[{"bbox": [134, 152, 1165, 230], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Peace Parks Foundation (PPF).** PPF has signed an agreement with Zimparks for the co-management of the Greater Mana Pools area that includes the national park and other protected areas, with the goal of setting a Mana Pools Conservation Trust."}, {"bbox": [134, 232, 1165, 339], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **UN agencies.** They are obviously essential actors in various areas of in-country cooperation and the EU partners with many of them for interventions related to agriculture, health, resilience, humanitarian aid and others. The main agencies associated with the areas of intervention of this project with a presence in the country are UNDP, FAO, UNICEF and WFP."}, {"bbox": [134, 339, 1165, 524], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Embassies and other donors.** There is a wide range of third country donors supporting Zimbabwe. In terms of the amount of resources mobilised, the United States stands out for its relevant interventions in rural areas, having shown interest in greater coordination of activities with the government and other donors. In terms of resilience and environmental projects, Ireland has already availed initial funding for a joint resilience building programme, to complement EU efforts. Sweden and France are part of the TEI on climate smart agriculture, encompassing this action. Collaboration with Switzerland and UK, with which the EU is partnering in various interventions, are noteworthy."}, {"bbox": [134, 524, 1165, 578], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Department for Civil Protection and Food and Nutrition Council.** Both are critical actors in the context of Disaster Risk Reduction and vulnerability reduction in rural Zimbabwe."}, {"bbox": [86, 606, 604, 638], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 671, 508, 702], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 718, 1146, 771], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action is to contribute to the economic and social well-being of Zimbabwean citizens while improving the management of natural resources in the South East Lowveld and the Mid-Zambezi."}, {"bbox": [97, 797, 680, 824], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific(s) Objective(s) (or outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [97, 849, 1120, 904], "category": "Text", "text": "**Specific Objective 1:** Improve natural resource management and reduce human-wildlife conflict (HWC) with a gender balance and inclusive participation of local communities."}, {"bbox": [97, 928, 1160, 1006], "category": "Text", "text": "**Specific Objective 2:** Increase resilience of targeted local communities, particularly bottom 40%, women and youth in all their diversities, through livelihood diversification and entrepreneurship opportunities reducing vulnerability to environmental and climate risks and disasters."}, {"bbox": [97, 1035, 1025, 1062], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1062, 1159, 1089], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1. Contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1) Enhanced management tools for participative conservation"}, {"bbox": [97, 1089, 1148, 1142], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2. Contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1): Enhanced capacities of Community-based organizations (CBOs) and Ward Environmental committees in natural resource management"}, {"bbox": [97, 1168, 1122, 1221], "category": "Text", "text": "2.1. Contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2): Enhanced sustainable livelihood and entrepreneurship opportunities for local communities, with a focus on the most vulnerable."}, {"bbox": [97, 1221, 1156, 1274], "category": "Text", "text": "2.2. Contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2): Increased access to renewable energy for public facilities, agriculture and local businesses."}, {"bbox": [97, 1274, 1160, 1326], "category": "Text", "text": "2.3. Contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2): Improved availability of disaster risk management (DRM) tools for local authorities, including crisis modifiers in times of shocks."}, {"bbox": [86, 1342, 367, 1369], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1387, 993, 1414], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities relating to Output 1.1: Enhanced management tools for participative conservation**"}, {"bbox": [134, 1414, 1165, 1499], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Capacity strengthening of Community Based Organisations (CBOs), including those representing persons with disabilities (PwD) ensuring gender-balanced and meaningful participation in the preparation and implementation of management plans at ward level and in community conservancies."}, {"bbox": [134, 1500, 1165, 1554], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Development and implementation of local land use plans in order to attract investment for biodiversity and natural resources conservation."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 31"}]