Lead country
Egypt
Participating countries
Egypt
Project status
Closure
Implementing period
From June 24, 2010 to December 14, 2020
Project ID: 3668
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Technical team
- Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme
Technical area(s)
- Ecosystem management and restoration
- Strengthening conservation areas
Sub-area(s)
- Agrobiodiversity
- Ecosystem-based mitigation
- Biodiversity financing
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Rural areas
Transformed sector(s)
- Forestry and other land use
UNDP role(s)
- Innovative approaches
- Institutional mechanism and system building
Strategy
- Finance economy
- Management operation
- Governance
Sub-strategy
- Nature finance
- Sustainable land management
- Institutional framework
Social inclusion
N/A
Gender equality
- Livelihoods for women
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Improve resilience
SDG target(s)
- 15.6 Promote fair, equitable benefits sharing
- 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
- 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
Conventions and protocols
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Poverty reduction
About this project
Description
The project goal is to have a comprehensive, ecologically representative and effectively managed national protected area system operating in Egypt, in-line with its commitments agreed at the CBD Conferences of Parties.
Objectives
Establishment of a sustainable protected area financing system, with associated management structures, systems and capacities needed to ensure the effective use of generated revenues for priority biodiversity conservation needs.
USD $3,699,000
Grant amount
USD $15,344,200
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Source(s) of fund
Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3699000.00)
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