Project

Reimaanlok Looking to the Future: Strengthening natural resource management in atoll communities in the Republic of Marshall Islands employing integrated approaches (RMI R2R)

Lead country

Marshall Islands

Participating countries

Marshall Islands

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From February 1, 2018 to February 1, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 14.5 Conserve at least 10% coastal, marine areas
  3. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Project ID: 5685

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Small Island Dev States Program (SIDS)
  • Climate resilient integrated water resource and coastal management

Landscape(s)

  • Marine
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • General
  • Marine and coastal protected areas
  • Productive landscapes/Seascapes

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry and other land use
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Community capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women decision making

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 14.5 Conserve at least 10% coastal, marine areas
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Conventions and protocols

  • National Action Plan
  • National Determined Contributions (NDCs)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Nature-based solution
  • SIDS
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has a strong dependence on natural resources and biodiversity not only for food and income. The Marshallese relationship with the islands forms the basis of its culture and way of life which has developed in harmony over thousands of years. In the face of global threats, RMI still has pristine waters and coral reefs that contribute to ecosystem services and livelihoods. In recognition of the importance of its natural assets, RMI together with other SIDS responded to global conservation targets through the Micronesia Challenge and specifically for its part, it prepared Reimaanlok to serve as a clear roadmap of the way forward. This project aims to support operationalizing the Reimaanlok – the National Conservation Area Plan, adopted in 2008 to effectively conserve at least 30% of the nearshore marine resources and 20% of the terrestrial resources across Micronesia by 2020. The project objective is to sustain atoll biodiversity and livelihoods by building community and ecosystem resilience to threats and degrading influences through integrated management of terrestrial and coastal resources. The principles and processes outlined in Reimaanlok will be implemented in 5 islands/atolls, the lessons from which will guide replication in other sites

Objectives

To sustain atoll biodiversity and livelihoods by building community and ecosystem resilience to threats and degrading influences through integrated management of terrestrial and coastal resources.

USD $4,077,981

Grant amount

USD $4,057,139

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Source(s) of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,077,981)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Fiji

Joint agencies

  • UN Environment

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Expanding and Sustaining RMI Protected Areas Network Conservation areas delineated, declared and efforts sustained in up to 5 priority atolls to meet Reimaanlok targets and contributing to the Micronesia Challenge and Aichi targets

 Indicators:

Legal, policy and institutional frameworks in place for conservation, sustainable use, and access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems (Indicator 2.5 from UNDP Strategic Plan)
Number of direct project beneficiaries
Number of Resource Management Plans (NRMPs), inclusive of integrated terrestrial and coastal resource assessments and management strategies, approved by local resource committees and under implementation
Terrestrial and marine ecosystems under enhanced management
Number of RMI professionals trained in integrated approaches through Regional Pacific R2R Program
Position of PAN Coordinator, overseeing operation of the PAN office, is institutionalized
Cultural expressions (stories, chants, dances, oration, material production, proverbs) linked to resource management documented and mapped in the 5 project sites management plans, and celebrated annually via inter-generational knowledge transmission events
National repository for spatial biodiversity and resource management information enhanced and sustained
Outcome 2:

Improved Governance for Integrated Atoll ManagementSupportive policies, institutions and communities in place to ensure successful implementation of the Reimaanlok vision
Outcome 3:

Knowledge Management and Monitoring & EvaluationAccessible data and information systems and improved linkages and collaboration with regional initiatives to support adaptive management of the biodiversity in RMI

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Project reports and documentation

 

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