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Overview of Integrated Overview of Integrated Landscape Land Use Landscape Land Use
PlanningPlanning
Mike Chaveas, US Forest Service Mike Chaveas, US Forest Service International Programs International Programs
CARPE Inception WorkshopCARPE Inception WorkshopYaoundé, CameroonYaoundé, CameroonFebruary 8February 8thth, 2007, 2007
Overview of Integrated Landscape Overview of Integrated Landscape Land Use PlanningLand Use Planning
Evolution of the CARPE landscape Evolution of the CARPE landscape approachapproach
Reasons to Plan on Landscape scaleReasons to Plan on Landscape scale LUP in CARPE ContextLUP in CARPE Context Planning Concepts and ComponentsPlanning Concepts and Components ZoningZoning Landscape and Macro-Zone Planning Landscape and Macro-Zone Planning
GuidesGuides Role USFS Can PlayRole USFS Can Play
Evolution of the CARPE Landscape Evolution of the CARPE Landscape ApproachApproach
Desire to focus USAID conservation Desire to focus USAID conservation funding on priority regionsfunding on priority regions
Areas of concern or high importance Areas of concern or high importance chosen to work on larger scalechosen to work on larger scale
However, focus of activities still However, focus of activities still heavily on Protected Areas heavily on Protected Areas
USFS was asked to assist with USFS was asked to assist with planning processes at the landscape planning processes at the landscape scalescale
CARPE Results Framework:CARPE Results Framework:Reduce the rate of forest degradation Reduce the rate of forest degradation
and loss of biodiversity through and loss of biodiversity through increased local, national, and increased local, national, and
regional natural resource regional natural resource management capacity.management capacity.
Intermediate Result 1Intermediate Result 1• Natural resources managed sustainablyNatural resources managed sustainably
Ind 1: Number of landscapes and other focal Ind 1: Number of landscapes and other focal areas covered by integrated land use plansareas covered by integrated land use plans
Ind 2: Number of different use-zones (e.g., Ind 2: Number of different use-zones (e.g., parks & PAs; CBNRM areas; forestry parks & PAs; CBNRM areas; forestry concessions; plantations) within landscapes concessions; plantations) within landscapes with sustainable management planswith sustainable management plans
Manage ~90 million Hectares under a Multiple Manage ~90 million Hectares under a Multiple Use Mandate Use Mandate
Focus land use planning on landscape scale, Focus land use planning on landscape scale, working with local communities, conservation working with local communities, conservation organizations and industryorganizations and industry
Attempt to balance ecologic, social and Attempt to balance ecologic, social and economic needseconomic needs
Individual and agency experience in the Individual and agency experience in the region, Africa and the worldregion, Africa and the world
Why the USFS?Why the USFS?
Why Landscape Planning?Why Landscape Planning?• Address issues larger than any single protected Address issues larger than any single protected
areaarea• Assess broader, wide-ranging trends, Assess broader, wide-ranging trends,
influences, and impacts and identify the influences, and impacts and identify the appropriate management strategiesappropriate management strategies
• Considers ecological, social and economic Considers ecological, social and economic aspects of conservationaspects of conservation
Why Landscape Planning?Why Landscape Planning?
• Improve collaboration Improve collaboration between multiple between multiple management management authorities and other authorities and other partnerspartners
• Planning efficiency: Planning efficiency: planning cost/hectare planning cost/hectare and improved and improved prioritization of use of prioritization of use of limited resources. limited resources.
