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Immediate objectives of the National Project Components (e.g. Syria)
1. Immediate objective: The development of a better understanding of the causes of agrobiodiversity degradation at project sites.
1.1. Output: A comprehensive package of data and information on eco-geographic, genetic diversity, socio-economic, indigenous knowledge and land use practices on project sites.
2. Immediate objective: Promote modified and alternative land-use practices, through on-farm habitat and species management, for the sustainable use and conservation of the agrobiodiversity of the wild relatives and land races of project target crops, through awareness and capacity building measures.
2.1. Output: Specific areas and local farmers with which to implement modified and alternative land uses identified.
2.2. Output: Community-level, small-scale water management and harvesting and soil conservation improved, and the conservation of agrobiodiversity within the project target crops promoted.
2.3. Output: On-farm conservation and management of target crop landraces and improved soil fertility.
2.4. Output: Corridors, habitat strips and uncultivated patches to increase in-situ agrobiodiversity of wild relatives and land races of project target crop species.
2.5. Output: Field gene-banks to conserve vulnerable fruit tree wild relatives and perennial rangeland species and provide seed and root stock for other project activities (The number of gene banks will depend on the number of target sites agreed upon under objective 2).
2.6. Output: Locally-managed pasture nurseries on common land for seed and rootstock of important locally-adapted project target pasture and forage wild species and/or landraces through selection practices and seed multiplication.
2.7. Output: Community-based grazing management practices, in common land and modified habitats, promoting conservation and sustainable use of pasture and forage wild species of crop target species.
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2.8. Output: Alternative livelihoods and sources of income developed.
2.9. Output: Open days and school visits for education and awareness raising.
2.10. Output: In-kind support scheme to farmers/landusers for alternative and modified land uses at project sites.
3. Immediate objective: Increase national capacity to deliver project training needs, for conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity.
3.1. Output: National capacity in conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity strengthened.
4. Immediate objective: Agricultural and related legislative proposals, where appropriate and in the national interest, considered and adopted.
4.1 Output: National legislative and government management proposals relating to economic and cultural factors, to promote the maintenance and use of plant genetic resources, considered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Syria), the Ministry for the Environment, and the Supreme Council for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources for adoption.
4.2. Output: Legislative proposals for the management of habitats of agrobiodiversity in the project target areas that balance the perspectives of local farmers and future generations, considered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, the Ministry for the Environment, and the Supreme Council for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, for adoption.
4.3. Output: Proposals for land use arrangements for profitable and sustainable production and to enhance conservation measures considered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, the Ministry for the Environment, and the Supreme Council for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources for adoption.
5. Immediate objective: Establishment of mechanisms for continuous monitoring of the agrobiodiversity status at project sites, including an assessment of the impact of the project on agrobiodiversity and local farmers/landusers.
5.1. Output: A sustainable monitoring system (Methodologies, benchmarks, database, trained staff) fully operational.
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