Building national capacities for biodiversity indicators in southern and eastern Africa Eastern Africa Inception Workshop Report 30th March ‐3rd April 2009 Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi. Summary The workshop brought together participants from six countries in East Africa namely; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi and Rwanda. This is a two year biodiversity indicators capacity strengthening training, funded by the UN Development Account through UNEP and being implemented by UNEP‐WCMC. The Nairobi workshop took four days from 30th March to 3rd April 2009. The need to conserve and manage biodiversity for the survival of mankind is urgent as there is serious loss of biodiversity globally, thus the focus of the project. The workshop process was both participatory and lectures from experienced experts in biodiversity indicators. At the end of the workshop participants had acquired skills and knowledge to understand what biodiversity indicators are, how to develop, implement, monitor, and link appropriate biodiversity indicators with policy makers, overall goal of biodiversity conservation, national reporting plans in respect to MDGs and CBD targets 2010. Participants developed a one year project implementation plan and also in‐country action plans to be implemented within the projects life span. For effective implementation of the project, lead institutions in each country were identified that will work hand in hand with Dr Samuel Andanje of KWS and Philip Bubb of UNEP‐WCMC. In his closing remarks, Dr Julius Kipngetich, Director KWS, said conservation should be based on appropriate scientific facts. The KWS Director said there is a need for proper identification, prioritization and isolation of goals, activities, and decisions based on appropriate information that has been generated from reliable data. Report compiled by: Dr. Samuel Ambindi Andanje, Head, Ecosystem and Landscape Conservation, assisted by Mr. Kavaka Watai Mukonyi, Senior Scientist, Bioprospecting and biotechnology, Kenya Wildlife Service. Project Contacts UNEP – WCMC Project Coordinator Philip Bubb, Senior Programme Officer, Ecosystem Assessment Programme, UNEP‐WCMC, Email: philip.bubb@unep‐wcmc.org, Direct tel. +44 (0)1223 814662, 219, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL, UK, www.unep‐wcmc.org. KWS Project leader Dr. Samuel A. Andanje, Head – Ecosystem and Landscape Conservation, Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O Box 40241 – 00100, Tel: 254‐20‐600800, 602345, Fax: +254‐20‐602345, Mobile: 254‐722 572615, Nairobi, Kenya Website: www.kws.org. 1
Contents 1.0 Introduction /Background ......................................................................................... 3 1.1 The project’s main activities ................................................................................. 3 1.2 Participants expected workshop outcomes ........................................................... 4 1.3 The workshop plan and structure .......................................................................... 5 2.0 Biodiversity Indicators .............................................................................................. 5 2.1 What are biodiversity indicators? ......................................................................... 5 2.2 Participants understanding of successful indicators ............................................. 5 2.3 Facilitators comments on what successful indicators are ..................................... 6 2.4 Biodiversity indicators development stages.......................................................... 7 3.0 Examples of Global CBD indicators......................................................................... 8 3.1 CBD 2010 Target Provisional Indicator Framework ............................................ 8 4.0 Examples of useful indicator products.................................................................... 10 4.1 Participants visual impression of sample indicator booklets .............................. 10 4.2 Participants scoring (0-10) on 1) ease of use, Presentation, useful data and story
line on sample indicator booklets ............................................................................. 10 4.3 The role of biodiversity indicators ...................................................................... 11 4.4 What it takes to maintain successful indicators .................................................. 11 4.5 Biodiversity indicator development issues arising from the workshop .............. 11 5.0 Participants assignments on indicator development for their countries.................. 12 5.1 Kenyan Presentation ........................................................................................... 13 5.2 Uganda and Tanzania Presentation ..................................................................... 15 5.3 Ethiopian Presentation ........................................................................................ 17 5.4 Burundi Presentation........................................................................................... 19 5.5 Rwanda Presentation ........................................................................................... 20 6.0 BICSAfrica country-level project support resources .............................................. 23 6.1 Key Indicator development plans ....................................................................... 23 6.2 BICSAfrica Biodiversity Indicators development responsible institutions and
persons ...................................................................................................................... 24 7.0 Appendices.............................................................................................................. 25 7.1 List of participants .............................................................................................. 25 7.2 BICSAfrica project work plan ............................................................................ 29 7.3 Biodiversity indicator Fact sheet ........................................................................ 30 7.4 Inception Workshop program ............................................................................. 31 2
