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Displaying 256 - 260 of 358Seventh Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme in Peru
Objectives
To build socio-ecological landscape resilience in the Southern Andes in Peru through community-based activities for global environmental benefits and sustainable development
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Target Groups
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Strengthening the integral and sustainable management of biodiversity and forests by indigenous peoples and lo
Objectives
Expand and internalize the Integrated and Sustainable Management of Biodiversity and Forests (ISMBF) in integral territorial planning, through the strengthening of governance for its implementation and monitoring, and thus increase the resilience of life systems (livelihoods) in fragile ecosystems of dry forests in the Bolivian Chaco region and advance towards Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Target Groups
238. The project direct beneficiaries are 15000 people from the project intervention area, of which 7500 are women and 7500 are men. They will benefit through the development of project actions as a whole (benefited by different instruments of integrated territorial planning with a ISMBF approach, because of the implementation of SLM and SFM practices at a landscape level, for the formation and strengthening of CEOs, for the strengthening of capacities at different levels, among others). 239. The integrated and multiscale approach will contribute to the strengthening of governance and capacities in ISMBF, the escalation of SFM and SLM and will allow for the construction of a common vision in the ISMBF with the goal to promote its incorporation into integrated territorial planning as a contribution to achieving the national goals of LDN. The project’s approach will help decrease the deforestation and degradation of land through the implementation of territorial management strategies and sustainable production systems in the dry and sub-humid (agro) ecosystems of the Bolivian Chaco. The participating institutions will coordinate the implementation of the ISMBF that are best suited to address the loss of environmental functions and land degradation processes in the project intervention area. The restauration, the SFM and the SLM will contribute to reduce food and nutritional insecurity, strengthen and diversify livelihoods with gender and generational equity and will increase socioecological resiliency to climate change. The actions will be carried out in a participatory manner, promoting the involvement of indigenous peoples, local communities, small farm holders, local authorities, among others, throughout the different stages of the project. In the context of strengthening governance, the project seeks to generate a proposal with the GAIOC Charagua to co-management protected areas and their zones of influence in order to halt the intense processes of biodiversity loss and land degradation. 240. Another contribution at the institutional level is related to the generation and strengthening of knowledge for the follow-up of the LDN, Aichi and NDC targets. In this context, the project will contribute to these national efforts 1) The project will contribute to generating global environmental benefits, the social-economic and environmental sustainability of local communities, and strengthening capacities at different levels: 1) 250000 ha of protected areas managed within the framework of comprehensive territorial planning; 2) 1200 ha of degraded agricultural land in the process of being restored; 3) 100000 ha of landscapes under improved management for the benefit of biodiversity; 4) 6000 ha of forest and other types of vegetation using the ISMBF productive landscapes approach, and 2000 ha with improved environmental functions through the implementation of the ISMBF; 5) at least 15000 direct beneficiaries with strengthened capacities through the territorial planning process, implementing SLM, SFM and integrating them into governance within the framework of the ISMBF (7500 men and 7500 women). 2) By developing project components and strengthening beneficiary capacities, benefits will be generated at the local, regional and national levels in terms of livelihoods, environmental sustainability, progress towards LDN in the region of El Chaco, among other benefits. From an environmental point of view, this will have a positive impact on conserving and maintaining environmental functions; improving cultural and identity values; benefits to the local economy through the sale of products obtained in the ISMBF by strengthening and generating CEOs, which will also allow for the creation of jobs, productive diversification, the endowment of added value to agrobiodiversity products, improved income, etc. 3) The project will promote Decent Rural Employment by developing actions framed in the four pillars of decent employment established by the FAO (Table 8) Pillars Related project activities Specific project actions 1. 1. Job creation and business development ? Increase rural labour productivity through better access to training, extensions, services and technology ? Promote entrepreneurship in rural areas by supporting commercialization for micro-enterprises, access to markets, training and others ? Support national institutions to collect and analyse data disaggregated by age and sex in rural labour markets § Training and technical exchange (Product 2.1.1) § Implement SFM and SLM in the framework of ISMBF (Product 2.1.2) § Formation and strengthening of the CEOs (Product 2.1.3) 241. Social Protection ? Improve working conditions in rural areas, including effective protection of maternity and income § Training and technical exchange (Product 2.1.1) § Implement SFM and SLM in the framework of ISMBF (Product 2.1.2) § Formation and strengthening of the CEOs (Product 2.1.3) 242. Standards and rights at work § Support freedom of association and the formation of producer organizations § Eliminate discrimination and promote equality. The project seeks to reduce/eliminate discrimination based on gender and age § Community Action Plan (Product 1.1.4) § Formation and strengthening of the CEOs (Product 2.1.3) § Training and technical exchange (Product 2.1.1) § Capacity Building Program for comprehensive and participatory planning of ISMBF (Product 1.1.1) § Implement SFM and SLM in the framework of ISMBF (Product 2.1.2) 243. Governance and Social Dialogue § Empowerment and greater participation of rural populations in social and political dialogue through their organizations, especially women and young people § Support the participation of the rural poor populations, especially disadvantaged groups, in local decision-making and governance mechanisms. § Capacity Building Program for comprehensive and participatory ISMBF planning (Product 1.1.1) § Municipal territorial plans and the GAIOC for the SFM and SLM (Product 1.1.3) § Community action plans (Product 1.1.4) § Joint management model of protected areas under the ISMBF focus (Product 1.1.6) Table 8. Project contribution to the pillars of Decent Rural Employment
