Research to Policy: Final Research Workshop ICD Resource Book: a legacy for the Conservation through Poverty Alleviation Project

1. ICD Resource Book: a legacy for the Conservation through Poverty Alleviation Project
Andrew Gordon-Maclean,
IIED
Research to Policy Workshop
17thSeptember 2013

2. Background
 Originally proposed as a set of “ICD Implementation Guidelines”.
 At the inception workshop participants suggested that the term guidelines implied some kind of official document and that the product would be better described as a resource book.

3. Rationale
 Short succinct tool kit that can be used by practitioners and clearly outlines ICD in Uganda –its legal and institutional frameworks, lessons learned from ICD practitioners;
 Practitioners can use it as a guide to resources available to implement ICD effectively on the ground
 NB –not large manual but will reference resources for further reading

4. Audiences
 Conservation practitioners/ field staff working on integrated conservation development projects
 Development practitioners working around national parks/ protected areas
 Local policy makers
 District staff

5. Proposed Structure
1.Summary
2.Foreword
3.Introduction
4.Defining ICD Success
5.Legal issues and ICD
6.Embedding good governance into natural resource planning
7.Understanding poverty
8.Understanding Resource Use
9.Recommendations For Practitioners; ICD Practitioner Checklist; For Local Policy Makers

6. DEFINING ICD SUCCESS
 Define the end goals and outputs e.g. reduced poverty and increased Mt gorilla populations
 Theory of Change for ICD in Uganda defined
 Identify key milestones to achieve successful ICD
 Output of this workshop –develop a theory of change ICD in Uganda and Bwindi will be given as a case study example.
 Will feature success ICD stories/case studies for practices that were effective and reasons for their success.

7. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ICD
Highlights the legal framework that currently exists for ICD in Uganda at different levels
 International –e.g. CBD
 National –e.g. The Wildlife Act CAP 200
 Local –Bwindi Management Plan; local by-laws
 Point out areas that could be built on/ further developed to help current ICD projects

8. EMBEDDING GOOD GOVERNANCE INTO NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING:
Practical ways for ICD practitioners to establish good governance as the foundation of their ICD. Good governance principles include participation, transparency, and accountability
E.g. Establishing M&E for good governance to evaluate whether good governance has been achieved as part of the ICD.
Will include findings from the CTPA project as well as the BMCT study.
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9. Understanding Resource Use
For national parks such as Bwindi, unauthorised resource can be used as an indicator of local livelihood and wellbeing needs and aspirations.
Studying unauthorised resource use can help to better understand local needs in order to target ICD towards the conservation - poverty alleviation linkages more effectively.
Links with FFI Batwacultural values study.

10. Recommendations
 Coming out of recent studies and assessments of ICD –summarised findings
 Blomleyet al. (2010)
 CTPA study findings
 BMCT assessment
 Suggestions from UWA as well as NGOs working on ICD

11. Going forward
 We are currently compiling findings from the CTPA study
 Draft to be shared in December 2013 for comment by:
 Relevant UWA and government authorities
 Organisations involved in ICD
 U-PCLG Members

12. Thanks!