Federal enabling framework and strategies to reinforce ELUP, and underpin implementation in priority ecosystems and habitats to reduce pressure from key production sectors. (target sectors: agriculture & livestock; mining and peri-urban infrastructure, tourism)

Indicator 3: Degree of improvement in BD conservation and LD reduction in three target landscapes as a result of ELUP implementation, measured through increases in Net Primary Productivity (NPP); % of land cover; and soil organic carbon content (trends in hectares)UNDP Mandatory indicator 1: Natural resources that are managed under a sustainable use, conservation, access and benefit-sharing regime, measured through:
a) Number of hectares where ELUP has been agreed upon and implemented in priority landscapes covering approx.10% of target ecoregions in 3 pilot provinces through applying instruments to enforce modified production i.e., EIA of sector development initiatives include mitigation measures to reduce pressures, sector specific and development programs include production practices restrictions, protocols/regulations to maximize effectiveness in combatting sector-related threats
b) Number of additional hectares covering the total surface of global ecoregions in 3 pilot provinces in which upscaling is expected due to project dissemination activities and co-financed interventions
UNDP Mandatory indicator 2/GEF Core Indicator 11: Number of direct project beneficiaries (by gender and ethnicity) that improve their livelihoods through environmentally friendly natural resources management and sustainable production
Indicator 4: Capacity to plan and implement ELUP & ES valuation in development plans and sector financing to reduce threats to BD & LD in priority areas, measured by:
a) 20% increase in Adapted UNDP Capacity Scorecard ratings of SGAyDS and other sectoral institutions
b) Percentage of sector financing instruments that mainstream ELUP and new production guidelines and/or improved access to instruments Indicator 5: Number and type of national level land-use policy, planning, strategy and regulatory instruments that mainstream ELUP.
Indicator 6: Number and type of new partnership mechanisms at federal level for dialogue to mainstream BD and ELUP in sectoral programming and finance decisions (including level of direct participation of women and indigenous peoples).
Indicator 10/GEF Core Indicator 3: Area of land restored (hectares) in the targeted ecoregions/ landscapes, measured through:
a) Area of degraded agricultural lands restored (GEF sub-indicator 3.1)
b) Area of forest and forest land restored (GEF sub-indicator 3.2)Indicator 11: Level of improvement in livelihoods of beneficiaries in target landscapes differentiated by gender and ethnicity, measured through the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) Livelihood Index which measures 5 capitals: social, productive, human, physical and natural
Indicator 7: Capacity to manage human-biodiversity interface in target provinces to produce BD and LD benefits and flow of ES, measured through:
a) Adapted UNDP Capacity Scorecard ratings of pilot province environmental authorities: i) Buenos Aires Office for Sustainable Development (OPDS), ii) Ministry of Environment of Jujuy, iii) Environment Secretariat of Mendoza. b) Number and type of provincial level policy, planning and regulatory instruments for ELUP that include an approach to landscape sustainability, resilience and inclusivenessIndicator 8: Number and type of new partnership mechanisms at provincial level for participatory ELUP and consensus building (including level of direct participation of women and indigenous peoples)
Indicator 9/GEF Core Indicator 4: Surface area (hectares) of landscapes under improved practices in the target landscapes excluding protected areas, measured through:
a) Area of landscapes under improved management to benefit biodiversity, e.g., agro-ecological practices, management of grazing and recovery periods, (qualitative assessment, non-certified) (GEF Sub-indicator 4.1)
b) Area of landscapes under sustainable land management in production systems, e.g., silvo-pastoral systems, tree barriers, zero tilling, crop rotation (GEF Sub-indicator 4.3)

Application of ELUP procedures and instruments in pilot Provinces with targeted ecoregions and production sector land uses.