1.0 Introduction /Background This two‐year project will strengthen the capacity in southern and eastern Africa to produce indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem services in support of national policies. Biodiversity indicators are information tools that summarise and simplify information, to help understand the status and threats to biodiversity and to evaluate progress towards its conservation and sustainable use. They are needed to help design and monitor national policies on biodiversity, the environment and sustainable development, as well as for reporting on international agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Development Goals. This project is designed to build on the existing work on biodiversity indicators in eastern and southern Africa, assisting countries to develop biodiversity indicators of their choice on a sustainable basis. This will be achieved through capacity building workshops, technical training in the selected indicators, and peer‐to‐peer exchange visits. The project will support the use of existing data sets, reducing dependence on external funding for new indicators. One objective is to facilitate strengthened partnerships between government agencies, academic and NGO groups who use the indicators and generate the necessary data. The inclusion of one or two appropriate biodiversity indicators in the work of national statistical offices is a particular aim. The project will also be an opportunity for countries to learn about international developments in assessment of ecosystem services and opportunities for developing this work through UNEP and other institutions. 1.1 The project’s main activities
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An inception workshop to review the issues and good practice in biodiversity indicator development, including national and international needs for indicators, and to select one to three indicators for development by each country with the support of the project; Provision of on‐line and in‐country technical support to national indicator agencies in the calculation and interpretation of indicators, according to identified needs. Exchange visits between project participants to facilitate capacity development and dissemination of experience; A mid‐term workshop after about nine months, to review the concepts and experiences of ecosystem services and their assessment in Africa and other parts of the world, and to facilitate linkages with international partners supporting this work; A concluding workshop and report after 18 months, to identify lessons and learned and recommendations through the establishment of a few biodiversity indicators in each country. 3
The project is funded by the UN Development Account and implemented by UNEP, through its Division of Early Warning and Assessment, the UNEP Regional Office for Africa, and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP‐WCMC). Technical support and indicator guidance materials will also be provided through the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP www.twentyten.net), and utilise the experience of UNEP‐WCMC in providing guidance on national biodiversity indicators through the BIP and previous projects. The organisation of the training workshops and exchange visits in eastern Africa will be conducted by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), in close co‐ordination with the UNEP Regional Office for Africa and UNEP‐WCMC. The inception workshop was held from 30th March to 3rd April 2009 in Nairobi Kenya at Silver Springs Hotel. It brought together 23 participants from 6 East African Countries Namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi and Rwanda. The workshop’s objectives were to; o Introduce participants to the concept of biodiversity indicators o Train them on selection and production of biodiversity indicators o Identify useful indicators for their countries for further development o Build partnerships o Agree on activities for the rest of the project time The workshop was designed and led by Philip Bubb, Damon Stanwell‐Smith and Martin Jenkins of UNEP‐WCMC, in conjunction with KWS. 1.2 Participants expected workshop outcomes
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To develop model biodiversity indicators for East Africa Harmonize existing biodiversity indicators for the region Developed biodiversity indicators applicable for today and future generations Develop indicators and cascade them both locally and globally. Enhance capacity for biodiversity indicators Present, understand, learn more and Share experiences on biodiversity indicators. Come up with biodiversity indicators that can be integrated with social economic Pillars. To understand what biodiversity indicators are, how to operationalize, link with policy makers and also identify gaps in existing biodiversity indicators. With the help of the project to develop at least two new indicators to fit into the international reporting systems. How to link biodiversity indicators with ecosystem service and 2010 target achievements. 4
1.3 The workshop plan and structure
The workshop was conducted in a participatory manner aimed at creating partnership, ownership, learning and adaptiveness on developing biodiversity indicators among participants. The workshop was divided in three sessions: Day 2 Day 3 Day 1 o Introductions & o Policy and reporting o Project measures of project overview success priorities and o What is a successful o Draft indicator indicator needs indicator & what development plans o Data availability does it take to o Identify technical and good practice produce one? support & exchange o Selection of o International visits candidate indicators biodiversity o Planning next for further indicator workshops development frameworks and o Evaluation & thanks reporting 2.0 Biodiversity Indicators
