Project

Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities

Lead country

New York - GEF

Participating countries

Ecuador, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Philippines

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From May 13, 2016 to August 18, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions
  3. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources

Project ID: 4754

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

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

Landscape(s)

  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Large marine ecosystem

Transformed sector(s)

  • Fisheries

UNDP role(s)

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

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Finance economy
  • Food and agricultural commodities

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Green economy
  • Sustainable agriculture practices and use of resources (TP 2, 7, 8, 9)
  • FACS strategies for sustainable supply chain (TP 4)

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions
  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources

Conventions and protocols

  • LME Conventions

Private sector(s)

  • Large corporations

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

Overexploitation of marine fisheries is a major global issue and a key driver of changes in the marine environment. Excessive fishing is caused by a variety of inter-acting factors, including the growing global demand for seafood. This project contributes to address key aspects of the market forces that drive overfishing. The project will add to the transformation of the seafood market by mainstreaming sustainability in the value chain of important commodities from developing countries, improving emerging tools such as corporate sustainable purchase policies, sustainable marine commodities platforms, and fisheries improvement projects (FIP), developing national capacities, and generating learning to be shared worldwide. The project will allocate GEF resources strategically to (1) engage major seafood buyers in the main world markets (EU, Japan, US) into responsible sourcing, providing tools to prepare and implement sustainable seafood sourcing policies, (2) adapt the concept of green commodities platforms (currently used in agriculture) to the seafood value chain, implement public-private sustainable marine commodities platforms in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Indonesia and Philippines to generate experience that could be used in other countries, (3) support the stakeholders of these platforms to develop practical experience with fisheries improvement projects and upgrade existing tools for FIP implementation and monitoring, and (4) upgrade existing information platforms to facilitate access to reliable material to value chain stakeholders in support of sound decision making, and to consolidate project learning and best practices to be disseminate. The project target fisheries include tuna, mahi mahi (dorado) and other pelagic fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; tuna in the Western Pacific Ocean; Small Pelagic in Ecuador; Filipino octopus; and blue swimming crab fisheries in Indonesia and The Philippines. The project is an inter-regional intervention. Market engagement and knowledge management are global components. The sustainable marine commodities platforms and FIPs will be implemented, using a participatory approach, in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Indonesia and Philippines.

Objectives

To mainstream sustainability into seafood supply chains through market and policy mechanisms and partnerships with the overarching goal of rebuilding and protecting fish stocks and livelihoods.

USD $5,650,000

Grant amount

USD $34,550,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($5,650,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Philippines

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Increased global market demand for sustainable certified marine commodities and associated reduction of IUU fisheries

Indicators:

Landings from fisheries either certified sustainable or making regular, verifiable improvements.
Number of fisheries for the targeted commodities (tuna, large pelagics, blue swimming crab and octopus) that are sourced by SFP partners and their suppliers and that are either in a FIP or MSC certified.
Number of international seafood buyers ('buyers' = SFP partners plus suppliers to SFP partners) with sustainable seafood purchasing policies
. Number of buyers ('buyers' = SFP partners plus suppliers to SFP partners) with procurement policies for tuna that include support of more effective CMMs for tuna, sharks and LPF in IATTC and WCPFC
2. Number of buyers ('buyers' = SFP partners plus suppliers to SFP partners) with procurement policies for tuna that include support of more effective CMMs for tuna, sharks and LPF in IATTC and WCPFC
Number of buyers ('buyers' = SFP partners plus suppliers to SFP partners) with procurement policies for tuna that include support of more effective CMMs for tuna, sharks and LPF in IATTC and WCPFC
3a Number of Sustainable Marine Commodities Platforms
3b. Number of Sustainable Fisheries Action Plans under implementation
Number of Sustainable Fisheries Action Plans under implementation
Number of Sustainable Marine Commodities Platforms
4a. Number of FIPs uploaded to FisheryProgress.org, have progressed by at least one grade, or have maintained an 'A' grade.
4a. Number of FIPs uploaded to FisheryProgress.org, have progressed by at least one grade, or have maintained an 'A' grade.
4b. Private investment in FIPs
4c. Number of fisheries in certification process (have entered process, undergoing assessment, or have been certified)
4d. MSC & FishSource scores
MSC & FishSource scores
Number of fisheries in certification process (have entered process, undergoing assessment, or have been certified
Private investment in FIPs
5a. Number of registered users
5b. Number of visitors (average visitors per month to the site)
5c. Level of satisfaction (in terms of meeting user expectations) of information users for each site (exceeds expectations =3; meets expectations = 2; below expectations = 1; averaging scores for all areas)
5d. Quality level for the profiles for each group/sector (e.g., quality of tuna profiles), based on review by independent experts, with each sector graded A, B or C.
Level of satisfaction (in terms of meeting user expectations) of information users for each site (exceeds expectations =3; meets expectations = 2; below expectations = 1; averaging scores for all areas)
Number of registered users
Number of scientific reports published by technical experts contracted by the project
Number of visitors (average visitors per month to the site)
6a Number of visitors of best practice documents
6b Level of utility of best practice documents (exceeds expectations =3; meets expectations = 2; below expectations = 1; averaging scores for all areas)
Level of utility of best practice documents (exceeds expectations =3; meets expectations = 2; below expectations = 1; averaging scores for all areas)
Number of visitors of best practice documents

Outcome 2:

Increased pressure on RFMOs and their Contracting Parties to adopt more sustainable and science-based practices for shark and tuna conservation and management measures through engagement of international value chains
Outcome 3:

Increased synergy and involvement of national and international players (i.e., retailers, traders, processors, fishermen and fisheries authorities) in sustainable seafood value chains
Outcome 4:

Increased sustainability scores of marine commodities purchased from project fisheries
Outcome 5:

Reliable and verifiable information of target marine commodities is publically available and is used by value chain stakeholders for decision making and engagement in fishery improvement projects
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