Project

Implementing a Ridge to Reef approach to protect biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Tuvalu (R2R Tuvalu)

Lead country

Tuvalu

Participating countries

Tuvalu

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 25, 2015 to August 24, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  3. 14.7 Increase economic benefits of marine resources to SIDS

Project ID: 5220

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

N/A

Landscape(s)

  • Marine
  • Forests
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Coasts
  • Large marine ecosystem
  • General
  • Marine and coastal protected areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Aquaculture

UNDP role(s)

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

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Sustainable land management
  • Integrated water resource management
  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Community capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender blind

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 14.7 Increase economic benefits of marine resources to SIDS

Conventions and protocols

  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
  • National Action Plan
  • Other Global Conventions

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Nature-based solution

About this project

Description

The objective of project, “Implementing ‘Ridge to Reef' approach to protect biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Tuvalu (Tuvalu R2R Project)” is “to preserve ecosystem services, sustain livelihoods and improve resilience in Tuvalu using a ‘ridge-to-reef' approach”. To achieve this objective, the project focuses on: enhancing and strengthening conservation and protected areas (Component 1); rehabilitating degraded coastal and inland forests and landscapes and supporting the delivery of integrated water resource management (IWRM) and integrated coastal management (ICM) at a national scale whilst piloting hands-on approaches at the island scale (on three selected pilot islands) (Component 2); enhancing governance and institutional capacities at the national, island, and community levels for enhanced inland and coastal natural resource management (Component 3); and improving data and information systems that would enable improve evidence-based planning, decision-making, and management of natural resources in Tuvalu (Component 4).

Objectives

To preserve ecosystem services, sustain livelihoods and improve resilience in Tuvalu using a ‘ridge-to-reef" approach.

USD $3,912,844

Grant amount

USD $15,680,591

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,912,844)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Fiji

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Improved management effectiveness of system of conservation areas composed of existing and expanded Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs)

 Indicators:

Expansion area (in ha) over existing conservation areas
The integration of new ridge to reef (R2R) knowledge and information into all appropriate national and island wide policy and legislation
Status GIS-based information management system for biodiversity-focused natural resource management.
Number of new sustainable land management (SLM) interventions introduced on Funafuti, Nanumea and Nukufetau that positively contribute to food security development on those islands.(Supports delivery of GEF5 Indicator 3.2 (LD-3))
Number of revised policies, updated sector plans or reviewed environmental regulations that help towards providing a functional enabling environment for conservation and integrated management of islands ICM, MSP, IWRM.
Number of staff in Govt of Tuvalu (GoT) and communities who are able to identify environmental risks and prioritize, plan, and implement effective conservation and integrated measures.
Number of improved or new data and information system on biodiversity, agroforestry, land management, and adaptation best practices. Number / percentage of men, women, children, youth and vulnerable groups engaged by the R2R project
Outcome 2:

Integrated Land and Water Management
Outcome 3:

Integrated approaches mainstreamed in policy and regulatory frameworks
Outcome 4:

Capacity on integrated approaches enhanced at the national and community levels
Outcome 5:

Improved data and information systems on biodiversity, forests land management adaptation best practice
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Project reports and documentation

 

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