2.1 What are biodiversity indicators?
What is an indicator? “A measure based on verifiable data that conveys information about more than itself” Indicators are purpose dependent ‐ the interpretation or meaning given to the data depends on the purpose or issue of concern. For example to develop indicators about the forest cover, you need to consider the following policy making cycle: o Understanding an issue: (Where is the forest?, How much is there?, What is the change over time? Why is it changing?, what is causing the change?) o Setting Objectives, Targets, Policies: (Location and extent of forest & types – conservation or restoration. Protected Areas? By when?) o Monitoring progress & outcomes: (Forest extent, status of protected area) o Communicating, getting support: (Stakeholder dialogue, State of Environment Report, lobbying, fund‐raising) 2.2 Participants understanding of successful indicators
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Be measurable and verifiable Be need or demand driven Be measured in both time and space Should be easy and simple to monitor Be dynamic and responsive Be based on easily available and affordable data Should have a baseline 5
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Should be based on relevant and reliable data Should be of global relevance Should be scientifically valid and be based on sound methodology Should be owned and communicated Can be abandoned after achieving their purpose, e.g., effecting policy change. In this case new indicators be adopted 2.3 Facilitators comments on what successful indicators are
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Scientifically valid – theory of what change in the indicator means + reliability of the data Based on easily available data – over time (monitoring) Responsive to change in the issue of interest Easily understandable – conceptually + presentation + interpretation, Relevant to user’s needs It is used! (for measuring progress, early‐warning, setting targets, awareness‐
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2.4 Biodiversity indicators development stages
The participants were introduced to key Biodiversity Indicator Development Stages as described in the chart below: Illustration: 1: Stakeholders: in a project development plan may be people who are directly or indirectly related to the project implementation or use, e.g., ‐ For CBD 4th National Report, for example: o CBD Secretariat o Environment Ministry o Other Ministries, e.g. Forestry, Fisheries o NGOs o Private sector 7
o Public 2: Policy objectives and targets e.g., “To reduce the annual rate of habitat conversion to zero percent” 3: Key questions: e.g., “To what is the extent of forest cover and is it increasing or decreasing? “To reduce the annual rate of habitat conversion to zero percent” 4: Gather and review data e.g., Data Sources: National Forestry Authority, Satellite imagery, Studies by universities; Review: Suitable for analysis of change over time?, Definition of forest cover and forest types?, Sensitivity and accuracy of the survey for detecting change? 5: Identify suitable indicators e.g., Change in total forest extent per year, or per 5‐year period, % change in forest extent per year, Change in forest extent of each forest type 6: Present and interpret indictors e.g., Use of graphs to show trend data 3.0 Examples of Global CBD indicators
The participants were introduced to MDG Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Target 7.A: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources 7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest 7.2 CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) 7.3 Consumption of ozone‐depleting substances 7.4 Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits 7.5 Proportion of total water resources used Target 7.B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss 7.6 Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected 7.7 Proportion of species threatened with extinction 3.1 CBD 2010 Target Provisional Indicator Framework
7 Focal Areas: o Protect the components of biodiversity: genetic diversity, species, habitats, ecosystems o Promote sustainable use o Address threats to biodiversity o Maintain good and services from biodiversity 8
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Trends in abundance and distribution of selected species (e.g. Living Planet Index) Trends in extent of selected biomes, ecosystems and habitats Coverage of protected areas Change in status of threatened species Trends in genetic diversity of domesticated animals, cultivated plants, and fish species of major socio‐economic importance Biodiversity used in food and medicine (indicator under development) 3.1.2 Focal Area 2: Promote sustainable use o
