Project

Securing livelihoods, Conservation, Sustainable Use and Restoration of high range Himalayan Ecosystems (SECURE) Himalayas

Lead country

India

Participating countries

India

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From December 5, 2017 to December 5, 2024

Project ID: 3298

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity
  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Terrestrial protected areas
  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
  • Montane forests

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Technology innovation

Sub-strategy

  • Participatory governance models
  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Awareness raising
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Community capacity building
  • Innovations in techniques/ approaches

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Women decision making

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience
  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 15.4 Conserve mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Conventions and protocols

  • the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

N/A

About this project

Description

This project aims to promote biodiversity conservation and the welfare of the indigenous people in Himalayan high altitudes in many states including Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh. This is to be achieved by (i) generating scientific knowledge of ecology and society across the Indian high altitudes, (ii) striking partnerships with the local communities to design and implement local biodiversity conservation initiatives, including mitigation strategies for human-wildlife conflicts, (iii) promoting capacity-development amongst local communities, the state forest departments, and young conservationists, to monitor and conserve high altitude biodiversity, (iv) work with the Government, NGOs and other partners to develop and implement a scientifically well informed, and socially responsible ÔÇÿProject Snow LeopardÔÇÖ, and (vi) spread awareness of IndiaÔÇÖs high altitude biodiversity at local and national levels through conservation education.The Nature Conservation Foundation (Indian NGO based in Mysore) in partnership with the International Snow Leopard Trust (International NGO based in Seattle), and the concerned state governments are likely to implement this project.

Objectives

To promote the sustainable management of alpine pastures and forests in the high range Himalayan ecosystems that secures conservation of globally significant wildlife, including endangered snow leopard and their habitats, ensure sustainable livelihoods and community socio-economic benefits.

USD $11,739,192

Grant amount

USD $60,820,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($11,739,192)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of India

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Improved management of high Himalayan landscapes for conservation of snow leopard and other endangered species and their habitats and sustaining ecosystem services

 Indicators:

Biological Indicator. Status of snow leopard populations in four project states
Mandatory Indicator 1.3.1 Area of sustainable management solutions at sub-national for conservation of snow leopard, wild prey and associated species and habitats, sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem services
Mandatory Indicator 1.3.2 Number of additional people benefiting from strengthened livelihoods through solutions for management of natural resources and ecosystem services
Mandatory indicator 2.5.1 Extent to which Institutional frameworks are in place for conservation, sustainable use, access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems and improved livelihoods
Indicator 1.1 Improved management effectiveness of protected areas and biological rich areas in alpine and sub-alpine landscape
Indicator 1.2 Improved institutional capacities for planning, implementation and monitoring of multiuse landscape level plans as measured by UNDP Capacity Development Scorecard
Indicator 1.3 (a) Reduced pressure and prevented degradation of alpine meadows and sub-alpine forests
Indicator 1.4 Extent of degraded alpine pastures/rangelands and sub-alpine forests under sustainable management regimes
Indicator 1.5 Area of High Conservation Value Forests under improved management
Indicator 2.1 Extent under sustainable natural resources management practices
Indicator 2.2 (a) Average percentage increase in community incomes from sustainable livelihood, natural resource management and business activities (calculated for each community)
Indicator 2.3 Number of community members trained, adopting community-based agricultural, agro-pastoral, natural resource management and livelihood activities.
Indicator 3.1 Number of community members actively volunteering in security monitoring and surveillance
Indicator 3.2 Number of international agreements for enhancing trans-boundary cooperation between China, Nepal, Bhutan and India
Indicator 3.3 Annual Number of human-wildlife conflicts leading to livestock and crop losses and retaliatory killings of wildlife
Indicator 4.1 Number of policy and regulatory mechanisms for improved management of high Himalayan areas provisioned
Indicator 4.2 Number of project best practices used in development and implementation of other conservation initiatives
Indicator 4.3 Percentage of participating households aware of conservation, sustainable natural resource use and wildlife crime prevention benefits
Outcome 2:

Improved and diversified sustainable livelihood strategies and enhanced capacities of community and government for sustainable natural resources management and conservation to reduce pressure on fragile ecosystems
Outcome 3:

Enhanced enforcement, monitoring and cooperation to reduce wildlife crime and human-wildlife conflict
Outcome 4:

Improved knowledge and information systems for promotion of landscape conservation approaches

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