Project

Towards ecosystem management of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem

Lead country

Peru

Participating countries

Peru, Chile

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From September 2, 2010 to December 15, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 14.5 Conserve at least 10% coastal, marine areas
  3. 14.4 Regulate harvesting, overfishing, illegal fishing

Project ID: 4147

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Climate resilient integrated water resource & coastal area management
  • Cross cutting governance and learning

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Marine
  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Marine and coastal protected areas
  • Coasts
  • Exclusive economic zone
  • Large marine ecosystem
  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Fisheries
  • Agriculture
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Normative support

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management
  • Transboundary governance
  • Institutional framework
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Awareness raising

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 14.5 Conserve at least 10% coastal, marine areas
  • 14.4 Regulate harvesting, overfishing, illegal fishing

Conventions and protocols

  • National Action Plan
  • Strategic Action Programme

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Nature-based solution
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (HCLME) encompasses the coastal Exclusive Economic Zones belonging to Peru and Chile. The current brings cold water from around 40 degrees south to the equatorial zone. It also represents some of the world's most productive ecological components and niches, including approximately 10% of the global fish catch. Therefore, it has been designated as a priority ecoregion for global conservation. A variety of economic, social and cultural activities depend on this ecosystem and the goods and services delivered are of global importance, amounting to more than 20 billion dollars per annum. In order to ensure a management that preserves the ecosystem's resilience, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together with the governments of Peru and Chile, agreed to implement the GEF-UNDP-Humboldt Project “Towards Ecosystem Management of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem” (the Project) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), co-funding from both countries and financial administration by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The Project aims to assist the governments in the development of public policies and management instruments to advance towards an ecosystem-based management of the HCLME. This will be implemented through a coordinated framework that strengthens the governance and the sustainable use of marine resources and ecosystem services.

Objectives

Ecosystem-based management in the HCLME is advanced through a coordinated framework that provides for improved governance and the sustainable use of living marine resources and services.

USD $7,000,000

Grant amount

USD $24,699,084

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($7,000,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Chile

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