Project

Conservation of Snow Leopards and their critical ecosystem in Afghanistan

Lead country

Afghanistan

Participating countries

Afghanistan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From July 20, 2018 to July 19, 2022

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.4 Conserve mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity
  2. 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  3. 15.7 End wildlife poaching, illegal species trafficking

Project ID: 5844

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Strengthening conservation areas
  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation
  • Ecosystem-based adaptation
  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Tundra
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Alpine tundra
  • Terrestrial protected areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Mitigation adaptation
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Awareness raising
  • Research
  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation
  • Species adaptation
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Sustainable land management

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Livelihoods for women

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.4 Conserve mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity
  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 15.7 End wildlife poaching, illegal species trafficking

Conventions and protocols

  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • South-South Cooperation

USD $55,284,470

Grant amount

USD $5,951,598

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

8

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Canadian International Development Agency ($5,571,070)
  • Digital Good ($20,994)
  • European Comission ($1,114,206)
  • Flemish Government ($278,862)
  • Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland ($455,823)
  • Government of Germany – Funding Windows ($21,905,815)
  • Government of Norway ($3,996,328)
  • Sustainable Development Funding Window ($21,941,373)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Afghanistan

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