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NAME OF ORGANISATION:

Protect Nature (PRONAT)-Sierra Leone 2. PROJECT DURATION: Five years 2011-2015 3. VISION: To ensure and enhance a better participatory management/governance practice and conservation of the Sierra Leonean coastal and marine resources faced with the threat of climate change and environmental degradation. Phenomena highlighted in the first, seventh and eighth millennium development goals Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; ensuring environmental sustainability; developing a global partnership for development. 4. MISSION: To promote efficient and improved communication and information sharing system on sustainable coastal and marine resources with the total use of Participatory Governance techniques with stakeholders, partners and line ministries. Also, as its mission, PRONAT-SL will lobby and advocate in drafting and implementation of a strategic national action plan for sustainable management of marine resources, conservation, drafting of a law on coastal and marine activities. 5. VALUES: Love for Nature & Biodiversity, Commitment, and Fairness

7. PROBLEM STATEMENT: Sierra Leone is naturally endowed with coastal and marine resources that stretch along the estuaries of the Scarcies River, Sierra Leone (Rokel ) River, Sherbro river and Yawri Bay which are facing high rate of exploitation which tends to reach its critical threshold as an estimated 2000,000 hectares have been lost between 1990-2007 (source) as a result of the excessive demand of the local inhabitants on the mangrove ecosystem by wide range of uses including construction work, fishing , salt production, sand mining agricultural commercial activities .
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Over the years, the mangrove ecosystem and its resources played a significant role on the level of biodiversity and profited both animal species and human beings. It did not only provide breeding ground, food and nursery sites for resources such as shrimps, oysters, crabs, snappers, tarpons but also helped in reducing the impact of high sea tide and flooding which resulted from the indiscriminate exploitation of this ecosystem. The mangrove ecosystem had also provided adequate shelter and breeding grounds for over wintering birds (migrated from Europe and America due to bad winter weather and poor food supply) that stopped by to feed and breed. 8. JUSTIFICATION: The project when fully implemented would empower the local communities with knowledge about the negative impact of their activities on the coastal and marine resources. It would also enable the communities to adopt and promote better management practices that would ensure the sustainable utilization of coastal and marine resources whilst maintaining their potentiality. By providing alternative livelihoods for communities, the project would also minimize the direct exploitation of coastal and marine resources thus enhancing the restoration of balanced ecosystems. Finally, through the involvement of key stakeholders (political leaders, traditional etc) the project would create a legal framework that seeks to enhance the formulation of laws and bye-laws that promote the sustainable management and conservation of marine and coastal resources. 9. AIM: Facilitate the management and governance of mangrove by actors and stakeholders. It also includes taking into consideration the socio-political potential of the coastal communities. In a bid to contribute effectively towards promotion of biodiversity damage reduction and improving the lives of people directly and indirectly affected by activities of the coastal and marine ecology. 10. Specific Objective : a. Collaborate with key stakeholder to formulate principles and modalities for a comprehensive sustainable management and best practices of the coastal and marine areas

b. Strengthen the legal and institutional legal framework from PRAIA convention on

the restoration, conservation and rational use of mangrove ecosystem c. Establish structure and better organization of marine product and by-product marketing d. Support the establish of sustainable funding mechanism, improve communication and information sharing on coastal and marine resources conservation and best management practice 11. Project Activities : a. Identify project operational areas b. Identify and support project partners and focal persons
c. Conduct baseline survey on empowering mangrove dwellers to improve their

livelihood quality d. Conduct a nationwide sensitization on coastal and marine areas on recommended management behavior and conservation practices e. Facilitate project structures formation f. Support project beneficiaries with alternative livelihood options g. Support beneficiaries and key project partners with lobbying and advocacy skills h. Promote the formation of legal framework on sustainable management and conservation of coastal and marine areas
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Support undergraduate internship to study the project operational strategies

j. Conduct post intervention surveys to assess the impact of the project

12. Project output: 10.1Ten (10) coastal and marine areas identified
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Five(5) project partners identified

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10.3 Baseline survey conducted by consultant firm 10.4.1. 100 beneficiaries, 50 MPs, 40 local representatives sensitized on coastal marine areas protection 10.4.2. 2500 school going pupils and tutors and coastal and marine environmental clubs formed 10.4.3. Two schools, one tertiary institution learning quiz competitions organized 10.4.4 Five (5) radio panel discussions held, one float parade on coastal and marine areas conservation 10.4.5 Twenty community interaction sensitization programmes to be undertaken 10.5.1 Four project communities formed 10.5.2 Four project activity quarterly review meetings held 10.5.2 Three project steering committees and stakeholders meetings held 10.5.3 One project inception workshop held 10.6.1 2000 coastal and marine beneficiaries trained in alternative income generation activities 10.6.2 Support beneficiaries with startup kits to engage in livelihood options 10.7.1 Beneficiaries trained in lobbying and advocacy techniques on coastal resource management 10.8.1Laid down laws and principles on marine and coastal resource management 10.8.2 Coastal laws are implemented and adhered to by coastal community and exploiters 10.9 Four interns (FBC and Njala) supported 10.10 Two post intervention surveys conducted. 11. Project inputs. 11.1 Seven (7) project staffs employed 11.2 One vehicle for project activity implementation 11.3 Three motorbikes for project field staffs 11.4 Three established Secretariats 11.5 Computer hard and soft ware packages 11.6 Start up kits for beneficiaries 11.7 liquid cash for sensitization exercises
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12. Project outcome: 12.1 Coastal and marine areas and resources are better managed by its inhabitants 12.2 laws on coastal and marine areas conservation and best management practices adhered to 12.3 Diversify environmental friendly income generating activities taken place 12.4 Transformation in beneficiaries earning power due to alternative livelihood skills activities in the coastal and marine ecology

