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ILRG is a highly flexible field support Task Order under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) II IDIQ managed by the E3/Land and Urban Office. ILRG will provide technical assistance services to improve land and resource governance, strengthen property rights, and build resilient livelihoods as the foundation for strong economic growth, stability, self-reliance, and resilience. USAID Missions and Bureaus can request technical assistance through ILRG for a variety of services: assessments, policy support, institutional capacity building, facilitation and partnership building.

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The project objective is to orientate Philippine forestry policy towards climate protection goals by preventing deforestation (REDD) and in particular by developing a REDD strategy that considers the causes of deforestation and encompasses incentive systems for preventing deforestation and rehabilitating degraded forest areas and mangroves. Priority is given to efforts that promote good governance, participation of local and indigenous communities in forestry policy-making processes and clarification of land-use rights as well as conservation of biodiversity and poverty reduction.

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Since a geoid is the ratified framework on which mapping and measuring work in each country is based, creating a common geodetic reference frame for neighbouring Balkan countries will facilitate seamless combination of geographic data across borders. As we know, the effects of climate change and mitigation of the effects are not confined to national borders and increasing regional cooperation among the actors involved in managing these issues would only be beneficial. Background Through the Norwegian Mapping Authority, the Government of Norway has for many years assisted countries in the Western Balkan region in preparing geographic information and in establishing services ensuring access to the information. The partner institutions are (with some variation) functioning satisfactorily, but lack funds to prepare up-to-date geographic information, and access to this type of information for their respective land and sea territories is limited. Data to deal with the effects of climate change is a special challenge, and partner institutions are also challenged with meeting European standards on access to geographic information. Because of the socialist legacy, partner institutions still need to improve their register services for the emerging land markets in privatised properties. The overall goal of this regional project is improved governance on central, regional and local levels; sustainable land use; secure land markets; and safe navigation at sea. Activities •For Bosnia and Herzegovina, activities will focus on 1) Roll-out of a digital archive system, and 2) Improvments to the system for efficient use of GPS technology. •For Montenegro, activities will focus on 1) Establishment of an address register, 2) Improving production of topographic maps, and 3) Improving capacity for preparing sea maps of coastal areas •For Serbia, activities will focus on 1) Establishing a Condominium register, and 2) Improving solutions for data distribution and exchange •For Kosovo, activities will focus on 1) Establishing addresses in more municipalities, 2) Completing the cadastre map database, 3) Rolling out a property register to three municipalities in the north of Serbia, and 4) Upgrading of IT systems at KCA. •For Albania, activities will be focused on 1) Enhancing the capacity of ASIG to provide geographical information to users, 2) Ensuring efficient and professional production of sea maps, 3) Development of a first version og an integrated information system for coastal areas with testing in one area, and 4) Enhancing education in mapping and cadastre at University level. •For Macedonia, activities will be focused on 1) Establishing a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) for 1/3 of the country, and 2) Establishing capacity for storage and distribution of electronic terrain data. In common for all six partner countries, there is a focus on 1.Establishing a plan for improving the vertical component of their geodetic framework, through a regional working group and calculating the vertical reference frame for the region; and 2.Procurement of gravimetric instruments.

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The goal of this project is to raise the incomes and improve the food security of 65,000 poor rural households in 30 communes within the Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder regions of Niger. The project stipulates that at least 30% of direct beneficiaries should be women and 30% young people involved in production or a related area, such as handicrafts, processing or marketing. The project reinforced 1800 ha of irrigated areas, the development of irrigation systems for an additional 5000 ha of land, and the rehabilitation of 3300 ha of watershed areas. To manage the above mentioned areas in a sustainable way, the project supports land commissions involved in the process of securing land plots and the establishment of 30 WUAs. Special attention is being given to women's and youth's equitable access to the developed resources.

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The project aims at creating a national framework for reducing greenhouse gases from deforestation and forest degradation. The target groups are those responsible for REDD+ in the environment ministry, national and local government authorities as well as the populations who are dependent on forests, primarily indigenous groups. Measures include the establishment of a national implementation and coordination system (REDD+ register, governance structures); the development of REDD+ financial and participation mechanisms; extensive forest-related land-use planning in selected regions as a prerequisite for zoning and establishing land-use rights; the integration of ecological and social standards in implementing REDD+ measures; and awareness-raising and information/knowledge management.

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As part of a global FLEX 2008 program to support the agricultural sector, the project aims to implement the National Program for Securing Rural Land through training (delimitation of land) and the issuance of land certificates, the improvement of the administrative and technical system, the establishment of geo-referenced terminals to delimit the village lands and ensure their cartographic transcription, the provision of rental contracts, the revision and implementation of land legislation, the launch of a communication campaign

