Project

Strengthening Management Effectiveness and Generating Multiple Environmental Benefits within and around Protected Areas in Zambia

Lead country

Zambia

Participating countries

Zambia

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From May 16, 2014 to December 8, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  3. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Project ID: 4625

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Wildlife conservation
  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Terrestrial protected areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Enabling
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management
  • Sustainable land management
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Community engagement
  • Nature finance

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

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

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience
  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

N/A

About this project

Description

This project has been designed based on extensive consultations with local stakeholders with the express intention of responding to GEFSEC overall strategic vision under GEF V of helping countries meet their sustainable development needs and achieve multiple environmental benefits through an integrated approach. The proposed project satisfies the requirements for GEF financing under multiple focal area strategies and is designed in an integrated manner to enable Zambia PA system to reach its potential for delivering high value multiple benefits on a large scale protecting globally significant biodiversity, forest carbon stocks and critical ecosystem services such as watershed protection. Zambia vast PA estate covers 40% of the country surface area and has the greatest potential to provide these multiple environmental benefits. The PA estate is made up of three main categories of the National Parks which are set aside primarily for biodiversity conservation (8.5% of land), Game Management Areas where sustainable utilization of natural resources and human settlement are allowed (22%), and Forest Reserves where sustainable utilization of resources is allowed (8.9%). This project works across the landscape in core and buffer zone improving the management effectiveness and financial sustainability of core areas of the PA system; reducing conflicting land uses in the buffer zone GMAs, and increasing energy efficiencies to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions in GMAs.

Objectives

Biodiversity and carbon sinks of Greater Kafue / West Lunga in Zambia are better protected from threats and effectively managed by local institutions, communities, and economic actors using sustainable forestry and land management practices.

USD $182,004

Grant amount

USD $253,268

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Flemish Government ($182,004)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Zambia

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Strengthening Management Effectiveness and Generating Multiple Environmental Benefits within and around Protected Areas in Zambia