13. Action plan: 12 Action Plan ACTIVITY person responsible Time frame 1 Year 2Year 3year 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 Identify stakeholders, target beneficiaries, operational areas, 2 Conduct baseline survey on empowering mangrove dwellers improve their livelihood quality 3 Conduct a nationwide sensitization on coastal and marine areas on recommended management behaviour and conservation practices 4 Facilitate project structures formation 5 Support 200 project beneficiaries with alternative livelihood options 6 Support 200 project beneficiaries and key project partners with lobbying and advocacy skills 7 Promote the formation of legal framework on sustainable management and conservation of coastal and marine areas 8 Training on Lobbying and advocacy 9 Strategic national action plan on coastal and marine resource

PRONAT PRONAT AND Consultants PRONAT

PRONAT PRONAT

PRONAT PRONAT, Project partners, Beneficiaries, Political leaders Community leaders and other stakeholders PRONAT, Parliament

10 Undergraduate internships 11 Conduct post intervention surveys

PRONAT, Universities/ college PRONAT

14. Country Profile: Sierra Leone is located in the western coast of Africa bounded by the Guinea republic on its N/E, Liberia on the S/E and the Atlantic Ocean on its N/W with growth of mangrove vegetation stretches along the estuaries of the Scarcies, Rokel, Sherbro River and Yawri bay. This mangrove ecology survive at the tropical latitude and at temperature of 16 degree centigrade with beautification of ridge of the peninsula forest overlooking the coastal areas and beaches far stretched especially in the western area . It is known to have a total surface area of 28,000 sq. miles with soil types which range from clay, sand, loamy, gravel and silt that influence the range of activities prone to the marine ecology The country has a population of about 5million from the recent national projections by Statistics Sierra Leone, the institution responsible for population studies, with a heterogeneous population which includes; Mende, Themne, Limba, Fullah, Loko, Sherbro, Kissy, Vai, Kurankoh, etc. who practice a wide range of livelihood activities on a day to day basis and practice multiparty democratic governance system and a devolved local government of recent time. 15 Target group Profile PRONAT Salone, among others, will engage groups of beneficiaries including the following thus; learning institutions, legal and state actors, Parliamentarians, Councilors, Mayors, Local community leaders, Naval security, and Media practitioners 16. Project Methodology: PRONAT Sierra Leone will be implemented using participatory rural management techniques based on Participatory Governance in its sensitization in all project operational areas using both community, partners, and sister organization on the danger and risk of endangered coastal and marine species. The project will also conduct training meetings and workshops by and for parliamentarians, councilors, community representatives, actors and other key partners on the coastal and sustainable marine resources best practices.

It will further engage actors, key ministries and institutions on transit and field work on coastal and marine endangered ecosystem in a bid to come up with possible suggestions on a better and sustainable management practices. In addition to the said approaches, PRONAT-SL/ will support identified emerging beneficiaries with after skills training startup packages to engage in alternative income livelihood generation option to improve household income. Rallies, radio discussions and float parades will form part of the campaign in a bid to enact laid down policies laws and protocols. PRONAT will also train community and stakeholders on lobbying and advocacy and its importance in attaining conserved coastal and marine areas resources. 17 Project Indicators: The project indicators in order to achieve a result driven outcome will include the following: Stake holders discuss issues sustainable best management behavior of coastal and marine ecology in development policies and agendas Community habitant Management practice better coastal and marine area conservation and management Management and conservation principles and practices incorporated in to educational syllabus Strategic national action plan on coastal and marine resource draft and implemented Number of beneficiaries trained on diversify income generation activities Structures developed on awareness of risk and disaster mitigation discussed Regional secretariat on coastal and marine resources conservation established Number of meetings, workshops, Radio discussions, quiz competition held, and organized
Number of mangrove trees re-established along the coastal and marine areas

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18. Project Monitoring and Evaluation The monitoring of activities implemented over the project life cycle in the strategic coastal and marine areas will include a list of interventions such as, supervisory monitoring of visible project activity respective project committees structures, line ministries, parliamentarians , sister countries networking members/ representatives, Youths, women groups, navy sector and other partners. 19. Means of verification The project will be verified through the series of criteria such as: Beneficiaries list Stakeholders list Memorandum of understanding and signatories Meetings, workshop and interaction sessions attendance Training and workshop reports Community Minutes of meetings Photographs and video clips Receipts and proforma of procurements Financial and narrative reports Project monthly and quarterly report Project financial reports Draft action and or strategic plan