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Area of forest, agricultural and aquaculture ecosystems under sustainable management Proportion of products derived from sustainable sources (indicator under development) Trends in abundance and distribution of selected species Marine trophic index Nitrogen deposition Water quality in aquatic ecosystems Ecological footprint and related concepts Change in status of threatened species 3.1.3 Focal Area 3: Address threats to biodiversity o
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Trends in extent of selected biomes, ecosystems and habitats Trends in abundance and distribution of selected species Marine trophic index Trends in invasive alien species Connectivity/fragmentation of ecosystems Nitrogen deposition Water quality in aquatic ecosystems 3.1.4 Focal Area 4: Maintain goods and services from biodiversity o
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Biodiversity used in food and medicine (indicator under development) Water quality in aquatic ecosystems Marine trophic index Incidence of Human‐induced ecosystem failure Health and well‐being of communities who depend directly on local ecosystem goods and services Biodiversity used in food and medicine 9
3.1.5 Focal area 5: Protect traditional knowledge, innovations and practices o Status and trends of linguistic diversity and numbers of speakers of indigenous languages 4.0 Examples of useful indicator products
After learning what indicators are, participants were taken through various examples of indictors to acquaint them with the products of good indicators for different countries and organizations. Participants were given the “Biodiversity Indicators in your pocket 2007 for UK” and the “State of the World’s Birds” reports for review, comments and take home. They were asked to 1) give their impressions about the two documents and 2) to give them a score of (0‐10) on 1) ease of use, Presentation, useful data ad story line. Here are their comments 4.1 Participants visual impression of sample indicator booklets
Biodiversity Indicators in your pocket State of the World’s Birds (SOWB) 2007 (IIYP) No table of contents Good looking Small Only one taxon Well presented Big Wide coverage Covers taxa well Good for technical people No table of content No defined users Cover page photo not clear Lacking key Good use of photos Difficult to navigate Pictures No or few pictures Shows collaboration Concise and portable 4.2 Participants scoring (0-10) on 1) ease of use, Presentation, useful
data and story line on sample indicator booklets
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Easy Presentation Data useful Total National Environmental Authorities Easy (Nemas) and NGOs Presentation Data useful Total SOWB 7 8 8 23 7 8 7 22 IIYP 8 7 9 24 5 7 7 19 10
State department and universities Easy Presentation Data useful Total 8.3 8.6 8.6 25.5 9 8.3 8.3 25.6 4.3 The role of biodiversity indicators
Overall, the participants agreed that they had understood the role and process of developing good biodiversity indicators. They were informed on the role of indicators; o To communicate information o How to develop tools to enhance presentation of indicators to stakeholders o Indicators are supposed to be simple, understandable i.e., getting information to many stakeholders including policy makers o One has to think carefully the types of questions people would like to respond to e.g. what has happened to important bird areas. 4.4 What it takes to maintain successful indicators
By day two participants had learned that; o Setting indicators is quite involving and is a big process o Indicators need to be simple and may have multiple impacts o Data collected must be useful o Importance of having a data bank o Indicators are owned and successful indicators have owners. Therefore need for a responsible institution/champion institution. 4.5 Biodiversity indicator development issues arising from the
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Biodiversity Indicators at National levels Bringing together biodiversity managers and users to develop biodiversity indicators as part of reporting In country collaboration on biodiversity indicators Development of action plans for implementation Funding mechanisms Lead agency for Biodiversity indicators Linking the project with national reporting Using the project to identify gaps, set criteria for indicators and recommendations. Establishment of A national data bank How to address biodiversity access and benefit Sharing indicator Development of appropriate protocols for data access and transmission Framework for National data and informational policy management 11
