Project

Strengthening Multi-sectoral Management of Critical Landscapes in Samoa

Lead country

Samoa

Participating countries

Samoa

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From October 31, 2013 to December 14, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
  3. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation

Project ID: 4536

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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 adaptation
  • Ecosystem-based mitigation

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas
  • Conserved areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rural areas
  • Terrestrial protected areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Data collection and analysis
  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Enabling
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Community capacity building
  • Community engagement
  • Mainstream
  • Public campaign
  • Sustainable land management
  • Technical capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Women farmers
  • Women's cooperatives and groups

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 15.9 Integrate ecosystem values into national planning
  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation

Conventions and protocols

  • National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Nature-based solution
  • Poverty reduction

About this project

Description

The project objective is to build national and local capacities and incentives to promote effective agro-ecosystems management in Samoa for conservation, increased GHG sequestration and to strengthen local livelihoods. The project contributes to the key indicators of the GEF LD Strategic Objective which is reduce pressures on natural resources from competing land uses in the wider landscape. The project consists of two components: i) Effective national enabling environment to promote effective agro-ecosystem management and ii) Capacities and incentives to undertake sustainable agro-ecosystems management by local communities.

Objectives

To strengthen local capacities, incentives and actions for integrated landscape management to reduce land degradation and greenhouse gas emissions and to promote conservation whilst enhancing sustainable local livelihoods.

USD $9,609,090

Grant amount

USD $24,682,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($9,609,090)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Samoa

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Communities and farmers are able to undertake and benefit from integrated land and water management on their traditionally owned lands.

 Indicators:

Area under forest cover (no net loss due to landuse conversion) under effective management
Area under increased vegetative cover
Increase of agriculture income and consumption per household as a consequence of increased productivity of land
Total amount of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emission avoided, and sequestered at the target sites due to effective application of SLM good practices
1. Number of certified organic farmers/farms
2. Increased density and diversity of native tree species in cyclone damaged landscapes around Apia covering 3314 ha
3. Area of natural forests, riverine areas and wetlands under protection and management in the production landscape under community landuse plans (forest and tree cover maintenance; maintenance of wetlands; no net increase of agricultural land under mono cropping)
4. Number of farmer households adopting at least one or more soil / water management and conservation practices on agricultural lands
5. Increased water quality as a consequence of enhanced watershed management and water source protection
6. Per cent of Livestock relocated to optimal grazing areas away from critical riparian areas
7. Number of integrated participatory village level SLM plans
8. Number of community members that report on increased knowledge and capacity on SLM
10. Number of national policies and plans that support for inter-sectoral and partnership approach to promote community based SLM
11. Increased capacities for INRM as measured by an increase in the score of the GEF LD Tracking Tool Enhanced cross-sector enabling environment for integrated landscape management
12. Coordination mechanism in place to ensure multi-sector approach to SLM in line with National Environment management Strategy
13. Increased involvement of private sector, civil society and others in promoting SLM in partnership with the government.
14. National SLM information system in line with information system for national Environment Management Strategy
15. Number of government staff who have completed new training of trainers short term courses provided by USP on SLM, tailored for Samoa and including carbon accounting from LULUCF
16. Number of long term courses institutionalized in USP to degree students on SLM
9. Soil management and conservation manual targeting local communities in local language
Outcome 2:

Strengthened national enabling environment to promote integrated landscape management through local households and communities.
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