Lead country
Colombia
Participating countries
Colombia
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From February 13, 2014 to February 13, 2020
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
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