Project

Conservation and sustainable use of Pamir Alay and Tian Shan ecosystems for Snow Leopard protection and sustainable community livelihoods

Lead country

Tajikistan

Participating countries

Tajikistan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 4, 2016 to August 2, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  2. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  3. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Project ID: 5437

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation
  • Ecosystem-based adaptation

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Grasslands
  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Transboundary conservation areas
  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
  • Grazing lands
  • Montane forests

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Livestock
  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Partnerships
  • Participatory governance models
  • Transboundary governance
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Community capacity building
  • Awareness raising
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • Knowledge/Data management

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Women's access to and control over resources

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Poverty reduction

About this project

Description

The project will support improvement and sustainable use of pastures. An inventory of livestock and pasture use will be conducted. Based on the condition of pastures and their carrying capacity, pasture rotation and management plans will be developed. The plans will outline the condition of pasture resources and necessary rehabilitation actions (tentatively 30,000 ha). The project will further enable the use of outlying pastures, by stimulating livestock mobility (micro-bridges and equipped mountain trails). Migration corridors will be designed and their regime established so that SL migration does not overlap with the timing and manner of transhumance. Special passes for the SL will be envisaged in areas of crossing with roads and other infrastructural barriers. The corridors will be designed jointly with communities and Ministry of Agriculture.

Objectives

Conservation and sustainable use of Pamir Alai and Tien-Shan ecosystems for snow leopard protection and sustainable livelihoods.

USD $4,301,370

Grant amount

USD $19,625,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,301,370)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Tajikistan

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Conservation and sustainable use of Pamir Alay and Tian Shan ecosystems for Snow Leopard protection and sustainable community livelihoods