Project

Conservation, management and rehabilitation of fragile lomas ecosystems in Lima.

Lead country

Peru

Participating countries

Peru

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 22, 2016 to August 22, 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. 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing

Project ID: 5845

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation
  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Productive landscapes/Seascapes
  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Risk analysis

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Participatory governance models
  • Adaptive governance
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector
  • Youth/Children

Gender equality

  • Women decision making

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure
  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers
  • Financial intermediaries and market facilitators
  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation
  • Public-private partnership

About this project

Description

The objective of the project is to protect, conserve and sustainably manage the lomas ecosystems in the Province of Lima. The project aims to promote improved conditions for the conservation of these rare and fragile ecosystems which support a number of globally significant species and to decrease the risks of their degradation. In doing this, the project will work with local stakeholders to formalize and strengthen successful local community ecosystem management efforts, as well as promoting the replication of these to other loma sites. To achieve these objectives, the project is structured along a series of strategic initiatives. An urgent first step is to establish protected areas for the core lomas ecosystems in the Municipality of Lima. The protected areas will be complemented by extensive buffer zones demarcation and the provision of low impact recreational facilities between urban fringes of the city and the protected areas, as well as investments in vegetation recovery in key areas of the lomas area of influence. Finally a series of governance tools will be developed to further encourage a participatory approach to an integrated management of the lomas. These activities will be supplemented by a monitoring component.

Objectives

Contribute to an integrated management and protection of fragile lomas ecosystems in the Province of Lima.

USD $2,083,799

Grant amount

1

Source(s) of fund

Source(s) of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,083,799)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Peru

Joint agencies

  • Inter-American Development Bank

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Conservation of lomas ecosystems

 Indicators:

Indicator 4: Level of capacity to sustainably manage lomas ecosystems (as measured by UNDP Capacity Development Scorecard with emphasis on Indicators #2 “Existence of operational co-management mechanisms” and #9 “Extent of the environmental planning and strategy development process”)
IRRF Indicator 1: # of new partnership mechanisms with funding for sustainable management solutions of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste at national and/or sub-national level, disaggregated by partnership type
IRRF Indicator 2: # of jobs and livelihoods created through management of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste, disaggregated by sex, and rural and urban
Mandatory Indicator 3: # direct project beneficiaries :
- ecosystem restoration
- sustainable ranching/ agriculture
- sustainable tourism services
Indicator 5: # hectares protected through the creation of Regional Lomas Conservation Area (or other figure/ modality/ institutionalized option of effective management) with revenue stream from selected lomas sites (as measured by the GEF Tracking Tool for BD)
Indicator 6: % lomas ecosystems impacted by activities and pressures originating in buffer zones
Indicator 7: # lomas sites included in BD inventory with studies and detailed characterization of biodiversity in Lomas ecosystems and potential use.
Indicator 10: # of public-private partnerships for lomas management implemented
Indicator 8: # of planning instruments for lomas ecosystem established in participative manner
Indicator 9: # of local governments that include biodiversity & lomas ecosystem conservation and integrated natural resources management (INRM) criteria in their management policies, including land use zoning
Indicator 11: # hectares of degraded lomas reforested with native species
Indicator 12: # of hectares/zones where lomas-friendly production models are implemented:
- Sustainable ranching
- Low-impact miningIndicator 13: Increase in tourism activity in selected lomas sites, as measured by:
- # of public and/or private projects that invest in improving tourism services (including proper waste management strategy) generated during the Project
- # of visitors in selected lomas sites
- # of direct beneficiaries (tourism service providers, restaurants, guides), disaggregated by gender
- $ generated by tourism activitiesIndicator 14: # of permanent monitoring systems established with partnerships with local authorities, NGOs, and universities, to monitor the presence of endemic flora as well as annual populations of migratory birds
Indicator 15: Communication and citizen mobilization strategy with gender and youth focus:
- # schools involved in citizen conservation activities (adopt-a-tree, photo monitor of species, etc)
- # organized groups that are active
- # events (community cleanups, reforestation campaigns, parades)
Outcome 2:

Land use management tools
Outcome 3:

Economic diversification and low impact land use
Outcome 4:

Knowledge Management and M&E
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Conservation, management and rehabilitation of fragile lomas ecosystems in Lima.

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