Project

CLME+: Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of Shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large marine Ecosystems

Lead country

New York - GEF

Participating countries

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From April 22, 2015 to October 31, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
  3. 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing

Project ID: 5247

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Sustainable management of oceans in a changing climate
  • Climate resilient integrated water resource and coastal management

Landscape(s)

  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Large marine ecosystem

Transformed sector(s)

  • Fisheries
  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Partnerships
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration

Social inclusion

  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Women farmers

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
  • 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing

Conventions and protocols

  • Strategic Action Programme

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Nature-based solution
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The UNDP/GEF Project “CLME+: Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems” (GEF ID 5542; 2015-2019) is a 5-year project that specifically aims at facilitating the implementation of the 10-year politically endorsed Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+ SAP). The project seeks to achieve this by facilitating ecosystem based management/an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EBM/EAF) within the CLME+ region, in such a way that a sustainable and climate resilient provision of goods and services from the region's living marine resources can be secured. Given its regional and comprehensive nature, the UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project is uniquely positioned to address the root causes of environmental degradation, in particular the gaps and weaknesses in transboundary and cross-sectoral governance arrangements. In this same context, the project will assist stakeholders in achieving improved coordination, collaboration and integration among the wide array of ongoing and newly planned projects and initiatives that are of relevance to the wider objectives of the CLME+ SAP.

Objectives

To facilitate Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) and the implementation of the Ecosystem Approach for the management of key fisheries (EAF) in the CLME+, in order to ensure the sustainable and climate-resilient provision of goods and services from shared living marine resources.

USD $13,411,144

Grant amount

3

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Department of Foreign Affairs Canada ($351,262)
  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($12,950,000)
  • US Department of Commerce ($109,882)

Implementing partner(s)

  • UN Office for Project Services

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

CONSOLIDATING THE INSTITUTIONAL, POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT SHARED LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (sLMR) GOVERNANCE IN THE CLME+ REGION

 Indicators:

PI1. Solid transboundary and cross-sectoral governance arrangements in place
PI1. Capacity to sustainably govern the sLMR of the CLME+, to the benefit of the people of the region and beyond
O3.P/SRI1. Transition towards the implementation of EAF in the CLME+ (sustainable and climate-resilient fisheries)
O3.P/SRI2. Transition towards the implementation of EBM, demonstrated in the CLME and NBSLME at different levels and spatial scales
PI1. Investments planned to substantially reduce environmental stressors during the next decade; indication of the (anticipated) source of the financial resourcesPI2. Substantial reduction of key environmental stressors projected at the regional level; projected time-frame
PI1. enhanced coordination and collaboration among sLMR programmes, projects and initiatives in the region
PI2. optimised, adaptive management of sLMR-related projects and initiatives in the region
PI3. exchange of best/good practices and lessons learnt among the global LME Community of Practice (CoP)
Outcome 2:

ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF KEY INSTITUTIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT KNOWLEDGE-BASED EBM/EAF FOR SUSTAINABLE SHARED LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (SLMR) USE IN THE CLME+ (SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE APPLIES)
Outcome 3:

IMPLEMENTATION OF EBM/EAF INCLUDING THROUGH REPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES AND THE UP-SCALING OF EARLY RESULTS, AND DEMONSTRATION OF IMPROVED/ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS
Outcome 4:

(PRE-)FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY MAJOR HIGH-PRIORITY INVESTMENT NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CLME+ REGION
Outcome 5:

MONITORING & ASSESSING PROGRESS OF AND RESULTS FROM THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLME+ SAP, AND EXPERIENCE SHARING WITH THE GLOBAL LME PRACTITIONERS COMMUNITY
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