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part i: project information

Project Title: The GLOBE Legislator Forest Initiative
Country(ies): / Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Mexico / GEF Project ID:[2] / 4543
GEF Agency(ies): / (select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWB (select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWB (select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWB / GEF Agency Project ID: / 708
Other Executing Partner(s): / GLOBE International / Submission Date: / May 18, 2011
GEF Focal Area (s): / (Select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMultifocal Area / Project Duration(Months) / 24 months
Name of Parent Program (if applicable):
·  For SFM/REDD+ / Agency Fee ($): / 100000

A.  Focal Area Strategy framework[3]

Focal Area Objectives

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Expected FA Outcomes

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Expected FA Outputs

/ Trust Fund / Grant Amount ($) /

Cofinancing

($)

(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / Measures to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity incorporated in policy and regulatory frameworks. / National and sub-national land-use plans that incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem services valuation. / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / 181818 / 207410
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / Good management practices in LULUCF adopted within forested landscapes / Forested land under good management practices / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / 181818 / 207410
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / Increased capacity of stakeholders to diagnose, understand and transform complex dynamic naure of global environmental problems and develop local solutions / Stakeholders are better informed via workshops and trainings about global challeneges and local actions required / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / 545455 / 622230
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
(select)CCM-1CCM-2CCM-3CCM-4CCM-5CCM-6CCA-1CCA-2CCA-3IW-1IW-2IW-3IW-4CD-1CD-2CD-3CD-4CD-5SGP (select)BD-1BD-2BD-3BD-4BD-5LD-1LD-2LD-3LD-4CHEM-1CHEM-2CHEM-3CHEM-4SFM/REDD+ - 1SFM/REDD+ -2 / Others / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF
Subtotal / 909091 / 1037050
Project management cost[4] / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / 90909 / 150000
Total project costs / 1000000 / 1187050

B.  Project Framework

Project Objective: To strengthen legislation and parliamentary scrutiny functions within key forested developing countries (Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Indonesia and Mexico) in support of national efforts to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) and promote Sustainable Forest Management (SFM).

Project Component

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Grant Type

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Expected Outcomes

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Expected Outputs

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Trust Fund

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Grant Amount ($)

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Confirmed Cofinancing

($)

1. Establishment of Cross-party group of Legislators: / (select)TAInv / 1.1 Capacity is developed in parliaments to provide greater support to legislators to be engaged in REDD+ / 1.1.1 A cross-party group of legislators committed to REDD+ is created in the parliaments of the initiative countries within the first three months of the project
1.1.2 At least one meeting per month is arranged on REDD+ in the parliments of the initiative countries in order to engage with stakeholders and to brief legislators on key topics / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF / 340000 / 218,525
2. Strengthening capacity and improving understanding of legislators / (select)TAInv / 2.1 Legislators high-quality advice from leading international and national experts on how to deliver REDD+ while conserving forest biodiversity and promoting good management practices in LULUCF / 2.1.1 Legislators are provided with a comprehensive set of documents on the existing forest policy landscape in their country, including the gaps in the existing policy and regulatory frameworks within the first six months of the project
2.1.2 Legislators are equipped with the necessary information to make political interventions in order to improve their national REDD+ strategies
2.1.3 Legislators are equipped with the necessary information to strengthen their role to carry out financial oversight of REDD+ finance invested in their country to ensure that accountable institutions are established and that REDD+ benefits are shared in an equitable and transparent manner within the first twelve months of the project / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF / 355,000 / 218,525
3. Enhancing international dialogue among legislators / (select)TAInv / 3.1 Legislators from key forested developing countries and “REDD+-donor” countries engage in a dialogue to enhance peer-to-peer learning, south-south knowledge sharing and relationship building activities / 3.1.1 The Initiative Steering Committee is established within the first three months of the project
3.1.2 Successful policies and legislation are shared between legislators from the four initiative countries with at least one report from each country produced and circulated
3.1.3 Legislators in key "REDD+-donor" countries have a better understanding of how REDD+ finance is being spent
3.1.4 Senior legislators from the initiative countries take an international leadership position by highlighting their efforts to a wider group of legislators from forested developing countries at at least one gathering of senior legislators / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF / 180091 / 400,000
4. Enhancing contribution of legislators in development and implementation of REDD+ / (select)TAInv / 4.1 Legislators strengthen their national REDD+ strategies by amending and passing legislation, performing their financial oversight functions and by representing their local communities. This will result in the incorporation of measures to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in policy and regulatory frameworks and encourage good management practices in LULUCF adopted within forested landscapes / 4.1.1 Legislation or amendements to existing legislation that underpins the national REDD+ strategy while embedding nationally-appropriate social and environmental safeguards and capturing the multiple benefits of reducing deforestation drafted.
4.1.2 Legislators ensure that REDD+ finance is managed in a transparent and accountable manner, and that an equitable benefit sharing mechanism is established
4.1.3 Legislators strengthen the coordination between national and sub-national REDD+ strategies and develop greater coordination between all relevant government departments / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF / 0 / 200,000
Monitoring & Evaluation / (select)TAInv / Terminal Evaluation and lessons learnt reports / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF / 34,000 / 0
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF
(select)TAInv / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF
Subtotal / 909,091 / 1,037,050
Project management Cost[5] / (select)GEFTFSCCFLDCF / 90,909 / 150,000
Total project costs / 1,000,000 / 1,187,050