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Integrating institutional approach in developing indicators for CBD compliance and National reporting Identification of biodiversity indicators at different levels e.g., habitats /ecosystems and link to Competent Champion institutions. Financial mechanisms to enhance protected area management Establishment of biodiversity baseline data, access and development of potential indicators for monitoring that is selection of Key species on biodiversity food Chain. Development and production of training module/manual for biodiversity indicators identification and monitoring Comprehensive survey and analysis of National Indicators, how they are reported and existing gaps and action plans National and global reporting link to MEAs Methods /protocols data gathering, translation and management. 5.0 Participants assignments on indicator development for their
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5.1 Kenyan Presentation
Big problem
rapid biodiversity loss Big question How do we know that we are reducing biodiversity loss? Target
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Biodiversity issues and concerns
Land use/cover change  Land use policy that support to reduce biodiversity biodiversity conservation and Water quality and quantity loss by 10% management by 2030 Food security  Policy on management and protection of water resources (Water Act and EMCA)  Policy/Act on protection of wildlife  Policy to control use and movement of alien species  Policy on proportionate budgetary allocation to conservation institutions Climate change Invasive species Poverty Pollution Pests and diseases Population growth Unsustainable use of natural resources Institutional conflicts Sample indicators
 Land cover change detection in protected areas and key biodiversity areas  Water quality and quantity in major water basins  Incidences of poaching; number of snares, carcasses etc  Species and coverage of invasive species in protected areas and key biodiversity areas  Population and coverage of key indicators species  Cases/incidences of wildlife pests and disease outbreaks in key biodiversity areas and protected areas systems Financing for biodiversity Corruption Political interference  Annual budgetary allocations to mainstream institutions that mange biodiversity. Lack of harmonized policy on biodiversity management 13
5.1.1 Selected questions for biodiversity indicator development for Kenya Key question Users Source of data 1: What is the status of land use/cover in protected areas (forests, savannah, marine and terrestrial wetlands, settlements) KWS, KFS, NEMA, DRSRS, KWS,NEMA, NGO’S, CONSERVATION NGO’S, UNEP, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, WEBSITES, WRMA PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ARID LANDS, WRMA Indicators  Cover change (forests, grasslands wetlands etc)  Fragmentation/ patchiness (patch index) overlays of coverage 2: What is the status of KWS, KFS, NEMA, KEPHIS, KWS, KFS, NEMA,  Population trends/ distribution in wildlife Kenya’s biodiversity in KARI, DRSRS, KEFRI, KEMFRI, KEPHIS, KARI, DRSRS, species KEFRI, KEMFRI, protected areas and key KEMRINGO’S  Trends in wildlife utilization KEMRINGO’S ecosystems 
3: What is the status and KWS, KFS, NEMA, extend of alien and CONSERVATION NGO’S, invasive species in Kenya MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ARID LANDS, WRMA, agricultural companies Maps, graphs, tales, charts, statistics Wildlife pests and diseases KWS, KFS, NEMA,  Distribution, population, and cover of alien ad invasive species CONSERVATION NGO’S, MINISTRY OF  Species types of alien and invasive species AGRICULTURE, PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ARID LANDS, WRMA, agricultural companies 4: What is the status of KWS, KFS, NEMA, KWS, KFS, NEMA, 
water in major drainage CONSERVATION NGO’S, CONSERVATION basins in KENYA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NGO’S, MINISTRY OF Presentation Ministry of water, WRMA, KMD, DRSRS Trends in water quality and quantity 14
PLANNING, LOCAL AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT, ARID LANDS, PLANNING, LOCAL WRMA, Agricultural companies GOVERNMENT, ARID LANDS, WRMA, Agricultural companies (sediment load, clarity, mineral content, microbial 5.2 Uganda and Tanzania Presentation
Big problem rapid biodiversity loss Big Target
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loss? fishing  National guidelines for bio fuel  Mapping areas for bio fuel Biodiversity issues and concerns
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5: Which biofuels are grown, which units of biodiversity are displaced by biofuels, what are the impacts of biofuels on other resource uses, how much of the biofuesl are for export 6: Governance – Are local committees/ beach management units functional? Are community members involved in decision making 5.3 Ethiopian Presentation