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 Draft bill on coastal and marine resources management Survey reports

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20. ACTIVITY PLAN /WORKPLAN: Time frame 2Year 1 2 3

ACTIVITY 1 Identify 15 coastal and marine areas 2 3 4 5 Identify 7 project partners Formation of project structures Conduct baseline survey Sensitisation of stakeholders Formation of coastal and marine environmental 6 clubs in schools (2500 pupils and teachers) 7 Hold project inception workshop 8 Formation of four project communities 9 Training of beneficiaries in alternative livelihoods 10 Support beneficairies with start-up kits Training of beneficiaries in lobbying and advocacy techniques Student internship attachment Conduct radio panel discussions Organise Float parade Legislation of laws & bye-laws on marine and 15 coastal resource management 16 Conduct 4 Post intervention surveys 11 12 13 14

person responsible PRONAT

1 Year 2 3

3year 2 3

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21. Risks and Assumptions: Governing agencies and partners provide financial support for the implementation of project activities Current regional alliance of parliamentarians and local elected representatives network on climate and coastal marine ecosystem management lobby and advocate for implementation of draft policies and bills Peoples behavior towards sustainable climate and environmental best practices are replicated Beneficiaries employed sustainable household and commerce energy sources
Replanting of adaptable mangrove tree species along coastal and marine intervention areas

Increase in environmental friendly house hold income earning sources Health and sanitation condition of coastal and marine ecosystem improved

Drastic reduction in mangrove wood use as fuel by communities along mangrove areas 22. Sustainability. PRONAT-SL will be sustained with the employment of the following guidelines criteria and regulation through the development of a national strategic action plan; legal framework and institutions capacity building ; utilization of the output and outcome; project committee and structures; bye-laws; trained and support mangrove security guards; sustainable conservation policies.

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23. Project Budget. UNITCOST (Le) TOTAL COST (Le)

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COST CATEGORIES

UNIT QTY

PERIOD

Director/Admin/Finance Field Coordinator Secretary/typist Field assistants Driver Office cleaner/aide Total Personnel cost 2 Supplies Materials Quiz Radio discussions Float parade Training Support kits Data collection/Surveys

PERSONNEL COST 1 60months 1 60months 1 60months 2 60months 1 60months 1 60months 7

2,000,000/00 1,500,000/00 7,000,000/00 1,000,000/00 600,000/00 400,000/00 Le

120,000,000/00 90,000,000/00 420,000,000/00 60,000,000/00 36,000,000/00 24,000,000/00 750,000,000/00

DIRECT PROGRAMME COST ? ? 3 3days 5 5days 1 1day 100 6months 200 3 6months 5,000,000/00 3,000,000/00 10,000,000/00 5,000,000/00 3,000,000/00 40,000,000/00 15,000,000/00 15,000,000/00 10,000,000/00 30,000,000/00 600,000,000/00 240,000,000/00

Welfare packages Loan packages Workshops, seminars, sessions

200 24months 200 48months 12 60months

200,000/00 6,000,000/00 35,000,000/00

960,000,000/00 288,000,000/00 240,000,000/00

Support to interns Others Total Direct programme cost 3 Laptop computers

4 6months

1,000,000/00

6,000,000/00

Le 2,404,000,000/ CAPITAL COST 2 36months

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5,000,000/00

10,000,000/00

Desktop computers Photocopier Scanner Printer Office equipment(assorted)

2 1 1 1 1

3,000,000/00 5,000,000/00 2,000,000/00 5,000,000/00 10,000,000/00

6,000,000/00 5,000,000/00 2,000,000/00 5,000,000/00 10,000,000/00

Slide projector Digital camera Office furniture (assorted)

1 1

4,000,000/00 2,000,000/00 15,000,000/00

4,000,000/00 2,000,000/00 15,000,000/00

Vehicles Motor bikes Office space Generator Others Total capital cost 4 Lubricants Fuel Bills Licences and insurance Repairs and maintenance Others Total programme support cost 5 Work floats for staff Over heads Monitoring, supervision and evaluation Others Total Management support cost

1 36months 100,000,000/0 3 36months 10,000.000/00 1 36months 1 36months 2,000,000/00 5,000,000/00

100,000,000/00 30,000,000/00 72,000,000/00 5,000,000/00

Le 266,000,000/00 PROGRAMME SUPPORT COST litres Gals 450 36months 10,000/00 3,600 36months 16,500/00 36months 36months 36months 4,500,000/00 59,400,000/00 15,000,000/00 12,000,000/00 25,000,000/00

Le 115,900,000/00 60,000,000/00 40,000,000/00 36,000,000/00

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT COST 36months 36months 36months 1,000,000/00

Le

136,000,000/00

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GRAND TOTAL

Le 3,312,500,000/00

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