Commissioning Unit: | Russian Federation |
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Evaluation Plan: | 2011-2017 |
Evaluation Type: | Project |
Completion Date: | 12/2011 |
Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Russian Federation
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Key Action Update History
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is appreciated, the capacity development of the NCP will be ensured through support in development of a detailed business model for the partnership and realistic workplans, as well as staff trainings
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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Preparation of a comprehensive business model for the NCP and workplans to be agreed with the National Park Yugyd-Va and Pechoro-Ilychsly reserve
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
NCP, project team, federal PAs | 2012/12 | Completed | The NCP business model and workplan developed History | |
Defining the capacity building and training needs of the NCP staff. Trainings for the staff.
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
NCP, PAs, project team | 2013/12 | Completed | Training in accounting and finance reporting and disclosure requirement organised for the NCP Operation Manager. The financial and operational audit of the NCP activities organised. History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is appreciated and the evaluator?s opinion shared with key stakeholders concerned. Upon consultations with the Komi Rosprirodnadzor, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Komi Forestry Committee it was decided that one of the existing affiliates of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Komi will be reorganized to function as a local entity responsible for the regional PA management. As an alternative option, such an entity could be formed within the Forestry Committee.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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Environmental Research Center for study and protection of eastern-European tundra ecosystems? affiliated with the Ministry of Natural Resources of Komi will be reorganized to function as a local entity responsible for the regional PA management. As an alternative option, such an entity could be formed within the Forestry Committee. The project team will facilitate necessary consultations at the regional level and ensure support at the planning stages for the future agency and necessary capacity building and experience sharing for the relevant staff.
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Ministry of Natural Resources of Komi Komi Rosprirodnadzor; Project team | 2012/09 | Completed | The Directorate responsible for the regional PA management is established History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The project extension seems already the only viable option and will be further justified and hopefully endorsed with the Project SCM and UNDP
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project team will prepare justification for the project extension for further consideration and approval by UNDP and the Project Steering Committee
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team, UNDP, PSC | 2013/02 | Completed | Justification for the project extension endorsed by the Project Steering Committee in January 2013. Official request to UNDP/GEF for project extension prepared and endorsed. History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is highly appreciated and will be implemented as described below in the ?key actions? section
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project experts will come up with specific recommendations for effective forest and ecosystem management in response to and planning for future climate change and will try their best to ensure their integration into forest management guidelines for the PAs
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team, federal PAs, Forestry Committee, Ministry of Natural Resources of KR, | 2013/12 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: Initial consultations with regional forest management authorities organised by the project proved the proposed intervention to be out of scope for the project with regard to integration of recommendations into the forest management guidelines] History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The project logframe will be revised taking into account the MTE recommendations
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project team is to consider recommendations proposed by the MTE with regard to logframe indicator revisions. The amended logframe will be discussed internally within the project team, with UNDP and presented to the Project Steering Committee for endorsement
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team, UNDP, PSC | 2012/07 | Completed | The Logframe is amended and duly endorsed both by the SC and the UNDP/GEF (RTA History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is noted, the study tour options will be considered
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The proposals for study tours will be further analyzed and presented to the Project Steering Committee as a part of the project annual workplan for further endorsement. Further on, specific TORs for study tours will be developed.
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team, UNDP, PSC | 2012/09 | Completed | Proposals for study tours endorsed, study tours held History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is appreciated and will be implemented as described below in the ?key actions? section
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project will pursue the application of the eco-rating methodology through testing and assessment of visibility of the rating results; will work actively with the companies to get data for rating calculation and assignment, will establish partnership with the KR Public Chamber to ensure the ownership of the methodology and continuity of approach; will establish the procedure for an annual award to be presented by the Public Chamber to the private sector company with the strongest eco-rating, and distribution of the results via media
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team, Public Chamber of the Komi RK, Rosprirodnadzor of RK, private sector companies | 2014/01 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: The initial assessment showed that the existing methodology is adequate but cumbersome. The project made no further progress with this particular recommendation] History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is appreciated and will be implemented as described below in the ?key actions? section
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project will analyze its experience in collaboration with the private sector, and driving factors behind it. The questionnaires will be distributed among the private sector companies to see which are the key factors defining active private sector involvement into conservation activities in the region. A stakeholder meeting could be arranged to review the results and agree on the future cooperation mechanisms, develop cooperation framework agreements etc.
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team | 2012/04 | Completed | The project introduced an eco-manifest that was joined by a number of enterprises. History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is noted. The project must will support Yugyd va National Park administration in establishing a specific and concrete partnership agreement with Gazprom that outlines in detail areas for ongoing and future cooperation as described below in ?Key Actions? section
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project will support development of an agreement between Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta and Yugyd va National park on monitoring of valuable plan and animal species. In support to the implementation of such an agreement, a list of concrete activities, timeframes and budgets will be developed.
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
National park Yugyd va, project team, Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta | 2012/12 | Completed | The agreement developed and signed History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is noted. The options for transboundary protection mechanism establishment will be discussed by the project team with the relevant regional authorities.
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project will facilitate dialogue with the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources and the Tumen authorities regarding transboundary protected areas and corridors
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team | 2012/12 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: Negotiations with MNR of Komi Republic officials and authorities in Tumen conducted, however, the Project SC decided not to pursue the activity due to lack of imminent interests from relevant stakeholders in the neighbouring regions] History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is noted. The project would make sure there is a solid ownership of the infrastructure and concrete plans for its maintenance (incl.relevant financial commitments)
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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The project will take necessary steps to ensure proper ownership and partners? commitments to maintain infrastructure which was developed by the project. Relevant agreements will be developed and agreed with the NCP, federal PAs, municipalities and private sectgor companies. The project will also undertake additional efforts to promote partnership between private sector and local communities involved in tourism development with the PAs
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
Project team | 2016/12 | Completed | All assets duly transfered ytowards the end of the proejct. Infrastructure mainainance arrangements are in place History |
Management Response: [Added: 2012/05/30]
The recommendation is appreciated and will be implemented as described below in the ?key actions? section
Key Actions:
Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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Mainstreaming of biodiversity considerations in production sectors and landscapes should become the main entry point for development of new international donor support projects in the KR. This is particularly relevant for the new UNDP initiated to get the EU support for peatlands project with ClimaEast, and for the recently approved UNDP/GEF project on biodiversity mainstreaming into energy sector; the latter has Nenets AO as one of the pilot regions, and private companies of Komi Republic have already been invited to participate in the project as key stakeholders
[Added: 2012/05/30] [Last Updated: 2018/11/07] |
UNDP | 2013/12 | Completed | The Clima East proposal for peatland conservation and restoration is developed and approved, the EU funding released in late2013. History |