Project

Strengthening coordinated approaches to reduce invasive alien species (IAS) threats to globally significant agrobiodiversity and agroecosystems in China (R-IAST)

Lead country

China

Participating countries

China

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 6, 2020 to August 6, 2025

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.8 Prevent, mitigate, eradicate invasive alien species
  2. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  3. 2.a Increase investment in agricultural research, infrastructure

Project ID: 5821

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration
  • Mainstreaming biodiversity

Sub-area(s)

  • Agrobiodiversity
  • Wildlife conservation

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Innovative approaches
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Capacity building
  • Governance

Sub-strategy

  • Invasive and alien species (IAS)
  • Sustainable land management
  • Awareness raising
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Community capacity building
  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Adaptive governance

Social inclusion

  • Smallholder farmers

Gender equality

  • Women's access to and control over resources

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.8 Prevent, mitigate, eradicate invasive alien species
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 2.a Increase investment in agricultural research, infrastructure

Conventions and protocols

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

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Leaving no one behind
  • Nature-based solution

USD $2,889,908

Grant amount

USD $18,900,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,889,908)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of China

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