Sustainable Management and Biodiversity Conservation of the Lake Aibi Basin

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The development objective of the Sustainable Management and Biodiversity Conservation of the Lake Aibi Basin Project for China is to strengthen integrated planning and implementation of natural resource management and mainstreaming of biodiversity values in the Lake Aibi Basin. There are four components to the project: (1) water resources assessment and optimized allocation, with the objective of understanding water resource supply and demand in Bortala Prefecture and use this to optimize water allocation for consumptive uses; (2) sustainable land management practices, to demonstrate sustainable management of watershed systems and to increase the area of sustainable land management practices implemented in Bortala Prefecture, therefore addressing the major threats to sustainable biodiversity conservation; (3) biodiversity conservation and local livelihoods enhancement, with the objectives of strengthen management of Lake Aibi National Wetland Reserve (NWR), protecting and monitoring habitat and key species in the area, stopping grazing and facilitating natural regeneration of native species and reducing wind erosion; and (4) project management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), to support project management and M&E by financing consultant services, office equipment, incremental operating costs and technical support.