Lead country
Armenia
Participating countries
Armenia
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From December 24, 2015 to December 31, 2020
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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