Project

Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Land and Natural Resource Management

Lead country

Sao Tome & Principe

Participating countries

Sao Tome & Principe

Project status

Approved/Endorsed

Project start date

June 24, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  2. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  3. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation

Project ID: 5881

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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 mitigation
  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • General

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management
  • Nature finance
  • Fiscal planning

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  • 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

N/A

About this project

Description

Integrated landscape management and forest conservation in Sao Tome and Principe

Objectives

Safeguard globally significant terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems services by strengthening national capacities and frameworks for biodiversity and natural resource management, integrated land use planning and environmental law enforcement as well as enhancing protected area management and the sustainability of charcoal production.

USD $55,284,470

Grant amount

USD $6,224,000

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)

  • Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Works, Natural Resources and Environment / General Directorate for Environment

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