Project

Sustainable Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the West Pacific and East Asian Seas

Lead country

Philippines

Participating countries

Indonesia, Philippines, Viet Nam

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From October 27, 2014 to December 18, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  3. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources

Project ID: 4753

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

N/A

Landscape(s)

  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Large marine ecosystem

Transformed sector(s)

  • Fisheries

UNDP role(s)

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

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Species and genetic diversity
  • Institutional framework
  • Transboundary governance
  • Institutional capacity building

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender blind

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources

Conventions and protocols

  • Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The Project objective is to improve the management of highly migratory species in the entire West and Central Pacific (WCPF) Convention area by continuing to strengthen national capacities and international participation of Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam in WCPF Commission activities. This objective will be achieved through three interlinked components on (i) strengthening regional governance of oceanic fisheries; (ii) national fishery management policy and institutional reform; and (iii) regional knowledge sharing in the WPEA. The Project will generate the following outcomes:

Objectives

To improve the management of highly migratory species in the entire West and Central Pacific (WCPF) Convention area by continuing to strengthen national capacities and international participation of Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam in WCPF Commission activities.

USD $4,527,156

Grant amount

USD $19,859,525

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,527,156)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Governments

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