Prodoc pims5686 SouthAfrica National abs project

1.Table of Contents

1.Table of Contents 5

2.Development Challenge 8

Context, issues and global significance 8

The Bioeconomy of South Africa 9

The Bioprospecting Segment 10

Research & Development for Bioprospecting 15

ABS Frameworks and Sectoral Regulation 16

Bioresources targeted in key Value Chains 19

The Core Problem 21

Project fit with SDGs, national policies and priorities 23

Threats, Root Causes and Barriers 25

3.Strategy 32

Long-Term Solution 32

The Project’s Theory of Change (ToC) 33

Project Areas and Pilots 41

4.Results and Partnerships 44

Expected Results 44

The Project’s Incremental Reasoning 47

Partnerships 49

Stakeholder engagement: 51

Gender Aspects 55

5.Feasibility 57

Cost efficiency and effectiveness: 57

Risk Management 58

Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES): 61

Innovativeness, Sustainability and Scaling Up: 61

6.Project Results Framework 64

7.Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan 67

8.Governance and Management Arrangements 73

9.Financial Planning and Management 77

10.Total Budget and Work Plan 79

11.Legal Context 85

ANNEX A. Multi Year Work Plan 87

ANNEX B. Monitoring Plan 91

ANNEX C. Evaluation Plan 94

ANNEX D. GEF Tracking Tool (s) at baseline 95

ANNEX E. Terms of Reference 95

Background section for all TORs 95

ABS Project Manager, Full-time 95

ANNEX F. UNDP Social and Environmental and Social Screening Template (SESP) 98

ANNEX G. Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) 108

ANNEX H. UNDP Project Quality Assurance Report 108

ANNEX I. UNDP Risk Log 108

ANNEX J. Results of the capacity assessment of the implementing partner / HACT micro-assessment 109

12.Other Annexes (X) 110

ANNEX X-1. Letters of Co-financing 110

ANNEX X-2. Project Context & Baseline: ABS frameworks & Species-value-chain interactions 114

1) Status Quo of the Implementation of Nagoya Protocol in South Africa 114

2) Status Quo for the Management of Targeted Species 119

3) The Context of African Ginger agreement registration and cultivation 122

4) The Context of the Bioprospecting in Northern Cape Province 123

5) The Context of Pelargonium Management Plan 126

6) The Context of Aloe ferox harvesting 128

7) The Context of Honeybush species transition to cultivation 131

8) The Flagship Context of Rooibos 133

9) The Project’s Baseline Finance Assessment 135

ANNEX X-3. Detailed description of project design: Outputs and Activities 139

Component 1. Bioprospecting R&D 139

Component 2: Value Chain Development 144

Component 3: ABS Capacity Building of key Stakeholders 158

Component 4: Knowledge Management & M&E 163

ANNEX X-4. Stakeholders consulted during the PPG 165

ANNEX X-5. Knowledge Management & Stakeholder Involvement Plan 167

1) Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and Approach 167

2) 3takeholder Involvement Plan 168

3) Coordination with other related initiatives 169

ANNEX X-6. The dynamics of resource overexploitation in bioprospecting value chain 170

ANNEX X-7. Gender Mainstreaming 176

1) Gender Considerations 176

2) Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan 180

ANNEX X-8. Bibliography 185

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List of Abbreviations

BD	Biodiversity
CBD	Convention on Biological Diversity
CBO	Community Based Organization
CSO	Civil Society Organization
ERC	Evaluation Resource Centre
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FSP	Full Size Project
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GIS	Geographical Information System
HQ	Head Quarter
IEO	Independent Evaluation Office
M&E	Monitoring and Evaluation
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
NBSAP	National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
NGO	Non-Government Organization
NIM	National Implementation
PA	Protected Area
PIF	Project Identification Form
PIR	Project Implementation Reports
PMU	Project Management Unit
PPP	Public Private Partnership
PPR	Project Progress Report
RTA	Regional Technical Advisor
SDG	Sustainable Development Goals
TE	Terminal Evaluation
TOC	Theory of Change
UNDAF	United Nations Development Action Framework
UNDP	United Nations Development Program
UNDP -POPP	United Nations Development Program - Program and Operations Policies and Procedures
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change