Project

Seventh Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme in Ecuador

Lead country

Ecuador

Participating countries

Ecuador

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From November 26, 2019 to November 26, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management
  3. 12.b Monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism

Project ID: 6255

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Technical team

  • Climate Strategies and Policy Programme

Cross-cutting programme(s)

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme
  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity
  • Strengthening conservation areas
  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Miscellaneous energy program

Sub-area(s)

  • Access and benefit sharing
  • Agrobiodiversity
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Tourism
  • Digital

Landscape(s)

  • Forests
  • Conserved areas
  • FreshWaters

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Tropical forests
  • Dryland forests
  • Montane forests
  • Indigenous and communities conserved areas (ICCAs)
  • Productive landscapes/Seascapes
  • Rivers and river basins
  • Mangroves
  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry and other land use
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Thought leadership

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Monitor inventory
  • Food and agricultural commodities

Sub-strategy

  • Partnerships
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Participatory governance models
  • Circular economy
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism
  • Ecological monitoring
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • Sustainable agriculture practices and use of resources (TP 2, 7, 8, 9)
  • Climate resilience for FAC system (TP 6)

Social inclusion

  • Youth/Children
  • Elderly
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women's access to and control over resources
  • Women decision making
  • Women farmers

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.b Mobilize resources, incentives for sustainable forest management
  • 12.b Monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism

Conventions and protocols

  • National Action Plan
  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

Private sector(s)

  • Financial intermediaries and market facilitators

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Cov-19
  • Green recovery

USD $1,826,484

Grant amount

USD $3,097,134

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($1,826,484)

Implementing partner(s)

  • UN Office for Project Services

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