: 2007 • Total Number of Projects: 21 • Grant Amount: USD450,000 • Cash Co-financing:234,019 • In Kind Co-financing:231,831

7. SGP VanuatuExamples of Successful Projects Community Forest Rehabilitation on Aniwa Goal: To build local capacity to sustainable manage forest on Aniwa island (84 families) 300 people Main Activities: Raise awareness on Forest biodiversity, Inventory of flora and fauna on the island and the local use of forest biodiversity, mapping of degraded forest area, forest nursery establishment and forest rehabilitation. Capacity building for local communities ( educational and trainings) on forest nursery management, forest rehabilitation management. Demonstration of agro forestry to improve food productivity. Key Results: Quantitative700 thousands seedling raised in the nursery and disseminated to local farmers; 300 local farmers involved in forest rehabilitation on Aniwa 100 hectares of total land area on the island under forest rehabilitation Qualitative: Education awareness in impacts of deforestation, biodiversity and climate change is secured in the local community. Local farmers are integrating tree replanting in their crops gardenings for food productivity in the face of climate change impacts (cyclones and droughts). Farmers are able to sharing their experiences with other communities in the other islands through the local community (Vanua Tai) Resource monitors networks.

8. SGP Vanuatu’s National Impacts National impact: • Policy development  Contribution to the National Forestry Policy A National community of reforestation demonstration sites. Lessons learnt from the initiative are contributed in the development of the national forest policy in 2010. • Replication:  Other local resource monitors in other islands are replicating the initiative. The Department of Forest was granted 360,000USD from NZAID for community capacity building for replication of community reforestation throughout Vanuatu starting 2011.

9. SGP Papua New Guinea • Start up Year: 1994 • Total Number of Projects: 150 • Grant Amount: US$ 2.113 Million • Cash Co-financing: US$ 85, 293.00 • In Kind Co-financing: US$ 90, 591.00

10. SGP Papua New Guinea Examples of Successful Projects • Sepik Wetlands Management Initiative (Biodiversity) Goal: Establish and link community – led conservation of wetlands in the Sepik River Region with Improvements in the social and economic welfare of local communities. Main Activities: • Research and Monitoring of crocodile population and habitat in the middle Sepik • Protection of nests on grass mats through the use simple artificial anchors • Community awareness of wetlands management and conservation Key Results: • Reversal of a decade-long decline in crocodile population due to wide spread use of artificial anchorage • Initiation of the Annual Sepik Crocodile Festival; one of PNG’s major Tourism Event • Establishment of a successful sustainable market for crocodile egg and skin harvest in the country

11. SGP PNG’s National Impact SGP projects supported , documented and influenced: • At national level: 1 major annual Event; the Sepik Crocodile Festival is a national tourism event initiated by the Sepik Wetlands Management Initiativewith the focus solely on the conservation and management of the threatened species of crocodiles (Crocodylusnovaeguineaeand Crocodylusporosus); intrinsic in a culture unique to the country.

12. GEF SGP FIJI • Start up Year: 2005 • Total Number of Projects: 46 • Grant Amount: 1,249,176 • In Cash Co-financing: 52,079 • In Kind Co-financing: 498,093 Rehabilitation of Vuci Ponds in the province of Nadroga Mount Nabukelevu Forest Conservation Area. Community Site Support Group ,contour planting on hilly slopes in a bid to manage land slippage

13. SGP KIRIBATI • Start up Year: 2007 • Total Number of Projects:11 • Grant Amount: 396,553 • Cash Co-financing: 18,000 • In Kind Co-financing: 270,578 • Total Co-Financing : 288,578

14. GEF SGP NAURU • Start up Year: 2008 • Total Number of Projects:5 • Grant Amount: 250,000 • Cash Co-financing: 4,600 • In Kind Co-financing:68,282 • Total Co-Financing : 288,578 Menen Community Fisheries Project. Buada Lagoon Rehabilitation Programme

15. GEF SGP TONGA • Start up Year: 2008 • Total Number of Projects : 13 • Grant Amount: 548,000 • In Cash Co-financing: 10,100 • In Kind Co-financing : 165,126 • Total Co-Financing : 175,226 Replanting in the Muinahafu Conservation Area Nursery Construction by the Kalapu Kolokakala

16. GEF SGP TUVALU • Start up Year: 2008 • Total Number of Projects 5 • Grant Amount: 250,000 • In Cash Co-financing: 23,600 • In Kind Co-financing : 174,162 • Total Co-Financing : 197,762 Community Turtle Monitoring Team Funafuti Marine Conservation Area

17. SGP FIJI - Example of Successful Projects • Vitokoni Ni Vuci Project (Biodiversity) Goal: Revive traditional , indigenous taro swamp plantations, e.g. ponds Main Activities: irrigation of former degraded vuci swamps, using polythene piping from water source, and cultivation using traditional planting methods as well as use of indigenous species of taro, medicinal and native species . Boundary forests are also mapped as community conserved areas and forest inventories are being estabished. Key Results: preservation of biodiversity loss of indigenous species of taro and threatened forest tree species. Livelihood activities generated at community level.

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