Date:
October 2007مهر 1386
– December 2010آذر 1389
Location: Iran and beyond – in Iran:
- The customary territory of selected Shahsevan Confederation of Tribes in the northwest region
- Secondary site will be in the Qashqai tribe territory
UNDP / GEF Small Grants Programme project page
Overall objective: Globally significant biodiversity is sustainably conserved and natural resources, in particular common property resources, are sustainably managed in Community Conserved Areas (CCA) in several world regions
Specific objectives:
- Better knowledge and awareness of region-specific needs and enhanced policy and practice in support to the CCA option in various countries of the world and in Iran in particular
Results:
- Four regional reviews identifying types and statuses of ICCAs;
- Comparative analysis of a total of 8 regional reviews of ICCAs and compiled lessons learned;
- Specific recommendations towards enabling policy and legislative frameworks;
- Information about ICCAs made available through a dedicated website;
- Guidance to include ICCA information in national systems of Protected Areas and the UNEP/WCMC Global Database on Protected Areas;
- International workshops and meetings, including at the 4th Wold Conservation Congress, Barcelona;
- Feasibility analysis and pilot project proposal for customary-territory based management of rangelands;
- Briefing Note (Policy Brief) on ICCAs (including hima-like systems) in Iran;
- Overall project coordination and management.
