Espirito Santo Biodiversity and Watershed Conservation and Restoration Project

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The development objective of the Espirito Santo Biodiversity and Watershed Conservation and Restoration Project for Brazil is to support the adoption of environmentally friendly land use practices on 3,400 hectares in two key Atlantic forest watersheds in Espírito Santo, thereby contributing to improved biodiversity conservation. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening watershed management. The main activities of this component will include: (a) establishing and strengthening watershed management committees, (b) prioritizing intervention areas, (c) preparing economic-ecological zoning plans for both watersheds, and (d) developing a communication strategy. The second component of the project is targeted biodiversity protection and protected area (PA) management. This component will undertake targeted interventions to restore and enhance the protection of critical areas for biodiversity conservation, and support the PAs in the watersheds, including the elaboration of management plans and assisting landowners in the creation of private nature reserves. Among the main activities in this component are: (a) rehabilitating degraded areas; (b) implementing the management plan for Pedra Azul State Park and establishing a PA management committee; (c) developing and implementing new instruments for biodiversity conservation, such as a conservation trust fund; and (d) supporting the implementation of two ecological corridors. The third component of the project is integrating biodiversity in production landscapes. Sustainable management of landscape mosaics requires a two-pronged approach: (a) measures to remove obstacles to the adoption of land use practices that would be beneficial both to farmers and the environment, such as lack of knowledge or non-availability of inputs; this subcomponent will seek to remove these barriers; and (b) measures to stimulate the adoption of practices that generate positive externalities, particularly in biodiversity conservation and water services protection, but are unattractive to individual land users. The fourth and the final component of the project is monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and project management. This component will coordinate, manage, and monitor all activities supported under the project and build on the environmental information system being supported through the Aguas Limpas Project. The project will establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms at two distinct levels: (a) a project-level M&E Framework for the activities covered in the project; and (b) a regional-level information system covering the two basins intervened by the project.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Raw Materials, Government, Commercial