Lead country
Angola
Participating countries
Angola
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From May 18, 2016 to November 18, 2022
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
- 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
- 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management
Project ID: 4464
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Technical team
- Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme
Technical area(s)
- Strengthening conservation areas
Sub-area(s)
- Biodiversity financing
- Wildlife conservation
Landscape(s)
- Conserved areas
- Grasslands
- Forests
Sub-landscape(s)
- Terrestrial protected areas
- Protected areas network
- Important bird and biodiversity areas (IBAs)
- Savannas
- Montane forests
Transformed sector(s)
- Forestry and other land use
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Institutional mechanism and system building
- Support functions
Strategy
- Finance economy
- Capacity building
- Management operation
Sub-strategy
- Nature finance
- Institutional capacity building
- Community capacity building
- Technical capacity building
- Conserved areas/ protected areas management
- Management effectiveness (METT)
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
- Women
Gender equality
- Women park rangers
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender responsive
Pathway(s)
- People pathway
- Systems pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Improve resilience
SDG target(s)
- 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
- 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
- 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management
Conventions and protocols
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Poverty reduction
About this project
Description
The proposed project advances GEF Biodiversity Objective 1 :Improve Sustainability of Protected Area Systems (BD1) and specifically Improved management effectiveness of existing and new protected areas. Currently, the Angolan PA system has two main weaknesses: first, the system falls short in terms of its bio-geographic representation with several terrestrial ecosystems currently under-represented ; second, constituent PAs in the current system have sub-optimal management effectiveness and are not effectively mitigating the threats to ecosystems, flora and fauna. The project is designed to address both sets of weaknesses simultaneously. It will improve ecosystem representation in the PA system and it will strengthen PA management operations at key sites, as both sets of interventions are needed. This will be underpinned by investments at the systems level, to strengthen the institutional foundations and financing framework for PA management. The project will increase the coverage of terrestrial PAs in Angola to include 23 of the 32 mapped vegetation types (up from a current 11 vegetation types covered). As a result, the species-rich moist lowland, escarpment and montane forests will be incorporated into the PA system, among other unique habitats that are currently not protected. These ecosystems stand to be lost or degraded unless prompt action is taken to bring them under protection. The expansion will add 9,050 sq km to the existing PA estate, increasing the coverage from approximately 6.6% to 7.3% of the national territory. Through on-the-ground interventions planned under The project will enhance the capacity of the PA authority to deliver PA functions, including management planning, monitoring, surveillance of malpractices and law enforcement. It will also address the needs of PA adjacent communities, for example by managing human-wildlife conflicts and developing activities that generate local socio-economic benefits.
Objectives
Enhance the management effectiveness - including operational effectiveness and ecosystem representation - of Angola"s Protected Area System, with due consideration for its overall sustainability, including ecological, institutional and financial sustainability.
USD $5,900,000
Grant amount
USD $16,352,469
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($5,900,000)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Angola
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