Mainstreaming Conservation of Migratory Soaring Birds into Key Productive Sectors Along the Rift Valley/Red Sea Flyway - National Project
The Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway is the second most important flyway for migratory soaring birds (raptors, storks, pelicans and some ibis) in the world, with over 1.5 million birds of 37 species, including 5 globally threatened species, using this corridor between their breeding grounds in Europe and West Asia and wintering areas in Africa each year. The aim of this project is to mainstream migratory soaring bird considerations into the productive sectors along the flyway segment passing Jordan that pose the greatest risk to the safe migration of these birds – principally hunting, energy, agriculture and waste management – while promoting activities in sectors which could benefit from these birds, such as ecotourism. Background
The Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway is the second most important flyway for migratory soaring birds (raptors, storks, pelicans and some ibis) in the world, with over 1.5 million birds of 37 species, including 5 globally threatened species, using this corridor between their ...
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Feature Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling project
 UNDP project ” Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling’’ organised an event about discussing the technical market assessment of the upcoming energy efficiency regulations and their impact on the commercial sector.
This event was held in JEDCO ” Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation”, on the 24th of Sep, 2012. The purpose of the event is to introduce the assignment, confirm stakeholder interest and lay the foundations for the successful completion of the assignment. The assignment is due to be completed and distributed to stakeholders by the end of November 2012. Feature Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling project
UNDP project ” Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling’’ organised an event...
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Objectives
- The projects objective is to pilot a new, innovative and cost-effective approach, termed "double-mainstreaming", that seeks to integrate flyway issues into existing national or donor-funded "vehicles" of reform or change management in the key sectors through the provision of technical tools, content, services and support.
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Key Expected Results - This project is expected to raise awareness of the flyway and altered social and cultural behaviours among target groups that threaten Migratory Soaring birds MSBs in the key sectors, decision-makers and the general public. Also to increase the capacity at national and regional levels to effect double mainstreaming and application of flyway concept.
- This project is also expected to mainstream and develop flyway friendly practices through content and tools at both levels national and international.
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Key Achievements todate
The project was initiated in April 2008. The national team was recruited and has established the link with the regional team.
The project organized an inception workshop that took place in May 2009 to launch the project officially at the national level.
The project has conducted several meetings at the community level to launch the project including in Dana, Ghor and Aqaba)
Furthermore the awareness materials (brochures, Posters, etc.) were produced and distributed to some targeted sectors such as the Royal Rangers, bottleneck sites. Printing out 2000 Posters, and 10000 leaflets, and start distributing them across the Rift Valley area, and related partners.
Four building capacities workshop at the national level, which were targeting some Jordanians Judges & Royal Rangers staff, Jordan custom employees took place.
More than 24 articles and press releases through the Jordanian newspapers in 2010.
Setting the National steering committee, one meeting with them.
Hunter’s questionnaire was distributed, collected and analyes and meeting the hunters at the sites.
Three inceptions workshops took place at the bottleneck sites, North, Middle, South of Jordan.
Several meetings with other vehicle representatives, Energy, Waste &Agriculture vehicles.
The project is undergoing review process which may end up with a very different implementation modality.
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Project at a Glance
- Status: Ongoing
- Start Date: Apr, 2008
- End Date: Apr, 2013
- Executing Agency: Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN)
- Contributing Partners: Jordan Goverment
- Budget: GEF: 347,000 USD
- Beneficiaries: RSCN, Jordanian Judiciary system, Hunters, Farmers, Local communities
- Location: Amman
- Delivery in
Previous Years: 70%
Project Team
- Project Manager: Abdel Razzaq Al Hmoud
- Project Assistant:
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