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

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Conservation and sustainable management of key biodiversity areas

 Indicators:

Extent (ha) of high altitude forest (above 1,500m) in the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas under a sustainable management regimeExtent (ha) of high altitude grasslands (above 1,500m) in the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas under a regulated and sustainable management regimeExtent (ha) of protected areas under a secure, and effectively managed, monitoring and enforcement regimeNumber of individuals (number of women as a proportion of the total) involved in, and directly benefiting from project investments in the conservation and sustainable use of snow leopard, snow leopard prey and snow leopard habitats
Number of primary snow leopard prey populations:
Marco Polo Sheep (NT)
Siberian Ibex (LC)
Heptner's markhor (EN)Total snow leopard population in TajikistanExtent (as a percentage of the total area) of Jirgital and Tavildara (including Sangvor) sections of Tajik NP under a secure and effective monitoring and enforcement regime
METT scores for:
Tajik NP (Jirgital section)
Tajik NP (Tavildara section, including Sangvor)Number of (i) poaching (of snow leopard and prey); and (ii) other illegal (encroachments for crops and grazing, wood harvesting) incidents recorded (and prosecuted) per annum by ranger patrol staff from the Jirgital and Tavildara sections of Tajik NPNumber of active patrol rangers in the Jirgital and Tavildara (including Sangvor) sections of Tajik NPNumber of individuals from targeted villages directly involved in (proportion of women), and financially benefiting from (proportion of women), the management of the Jirgital and Tavildara sections of Tajik NP
Total annual budget (US$/annum) allocation for the management of IUCN Category I – IV protected areas Total extent (ha) of IUCN Category I and Category II protected areas Extent (ha) of degraded high altitude pastures and forests of the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas under active rehabilitation or restorationNumber (per annum) of individuals involved in wildlife monitoring and enforcement training and skills development programmesNumber of days of use of high altitude pastures in the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas:
Spring and autumn
Summer Number of households in the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas directly benefiting from project technical and grant funding support for:
(a) implementation of sustainable pasture management practices;
(b) adoption of alternative fuel and energy technologies; and
(c) community ranger pilot projectNumber of Participatory Forest Management (PFM) committees actively involved in the planning, management and monitoring of high altitude forests of the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas Number of Pasture User Unions (PUUs) with approved pasture management plans under implementation in the high altitude pastures of the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areasPercentage (as an average of the total grass/forb/herb cover per hectare) of palatable and edible species for ungulates and livestock in the high altitude pastures of the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areasProductivity (tons/ha) of the high altitude pastures in the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areas
[Revised indicator as per the Inception report dd 13.02.2017][Original indicator]: Productivity (dry fodder mass in tons/ha) of the high altitude pastures in the Hissar-Alay and Vakhsh-Darvaz areasApproved and implemented National Action Plan for snow leopard conservation. Establishment and maintenance of a:
(i) national snow leopard Monitoring and Reporting (M&R) system
(ii) national snow leopard Information Management (IM) systemNational coverage (as a % of the total snow leopard range) of snow leopard and prey monitoring activitiesNumber of managers, scientists, researchers and academics participating in:
(i) regional snow leopard and prey conservation initiatives; and
(ii) regional monitoring and report-back meetings Number of meetings per annum of National Snow Leopard Conservation Committee
[Revised indicator as per the Inception report dd 13.02.2017[Original indicator]: Number of meetings per annum of the:
(i) National Environment Security Task Force (NEST)
(ii) National Snow Leopard Conservation CommitteeNumber of trans-boundary agreements (Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China, Kyrgyzstan) addressing collaboration in the management of wildlife crime under implementation
Outcome 2:

Ecosystem resilience and habitat connectivity in wider landscape outside protected areas
Outcome 3:

Support to international cooperation
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