3.9 Were these objectives met?
Objectives were met
3.10 If not, what were the principal obstacles?
3.11 How could these obstacles have been avoided?
Key Outputs, Outcomes and Innovations
. What were the key outputs that make your project stand out and were critical to the success of the project?

What would you say are the key innovations that make your project stand out and were critical to successful environmental, social and economic outcomes?

? Participatory Planting up of the Community land in Obong Itam with 672 seedlings of Gmelina arborea and Tectona grandis on the request of the community leaders.
? Participatory Planting of the communities access roads with 218 seedlings of terminalia catappa, Treculia africana, Pentracletra mycrophylla, Dycrodes edulis, Irvingia gaboonensis, and Anacardium occidentale
? Participatory Planting of the waterfall catchment area with 137 seedlings of Terminelia catappa, and Treculia africana.
? Participatory Planting of the primary and secondary schools compounds within the host communities with 192 seedlings of Persea americana, Treculia africana, and Terminelia catappa
? Participatory Participation and donation of 381 seedlings of assorted indigenous multipurpose tree species to the Town campus of the University of Uyo, Uyo to help in its afforestation project.
? Donation of seedlings to community members for planting on their private land within the project communities
? Donation of tables and chairs to the communities Ikot Uso Akpan and Obong Itam communities
? Inspection, evaluation and subsequent presentation of award to three best tree planters in Ikot Uso Akpan and Obong Itam communities as follows;
? Completion of Dry season Monkey surveys throughout the project areas/habitats
? Ongoing capacity building for 14 community members (7) from each community

1.1. List and discuss any innovative idea, product, process developed during this project?
a. The introduction of the 15 members (all men) Alcapela singers with their unique nature and conservation theme songs
b. The Annual Best Tree Planters? Awards to tree planting and ownership
c. The arts/crafts items construction from Rattan Bamboo and cane materials
1.2. Where applicable please provide engineering drawings and dimensions of the equipment/technology produced/used?
1.3. List and describe (if any) all unplanned outputs and or products
a. The introduction of the 15 members (all men) Alcapela singers with their unique nature and conservation theme songs
b. The Annual Best Tree Planters? Awards to tree planting and ownership
c. The arts/crafts items construction from Rattan Bamboo and cane materials

18 Describe the immediate and/or direct benefits received by the participants and/or the recipient communities?
1 . The immediate and direct benefits gained were;
a. Capacity for crafts production
b. Creation of employment and income generation through the craftsmanship
c. Capacity in Nursery operations
d. Eco-tourism activities
e. Popularization of Itam monkey

19 Describe the manner of indirect benefits and the indirect beneficiaries:
a. Field Based biological research by University of Uyo students who carried out both Undergraduate and Graduate research on the Itam monkey
b. Attraction of local and international attention and participation among other interests to the project.
Environmental Impact
a. What measurable impact has the project had in terms of environmental protection since the beginning of the project? Where possible, please provide statistics and numbers that document the change or impact of the project over time.
a. Observed increase in monkey population from 50 individuals at inception to 147 individuals at end of 2013.
b. Enlarged ranging area for the monkeys following additional five hectares of forest under conservation.
b. What have been the secondary benefits?
a. Increased monkey viewing activities by eco-tourists
b. Increased interest among local media houses(AKBC TV and Radio, NTA Uyo, Atlantic Fm Uyo and other print media)
Excursion visits by local schools

How does your group measure the environmental impacts?
a. Number of trees that survived after planting out in the field
b. Extent of land planted up ,
c. Absence of logging in within the existing forest
Discuss the impact of project in the GEF focal area
Under the Gef focal area, the BPC Project remains a trail blazer and first of its kind in the whole southern Nigeria which has drawn the attention of Exxon Mobil, a leading oil company in the region to visit the project site for possible support /collaboration. Furthermore, the Project has made a majority of the Akwa Ibom state people to realized for the first time, that there exist a free ranging population of semi habituated monkeys anywhere in the state.
State the size of land/forest restored and or protected during this project
5.5hectares
Describe (give facts and figures) the outputs on climate change achieved by the project.
Here it is assumed that based simply on the increased number of growing trees in the project area that the project has built habitat resilience thereby mitigating climate change. The mere fact that no logging has occurred neither further encroachment in the watershed, the project has achieved significant climate change amelioration in the area.
Please indicate the number and hectares of PAs that were positively influenced through this project.
Cross River National Park (400,000hectares)

Please indicate the number and hectares of ICCAs that were positively influenced through
Please indicate the number of sustainably produced biodiversity and agro biodiversityproducts supported through SGP
Please indicate the number of significant species with maintained or improved conservation status through projects
Hemidactylus eniangii,
Cercopithecus sclateri
Varanus niloticus
Python regius,
Conraurau gracipes
Hoplobathracus occipitalus
Arctocebus calabariensis
Calabaria rienhardtii
Galagoides elangantulus
Anomalurus beecroftii

Socio-economic impacts
a. What measurable change has there been in local incomes and job opportunities? (change in average household income, job creation, revenues, livelihood diversification, livelihood/income diversification, market access etc)
Apart from persons employed by the project and the twelve individuals who benefited from craftsmanship capacity development programme , the project cannot say for sure how many people have had income increased or change in average income because to date no income analysis has been carried out in the project area.
b. Where possible, please provide statistics and numbers that document the change or impact of the project over time.
? Have there been secondary benefits? (Investments in infrastructure, poverty reduction, higher awareness, etc.)
Higher awareness; this is based on the influx of people (schools, foreign tourists and organizations visiting the site to view monkeys. Also, number of requests to visit the project
Have revenues from the project been reinvested into school fees, hospitals, local infrastructure, etc?
Not applicable

Policy Impacts
In what ways has your initiative advocated for policy change?
Through radio and television interviews /talk shows and scientific publications
Has there been success in influencing policy at what level (community, institution, municipal, regional) and what were the critical factors that made that success possible?
Yes. At community level, all stakeholders are aware of international and national legislations protecting endangered primates. This is boosted by traditional taboos in Itam which forbids the killing, hunting, trapping and eating of monkeys.(monkeys being sacred or totem animals in the area .)
What have been the barriers and the successes removing these barriers?
Poverty and economic desperation
Nigerian ?carry go? syndrome.
These barriers were removed by advocacies, sensitizations, re-orientation and attitude enrichment.

Have there been any regional (subnational) or national policies or laws that were enacted or changed as a result of your project?
Not applicable
(Biodiversity specific) Has your community engaged in the planning, implementation or review of National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans?
Not applicable

(Climate Change specific) Has your community engaged in the planning, implementation or review of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs)?
Not applicable


Gender
Was there any special participation by women (e.g. as project proponents, implementers, beneficiaries). If yes, how vital was their participation in the project?s success?
Yes. The project was managed throughout the two years by a woman. Other women were involved in planning and implementation. Several more were beneficiaries of the project. It was vital as it provided equal opportunity and gender balance.
Please provide any statistics on the number of women involved in the project, or the number of women benefitted by the project?
Direct female beneficiaries =37. Indirect female beneficiaries = 98
Did SGP assist grantees to acquire gender training?
Yes. By approving the two days international workshop and conference in Uyo which provided avenue for woman participation
What action did SGP take to overcome gender barriers in achieving SGP project goals? In case any project created a gender issue (e.g. gender imbalance), what were those issues and what action did SGP take?
Not applicable
Does SGP have a strategic partner to strengthen gender equality and gender empowerment in your projects?
Not applicable