ALM UNDP

20 Participatory Micro Watershed Management (MWS) plans completed for implementation

* 40-50% increase in number of farmers practicing improved SLM techniques in targeted MWS
* 20-30% of the area in selected MWS under improved SLM techniques.
* Increase in availability of water in the dry season by 5% in the treated MWS.
* Increase in vegetative cover by 10% in the treated 20 MWS.
* Implementation of 5 to 10 alternative technologies and approaches for enhancing water availability for agriculture and other domestic use.

* Reduction in dependency of 2000 households on forest for fuel wood.
* At least 50% of targeted households enter market with pine briquettes (produced from pine needles).
* Domestication and cultivation of at least 5 local medicinal and aromatic plants by communities in 20 micro watersheds.
* 10% increase in opportunities for sustainable alternative livelihoods (Non farm based livelihood options)
Increase in direct and indirect evidence of presence of key species of flora and fauna in 20 MWS.
* 10% increase in tree and other vegetative cover in the 20 MWS.
* 50% reduction in incidence of fire in treated MWS.

Study on impact of climate change on mountain ecosystems completed.

* Implementation of strategy for managing impact of climate change in mountain ecosystems at the end of the project.

At least 5 to 10 new and innovative techniques and approaches documented, disseminated and up-scaled within the Uttaranchal state.

1.1 Review of legislative and regulatory framework for SLEM in Madhya Pradesh and addressing of policy gaps related to land, forest and ecosystem management in the face of climate change

1.2. Training on forest governance, natural resource management and good practices in win-win options for livelihood generation and biodiversity conservation (target: 2000 Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) and 100 members trained as trainers in the four project sites)

2.1 Sustainable watershed management in 3,000 ha of forest with high conservation values and non-forest land (in roughly 1:2 ratio) in the four project districts

2.2 Approximately 14,500 ha of degraded bamboo forests rehabilitated in the four project districts

2.3 Incentives for forest fringe villages in the four project districts to conserve bamboo forest identified

2.4 Development of small and medium sized enterprise in 100 forest village communities (e.g. on Non-Timber Forest Products)

2.5 Increased production from rain fed agriculture and improved livestock management practices in 30 villages

2.6 Good SLEM practices documented and fed into SLEM Coordination and Management Mechanism established at national level

3.1 SLEM approaches promoted by the project integrate additional measures to ensure that practices are resilient to extreme weather events and climate change, such as adjustment and timing of farming operations, integration of water harvesting practices into SLEM packages, and promotion of more drought tolerant crop and livestock breeds

3.2 Capacity building of local communities in adaptive management in the face of climate variability and change