WWFProject Proposal – Itombwe (DRC)

Appendix 2 – Logical framework Analysis
Intervention logic / Objectively verifiable indicators (qualitative and quantitative) / Baseline (value and time of measurement) / Sources of verification / Assumptions
Project Goal: / The vital ecosystem (ecological, economical and cultural) services of the Itombwe Massif conserved and sustainably used with support from, and with benefits for, present and future generations. /
  • Forest cover and quality remains intact
  • River flows and quality provides clean water to local community
  • Local communities derive ecological, economical and cultural benefits from forest resources
/ Forest rate degradation estimated at least 35% (by 2006: see GIS study)
At least 90% of local C derive ecological, economic and cultural benefits from forest resources (by 2005 see socioeconomic survey result) /
  • SPOT and Landsat images
  • Biodiversity surveys
  • Surveys of village incomes
/ No major civil unrest or war take place during the project lifetime
New government effectively in place
Project Purpose (target): / To assist local authorities and DRC Protected Areas Authorities (ICCN) in securing a legal conservation and forest management status of Itombwe massif, by assessing opportunities and proposing possible scenarios for gazetting by 2010 at least 100,000ha of Itombwe massif with support from DRC civil society and administration /
  • Options for gazetment are proposed to local and national authorities by 2008
  • At least 100,000ha of forest in Itombwe are formally gazetted by 2010
  • At least 80% of local leaders support the gazetment
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  • A very basic Ministerial decree creating a “Réserve Naturelle d’Itombwe” in October 2006. Extend of reserve not given, location and limits unknown (2006)
  • At least 30% of local leaders support the gazettment (by 2004)
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  • Technical file (“Dossier Technique” as per DRC regulations) finalised and submitted to parliament
  • Decree of gazetment
  • Interviews of local leaders
/ No major civil unrest or war take place during the project lifetime
Restructuring of ministry is done, following the 2006 review
ICCN remains committed towards gazetment of Itombwe forest
Outputs (results) / Output 1: Socio-economic issues understood and integrated /
  • Results of additional socio-economic surveys (on customary rights and wildlife consumption) are part of the main drivers for land use plan development
  • Types and extend of management forest areas are compatible with findings of socio-economic surveys
  • No major disruption of traditional activities is observed as a result of gazetment
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  • One socio-economic study of Itombwe massif finalised in 2005 but not published. Two studies on traditional use of natural resources of Itombwe completed but report not finalised. Good knowledge of key biodiversity areas but for only part of the forest massif (2006)
  • Traditional activities identified (by 2004)
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  • Socio-economic report and publication
  • Socio-economic surveys at end of programme phase I
/ Security is sufficiently good to survey villages
Output 2: Proposed gazetment scenariosdeveloped /
  • A draft technical file for gazetment is ready by 2008
  • Maps supporting various scenarios are available at local and national levels
  • Legal type of P/A (reserve) known by 2008
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  • Existence of a draft technical file for gazetment (completed at 60% by 2007)
  • 8 SPOT images at 10m resolution acquired covering the entire massif by 2006 (but not at a sufficient resolution to identify small households)
  • Existence of Ministerial decree creating the Natural reserve without defined limits or area (Oct. 2006)
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  • Technical file (“Dossier Technique” as per DRC regulations) finalised and submitted to parliament
  • Maps
  • GIS System at project and with ICCN
/ GTI remains active and members collaborate with each other
Output 3: Large-scale sustainable use of natural resourcespromoted /
  • A participatory system is in place by 2007 to develop a LUP
  • At least 50% of villages are directly consulted in the LUP development process
  • A LUP is available by 2011 and supported by the majority of stakeholders
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  • At least 35 % of land use planning process negotiated update to September 2006
  • 0% of villages consulted in the LUP (Land Use Plan) development process as of December 2006
  • No LUP
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  • Minutes of GTI meetings
  • Draft LUP
  • Consultancy reports
  • LUP
  • Interview of villagers and local and national institutions
/ Security is sufficiently good to organise frequent consultation meetings
GEF/world bank programme and USAID continue to support and recognize the process
Output 4: local communities empowered to sustainably manage their forests /
  • At least two requests for community forests under the new forest code are introduced and initiated
  • At least two CBOs/NGOs are conversant with requirements for Community Forests
  • A CBNRM zone is defined and CBNRM activities are implemented by at least 3 communities under a set plan
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  • 3 NGOs member of civil society trained and equipped update to FY06
  • Two NGOs (AGDBI and AFECOD) trained and involved on the sustainable NR Management (including CommunityForest) by 2006.
  • No CBNRM Zone defined
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  • Requests for CF at ministerial level
  • Training reports
  • Assessment of CBOS effective engagement
  • CBNRM zone clearly defined and mapped
  • Field visits to CBNRM initiatives
/ The decree of application of the Forest code continue to be enacted and are in force by 2008
Output 5: communication, sensitization and policy frameworkin place /
  • At least 75% of village leaders and 50% of rural communities are aware of the existence of the forest code, the potential for Community Forestry and broad requirement to access CommunityForest status
  • At least 75% of rural communities are aware of the gazetment process by 2009 and support it
  • At least 75% of senior officials of Ministry of Nature conservation, Water and Forest are fully aware of the status of the gazetment process across the entire duration of the programme
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  • One MoU signed and validated by the provincial government in Sep 2005, 4 meetings and 2 workshops organised (including planning activities and lobbying advocacy)
  • Launch of awareness campaign based on gazettment process by 2005
  • Provincial decree signed to propose gazettment of Itombwe forest (since 1998)
  • One MoU signed and validated by the provincial government in Sep 2005 between Environmental, Mine and Educational Ministry, Civil society, WWF to support set up awareness andOne Lobbying campaign aiming at CommunityForestsustainable Management
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  • Publications, leaflets
  • Newspapers
  • Radio broadcasts
  • Interviews with villagers and leaders
  • Interviews with officials