Big problem
rapid biodiversity loss due to governments priorities to To develop rapidly, reduce poverty and exploit natural resources Big question how do we know that we are reducing biodiversity loss? Target
to reduce biodiversity loss by 10% by 2030 Policy statements
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economic status of populations around protected areas Parks authority, Minirena, rema, Population growth rate minicom, research institutions, NGOs, miniecofin, NSIR, ministry of local Proportion of population around protected areas that depend on agriculture and natural resources (wood) government Number of population that generate income from the protected areas activities (tourism and employment) Proportion of conflicts related to protected areas and population around 3: How ecotourism does Parks authority, Minirena, rema, % of local communities gaining a share of the tourism revenue minicom, research instituitions, NGOs, 21
contribute biodiversity conservation to miniecofin, NSIR, ministry of local % of the local communities benefit from tourism government % of local communities who are doing illegal activities in protected areas who have converted to other revenue generating activities due to tourism benefit 22
6.0 BICSAfrica country-level project support resources
US$6,000 per country – to June 2010 Some possible uses: o technical support for capacity development needs o national meeting(s) for indicator development & capacity strengthening o exchange visits o training in the UK (Not for data collection or other indicator production & communication costs) Also, about 10 days of technical support from UNEP‐WCMC or other international advisers (on‐line or in‐country) Agree on use and administration of funds with Philip Bubb, BICSAfrica Project Co‐
ordinator and administration with KWS assistance 6.1 Key Indicator development plans
Plan issue Agreement 1: develop indicators per country or per Per country – participants to plan and institution budget for $6,000 to finance lead institutions and persons during the workshop to plan 2: Outcome from workshop action plans To be ready by June 2010 3: Plan and timetable for indicator Lead persons and institutions to report development activities per country in and work on monthly basis stages 4: Capacity development or resource needs As need arises per country 6: Final action plans per country 13th April 2009 7: who to receive action plans Philip Bubb 8: 2nd workshop To be held last week of September. Proposed agenda:  Report back on data acquired and progress  Evaluation of progress  Look at regional indicators for selected issues for EAC  Plan for next 9 months  Capacity building on indicator calculation from data brought in 23
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Country Kenya Burundi Ruanda Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Institution Kenya Wildlife Service ABO Rwanda Environment Management Authority Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Ethiopia Wildlife Authority Uganda Wildlife Authority Person Dr. Sam Andanje Goeffroy Citegetse Fabrice Mugabo Samuel Bakari Kahsay G. Asgedom Aggrey Rwestiba 24
7.0 Appendices
7.1 List of participants
NO NAME COUNTRY INSTITUTION POSITION E‐MAIL ADDRESS MOBILE NO. 0FFICE ADDRESS 1 Fabrice Mugabo Rwanda Rwanda Management Environment Authority(REMA) Rwandan Environmental Information Network Coordinator mugabofabrice@yahoo.fr +250‐0788657116 P.O. Box Kacyiru/Kigali Research & Monitoring Warden patribuda@yahoo.fr +250‐0788490013 P.O. 905 Kigali/Randa wwargute@hotmail.com +254‐721720620 P.O. Box 47146 2 Patrick Buda Rwanda Rwanda Agency/RDB 3 P. W. Wargute Kenya Department of Resource Surveys & Remote Sensing (DRSRS) Deputy Director UBOS Senior Statistician 4 Kawase G. W. Uganda Wildlife 7436 Tel. +250‐560101 00100 – Nairobi, Kenya george.kawase@ubos.org +256772‐443310 P.O. Box 7186 Kampala, Uganda 5 Aggrey Rwetsiba Uganda Uganda Wildlife Authority Senior Monitoring & Research Coordinator aggrey.rwetsiba@uwa.or.ug +256772499735 P.O. Box 3530 Kampala, Uganda 6 Paul Kenya Kenya National Bureau of Senior Statistician pnderitu@knbs.go.ke +254 722848190 P.O. Box 30266 – 100 25
Nderitu 7 John R. S. Tabuti Statistics Uganda Makerere University Iinstitute of Environment and Natural Resources Associate Professor itabuti@muienr.mak.ac.ug Nairobi +256(0)77296088
0 MUIENR, University Makerere P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda 8 Mengistu Wondafrash Ethiopia EWNHS ED m.wondafrash@ewnhs.org.et 0911‐180321 EWNHS P.O. Box 13303, AA, Ethiopia 9 Thandiwe Chikomo Kenya Birdlife International Regional Manager Project thandiwe.chikomo@birdlife.
