Lead country
Samoa
Participating countries
Samoa
Project status
Closure
Implementing period
From October 31, 2013 to December 14, 2020
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
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