Project Data Sheet
Project 50012-001
Project Data Sheet
Project 50012-001
| Project Name | Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources | ||||
| Project Number | 50012-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
||||
| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
||||
| Source of Funding / Amount |
|
||||
| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
||||
| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
||||
| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture and Natural Resources / Agriculture, natural resources and rural development |
||||
| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The technical assistance (TA) will support the government's forest policies, particularly the Ministry of Environment, Green Development, and Tourism (MEGDT) Forest Conservation Program, and strengthen government initiatives to develop FGRs assessment, characterization and monitoring systems. It will support one of six National Development Strategy priorities: contain the depletion of animal and plant life, and create conditions for their natural recreation and sustainable use. It will also take measures to (i) study the dispersal and reserves of rare and extremely rare plant species, (ii) create and protect their gene pool, (iii) establish a system of registration, information and monitoring, (iv) elaborate a plan for their proper use, and (v) provide for restoration and cultivation of rare plants. The TA is in line with ADB's Interim Country Partnership Strategy for Mongolia, 2014 2016 to support the government's overarching strategic goal of inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth, and to help Mongolia adapt to climate change impacts by supporting efficient use and sustainable management of natural resources. It is in line with ADB's Midterm Review of Strategy 2020's recommendation of promoting natural resources management through protection and maintenance of forests, and with the draft operational plan for agriculture and natural resources key priorities, such as enhanced renewable natural resources management. The TA is in the Country Operations Business Plan for Mongolia, 2014- 2016. Components: a. Develop policy tools to provide frameworks for action for the sustainable in situ and ex situ conservation of FGR. b. Develop technical standards, protocols, and documentation systems for assessing and monitoring the status of FGR management. Promote and support the development of national and regional species checklists and mechanisms for updating them regularly. c. Promote training and research on recent developments in FGR management. |
||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) are the heritable materials maintained within and among tree species that are of economic, environmental, scientific or societal value. They are crucial to the adaptation and protection of Mongolia's ecosystems, landscapes, and production systems, yet are subject to increasing pressures and unsustainable use. Climate change and other anthropogenic factors are decreasing forest cover. National and subnational strategies are critical missing pieces for Mongolia's conservation of FGR and their sustainable use. Strategies for conservation of FGR are needed to ensure the conservation of key FGR and their evolutionary abilities for the future. Definition and implementation of conservation strategies provide a good justification for coordination and collaboration and cost-effective investments in conservation of FGR. At the same time, lack of trained personnel is a major impediment to developing and implementing FGR strategies and projects. Capacity building is crucial to ensure the skills needed are available to address FGR management in times of rapid social and economic change. | ||||
| Impact | Resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change increased. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
|---|---|
| Description of Outcome | Forest seed stands management improved. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Forest seed stands within forest regions of Mongolia identified. National registry on forest seed stands developed. Educational and research capacities on forest genetic resources established and strengthened. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | The consultant team, consisting of four national consultants engaged through a firm and one individually recruited international consultant, were fielded in April 2017. Initial coordination meetings have been held between the executing agency and consultants during inception mission on 29-30 May 2017. Draft inception report was submitted to ADB on 8 May 2017 and the final inception report on 6 June 2017. Interim review mission was conducted on 17 April 2018. Final interim report was received on April 23, 2018. Final review mission is scheduled during 23 to 24 October 2018. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
|---|---|
| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Business Opportunities | |
|---|---|
| Consulting Services | Consultants will be engaged on an individual basis in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). |
| Procurement | All ADB-financed procurement will be conducted following ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Hinrichs, Jan F. |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Environment and Tourism Government Building II, United Nation's Street 5/2, Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar 15160, Mongolia |
| Timetable | |
|---|---|
| Concept Clearance | 15 Jul 2016 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Sep 2018 |
| Milestones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 18 Nov 2016 | 23 Feb 2017 | 23 Feb 2017 | 30 Nov 2018 | - | 17 Dec 2018 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 421,861.23 |