Project

Enhancing financial sustainability of the Protected Area system in Georgia focusing on areas with globally important biodiversity

Lead country

Georgia

Participating countries

Georgia

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From December 12, 2018 to December 12, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management
  3. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Project ID: 6138

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Terrestrial protected areas
  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)

Transformed sector(s)

  • Tourism
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Direct support / Service Delivery
  • Optimising financing

Strategy

  • Finance economy
  • Management operation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism
  • Fiscal planning
  • Nature finance
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management
  • Management effectiveness (METT)
  • Mainstream
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Conventions and protocols

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

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers
  • Financial intermediaries and market facilitators

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

Project objectives

Project Objective: To secure long-term financial sustainability and effective management to conserve globally significant biodiversity of target protected areas in Georgia.

USD $1,826,484

Grant amount

USD $7,958,516

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($1,826,484)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture (MEPA)/ Agency of Protected Areas (APA)

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