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This project aims at establishing a public service for precise use of GPS technology for surveying and mapping, and a digital base map for the whole territory of Ukraine including occupied areas, with a data content and accuracy equivalent to scale 1:50 000. This corresponds to what exists in most other European countries. Challenges and justification for project Ukraine has a territory of 603.000 km2, of which as much as 2/3 are arable land. Sustainable land management is crucial to economic development. Maps are indispensable for land- and territorial management as well as for many other purposes in public and private sectors. Up-to-date maps are available for 20 % only, and these maps are not integrated into a user oriented electronic service. For the remaining 80 % there are only old maps from the Soviet time. Maps are not easily available to users in Ukraine. As in most other European countries, basic maps should be made available on the Internet and harmonized with other thematic data, according to the concept of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Despite that Ukraine is not an EU member, the Government wants to implement their NSDI in accordance with the EU Inspire directive. Activities 1.Preparation of digital map for the whole territory of Ukraine and a solution for distribution of the maps for good governance, land use planning and sustainable land management, as well as for implementation and reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals. 2.Establishing a network of ground stations needed for a public service supporting precise use of GPS technology for boundary surveys, etc. building on the previous project. Components 1.Produce new maps using satellite images to update existing old maps. This will include making a product specification to ensure that the data is structured for optimal use, and will include verification and upgrading of the data model for the database, which will hold the maps. 2.The second component of the project is to integrate the existing digital maps and the updated old maps into a single seamless database. 3.The third component is to establish a solution for efficient access to the maps and satellite images for all users in Ukraine. This should be done in accordance with the concept of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure, in line with European standards outlined in the EU INSPIRE directive and adjacent standards and guidelines. This will lead to a more transparent and efficient land administration in Ukraine. 4.The fourth component of the project is to establish a network of ground stations and a related public service (Ukrainian Positioning System = UAPOS), supporting precise use of GPS technology. It is proposed to start the establishment of UAPOS with 90 reference stations, prioritizing areas with the most intensive development and active land market, and with a central control facility at the SALR premises in Kiev. A business plan for the service will also be developed to ensure sustainability. The system will improve the surveying and mapping of parcel boundaries, thus improving public services to the emerging markets in land and reduce conflicts over ownership, which is a massive problem after restitution of private ownership to land. This corresponds to the situation in Norway and in many other European countries, where the State operates a high quality and strictly controlled service in addition to private positioning services. 5.The fifth component of the project is training, capacity building and awareness raising. The training focuses on improving the capacity of the StateGeoCadastre to efficiently implement all activities of the project. Awareness campaigns will focus on informing public institutions and other users about the availability of maps and related terms for use. Such maps are an indispensable information resource for good governance, and are urgently needed for many purposes in Ukraine; inter alia, for land management, environmental planning and reporting, for improvements to infrastructure, for water management, for adaptation and mitigation of effects of climate change, as well as for a wide range of other usage at all levels of public sector, and in private sector.

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Supporting the State Geodetic Administration and the Ministry of Justice in accelerating the efficiency of businesses processes in Land Registry and Cadastre in the framework of the Integrated Land Administration System Implementation (ILAS).

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This project focuses on preparing a digital terrain model (DTM) for the entire territory of the Republic of Macedonia using LiDAR scanning from an airplane. The data created will be particularly useful for flood risk mitigation, flood monitoring and for actions during flood situations, but also for reducing costs of infrastructure projects, enhancing environmental protection and monitoring and spatial planning. LiDAR surveying provides high accuracy Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, which allows capture of the bare earth structure that satellites cannot see, as well as ground cover in enough detail to allow vegetation categorization and change monitoring. The resolution and positional accuracy of LiDAR means it can be used to capture and measure above-ground features over large areas including power lines, building outlines and towers. Activities 1.LiDar survey of the entire Republic of Macedonia and production of a precise DEM 2.Capacity building at AREC 3.Engaging stakeholders to utilise the new DEM and LiDAR data through workshops and seminars

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The project aims to improve in a sustainable manner the livelihoods and resilience to drought of 40,000 poor rural households in the region of Butana. Specifically it aims to establish an effective governance framework that ensures regulated access to land and water resources. It further aims to improve the access and bargaining position of women and men in the marketing of livestock and builds the capacity of community-based organizations to engage in environmentally sound, socially and gender equitable development initiatives. With regard to the goal of the establishment of the governance framework to ensure regulated access to land and water resources, the project intends to support the development of a herding, grazing and farming legislation to promote a regulated access regime to natural resources and provides a capacity building programme of community organization on communal land management.

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The project’s long term goal is to facilitate water management and reduce flood risks and impacts with increased EC INSPIRE directive compliance of data and data services needed. It will be reached with establishment of vertical component of geodetic reference frame and combined vertical/horizontal geodetic network, improvement of quality of geodetic reference frame and it’s compliance with INSPIRE requirements on coordinate reference system (CRS), with INSPIRE compliance and extension of territorial coverage of topographic data, especially on hydrography and with establishment of INSPIRE network spatial data services to provide necessary data to the processes of flood risk assessment and spatial planning.

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One of the negative impacts of uncontrolled deforestation within the Western Caucasus World Natural Heritage Site is that adjacent villages are being ever more frequently affected by flooding and landslides. The project combines protection and sustainable use of the remaining Nordmann fir forests through the designation of a buffer zone with sustainable forest management and exploitation of renewable energy sources. In addition to avoiding climate-changing emissions, this will guarantee a long-term income source for the population and reduce its exposure to impacts from climate change.