Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Jordan Rift Valley GEF

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The Jordan Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Jordan Rift Valley Project will apply the principles of integrated ecosystem management (IEM) to the existing land use master plan of the Jordan Rift Valley (JRV) and establish a network of well managed protected areas that meets local ecological, social and economic needs. The project includes: consultative planning and management procedures involving all relevant stakeholders, to be successfully introduced to the Rift Valley to support the conservation of key biodiversity sites; a network of four protected areas (PAS) and seven special conservation areas (SCAs) in the JRV legally established and operating as models of IEM principles to support biodiversity conservation; elements for climate proofing biodiversity conservation within PAS and SCAs introduced into the conservation planning and implementation stages of the project; and sustainable financing mechanisms for PAS strengthened through increased capitalization, and adoption of economically viable, nature-based livelihood options by local communities in PAS and SCAs.