USAID Biodiversity Code

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USAID Biodiversity Code
Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture
Symposium Punta Cana, Dominican Republic May 31 -
June 2, 2006
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BUDGET CODING

• Budgeting
• Primary codes 100
• Secondary codes 0-100

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USAID Biodiversity Expenditures 1987-2004
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BIODIVERSITY
The variety and variability among living
organisms and the ecological complexes in which
they occur
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Primary and Secondary Biodiversity Codes

• Primary code
• Activities have a primary objective of conserving
  biological diversity in natural and managed
  terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.  Activities
  are identified through an analysis of the threats
  to biodiversity and have associated indicators
  for biodiversity conservation, preferably at the
  strategic objective level.  Activities may be
  site-based or not site specific, such as policy
  level initiatives.  Site-based work is
  implemented in biologically significant areas. Ex
  situ conservation of wild species, and their
  germplasm, may also be included when explicitly
  for the purpose of biodiversity conservation.
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• Secondary code
• Activities have biodiversity conservation as an
  explicit, but not primary, objective in natural
  and managed terrestrial and aquatic
  ecosystems. Activities are identified through an
  analysis of the threats to biodiversity and have
  associated indicators for biodiversity
  conservation.  Activities may be site-based or
  not site specific, such as policy level
  initiatives.  Site-based work is implemented in
  biologically significant areas. Ex situ
  conservation of wild species, and their
  germplasm, may also be included when explicitly
  linked to biodiversity conservation.

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USAID Secondary code

• Activities have biodiversity conservation as
  an explicit, but not primary, objective in
  natural and managed terrestrial and aquatic
  ecosystems. Activities are identified through an
  analysis of the threats to biodiversity and have
  associated indicators for biodiversity
  conservation.  Activities may be site-based or
  not site specific, such as policy level
  initiatives.  Site-based work is implemented in
  biologically significant areas. Ex situ
  conservation of wild species, and their
  germplasm, may also be included when explicitly
  linked to biodiversity conservation.

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Required elements to meet the code

• The program must have an explicit, but not
  necessarily primary, biodiversity objective
• Activities must be identified based on an
  analysis of threats to biodiversity
• The program must monitor associated indicators
  for biodiversity conservation
• Site-based programs must have the intent to
  positively impact biodiversity in biologically
  significant areas

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Required elements to meet the code

• The program must have an explicit, but not
  necessarily primary, biodiversity objective
• Reduce the rate of deforestation
• Increase connectivity between protected areas
• Improve management in a protected area
• Improve or expand habitat of key species
• red bulleted points are illustrative

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Required elements to meet the code

• 2. Activities must be identified based on an
  analysis of threats to biodiversity
• Increasing demand for and sale of wild animal
  products
• Decreased availability of medicinal plants
• Country biodiversity threats analysis
• Incursion into protected areas by settlers or
  agriculture
• Destruction of reefs by dynamite or pollution
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  red bulleted points are illustrative

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Required elements to meet the code

• 3. The program must monitor associated indicators
  for biodiversity conservation
• Wildlife counts
• Number of management plans enacted
• Number of resource user groups operating
• Reef health
• Habitat connectivity (forest cover)
• Reduced use of illegal timber for fuel
• Reduced sedimentation of mangrove habitats
• red bulleted points are
  illustrative

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Required elements to meet the code

• Site-based programs must have the intent to
  positively impact biodiversity in biologically
  significant areas.
• Significant at country, regional or global scale

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USAID Secondary code

• Activities have biodiversity conservation as
  an explicit, but not primary, objective in
  natural and managed terrestrial and aquatic
  ecosystems. Activities are identified through an
  analysis of the threats to biodiversity and have
  associated indicators for biodiversity
  conservation.  Activities may be site-based or
  not site specific, such as policy level
  initiatives.  Site-based work is implemented in
  biologically significant areas. Ex situ
  conservation of wild species, and their
  germplasm, may also be included when explicitly
  linked to biodiversity conservation.