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Supporting the Sustainable Provision of Spring Water as a Conservation Benefit to four Sugar Loaf Mountain Forest Edge Communities for their Conservation efforts of Arthroleptis aureoli in the Western Area Peninsula Forest.

Overlooking Kamayama is the Sugar Loaf Mountain (SLM). The mountain is part of the Western Area Peninsula Forest (WAPF) that on 14th August 2017, had mudslides at several locations but the most prominent being at the Regent flank. Within the Kamayama flank, the mudslide took place in the Timberland area locally called Next World. This part of the WAPFR is also heavily penetrated by locals for fuelwood collection and charcoal burning. Land grabbing is also a serious issue leading to the encroachment on the forest reserve. The forestland grabbing is mainly due to the absence of beacons that were once placed by the Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve (WAPFoR) project. The anthropogenic pressure on the forest has also displaced the population of Sierra Leone?s endemic frog ? Arthroleptis aureoli to unknow locations and it is several studies indicate that the species are facing serious threats. The need to remedy the anthropogenic pressure on the forest reserve at this end is an invaluable recommendation toward the protection of the mountain from further mudslides and maintain the boundaries and biodiversity of the site. The objective of the project is to, contribute to the conservation of the present locations of the Arthroleptis aureoli species along the Sugar Loaf mountains and undertake community gravity water supply project as benefit for the protection and conservation of the threatened species within the WAPFR. Additionally, the project shall raise awareness of forest edge communities about the Sugar Loaf Mountain and replace the beacons to re-demarcate the forest. It is expected that at the end of the project, local communities will be aware of the dangers of land slide, beacons replaced, new locations of the Arthroleptis aureoli known and protected, and immediate communities including Konde Farm, Kushu Town, Timba Land and Bonor town benefit from the gravity water supply

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Reptile and Amphibian Programme Sierra Leone

Country:

Sierra Leone

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity
CapDev

Operational Phase:

OP6 ?Y7 (Jul 21-Jun 22)

Grant Amount:

US$ 30,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 14,000.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 8,000.00

Project Number:

SLE/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/ BD/15/10/2021/22

Start Date:

12/2021

End Date:

12/2022

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

At the inception of meetings, RAP-SL will present the importance of the project from the scientific and biodiversity conservation point of view and allow locals to ask questions for further clarification of the scientific ideas for their understanding. Once that is done, RAP-SL will encourage locals to present their own view and understanding about the situation at hand. RAP-SL believes that locals usually have wealth of knowledge about their immediate surroundings that could be of importance to scientific researches or surveys; therefore, it will organize knowledge sharing events and tap into that knowledge base, make the best use of them and improve upon those that require refinery for the improvement of their understanding of the scientific knowledge.

Capacity - Building Component

In order to keep RAP-SL presence at the site, biodiversity monitoring and study sites will be established and some locals engaged in the process of monitoring. For the demarcation pillars, having observe that on many occasions, locals have hard confrontation with the forest rangers, RAP-SL Director hard meetings with the affected locals and educated them

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

In order to sustain the project impact, RAP-SL will ensure regular monitoring of the water supply system and undertake minor repairs where necessary. The project monitoring and evaluation committee will also be encouraged to carry on with their task even after the project. The installed boundary demarcation pillars will be monitored by all landowners around the sites. They will be provided enough information about the importance of the pillars. By so doing, they will be part of the monitors in order to prevent any future collision with the staff of the Forestry Division and the NPAA staffs.

Notable Community Participation

RAP-SL has held meetings with key community members on the way forward in solving the problems. The following were suggested and agreed upon: - 1. Conducting awareness raising meetings, 2. Reinstalling the beacons 3. Improving on the already started water supply from the mountain

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

RAP-SL plans to patiently learn from the locals and also share ideas with them. For whatever new idea gained, RAP-SL will archive such idea and also include such into its progress and final report as a way of dissemination. The idea of taking water to communities through gravity is a great one for most communities to learn from therefore, the idea will be communicated to other communities during RAP-SL usual visits around the peninsula. The willingness of locals to replace the pillars is also a greater sign of success that can be disseminated to other communities that have removed the pillars for similar efforts to be undertaken.

Policy Impact

RAP-SL will continue raising the awareness of locals and looking for funds that will ensure alternative livelihoods for charcoal burners and fuel wood collectors within that part of the reserve in addition to the constant water supply.

Gender Focus

RAP-SL will ensure that women are part of the project at all levels. They will be represented in all committees formed, all meetings and all project activities except in the installation of the pillars. The women will be preparing food for work during the damming, pipe laying and meetings. The men will be doing all the hard works together with the male youths. People with disabilities will not be given a task to undertake except where possible, they will play role in providing security for project materials at sites. People with technical capacity will be paid stipend for their knowledge while sitting fees will be provided to invited participants during the project implementation.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The benefit to the communities will be the supply of spring water to their communities and the non-contention between locals and the Forest Rangers of NPAA about the boundary of the forest. The biodiversity of the forest will be conserved while the new sites of the Arthroleptis aureoli will be identified and monitored. All the above-mentioned activities will be budgeted for in the proposal

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of globally significant species protected by project 5000

Empowerment

Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project 1500

Livehood

Total monetary value (US dollars) of ecosystem goods sustainably produced and providing benefit to project participants and/or community as a whole (in the biodiversity, international waters, and land degradation focal areas as appropriate) 2500

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