Project

Gambia PA Network, NRM & Community Livelihood

Lead country

Gambia

Participating countries

Gambia

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From July 27, 2015 to July 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  2. 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing
  3. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Project ID: 5000

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Agrobiodiversity
  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Terrestrial protected areas
  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Tourism
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

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

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Food and agricultural commodities

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Adaptive governance
  • Institutional framework
  • Mainstream
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • Sustainable agriculture practices and use of resources (TP 2, 7, 8, 9)

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Women farmers

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Conventions and protocols

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

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Poverty reduction
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The project will work to (a) expand and better connect the cluster of three target PAs (BBWR, JNP, KWNP) and emplace effective management to provide a refuge for national and globally relevant biodiversity and natural ecosystems; and (b) introduce biodiversity-friendly natural resource and land management practices in communities around the three target PAs, to begin restoring vital natural resources into productive landscapes and thereby reduce the pressures local communities exert on the PA system.

Objectives

To expand and strengthen the management of priority protected areas in The Gambia, including through enhanced community-based natural resource management.

USD $1,354,310

Grant amount

USD $4,850,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($1,354,310)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Gambia

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Gazettement of a c. 5000 ha expansion of JNP to connect to BBWR, and of a c. 10,000 ha expansion of KWNP

 Indicators:

Impact 0.1
Extent of protected estate
Impact 0.2
Number of people in target area who feel that they have a significant role in managing natural resources
IRRF Sub-indicator 1.1.3.A.1.1:
Number of additional demonstration schemes which expand and diversify the productive base based on the use of sustainable production technologies
IRRF Sub-indicator 1.3.2.A.3.1:
Total number of additional people benefitting from strengthened livelihoods through solutions for management of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste
IRRF Sub-indicator 1.5.A.1.1
Number of hectares of land managed under an in-situ conservation regime
IRRF Sub-indicator 1.5.A.2.1:
Number of hectares of land managed under a sustainable use regime
IRRF Sub-indicator 2.5.1.C.1.1:
Extent to which institutional frameworks are in place for conservation, sustainable use, and/or access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems
Impact 1.1
Formal confirmation of protected status of existing PAs and declaration of extensions
Impact 2.1
Enhanced level of management effectiveness in established PAs, namely KWNP and BBWR
Impact 2.2
Effective management established in JNP
Impact 2.3
Turn-around and/or maintenance of the conservation status of key indicator species; two animal and two plant indicator species will be selected in each of the three project sites at project start
Impact 3.1
Seedlings/saplings of multi use species successfully established near target communities
Impact 3.2
Number of farmers successfully using conservation tillage methods
Impact 3.3
Stretches of valuable tress planted on PA borders
Impact 3.4
Amount of NEMA investment directed to activities supporting conservation in the PA and adjacent buffer zones (in addition to actual SLM investment/support)
Impact 3.5
Biodiversity Mainstreaming in Agriculture: Mainstreaming Scorecard
Impact 4.1
Number of producers organizations, women's groups, trade and farmers' associations and CBOs that apply improved technologies or management practices as a result of project assistance
Impact 4.2
Level of awareness, sensitivity and understanding of the value and vulnerability of natural resources
Outcome 2:

Enhanced management effectiveness in both existing and added PA areas
Outcome 3:

Improved forest cover, habitat integrity and connectivity across the targeted PA cluster and surrounding landscapes (c. 60,000 ha)
Outcome 4:

Enhanced diversity, sustainability and reliability of community livelihoods
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