Lead country
New York - GEF
Participating countries
Ecuador, Fiji, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tonga
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From November 29, 2018 to November 29, 2023
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 15.8 Prevent, mitigate, eradicate invasive alien species
- 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
- 9.b Support development, research, innovation in developing countries
Project ID: 5775
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Technical team
- Oceans and Water Programme
Technical area(s)
- Sustainable management of oceans in a changing climate
Landscape(s)
- Marine
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Exclusive economic zone
- Industrial site
Transformed sector(s)
- Transportation
- Shipping
UNDP role(s)
- Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
Strategy
- Management operation
- Governance
- Finance economy
Sub-strategy
- Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
- Invasive and alien species (IAS)
- Partnerships
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- New/other financial schemes/mechanism
- Environmental accounting
Social inclusion
N/A
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
N/A
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 15.8 Prevent, mitigate, eradicate invasive alien species
- 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
- 9.b Support development, research, innovation in developing countries
Conventions and protocols
- Other Global Conventions
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Structural/system transformation
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
- Nature-based solution
Project description
This Project is an intervention at the global, regional and national levels, with the aim to develop best practices and build capacity in developing countries for implementing the IMO and other relevant guidelines for biofouling management and to catalyse overall reductions in the transboundary introduction of biofouling-mediated invasive aquatic species, with additional benefits in the reduction of GHG emissions from global shipping.
USD $7,280,000
Grant amount
USD $42,628,747
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($7,280,000)
Implementing partner(s)
- International Maritime Organisation
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