• Broaden stakeholder involvementBroaden stakeholder involvement
Why Landscape Planning Now?Why Landscape Planning Now? Concern timing is not appropriateConcern timing is not appropriate Management is Happening NowManagement is Happening Now
• Concessions being grantedConcessions being granted• Timber cut, oil and minerals extractedTimber cut, oil and minerals extracted• Bushmeat being huntedBushmeat being hunted• Land being cleared for agricultureLand being cleared for agriculture• Stakeholders not properly representedStakeholders not properly represented
Planning can improve this managementPlanning can improve this management Plan will not be perfect on first draft, but Plan will not be perfect on first draft, but
still usefulstill useful
What a Landscape Plan Is NotWhat a Landscape Plan Is Not
In CARPE context, not intended to In CARPE context, not intended to achieve formal government achieve formal government designation or have landscape designation or have landscape recognized as official unit of recognized as official unit of managementmanagement
What a Landscape Plan IsWhat a Landscape Plan Is Establishes Goals, Objectives, Establishes Goals, Objectives,
Responsibilities and PrioritiesResponsibilities and Priorities Defines:Defines:
• What you want the land to look like and what What you want the land to look like and what you want to get from it;you want to get from it;
• How you’ll work to get it that way; How you’ll work to get it that way; • Who will work get it that way; andWho will work get it that way; and• When they’d like to get it that way.When they’d like to get it that way.
Identifies knowledge gaps and fills Identifies knowledge gaps and fills knowledge gapsknowledge gaps
Monitoring tool for USAID/CARPE Monitoring tool for USAID/CARPE managementmanagement
Landscape Planning in the Landscape Planning in the CARPE ContextCARPE Context
Plans demonstrate how CARPE implementing partners:Plans demonstrate how CARPE implementing partners:• 1) assess and analyze issues, activities, resources and uses;1) assess and analyze issues, activities, resources and uses;• 2) identify current resource protection priorities and trends; 2) identify current resource protection priorities and trends; • 3) consult, collaborate, and integrate stakeholders; and 3) consult, collaborate, and integrate stakeholders; and • 4) focus management activities to achieve desired conditions.4) focus management activities to achieve desired conditions.
Plans serve as performance monitoring tools for CARPE Plans serve as performance monitoring tools for CARPE managementmanagement
Landscape Planning in the Landscape Planning in the CARPE ContextCARPE Context
CARPE implementing partners are not the CARPE implementing partners are not the land management authority, therefore to land management authority, therefore to be effective must:be effective must:• Form strong partnerships with government Form strong partnerships with government
agenciesagencies• Work through consensus of local communities Work through consensus of local communities
and other stakeholdersand other stakeholders• Form alliances with industryForm alliances with industry
Landscape Planning in the Landscape Planning in the CARPE ContextCARPE Context
CARPE landscape land use planning prioritizes CARPE landscape land use planning prioritizes three types of “macro-zones”: three types of “macro-zones”: • Protected Areas (PA), Protected Areas (PA), • Community Based Natural Resource Community Based Natural Resource
Management (CBNRM) zones, Management (CBNRM) zones, • Extractive Resource Extractive Resource
Zones (ERZ).Zones (ERZ). Macro-zone Macro-zone
management plans management plans incorporated into incorporated into overarching Integrated overarching Integrated Landscape Land Use PlanLandscape Land Use Plan
CARPE Land Use Planning Guides
Protected Area Plan(s)
CBNRM Plan(s) ERZ Plan(s)
Integrated Landscape Land Use Plan
• Landscape level plan sets broad goals, objectives,• Macro-zone plans deal with management details• USFS produced guides
- Target audience - Provides “Tasks” for completion• NGO approach will differ depending on presence of
formal authority
Key Planning ConceptsKey Planning Concepts Adaptive Management and PlanningAdaptive Management and Planning Perfect Information Does Not ExistPerfect Information Does Not Exist
• Planning helps identify critical gapsPlanning helps identify critical gaps Prioritization of the Use of Limited ResourcesPrioritization of the Use of Limited Resources Desired Condition PlanningDesired Condition Planning Simplify, simplify, simplifySimplify, simplify, simplify
Key Plan ComponentsKey Plan Components Desired ConditionsDesired Conditions ObjectivesObjectives Macro and Micro-Macro and Micro-
