Project

Connectivity and Biodiversity Conservation in the Colombian Amazon

Lead country

Colombia

Participating countries

Colombia

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From January 15, 2018 to January 15, 2024

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  3. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation

Project ID: 5715

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity
  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Tropical forests

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry and other land use
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Governance
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Adaptive governance
  • Ecosystem-based management
  • FACS strategies for sustainable supply chain (TP 4)
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Institutional framework
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Partnerships
  • Technical capacity building
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation

Social inclusion

  • Indigenous peoples
  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women farmers

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Poverty reduction
  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

Project Objective: Improve connectivity and conserve biodiversity through the strengthening of institutions and local organisations to ensure integral low carbon management and peacebuilding.WB Part 1: to improve governance and promote sustainable land-use activities in order to reduce deforestation and conserve biodiversity in the Project areaUNDP Part 2: Improve connectivity and conserve biodiversity through the strengthening of institutions and local organizations to ensure integral low-carbon-emission management and peace building

Objectives

Improve connectivity and conserve biodiversity through the strengthening of institutions and local organizations to ensure integral low-carbon-emission management and peace building.

USD $9,000,000

Grant amount

USD $107,209,924

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Source(s) of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($9,000,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Colombia

Joint agencies

  • World Bank

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Rural development with a low-carbon-emission approach and capacity-building for mainstreaming environmental management and peace building

 Indicators:

Indicator 2: Number of people benefitting from strengthened livelihoods through solutions for management of natural resources, and ecosystems services in selected landscapes of the western Amazon
Indicator 3: Change in the income of producers resulting from the adoption of environmentally friendly production practices
Number of new partnership mechanisms with funding for sustainable management solutions of natural resources, and ecosystems services in selected landscapes of the western Amazon
Indicator 10: Number of producers (differentiated by gender) benefited by developed economic and financial mechanisms
(BD-4, LD-1, LD-3, SFM-1)Indicator 4: Area (in ha) of production landscapes that maintain and/or increase forest cover and ecosystem connectivity
(BD-4, LD-1, SFM-1)Indicator 5: Area (in ha) of sustainable production systems that reduce pressure on natural forests and soils, and increase connectivity between ecosystems
(BD-4, LD-3, SFM-2)Indicator 6: Number of families associated with social organizations implementing sustainable production activities (SFM and/or community forestry) with a gender focus
(BD-4, LD-3, SFM-2)Indicator 7: Number of families of victims of the armed conflict and/or in the process of reintegrating into civilian life associated with social organizations implementing sustainable production activities (SFM and/or community forestry) with a gender focus)
Indicator 8: Number of public, private, and community organizations who improve their skills (measured through the UNDP Capacity Development Scorecard,) for managing low-carbon-emission rural development
(BD-4, LD-1, LD-3, SFM-1, SFM-2)Indicator 9: Key species present in consolidated connectivity areas by project end (key species common in connectivity areas may include peccaries, small cat predators, birds, and monkeys)
(BD-4, SFM-1) Indicator 11: Number of initiatives under implementation for sustainable production systems and increased connectivity in other landscapes in the country
(BD4, LD1, LD3, SFM1, SFM2)Number of media outlets and publications that document and disseminate successful experiences from the implementation of sustainable production systems, low-carbon-emission development, and activities to consolidate peace
(BD4, LD1, LD3, SFM1, SFM2
Outcome 2:

Knowledge Management and M&E
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Project reports and documentation

 

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