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Book (series)Évaluation finale du projet «Gestion adaptative et suivi des systèmes oasiens au Maghreb»
Symbole du projet: GCP/SNE/002/GFF FEM/GEF ID: 5798
2020Also available in:
Au Maghreb, les oasis s’étalent sur environ 350 000 hectares et leur contribution à la sécurité alimentaire de la région, à l’économie des pays ainsi qu’à la protection des ressources naturelles constitue un atout majeur du développement et de l’équilibre de ces territoires. Malgré ce potentiel, les écosystèmes oasiens sont menacés par tout un ensemble de facteurs biophysiques et socio-économiques complexes. Devant l’ampleur et l’envergure de contraintes qui menacent leur durabilité, chaque pays du Maghreb essaie de mener des actions visant à protéger le caractère exceptionnel et universel des oasis à travers la réalisation de plusieurs projets ou à travers la coopération internationale. La FAO en Tunisie, au Maroc et en Mauritanie a mis en œuvre, de mai 2016 à novembre 2019, un projet en conformité avec les priorités nationales afin d’améliorer, d’étendre et de pérenniser la gestion adaptative et la surveillance des systèmes d'oasis du Maghreb. Le projet, qui a adopté une approche participative, est parvenu à renforcer les capacités institutionnelles et techniques pour la gestion des systèmes de production oasiens. En termes de réalisations physiques, toutes les composantes du projet ont été mises en œuvre, avec des résultats hétérogènes. Dans les trois pays, à des niveaux différents, des efforts doivent encore être faits pour finaliser l’introduction des données dans le Système d'information géographique (SIG) et pour assurer la gestion adaptative des oasis telle qu’envisagée par le projet. Au vu du rôle que jouent les oasis comme carrefour des civilisations et modèle fondamental de durabilité, il est aussi important que la FAO mette en place un système de gestion des données relatif aux oasis au sein de FAOSTAT. -
Book (series)Final evaluation of the project “Conservation of biodiversity and mitigation of land degradation through adaptive management of agricultural heritage systems
Project code: GCP/MOR/044/GFF GEF ID: 5481
2020Also available in:
Morocco has a diverse and varied landscape, as part of the Mediterranean basin. Nevertheless, the country's valuable biodiversity, including the Atlas Mountains and its oasis systems, is threatened. 30 000 hectares of plant cover are thus lost each year in Morocco; this has significant consequences on the various species that depend on this cover for their protection, and creates a vicious circle. Biodiversity conservation and mitigation of land degradation through adaptive management of agricultural heritage systems are a priority for the country. To face these challenges, between April 2015 and December 2019, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with the contribution of the Government of Morocco through its multiple Action Plans; the effective involvement of the technical units of the central, regional and provincial Directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (MAPM), and Water and Forests (MAPMDREF), have implemented a project with the participation of the populations of the various communities concerned. Project activities were carried out at five oasis sites. The contribution of the project to the current political discourse on oases and the pioneering role in the use of Globally important agricultural heritage system (GIAHS) certification are important achievements. However, although the project appears innovative and timely, its relevance could have been strengthened with a more balanced intervention logic in terms of its objectives and the duration of its implementation. The project relies on GIAHS certification to achieve its objectives, but due to delays with the project start-up, and the dispersed and isolated nature of the sites, not all of the certification processes were successful despite being initiated. This created disparities in opportunities. Beyond the labelling of crops, the project aimed to promote biodiversity integration into markets, notably through organic farming. However, several activities remain incomplete, compromising the project’s effectiveness. The project suffers from poor communication, both internally and externally. As progress on the sites is uneven, the sustainability of the project interventions is also uneven; however, the promotion of oasis cultures needs to be supported and sustained. -
Book (stand-alone)Application of the participatory rangeland and grassland assessment (PRAGA) methodology in Kyrgyzstan
Baseline analysis, remote sensing, field assessment and validation report
2022Also available in:
No results found.As rangelands support one-seventh of the world’s population and occupy one-third of its land area, there is increasing focus on their economic, environmental and nutritional roles together with a growing understanding of their potential in climatic regulatory systems and biodiversity conservation. However, rangelands and grasslands are complex, dynamic systems, which make assessment and management difficult given the many interacting biophysical elements, drivers and objectives of those that use them. Facilitating and developing tools to monitor rangeland and grassland complexity and clearly demonstrate how management influences ecosystem processes is an important component of improving rangeland management practices, r egulatory systems and economic development. The project “Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems”, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), was developed with the primary objective of strengthening the capacity of local and national stakeholders in pastoral and agropastoral areas comprising of grasslands and rangelands to assess land degradation (LD) and make informed decisions to promote sustainable land management (SLM) in a way that preserves the diverse ecosystem goods and services provided by rangelands and grasslands . This report represents a synthesis of activities in development and testing of the participatory rangeland and grassland (PRAGA) methodology in Kyrgyzstan, including a national and regional baseline review, large-scale assessment & remote sensing, participatory mapping and indicator selection, field assessment results and validation workshops held to verify data and resulting conclusions that feed into next steps and technical and policy recommendations.
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