C.  sources of confirmed Cofinancing for the project by source and by name ($)

Sources of Co-financing / Name of Co-financier (source) / Type of Cofinancing / Cofinancing Amount ($)
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / German Ministry of Economic Cooperationa and Development (BMZ) / (select)GrantGuaranteeSoft LoanHard LoanIn-kind / 140,000
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / UN-REDD Programme - UNEP / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind / 52,050
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / GLOBE / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind / 775000
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / GLOBE - this includes an estimated value of the commitments from the four parliaments to host the National Initiative Directors and the political advice and guidance from GLOBE's network in the countries. / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind / 220000
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind
(select)Bilateral Aid Agency (ies)FoundationGEF AgencyLocal GovernmentNational GovernmentCSOOther Multilateral Agency (ies)Private SectorOthers / (select)GrantSoft-loanHard-loanGuaranteeIn-Kind
Total Co-financing / 1,187,050

D.  GEF/LDCF/SCCF Resources Requested by agency, Focal Area and country1

GEF Agency / Type of Trust Fund / Focal Area / Country Name/
Global / (in $)
Grant Amount (a) / Agency Fee (b)2 / Total c=a+b
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / Global / 212121 / 21212 / 233333
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / Global / 212121 / 21212 / 233333
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / Global / 575758 / 57576 / 633334
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / 0
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / 0
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / 0
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / 0
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic Pollutants / 0
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / 0
(select)AfDBAsDBEBRDFAOIADBIFADUNDPUNEPUNIDOWorld Bank / (select)GEF TFLDCFSCCF / (select)BiodiversityClimate ChangeInternational WatersLand DegradationOzone Depletion SubstancesPersistent Organic PollutantsMulti-focal Areas / 0
Total Grant Resources / 1000000 / 100000 / 1100000

E.  Consultants working for technical assistance components:

Component

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Estimated Person Weeks

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Grant Amount($)

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Cofinancing ($)

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Project Total ($)

Local consultants*

/ 464.00 / 440,000 / 330,000 / 770,000

International consultants*

/ 164.00 / 150,000 / 260,000 / 410,000

Total

/ 590,000 / 590,000 / 1,180,000

* Details to be provided in Annex C.

F. Project management cost

Cost Items

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Total Estimated Person Weeks/Months

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Grant Amount($)

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Co-financing ($)

/

Project Total ($)

Local consultants*

/ 0 / 0 / 0

International consultants*

/ 104.00 / 80,000 / 80,000 / 160,000

Office facilities, equipment, vehicles and communications*

/ 0 / 0 / 0

Travel*

/ 10,909 / 0 / 10,909

Others**

/ Publication, Translation, Dissemnination / 0 / 70,000 / 70,000
0 / 0
Total / 90,909 / 150,000 / 240,909

* Details to be provided in Annex C. ** For others, to be clearly specified by overwriting fields *(1) and *(2).

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G.  Does the project include a “non-grant” instrument?

(If non-grant instruments are used, provide in Annex E an indicative calendar of expected reflows to your Agency
and to the GEF/LDCF/SCCF Trust Fund).

H.  describe the budgeted m &e plan:

The project will follow UNEP standard monitoring, reporting and evaluation processes and procedures. Substantive and financial project reporting requirements are summarized in section 32 of the UNEP Project Cooperation Agreement to which this document will form an Annex . Reporting requirements and templates are an integral part of the UNEP legal instrument to be signed by the executing agency and UNEP.
The project M&E plan is consistent with the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation policy. The Project Results Framework presented in Annex A includes SMART indicators for each expected outcome as well as mid-term and end-of-project targets. These indicators along with the key deliverables and benchmarks included in Appendix 4 will be the main tools for assessing project implementation progress and whether project results are being achieved. The project will use an adapted version of the Project Level Capacity Development Scorecard (Monitoring Guidelines of Capacity Development in GEF Projects) for component 2 and 3 of the project. The means of verification and the costs associated with obtaining the information to track the indicators are summarized in the Table 1 below - the costed M&E plan. Other M&E related costs are also presented in the Costed M&E Plan and are fully integrated in the overall project budget.
The M&E plan will be reviewed and revised as necessary during the project inception workshop to ensure project stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis project monitoring and evaluation. Indicators and their means of verification may also be fine-tuned at the inception workshop. Day-to-day project monitoring is the responsibility of the project management team but other project partners will have responsibilities to collect specific information to track the indicators. It is the responsibility of the Project Manager to inform UNEP of any delays or difficulties faced during implementation so that the appropriate support or corrective measures can be adopted in a timely fashion.
The Project Steering Committee (see Appendix 6 for decision making flow chart) will receive periodic reports on progress and will make recommendations to UNEP concerning the need to revise any aspects of the Results Framework or the M&E plan. Project oversight to ensure that the project meets UNEP and GEF policies and procedures is the responsibility of the Task Manager in UNEP-GEF. The Task Manager will also review the quality of draft project outputs, provide feedback to the project partners, and establish peer review procedures to ensure adequate quality of scientific and technical outputs and publications.
Project supervision will take an adaptive management approach. The Task Manager will develop a project supervision plan at the inception of the project which will be communicated to the project partners during the inception workshop. The emphasis of the Task Manager supervision will be on outcome monitoring but without neglecting project financial management and implementation monitoring. Progress vis-à-vis delivering the agreed project global environmental benefits will be assessed with the Project Oversight Committee at agreed intervals. Project risks and assumptions will be regularly monitored both by project partners and UNEP. Key financial parameters will be monitored quarterly to ensure cost-effective use of financial resources.
An independent terminal evaluation will take place at the end of project implementation. The Evaluation and Oversight Unit (EOU) of UNEP will manage the terminal evaluation process. A review of the quality of the evaluation report will be done by EOU and submitted along with the report to the GEF Evaluation Office not later than 6 months after the completion of the evaluation. The standard terms of reference for the terminal evaluation are included in Appendix 7.
Table 1 - Fully Costed Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

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