Project

Mainstreaming Sustainable Land and Forest Management in Dry Mountain Landscapes

Lead country

Armenia

Participating countries

Armenia

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From December 24, 2015 to December 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  3. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Project ID: 4416

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Mainstreaming biodiversity

Sub-area(s)

  • Ecosystem-based mitigation
  • Wildlife conservation

Landscape(s)

  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Dryland forests
  • Montane forests

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use
  • Livestock

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Innovative approaches

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Monitor inventory

Sub-strategy

  • Sustainable land management
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Participatory governance models
  • Ecological monitoring
  • Spatial monitoring/analysis

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Women's access to and control over resources
  • Women decision making
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience
  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

The project is designed to engineer a paradigm shift from unsustainable to sustainable forest management in NE Armenia. The target area contains 65% of ArmeniaÔÇÖs forest resources and provides essential ecosystem services including water provision (for urban use and food production), landslide control and carbon storage and sequestration. The forests also provide critical habitats for wildlife and hosts globally important biodiversity. Notwithstanding this significance, the areaÔÇÖs forests suffer from accelerating degradation, which is undermining ecosystem functions and derivative services. This degradation is largely attributed to the ongoing and historic deforestation and overexploitation of forest resources. The project will promote an integrated approach towards fostering sustainable forest management ÔÇô seeking to balance environmental management with development needs. Amongst other things, it will set-up a multi-sector planning platform to balance competing environmental, social and economic objectives in district development plans and associated investments. In doing so, it will reduce conflicting land-uses and improve the sustainability of forest management so as to maintain the flow of vital ecosystem services and sustain the livelihoods of local (and downstream) communities. The platform will be underpinned by a robust decision support system, monitoring framework so as to inform the planning process, and enforcement. Further, the project will demonstrate sustainable forest management practices ÔÇô testing new management measures, as needed to reduce environmental stressors.

Objectives

Sustainable land and forest management in the Northeastern Armenia secures continued flow of ecosystem services.

USD $3,068,493

Grant amount

USD $14,080,935

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,068,493)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Armenia

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Mainstreaming Sustainable Land and Forest Management in Dry Mountain Landscapes