Project

Integrated Landscape Management for Improved Livelihoods and Ecosystem Resilience in Mount Elgon

Lead country

Uganda

Participating countries

Uganda

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From February 29, 2016 to August 8, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  3. 17.7 Promote learning on environmentally sound technologies

Project ID: 4634

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Agrobiodiversity

Landscape(s)

  • Forests
  • FreshWaters

Sub-landscape(s)

  • General

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

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

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Capacity building
  • Governance

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Community capacity building
  • Innovations in techniques/ approaches
  • Awareness raising
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot
  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Smallholder farmers

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Women farmers

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 17.7 Promote learning on environmentally sound technologies

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Public-private partnership
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Poverty reduction

USD $1,670,320

Grant amount

USD $8,836,384

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($1,670,320)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED)

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Integrated Landscape Management for Improved Livelihoods and Ecosystem Resilience in Mount Elgon