MEnA - PSAPP

8. Elaborating and Enforcing a National Legislation/Legal Frameworks on Biodiversity

Project Synopsis

Goal

Ensuring an adequate and effective legal, policy and regulatory environment for the conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Palestine.

Objective 1

To asses existing laws, policies and regulations for biodiversity and related natural resources, and develop new ones, as appropriate.

Outputs

Assessment report of relevant existing laws, policies and regulations, including customary laws with gaps and specific needs clearly identified.
Report on existing types of entitlements in biodiversity and natural resources management in Palestine.
Drafts of legislation, policies and regulations governing biodiversity conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use, on the basis on the identified gaps and needs with full consideration of customary law.
Clear procedures for productive relationships among stakeholders in collaborative management settings.

Activities

PEnA and collaborating partners set up a National Biodiversity Legal Committee to oversee the process and carrying out the tasks.
The Committee reviews and assess the existing laws, policies and regulations related to biological diversity (Linkage with project 4: Implementation of Biosafety Measures on Biotechnology in Palestine).
The Committee reviews and assesses existing laws, policies and regulations related to biological diversity (Linking with project 4. Implementation of Biosafety Measures on Biotechnology in Palestine).
The Committee supervises the compilation of customary laws related to biological diversity by expert professionals in collaboration with relevant communities (Linking with Project 3: Protecting and UsTraditional Indigenous Knowledge and Property Rights for Biological Diversity).
The Committee identifies legal and regulatory gaps and drafts relevant legislation and policies, including a clear legal basis for collaborative management settings and other urgently needed national programmes

Objective 2

To build capacities to co-ordinate, integrate and implement biodiversity-related laws, policies and regulations.

Outputs

A body of legal professionals, legislators, government staff and private citizens fully conversant with the rules regulating biodiversity-related conservation and use in Palestine.
Institutions with specific capacity and responsibility to apply and enforce biodiversity-related rules in Palestine.

Activities

Training human resources (legal professionals, legislators, government staff and private citizens) in both customary and formal legal aspects of biodiversity
Identifying and strengthening and/or developing institutions with the specific mandate to enforce biodiversity-related laws, polices and regulations.
Monitoring some pilot implementation of the new laws, policies and regulations in a “learning by doing” mode, allowing the experience to feed back into and improve the draft rules.

Duration

Three years.

Estimated Budget Break-Down

Item	Year 1 US$	Year 2 US$	Year 3 US$
Staff
Project Manager	$26,000	$26,000	$26,000
Assistant Manager	$19,500	$19,500	$19,500
Short-term Consultants	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000
Technical Staff (1)	$13,000	$13,000	$13,000
Support Staff	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400
Driver	$6,500	$6,500	$6,500

Equipment
Office Equipment	$20,000	$10,000	$5,000

Training
Regional/International Training	$25,000	$25,000	$25,000
Local Training	$25,000	$25,000	$25,000
Awareness, Workshops	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000

Operational Costs
Communications	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000
Extension Material	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000
Local Travel	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000
Running Expenses	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000

Reporting/Evaluation
Reporting and Publications	$25,000	$25,000	$35,000
Project Evaluation	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000
Sub-Total	$259,400	$249,400	$254,400
Total			$763,200

Table 13: Estimated Budget Breakdown for Project 8

Proposed partners

The Palestinian Authority (PEnA, MOA, Palestinian Legislative Council, Security and Court System, etc.), Palestinian and international NGOs, Donor/ Funding Agencies, and Local Communities.