The global development objective (GEO) was to conserve a significant representation of five of the country's seven terrestrial biomes (63% of the Addo larger area), including globally important biodiversity (236,000 ha) and 120,000 ha of one of the country three marine provinces into a single National Park. The project development objective (PDO) was to establish a megabiodiversity conservation area around the existing Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) to avert further ecosystem degradation and to contribute to poverty reduction by creating direct employment in nature conservation and by catalyzing the development of eco-tourism. Revised Global Environment Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) and Key Indicators and reasons/justifications There were no revisions (a) GEO Indicator(s) Indicator Baseline Value Original Target Values (from approval documents) Formally Revised Target Values Actual Value Achieved at Completion or Target Years Indicator 1 : 236,000 ha of globally significant terrestrial biodiversity protected and Formal proclamation of contiguous 120,000 ha of marine protected area (including two islands). Value (quantitative or Qualitative) 141,000 ha for terrestrial 0 for marine 236,000 ha for terrestrial 120,000 ha for marine 205,000 ha for terrestrial revised on Sept 2007 not revised for marine 170,115 ha for terrestrial 7,414 ha for marine declared 120,000 ha for marine submitted for approval Date achieved 06/02/2004 06/02/2004 09/25/2007 10/30/2010 Comments (incl. % achievement) 83% achieved for terrestrial. Bird Island and St. Croix were declared for marine. The proclamation of the greater Addo marine protected area is awaiting final approval Indicator 2 : 46,000 ha of private land (nature-based conservation partnerships) included into the Park by year 6. Value (quantitative or Qualitative) 1,500 ha 46,000 ha 30,000 ha revised on Sept 2007 17,608 ha incorporated through private partnership 11,000 ha awaiting final incorporation by Enon Bershiba communities trust Date achieved 06/02/2004 06/02/2004 04/30/2010 Comments (incl. % achievement) 59% achieved. Howerever 100% achievement with private sector - 11,000 ha of community land are awaiting for approval as land titling issues were more complicated than expected.
Indicator 3 : A monitoring and evaluation system implemented to determine improvements in ecosystem health, safeguarding of endemism and recovery. (quantitative or Qualitative) Lack of M&E system Presence of operating M&E system Fully achieved Date achieved 06/02/2004 06/02/2004 10/30/2010 Comments (incl. % achievement) 100% achieved. A management information system (MIRS) was developed with an environmental and financial component. The environment component (SOB) was tested in AENP and now is used to 22 other parks. Indicator 4 : Improvement in socio-economic status of community measured by employment levels in the gAENP that would have increased by 30 %. (quantitative or Qualitative) 1,228 persons employed by gAENP 1,596 1,842 Date achieved 06/02/2004 06/02/2004 10/30/2010 Comments (incl. % achievement) 115% achieved. Higher than expected. SANParks established an investment confidence environment to attract private sector investments, employment and business acumen. Indicator 5 : Capable staff and management systems to effectively manage the Park, by the end of the project. Value (quantitative or Qualitative) no training no learmership and intership program 350 training days per year 30 learnerships and interships delivered not revised 514 training days per year delivered 32 learmership and internships delivered Date achieved 06/02/2004 06/02/2004 10/30/2010 Comments (incl. % achievement) 150% achieved for training days. 106% achieved for learnerships and internships. (b) Intermediate Outcome Indicator(s) Indicator Baseline Value Original Target Values (from approval documents) Formally Revised Target Values Actual Value Achieved at Completion or Target Years Indicator 1 : Degree of establishment of 4 plans. (quantitative or Qualitative) 0 20 20 Date achieved 01/02/2000 06/02/2004 10/30/2010 Comments (incl. % achievement) 100% achieved Indicator 2 : Ha of the AENP where wildlife is contained within a fence. (quantitative or 13,681 130,000 133,000