Project

Generating Responsible Demand for Reduced-Deforestation Commodities

Lead country

New York - GEF

Participating countries

Paraguay

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From July 3, 2017 to July 3, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

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

Project ID: 5909

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity
  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Agrobiodiversity
  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • General

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Support functions

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Food and agricultural commodities

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • FACS strategies for sustainable supply chain (TP 4)

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management

Conventions and protocols

  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

Project description

Increase demand for sustainable beef production in the Chaco region

USD $55,284,470

Grant amount

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)

  • Government of Paraguay

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