Project

Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in dry ecosystems to guarantee the flow of ecosystem services and to mitigate the processes of deforestation and desertification.

Lead country

Colombia

Participating countries

Colombia

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From February 13, 2014 to February 13, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  3. 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management

Project ID: 4720

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Forests
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Dryland forests
  • Terrestrial protected areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Direct support / Service Delivery

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Finance economy
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Nature finance
  • Sustainable land management

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

  • Women decision making

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

N/A

About this project

Description

This project will contribute to reducing the processes of deforestation and desertification in the Colombian dry forest ecosystem, and will promote the flow of multiple global ecosystem services. The dry forest ecosystem is considered a high conservation priority for the country, and through this project activities will be implemented that will drive the establishment of protected areas (PAs), the implementation of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) pilot projects, and sustainable land management (SLM). These and other activities will contribute to the removal of critical political/legal, capacity, and financial barriers that have prevented the effective conservation and sustainable use of this globally important ecosystem. The objective of the project is framed within the GEF-5 Biodiversity (BD) and Land Degradation (LD) focal areas.

Objectives

To reduce the current trend of dry forest deforestation and desertification processes and ensure the flow of multiple global ecosystem services through biodiversity conservation, sustainable land management, and carbon storage.

USD $17,675,638

Grant amount

USD $39,760,200

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($17,675,638)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Colombia

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Strengthened implementation of the regulatory and land use planning framework facilitates the reduction of dry ecosystem deforestation and desertification processes.

 Indicators:

Carbon units not released (as a global benefit) by the end of the project. Coverage (in hectares) of dry forest and other dry ecosystems in protected areas and/or under conservation agreements.
Number of key species per biological group (birds, plants and ants) in permanent observation plots in prioritized areas.
Change in the institutional capacity of the CARs according to the UNDP's Capacity Development Scorecard:
a. Capacities for engagement
b. Capacities to generate, access and use information and knowledge
c. Capacities for policy and legislation development
d. Capacities for management and implementation
e. Capacities to monitor and evaluateNumber of local plans that incorporate strategies of conservation of biodiversity, sustainable forest management and sustainable land management.
Number of professionals and technical staff from the CARs, MADS, IDEAM, and land use agencies designing and implementing SLM, REDD+, and BD conservation strategies
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Area (in hectares) of dry forest under implementation of REDD+ activities, by the end of the project. (This indicator was eliminated as requested by the MidTerm Revision and the Ministry for the Environment)
Area (in hectares) of rehabilitated dry forest.
Avoided deforestation in hectares, by the end of the project.
Change in the financial capacity for the management of the protected areas with dry forest as stated through the total average score obtained in the Financial Sustainability Sheet (tracking tool).
Management effectiveness of two protected areas with dry forest measured through the METT score sheet based on the effectiveness analysis used at the national level.
Number of families that participate in the sustainable use and conservation of the dry forest.
*Note: This new indicator is added based on the 2017 MTR recommendationsNumber of PAs and/or conservation agreements that include dry ecosystems nation wide
Number of strengthened value chains of biodiversity and strengthened environmentally sustainable production initiatives
*Note: This new indicator is added based on the 2017 MTR recommendationsReduction of net emissions (tCO2-e) (aerial biomass) due to avoided deforestation, by the end of the project.
Reduction of net emissions (tCO2-e) (underground biomass) due to avoided deforestation, by the end of the project.
Soil loss: Sediment (Total suspended solids – TSS) provided by the Hydrological Response Units in each prioritized basin.
Water flow (m3/sec) by the Hydrological Response Units (HRU) in each prioritized basin.
Outcome 2:

Delivery of multiple global environmental benefits through the declaration of PAs and/or conservation agreements, REDD+ practices, and SLM activities that strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of dry ecosystems.
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Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in dry ecosystems to guarantee the flow of ecosystem services and to mitigate the processes of deforestation and desertification.

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