Project

Conservation and Monitoring of Globally Significant Birds and Bird Habitats in the West Arabian Flyway

Lead country

Jordan

Participating countries

Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From February 25, 2009 to January 16, 2018

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  3. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Project ID: 1878

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity
  • Strengthening conservation areas

Sub-area(s)

  • Biodiversity financing
  • Wildlife conservation

Landscape(s)

  • Marine
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rift valley
  • Seas
  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
  • Important bird and biodiversity areas (IBAs)

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

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

Strategy

  • Enabling
  • Management operation
  • Monitor inventory

Sub-strategy

  • Alignment
  • Ecological monitoring
  • Impact assessment
  • Mainstream
  • Waste management
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Conserved areas/ protected areas management

Social inclusion

  • Artisanal miners
  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.5 Reduce habitat degradation, halt biodiversity loss, extinction
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning

Conventions and protocols

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

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Poverty reduction

About this project

Description

The project contributes to the number of GEF projects supported in the agriculture and tourism sectors that have incorporated biodiversity aspects into sector policies and plans at national, sub-national levels, adapted appropriate regulations and implement plans accordingly. It also supports the hunting, energy and waste management sectors."

Objectives

Conservation management objectives and actions for MSBs are mainstreamed effectively into the hunting, energy, agriculture, waste management and tourism sectors along the Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway, making this a safer route for soaring birds.

USD $10,243,243

Grant amount

USD $15,511,491

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($10,243,243)

Implementing partner(s)

  • BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Raised awareness of the flyway and altered social and cultural behaviours among target groups that threaten MSBs in the key sectors, decision-makers and the general public

 Indicators:

1. Number of new and revised country sector policies (hunting, energy, agriculture, waste management and tourism) incorporating MSB issues approved by national governments
2. Number of new private sector projects and schemes incorporating MSB concerns in each target sector
3. Degree of MSB conservation integration into production sectors (as measured by GEF BD-2 Tracking Tool)
4. Land managed for hunting, energy, agriculture and waste management under 'flyway sensitive' practices at selected sites along flyway
5. Number of sites with 'flyway sensitive' practices along flyway
6. Number of articles or other substantive media releases highlighting MSBs and flyway importance, per country each year by the end of the project7. Awareness questionnaire developed and applied including to selected focus groups in national and local governments, local communities near sites, private sector, CSOs, etc.
7. Number of government and private sector requests to project for 'flyway sensitive' guidelines, best practice, and related materials

Outcome 2:

Content, tools and capacity developed and delivered to mainstream MSBs/Flyway concept into sector processes, practices and programmes
Outcome 3:

Learning, evaluation, adaptive management an upscaling

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Project reports and documentation

 

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