or.ke 0729989056 Birdlife Internal ICIPE Campus, Nairobi 10 Abiyot Berhams Ethiopia Institute of Conservation Biodiversity Head info@ibc‐et.org +251‐911‐120725 P.O. Box 30726 A/A Ethiopia 11 Kahsay G. Asgedom Ethiopia Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority Director of Directorate PAs kahsaygt@hotmail.com +251‐911‐742003 P.O Box 386 A/A Ethiopia 12 Negussie Dejene Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency Team Leader negussiedejene@yahoo.com +251‐91113‐7716 P.O. Box 1143 A/A ‐ Ethiopia 26
13 Ngari A. N. Kenya Nature Kenya Conservation Programme Manager Ngarialex@naturekenya.org +254‐722‐299‐021 P. O. Box 44486‐00100 Nairobi 14 Anna Maembe Tanzania NEMC Director Information amaembe@yahoo.com +255‐754‐481052 P.O. Box 63154 of Daresalaam Tanzania 15 Stephen N. Maganda Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics Senior Statistician steven@nbs.go.tz; stephenmaganda@yahoo.co
m +255‐784‐
442252/+255‐713‐
442252 P.O. Box 796 Daresalaam – Tanzania +255‐787‐054013 P.O. Box 661 16 Samwel Bakari Tanzania Tanzania Institute Wild Research Research Scientist samwelbakari@yahoo.com Arusha – Tanzania 17 Samwel Andanje Kenya KWS “ sandanje@kws.go.ke +254‐722‐572615 P.O Box 40241 Nairobi 18 Kavaka W. Mukonyi Kenya KWS “ mwatai@kws.go.ke +254‐722‐389819 P.O Box 40241 Nairobi 19 Geoffrey Citegetse Burundi ABO National Coordinator citegetse@yahoo.fr +257‐788‐52761 P.O Box 7069 27
Bujumbura 20 James Njogu G. Kenya KWS Research Scientist jgichia@kws.go.ke +254‐721‐216597 P.O Box 40241 Nairobi 21 Veronica Kimutai Kenya NEMA Senior officer standards vkimutai@yahoo.com +254‐722‐372237 P.O. Box 67839 Nairobi 22 23 Serge Joram Nsengeman
a Rwanda Jenipher Olang Kenya ACNR CEO nsegimanaserge@yahoo.fr +250‐788‐530015 P.O. Box 4290 Kigali KWS Secretary jolang@kws.go.ke +254‐0720‐
840041 P.O Box 40241 Nairobi 24 Philip Bubb UK UNEP‐WCMC Snr Officer Programme philip.bubb@unep‐wcmc.org +44 1223 814662 25 Damon Stanwell‐
Smith UK UNEP‐WCMC Snr Officer Programme damon.stanwell‐
smith@unep‐wcmc.org 26 Martin Jenkins UK UNEP‐WCMC Consultant martin.jenkins@unep‐
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7.2 BICSAfrica project work plan
The participants were introduced to the project time line as indicated below. Sept 2008 – March 2009
March - May 2009
Establish regional hosts
and organise inception
workshops for eastern and
southern Africa.
Prepare workshop
materials.
Inception Biodiversity Indicators
Capacity Building Workshops
Review of issues & good practice in
indicator development
Overview of CBD & MDG
indicator frameworks and
existing national and
regional BD indicator
development
Selection of a few candidate
national BD indicators and
measures of success of the
project.
Draft 12 month national work
plans to select and build
support for indicators (work
plans not funded by this
project)
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•
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Apr – Sept
2009
Definition and
start of
technical
support and
peer-to-peer
visits between
countries.
