Lead country
Zambia
Participating countries
Zambia
Project status
Closure
Implementing period
From May 16, 2014 to December 8, 2020
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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