Project

FULL-ATSEA II (Implementation of the Arafura and Timor Seas Regional and National Strategic Action Programs

Lead country

Regional - Asia and Pacific

Participating countries

Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Timor Leste

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From January 28, 2019 to January 28, 2024

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  2. 1.4 Equal rights to services, economic resources
  3. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources

Project ID: 5439

*The boundaries shown and the designations used on the above map and included in lists, tables and documents on this website do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations or UNDP | References to Kosovo* shall be understood to be in the context of UN Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).

Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Sustainable management of oceans in a changing climate
  • Climate resilient integrated water resource and coastal management

Landscape(s)

  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Coasts
  • Exclusive economic zone

Transformed sector(s)

  • Fisheries

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Data collection and analysis

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Community capacity building
  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Integrated coastal zone management

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

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)

  • 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  • 1.4 Equal rights to services, economic resources
  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources

Conventions and protocols

  • Strategic Action Programme
  • National Action Plan

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Nature-based solution
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The ATSEA-2 project is the second phase of the GEF-financed, UNDP-supported ATSEA program, and is designed to enhance regional collaboration and coordination in the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) region. ATSEA-2 will specifically focus on supporting the implementation of the endorsed strategic action program (SAP), a 10-year vision for the Arafura-Timor Seas with the long-term objective “to promote sustainable development of the Arafura-Timor Seas region to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants through restoration, conservation and sustainable management of marine-coastal ecosystems”. The GEF alternative establishes a regional governance mechanism that strengthens the enabling policies and capacities of institutions and individuals, including the integration of Papua New Guinea, resulting in a sustained transboundary response to over-exploited fisheries and increased pressures on the globally significant biodiversity in the ATS region, including the impacts of climate change. Integrated approaches are designed to incentivize local communities to more sustainably use coastal and marine resources, enhancing their own livelihoods while safeguarding the ecosystem goods and services that are the backbone of their socio-economic well-being.

Objectives

To enhance sustainable development of the Arafura-Timor Seas (ATS) region to protect biodiversity and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants through conservation and sustainable management of marine-coastal ecosystems (as indicated in the SAP).

USD $10,045,662

Grant amount

USD $60,201,173

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($10,045,662)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Indonesia

Related resources

Geospatial information

Discover relevant spatial data related to this project/country/region, powered by UN BiodiversityLab

Project reports and documentation