Sept – Dec 2009
Sept 2009 - –
June 2010
Apr – Jun 2010
November
2010
Ecosystem Services
Opportunity Workshops

Review of BD indicator
development progress
& further technical
support needs.

Overview of concepts,
initiatives and lessons
learnt in assessment
of ecosystem services
in Africa and
elsewhere, including
policy support and
data and capacity
needs.

Analysis of
opportunities for
assessment of
ecosystem services in
eastern and southern
Africa and needs and
partners for
developing this work.
Continue peerto peer visits
and technical
support to
national BD
indicator
development
Concluding Biodiversity &
Ecosystem Services
Learning Workshops

Forum for peer-topeer exchange of
experience, learning
and technical
support.

Results of national
experiences in
selecting and
establishing
biodiversity
indicators for
reporting and policy
making.

Lessons learnt in
conducting
international
capacity building
and support.

Next steps for BD
and ES indicator
development in
eastern and
southern Africa.
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Launch of
Project Final
Report &
lessons learnt
at CBD CoP10 - prepared
with input from
all the project
partners.
7.3 Biodiversity indicator Fact sheet
Indicator Name: Lead Agency: institution and person responsible for calculating and communicating the indicator. Use and interpretation: Key question(s) which the indicator helps to answer Users of the indicator Scale of appropriate use Potential for aggregation Meaning of upward or downward trends (‘good or bad’) Possible reasons for upward or downward trends Implications for biodiversity management of change in the indicator Units in which it is expressed (e.g. km2, number of individuals, % change) Description of source data: (origins, dates, units, sample size and extent, custodians) Calculation procedure (including appropriate methods and constraints for aggregation): Most effective forms of presentation (graph types, maps, narratives, etc. – give examples where possible): Limits to usefulness and accuracy: (e.g. slow change in response to pressures, poor
quality data, limited scope for updating)
Updating the indicator (how often? process) Closely related indicators: 30
7.4 Inception Workshop program
Time Activity Day 1 31st March 2009 09.00 Welcome & introductions & expectations of participants 10.00 Overview of the BICSAfrica project and the aims and agenda of the workshop + questions 10.30 Tea Break 10.50 Being clear about the basics – what is a successful indicator and what it takes to produce one 11.30 Country break‐out groups to start analyzing successes and capacity needs 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Reporting back from country break‐out groups on: successes and capacity needs presentation from participants Further analysis of factors for success and capacity needs. Considering the indicator development stages and information availability 15.00 Tea Break 15.30 International biodiversity indicator frameworks and reporting 16.30 How National and International Indicator needs be matched? Discuss 17.00 End of Day 1 10.00 Cocktail and evening meal 31
Time Activity Day 2 1st April 2009 09.00 Recap of Day 1 and Review of Agenda for Day 2 09.30 Identification of biodiversity policy and reporting priorities, with key questions – by country and institution, with reporting back. 10.45 Break 11.00 Review of data availability for policy and reporting priorities ‐ by country and institution, with reporting back. 12.00 Species data analysis exercise 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Start selection of indicators for further development‐ by country and institution 15.00 Break 15.20 Continue selection of candidate indicators 16.00 Report back and discussion on candidate indicators 17.00 End of Day 2 Time Activity Day 3 – 2nd April 2009 09.00 Review of Agenda 09.10 Report back from indicator selection on Day, discussion & further prioritization 10.30 Break 32
10.45 Biodiversity report comparison exercise 11.45 Indicator Fact Sheets
Start production of preliminary indicator development plans and identification of capacity needs ‐ by country and institution 11.45 Indicator development plans & project technical support resources and implementation options 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Report back and discussion on preliminary indicator development plans and capacity needs 15.00 Break 15.15 Definition of measures of success of the project 15.45 Visit by KWS Director 16.00 2nd and 3rd workshop objectives and dates
16.30 Evaluation forms
17.00 Thanks and end of Workshop
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