Project

Conservation, sustainable use of biodiversity, and maintenance of ecosystem services in protected wetlands of international importance.

Lead country

El Salvador

Participating countries

El Salvador

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From July 12, 2016 to September 30, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  2. 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  3. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Project ID: 5257

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Ecosystem-based adaptation
  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • FreshWaters
  • Wetlands

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Terrestrial protected areas
  • Productive landscapes/Seascapes
  • Rivers and river basins
  • Lakes
  • Marshes

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry and other land use
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Direct support / Service Delivery
  • Support functions

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Mitigation adaptation
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Waste/pollutants monitoring
  • FACS strategies for sustainable supply chain (TP 4)
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management
  • Wastewater management
  • Invasive and alien species (IAS)

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Livelihoods for women

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Conventions and protocols

  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Private sector(s)

  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs

Hot topic

  • Public-private partnership
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The GEF investment will add to the current efforts to sustainably manage the PWII in El Salvador, with benefits for the conservation of the associated national and global BD. The project will benefit the six RAMSAR wetlands in El Salvador and will serve to reduce the threats and pressures placed on them, prioritizing actions to be implemented in the PWII associated with the lower Rio Grande de San Miguel watershed: Jiquilisco Bay Complex, El Jocotal Lagoon, and the Olomega Lake

Objectives

Promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the maintenance of ecosystem services through the creation of new protected wetlands of international importance and the improved management of existing protected wetlands.

USD $2,283,106

Grant amount

USD $8,914,666

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,283,106)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of El Salvador

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Expanded protected wetland coverage and strengthened institutional and individual capacities for the effective management of PWIIs

 Indicators:

Change in the financial sustainability of three (3) PWIIs according to that established through the total average score in the UNDP/GEF Financial Sustainability Scorecard
Change in the management effectiveness of three (3) PWIIs measured through the METT scorecard
Coverage (ha) of the National System of Protected Areas resulting from the creation of three (3) new multiple-use protected areas (MUPAs)
Presence of key indicator species in four (4) PAs in the Jiquilisco Bay and Jocotal Lagoon HPII Complex in the lower watershed of the San Miguel Río Grande
Change in the capacity development indicators for the sustainable management of the PWIIs according to the total score of the UNDP-GEF Capacity Development Scorecard
Change in the financial gap (USD) to cover the basic management costs of the three (3) PWIIs
Number of environmental compensation agreements established
Number of new wetland PAs that form part of the National System of Natural Protected Areas
Number of staff from the MARN, municipalities, the MAG, and local organizations, including women, trained in the sustainable management of the PWIIs
Representativeness (%) of the wetland ecosystems in the National System of Natural Protected Areas by wetland type
Total annual revenue generation for three (3) PWIIs disaggregated by source
Abundance (number of individuals) of the cormorant duck (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) in the Olomega Lagoon, the Jocotal Lagoon, and the Jiquilisco Bay PWIIs
Coverage of mangroves in the Jiquilisco Bay PWII and associated freshwater lagoons
Number of farms implementing best practices for the management of agricultural wastes in three (3) PWIIs, including farms run by women.
Number of farms implementing best practices for the management of cattle ranching wastes in three (3) PWIIs, including farms run by women.
Number of inter-institutional cooperation agreements established and operating for the management of the PWIIs.
Solid waste accumulated (kg/ha) in the Jiquilisco Bay PWII
Volume (tons/year) of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) removed from the Olomega Lagoon and Jocotal Lagoon PWIIs
Outcome 2:

Addressing threats to biodiversity, including the presence of invasive species and solid waste and agrochemicals originating in the buffer areas of the PWIIs.
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