BACF

Call for pre-proposals 2013/2014

The Baa Atoll Conservation Fund (BACF) has invited for Call for pre-proposals for 2013/2014.

The focal areas which BACF aims to deliver benefits are in the areas of:

1. Program for the protection, conservation and management of biological and natural resources, biodiversity and nature protection in Baa Atoll,

2. Livelihood improvement program for Baa Atoll residents, focusing on projects that are in line with sustainability and atoll ecosystem conservation policies,

3. Research, awareness raising and education program, focused on protection, conservation and management of biological and natural resources, biodiversity and nature protection in Baa Atoll.

Third meeting of Biosphere Reserve Advisory Board Meeting undertaken

The 3rd Board meeting of the Biosphere Reserve was held today at the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The meeting was attended 8 participants from 5 stakeholders.

Annual Report BACF 2012

The Annual Report of Baa Atoll Conservation Fund 2012 is now available online at BACF website under Reports and Downloads . The main component of this report consists of financials of BACF of 2012 and other activities undertaken by the fund during the reporting period and also carries a message from the BACF Managing Director.

BACF Board Meeting 2

The second meeting of the Baa Atoll Conservation Fund Board was held on 22 July 2013 at Ministry of Environment and Energy. The meeting was chaired by Ibrahim Naeem, Director General of Environmental Protection Agency. The main discussion point of the second BACF board meeting was on issue grants from BACF to the local communities. The major outcome of this meeting were allocation of a maximum grant ceiling and agreement on tentative dates for the work to be carried out to achieve this.

Cabinet approves the Implementation Plan to declare Maldives as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

The implementation Plan to declare Maldives as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve has been approved by the Cabinet today. This implementation plan was compiled in response to President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Waheed’s announcement to declare the whole of the Republic as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by the end of 2017, at the 1st Plenary meeting of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, RIO+20 meeting held in Rio De Jenairo, Brazil on 20th June 2012.

The Cabinet made this decision today after discussing a paper submitted by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The plan focuses on a Zonation Plan, Governance, Sustainable financing, Capacity building, Public Awareness and Outreach with advantages and disadvantages of becoming a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
The implementation plan was compiled mainly based on the nationwide discussions during First National Stakeholder Conference on Declaring Maldives a Biosphere Reserve held at Bandos Island Resort on 8th November 2012.