Lead country
Kyrgyzstan
Participating countries
Kyrgyzstan
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From March 17, 2017 to March 16, 2022
Project ID: 5411
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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
Landscape(s)
- Conserved areas
- Forests
Sub-landscape(s)
- Terrestrial protected areas
- Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
- Montane forests
Transformed sector(s)
- Agriculture
- Livestock
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Direct support / Service Delivery
- Innovative approaches
Strategy
- Capacity building
- Management operation
- Food and agricultural commodities
Sub-strategy
- Institutional capacity building
- Community capacity building
- Technical capacity building
- Sustainable land management
- Conserved areas/ protected areas management
- Wildlife and habitat conservation
- Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
- FACS strategies for sustainable supply chain (TP 4)
Social inclusion
N/A
Gender equality
- Women decision making
- Women farmers
- Livelihoods for women
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender responsive
Pathway(s)
- Systems 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
- 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Poverty reduction
- Food and agricultural commodities strategy
About this project
Description
The project is focused on biodiversity, land and forest resources in Western Tian Shan in Kyrgyzstan. Aim of the project on key biodiversity areas is establishing new formal PAs for underrepresented globally significant species and strengthening the key existing PAs, with special focus on Western Tian. The project will build capacities of the SAEPF Department of Protected Areas. It will ensure continuity and congruence between KBAs and use of land and forest resources in wider productive landscapes. The project creates new and strengthens PAs at a total area of 226,621 ha (which includes 25,000 of High Conservation Value Forests) and creates wildlife corridors and buffer zones at a total area of 50,000 ha. The direct effect thus is 0.28 mln ha. The project will further support work on improvement and sustainable use of pastures. The total area of pastures in the region exceeds 0.6 mln ha; the project aims to restore at least 65,000 ha of degraded pastures in Toktogul and Togustorous districts.
Objectives
To promote a landscape approach to protection of internationally important biodiversity, and land and forest resources in the Western Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan.
USD $4,109,588
Grant amount
USD $24,519,183
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,109,588)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Kyrgyzstan
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