Project

Integrated and Transboundary Conservation of Biodiversity in the Basins of the Republic of Cameroon

Lead country

Cameroon

Participating countries

Cameroon

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From December 1, 2017 to December 1, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 15.7 End wildlife poaching, illegal species trafficking
  3. 15.c Increase local capacity to combat species poaching

Project ID: 5610

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity
  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • OECM (Other effective area-based conservation measures)
  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
  • Tropical forests
  • Terrestrial protected areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Other sectors
  • Tourism
  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Law regulation
  • Governance

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation
  • Surveillance & Compliance
  • Community capacity building
  • Mainstream
  • Transboundary governance
  • Partnerships

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Gender-responsive policies
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.7 End wildlife poaching, illegal species trafficking
  • 15.c Increase local capacity to combat species poaching

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

Cameroon's rich species abundance has made it one of the world's biodiversity hotspots; it ranks fifth in Africa for fauna and fourth for flora diversity. Bush meat and ivory poaching significantly threaten the biodiversity of this ecoregion. The project will focus on the portion of the Tri-national Dja-Odzala-Minkebe transboundary area found in Cameroon, an area that is richly endowed with around 191 species of large mammals including elephants, gorillas, and chimpanzees. The landscape is one of Africa's elephant poaching hotspots. Local ivory prices have increased tenfold since 2005 and provide huge incentives for well-established criminal networks and local poachers. The objective of this project is to strengthen the conservation of globally threatened species in Cameroon by improving biodiversity enforcement, resilience, and management with a key focus on the portion of the Tri-national Dja-Odzala-Minkebe transboundary area. The objective will be achieved through implementation of four interconnected components: (1) strengthening capacity for Protected Area (PA) governance and IWT control, (2) improving management of globally significant PAs by national and local institutions, (3) reducing poaching and illegal trafficking of threatened species at the project site, and (4) knowledge management. The project will be implemented over a period of six years. The total cost of investment in the project is estimated at 29,710,281 USD, of which 3,907,500 USD constitutes grant funding from GEF. This project forms part of the GEF Programmatic Approach to Prevent the Extinction of Known Threatened Species, and falls under the GEF Programme Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development (9071). Under this programmatic framework, with the coordination through the programme steering committee, coordinated knowledge management and cross-fertilisation of the individual projects will be assured.

Objectives

To strengthen the conservation of globally threatened species in Cameroon by improving biodiversity enforcement, resilience and management.

USD $4,054,500

Grant amount

USD $25,782,781

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Source(s) of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,054,500)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, Government of Cameroon

Joint agencies

  • World Bank

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Strengthening capacity for effective PA and IWT governance in Cameroon

Outputs:

PA and IWT policy frameworks in place with implementation capacity.

 Indicators:

Number of local people (female/male) who improved their livelihood via benefits from CBWM, PES, SFM, SLM as a result of the project
0.1: Effectiveness of IWT combat in Cameroon:
- annual number of inspections and patrols;
- annual number seizures;
- annual number of arrests;
- annual number of successful prosecutions on poaching and IWTNumber of individuals of IWT flagship species (elephant) killed by poachers annually in the project sites
1.1.1: Updated National IWT Strategy
1.1.2: Improvements in capacity of IWT enforcement agencies as outlined in customized Capacity Development Scorecard (see projected score by UNDP Capacity Scorecard by the end of the project)
1.1.3: International agreement about establishment and management of transboundary BR in the Tri-national Dja-Odzala-Minkebe transboundary area
2.1.1: Improved management effectiveness as measured by the METT scorecard
2.1.2: Total area of PAs with improved management (have officially approved MPs and funding for their implementation) (the area does not include the inter-zone)
3.1.1: Total number of anti-poaching inspectors, brigades and posts functioning in the project area
3.1.2: IWT combat effectiveness in the project area (PAs and brigades):
- annual number seizures;
- annual number of arrests;
- annual number of successful prosecutions on poaching and IWT3.2.1: Total area of wildlife habitat under sustainable use (via official Integrated Management Plan)
3.2.2: Total number of sustainable small businesses established by local communities in the project area
3.2.3: Annual number of proved wildlife crime cases reported by local people
4.1.1: number of national and international organizations that participate in the project M&E and provide feedback to the Management Team
4.1.2: number of the project lessons used in development and implementation of other conservation projects
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Outcome 2:

Improving the effective management of globally significant protected areas in the forest landscapes of Cameroon

Outputs:

Improved management of globally significant protected areas in the forest landscapes of Cameroon
Outcome 3:

Improving the effective management of globally significant protected areas in the forest landscapes of Cameroon

Outputs:

Wildlife crime is combated on the ground by strengthening enforcement operations across target PAs, interzones and key trafficking routes/hubs.Adoption of management practices and community centered initiatives in the forest interzone that support sustainable livelihoods, SLM and reduce wildlife crime
Outcome 4:

Gender Mainstreaming, Knowledge Management and M&E

Outputs:

Lessons learned by the project, including gender mainstreaming, through participatory M&E are used to fight poaching and IWT nationally and internationally
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