Project

Development of a national network of terrestrial and marine protected areas representative of the Comoros unique natural heritage and co-managed with local village communities

Lead country

Comoros

Participating countries

Comoros

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From April 21, 2015 to April 21, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 14.7 Increase economic benefits of marine resources to SIDS
  3. 14.5 Conserve at least 10% coastal, marine areas

Project ID: 4950

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Biodiversity financing
  • Ecosystem-based adaptation
  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Marine
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Large marine ecosystem
  • Marine and coastal protected areas
  • Terrestrial protected areas
  • Indigenous and communities conserved areas (ICCAs)

Transformed sector(s)

  • Aquaculture
  • Tourism
  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Finance economy
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Participatory governance models
  • Institutional framework
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism
  • Fiscal planning
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Livelihoods for women
  • Women's cooperatives and groups

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 14.7 Increase economic benefits of marine resources to SIDS
  • 14.5 Conserve at least 10% coastal, marine areas

Conventions and protocols

  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • SIDS
  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

The project will seek to conserve globally significant marine and terrestrial biological diversity in the Union of Comoros by establishing an expanded and functional system of protected areas (PAs) in the country, a system that is both representative of the countryÔÇÖs biodiversity endowment and which has good prospects for a sustainable future. The project will strengthen the PA system through expansion and capacity building, and by investing significant resources in PA management at the site level.

Objectives

To establish an expanded and functional system of protected areas (PAs) in the Union of Comoros, representative of the country"s biodiversity endowment and with good prospects for a sustainable future.

USD $4,345,440

Grant amount

USD $22,102,374

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,345,440)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Comoros

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

PA system strengthened through expansion and capacity building

 Indicators:

1. Capacity development scores for the three island PA system applied on main PA managing entities (government and non-government):
- Systemic capacity- Institutional capacity- Individual capacity
2. Estimated annual financial gap for sustaining an expanded PA system under a basic PA management scenario ($ million)
3. Number of gazetted national PAs/MPAs effectively and equitably managed in collaboration with local populations
4. Number of sites that have been designated as globally important in terms of biodiversity that are integrated in the PA system
5. Coverage (ha) and proportion (%) of the country's land surface included in the national PA estate
6. Number of community reserves (CR) legally created
7. Coverage (ha) and proportion (%) of the territorial waters covered by national MPAs and marine community reserves
8. Financial Sustainability Scores for Comoros' PA System
10. METT scores (over 102 possible points) :[1] PMM[2] Karthala* [3] Moheli Rainf[4] Mt Ntringui [5] Moya Comm Res[8] I Tortues Comm Res[9] Z Coelac B Dauph[10] Bimbini- I Selle
* Note: Includes also the following sites:[6] Hantsogoma Comm Res[7] Ngubadju Comm Res
11. Safety of Comoros beaches for turtles nesting for the beaches of the PMM, Bimbini, Chindini, and Turtle Island as measured by:• turtles nesting tracks; • successful nesting attempts.
12. Coral reef health status in MPAs as measured by:• Proportion of benthic habitat covered by live coral assemblages, versus bleached corals, algae and non-living substrate;• Number of coral recruits (per m2)• Grazer fish diversity and abundance
13. Mangrove health in MPAs, as measured by:• Total area covered in ha;• Area successfully restored
14. Seagrass bed health in all MPAs, as measured by:• area covered in ha;• species diversity
15. Distribution and density of invasive species along permanent transects in core areas of terrestrial PAs such as Psydium cattleianum and Syzygium jambos
16. (i) Distribution of roost sites (number and tree species) and (ii) abundance of the Livingstone fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii in Mwali and Ndzuani
17. Perception of values of PAs/MPAs, including non use and non market values, among local communities and other stakeholders
18. Changes in income levels for local community households attributable to the development of biodiversity-friendly income generating activities, and proportion of village households that benefit from such IGAs
9. METT scores (threats)
[1] PMM[2] Karthala* [3] Moheli Rainf[4] Mt Ntringui [5] Moya Comm Res[8] I Tortues Comm Res[9] Z Coelac B Dauph[10] Bimbini- I Selle
* Note: Includes also the following sites:[6] Hantsogoma Comm Res[7] Ngubadju Comm Res
Outcome 2:

Site level PA operationalization
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