Project

Addressing Invasive Alien Species threats at key marine biodiversity areas

Lead country

Turkey

Participating countries

Turkey

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From October 19, 2018 to October 19, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Project ID: 5733

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation
  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Marine and coastal protected areas
  • Coasts
  • Seas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Aquaculture
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Data collection and analysis

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Management operation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Fiscal planning
  • Development planning
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Invasive and alien species (IAS)
  • Management effectiveness (METT)
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Awareness raising

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)
  • Gender-responsive policies

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Conventions and protocols

  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

Private sector(s)

  • Financial intermediaries and market facilitators
  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

To ensure resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems through strengthened capacities and investment in prevention, detection, control and management of Invasive Alien Species

Objectives

To ensure resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems through strengthened capacities and investment in prevention, detection, control and management of Invasive Alien Species .

USD $3,494,654

Grant amount

USD $13,255,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,494,654)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Turkey

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