Lead country
Papua New Guinea
Participating countries
Papua New Guinea
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From November 13, 2015 to November 13, 2020
Project ID: 5261
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Technical team
- Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme
Technical area(s)
- Ecosystem management and restoration
- Strengthening conservation areas
Sub-area(s)
- Biodiversity financing
- Ecosystem-based mitigation
- Agrobiodiversity
Landscape(s)
- Conserved areas
- Marine
Sub-landscape(s)
- Marine and coastal protected areas
- Productive landscapes/Seascapes
- Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
- Large marine ecosystem
Transformed sector(s)
- Agriculture
- Forestry and other land use
- Aquaculture
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
Strategy
- Governance
- Capacity building
- Management operation
Sub-strategy
- Laws enforcement/ Regulation
- Institutional framework
- Sustainable fire management
- Institutional capacity building
- Community capacity building
- Awareness raising
- Management effectiveness (METT)
- Conserved areas/ protected areas management
- Marine Spatial Planning
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
- Private sector
Gender equality
- Women decision making
- Women park rangers
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender responsive
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Reduce exposure
- Improve resilience
SDG target(s)
- 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
- 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
- 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
Conventions and protocols
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- SIDS
About this project
Description
PNG is a global storehouse of biodiversity. As elsewhere, protected areas constitute an important vehicle for biodiversity conservation; however the national capacity to administer PAs is weak and many sites suffer from neglect--undermining their conservation utility. PNG has committed to establish a comprehensive, effectively managed and ecologically-representative national system of protected areas. Four major needs have been identified in order to achieve this policy goal, namely: (i) improve decision-making to guide conservation site action; (ii) better target investments in biodiversity management at the site level; (iii) strengthen traditional conservation measures; and (iv) advance conservation in landscapes. The project is designed to address these needs by strengthening the capacity of the state and communities to manage the existing PA network improving governance of the PA system while simultaneously strengthening PA management in areas with high biodiversity values. Site interventions will be located to test a landscape approach to conservation addressing threats within the site and in surrounding landscapes as needed to secure biodiversity values. This conforms with the ridge to reef approach. PNG will share lessons and good practices with other countries participating in the Pacific Ridge to Reef Programme. Funding will be sources from the biodiversity and land degradation focal areas, with the LD funds utilized to marry PA management and landscape management to address landscape level threats such as wildfires.
Objectives
To strengthen national and local capacities to effectively manage the national system of protected areas, and address threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functions in these areas.
USD $11,229,358
Grant amount
USD $44,409,200
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($11,229,358)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Papua New Guinea
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