(Please note that any changes in goal, purpose or output statements compared to the original proposal to Norad should be described and justified)

(Main) Activities
Output 1: ….. Socio-economic issues understood and integrated
Activity 1.1: Finalise the analysis of socio-economic surveys undertaken by WWF in 2005-2006 and publish the results as an extensive, well documented, technical report available to local, national and international authorities by June 2007
Activity 1.2 Undertake further surveys on socio-economic issues including wildlife (ie bushmeat) use by local communities, attitude towards conservation issues; baseline data on exploitation of forest resources and possible impact of creation of various conservation and forest management areas under the DRC Forest Code.
Output 2: ….. Proposed gazetment scenariosdeveloped
Activity 2.1 Organise village meetings across the landscape targeting at least 50% of all villages in central Itombwe and at least 25% of all villages in surrounding areas to gather and understand views from villagers, rural poor and indigenous people on possible gazetment scenarios.
Activity 2.2 Produce by 2008 a basic 1/100,000 land-cover map so as to clearly display gazetment scenarios and facilitate the CBNRM Zone forest status monitoring, as well as land use planning process.
Activity 2.3 Update the GIS database and basemap with specific information such as human populationdensity, settlements, roadsetc.as well as key conservation targetover more than 50% of Itombwe forest area
Activity 2.4 Produce a 1/100,000 map clearly delineating delimitation of a core protected area, of possible Community Forests areas, CBNRM areas and sustainableuse of natural resources
Output 3: ….. Large-scale sustainable use of natural resourcespromoted
Activity 3.1 Organize at least 2 annual meetings of the Technical Working Group (GTI: Groupe Technique de Travail pour Itombwe) to coordinate the process of Land Use Planning development.
Activity 3.2 Participatory mapping of at least 30% of villages territories and production of mental maps of adjacent forests and their use and upscaling of such maps showing current land use with traditional authorities to cover at least 60% of central part of the massif
Activity 3.3 Organise participatory meetings to develop ideal land use of the massif that integrates current and future, desired state of the forest massif, incl. conservation and sustainable forest management areas.
Output 4: ….. Local communities empowered to sustainably manage their forests
Activity 4.1 Organize at least 5 workshops with decision makers and village representatives of at least 15 localities in Itombwe to explain and popularize the new Forestry Code and the potential for engaging into CommunityForest (with costs and benefits) and to explain why CBNRM is an important long-term option.
Activity 4.2 Organise training of village representatives on the concept of Community Forests, their costs and benefits for the communities and individuals
Activity 4.3 Organise at least 30 training sessions on Community Forestry and CBNRM; set up experimental / demonstration site to learn and popularize the sustainable use practice such as: “Zero grazing” center.
Activity 4.4 Organise stakeholders meetings to discuss how to promote and support livelihood and food security activities benefiting local communities in order to safeguard relationship between conservation areas, sustainable forest management areas, national protected areas authorities and local communities.
Activity 4.5 Train and equip at least 4 women's CBOs in specific CBNRM activities in Basimuniaka groupment (central sector) and support civil society (CBOs with equipment and training on CBNRM practices
Output 5: ….. Communication, sensitization and policy frameworkin place
Activity 5.1Produce sensitisation materials on the new DRC Forest Code and other relevant legal framework, explaining civil rights and obligations with regards to forest management
Activity 5.2 Promote the concept of sustainable use of forests of Itombwe massifthrough setting up conservation areas and Community Forests at the central government in Kinshasa and make the Kamituga agreements widely known and supported.
Activity 5.3 Media/outreach building on the MOU signed in 2005 between the Ministries of mining, environment andeducation, as well as civil society and park authority to promote gazetment of Itombwe reserve, of the Kamituga agreements and the desire of the local, national and international communities to conserve Itombwe massif in the long term.
Activity 5.4
Activity 5.5

(Please note that any changes in the activities compared to the original proposal to Norad should be described and justified. The numbering should remain the same as before for those activities that are still ongoing. If you stop carrying out an activity, do not replace it with another activity in the numbering system. If you add an activity, please add at the end of the relevant output and create a new activity number to avoid confusion over the activities and their numbering (for instance during reviews and evaluations.)

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