Lead country
Micronesia
Participating countries
Micronesia
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From November 19, 2015 to May 19, 2022
Project ID: 5179
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Technical team
- Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme
Technical area(s)
- Ecosystem management and restoration
- Strengthening conservation areas
Landscape(s)
- Conserved areas
- Forests
Sub-landscape(s)
- Marine and coastal protected areas
- Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
- Productive landscapes/Seascapes
- Mangroves
- Tropical forests
Transformed sector(s)
- Agriculture
- Aquaculture
- Forestry and other land use
UNDP role(s)
N/A
Strategy
- Governance
- Management operation
- Capacity building
Sub-strategy
- Inter-sectoral coordination
- Institutional capacity building
- Awareness raising
- Sustainable land management
- Conserved areas/ protected areas management
- Management effectiveness (METT)
- Community capacity building
Social inclusion
- Private sector
- Local community/CSOs
Gender equality
- Women's cooperatives and groups
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Improve resilience
- Reduce exposure
SDG target(s)
- 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
- 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
- 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- SIDS
About this project
Description
Marine and terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services underpin the economy of the Federated States of Micronesia and are vital to food security. However, these resources and services are currently being undermined by unsustainable resource use practices and overharvesting of resources, spread of invasive alien species and the impacts of climate change. This project has been designed to engineer a paradigm shift in the management of natural resources from an ad hoc site/problem centric approach to a holistic ridge to reef management approach, where whole island systems are managed to enhance ecosystem services, to conserve globally important biodiversity and to sustain local livelihoods. The project will promote an integrated approach towards fostering sustainable land management and biodiversity conservation, 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 doing so, it will reduce conflicting land-uses and improve the sustainability of upland and mangrove forest and wetlands management so as to maintain the flow of vital ecosystem services and sustain the livelihoods of local communities. Further, the project will demonstrate sustainable land management practices, testing new management measures, as needed, to reduce existing environmental stressors. The project will also enhance the FSM's capacities to effectively manage its protected areas estate, as well as increase the terrestrial and marine coverage of the PA system on the High Islands.
Objectives
To strengthen local, State and National capacities and actions to implement integrated ecosystem based management through “ridge to reef” approach on the High Islands of the four States of the FSM.
USD $4,839,815
Grant amount
USD $17,886,398
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,839,815)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Fiji
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