zoneszones GuidelinesGuidelines Implementation Implementation
SchedulesSchedules Monitoring and Monitoring and
Information Needs Information Needs AssessmentAssessment
Planning ConstantsPlanning Constants
Prioritizing use of ResourcesPrioritizing use of Resources Clearly articulating goalsClearly articulating goals Identifying and engaging Identifying and engaging
stakeholders stakeholders
ZoningZoning
Macro-Zones:Macro-Zones:• Delineated at Landscape planning levelDelineated at Landscape planning level
Often already established (PAs, legal Often already established (PAs, legal extraction concessions)extraction concessions)
Refined at Macro-zone planning levelRefined at Macro-zone planning level
• Macro-Zoning entire landscape?Macro-Zoning entire landscape? Micro-Zones:Micro-Zones:
• Delineated at level of PA, CBNRM and Delineated at level of PA, CBNRM and ERZ plansERZ plans
Integrated Landscape Integrated Landscape Land Use Planning GuideLand Use Planning Guide
Landscape is a CARPE construct Landscape is a CARPE construct Not intended to force recognition of Not intended to force recognition of
landscape by national governments landscape by national governments as a legal entityas a legal entity
Tool for implementing NGOs in Tool for implementing NGOs in planning their approach on planning their approach on landscapelandscape
Standardizes the processStandardizes the process Desired Conditions and Objectives Desired Conditions and Objectives
set broad goals for NGOs operations set broad goals for NGOs operations across macro-zones in landscape.across macro-zones in landscape.
Protected Area Planning GuideProtected Area Planning Guide Refining boundariesRefining boundaries Evaluating PA’s official status and Evaluating PA’s official status and
management capacity of Gov authoritymanagement capacity of Gov authority Describing Desired ConditionsDescribing Desired Conditions Identifying management Identifying management
Objectives to achieve Objectives to achieve
Desired ConditionsDesired Conditions Defining GuidelinesDefining Guidelines Micro-zoningMicro-zoning Monitoring and FeedbackMonitoring and Feedback
PA Planning Challenges and PA Planning Challenges and LessonsLessons
Hesitant to embrace adaptive Hesitant to embrace adaptive managementmanagement
People in parksPeople in parks Resource prioritization and Resource prioritization and
partnershipspartnerships Tendency toward large descriptive Tendency toward large descriptive
documentsdocuments
Micro-ZoningMicro-Zoning Different Different
management needs management needs and objectives in and objectives in different parts of different parts of macro-zonemacro-zone
Management actions Management actions should differ from should differ from rest of macro-zone rest of macro-zone to create a micro-to create a micro-zonezone
Entire macro-zone Entire macro-zone need not be micro-need not be micro-zonedzoned
Fewer micro-zones Fewer micro-zones is preferableis preferable
CBNRM Planning GuideCBNRM Planning Guide Assist in organization of communities to Assist in organization of communities to
help them manage their resources help them manage their resources Identifying “communities” and prioritizing Identifying “communities” and prioritizing
which to work withwhich to work with Ensuring full participation/representationEnsuring full participation/representation Desired Conditions/Objectives of the Desired Conditions/Objectives of the
community (may not community (may not match yours)match yours)
Micro-zoning based Micro-zoning based on needs of on needs of communitycommunity
GuidelinesGuidelines
ERZ Planning GuideERZ Planning Guide Not creating a operational management planNot creating a operational management plan What to look for in a responsible timber or What to look for in a responsible timber or
mining management planmining management plan Partnership opportunities. Role of NGO may Partnership opportunities. Role of NGO may
vary widely:vary widely:• Assist with wildlife/habitat safeguardsAssist with wildlife/habitat safeguards• Working with community stakeholdersWorking with community stakeholders• Wider ranging Wider ranging
environmental safeguardsenvironmental safeguards• Providing incentives for Providing incentives for
improved managementimproved management Plan to find your niche Plan to find your niche
in the ERZin the ERZ
How The USFS Can AssistHow The USFS Can Assist
GuidesGuides Technical assistance on planning as a Technical assistance on planning as a
whole or components of plans as whole or components of plans as process moves forwardprocess moves forward
Government to Government relationsGovernment to Government relations
Thank you for Thank you for your attention!your attention!
Questions / Questions / DiscussionDiscussion