EBCCF: Promoting environmental governance
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The partner has made remarkable efforts in assisting the government to address climate change abatement, assess policy gaps and feed information to the government for appropriate action. Moreover, the partner has closely been working with different stakeholders to enhance their capacities. The partner also has good skill in identifying overlapping programmes to help save resources and create synergy among practitioners and stakeholders. The partner has adopted a multi-sectoral, multi-level and broad based partnership approach to complement with national, regional and global efforts and to offer support to policy makers and stakeholders on mainstreaming climate change. Vision: is to be a leading civil society organization in environmental rehabilitation and biodiversity conservation championing sustainability of ecosystems, adaptation to and mitigation of climate change by building resilience where vulnerability to poverty reduced; productivity increased and communities benefited from opportunities obtained.Mission: Promote conservation and sustainable use of environment and biodiversity, and contribute to developing low carbon green economy through increased resilience to climate change; underpin natural resource management through rehabilitation of degraded lands for conservation and increased production, productivity and innovated livelihood diversification to broaden opportunities for smallholder farmers, pastoralists and other stakeholders; contribute to forming synergy among practitioners and scale-out best practices through coordinated and networked action. The Partner has proven experiences in promoting technologies for climate change mitigation and adaption practices and in undertaking watershed management and livelihood diversification to build and sustain the environment and subsequently improve the wellbeing of the communities.Thus, the agreement partner has shared the proposed project to Sida with the aim of at least to address 150,000 people with a focus to enhance capacity for environmental management and climate action in Ethiopia in general and specifically in two pilot zones (West Arsi and East Shoa) of Oromia regional state, the most sensitive part of the country. These pilot zones were selected because of severe land degradation, environmental pollution and high climate change risks noted in Central Rift Valley Ecosystem. The proposed project outcomes will focus on increasing awareness, enforcing environmental laws and advocating on risks of climate change. The theory of change aiming to enhance stakeholders capacity on environmental management and climate action by raising awareness by at least influencing 150,000 people in Ethiopia. Moreover, the theory change sets its ground on fundamental principles that, if there is training for leaders, public and experts, then there will be increase in the level of awareness of environmental management and climate change. If there is increase in environmental law awareness , enforcement of environmental law, then there will be better management of the environment. If there is advocacy on environmental management and climate change, then the policy makers and the public as a whole will be influenced. Thus, the increase in awareness level, law enforcement and influence of leaders and the public, will enhance capacity for environmental management and climate change.The proposed project will complement Farm Africa`s CRV landscape project with more focus on capacity building through creating platforms, training and advocacy. Moreover, the project will promote participatory approach by involving national, regional and woreda level partners in environmental governance through active engagement of local government, communities, broadcasting organizations, CBOs and other NGOs. The proposed budget for the implementation of the project is SEK 1,350,000 running from May 2020 to November 2021.
SUSTAINPEAT: Overcoming barriers to sustainable livelihoods and environments in smallholder agricultural syste
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This proposal aligns closely with 2 of the 5 agriculture and food system challenges identified in this BBSRC global challenges call namely (a) resilience of the food system to climatic variability and (b) agriculture within the context of the wider landscape. This project is designed to support environmental sustainability of important landscapes such as tropical peatlands (and the vital ecosystem services they provide) which is only possible if the socio-economic needs of local communities are combined with local knowledge. Thus, an interdisciplinary approach is a crucial component of delivering successful outcomes; this is embedded within our project. Communities living in the peatlands of SE Asia are especially relevant in this context due to their high rates of poverty and low resilience to environmental stressors (e.g. enSO-driven droughts and floods, air pollution from peat/forest fires) in conjunction with their high exposure to external market forces. The project deliberately considers both Indonesia and Malaysia to allow us to contrast the impact of different within country policies with respect to peatland management. The novelty of the project revolves around a number of interrelated features. Firstly the study will provide a comprehensive account of the status of SHA on tropical peat swamps. It will do so via a dedicated study which will develop and employ an innovative framework tailored to the specific characteristics of SHA on peatlands. Not only will this generate high quality information concerning the current status and challenges facing SHA on peatland, but the framework will provide a transferable approach which can be employed to assess SHA in different areas and is upscalable to national and regional scales. The involvement of smallholders and other stakeholders will ensure rapid translation of research findings into planned proposals for practical action. Thirdly the project employs a holistic approach drawing on, and integrating interdisciplinary knowledge across national boundaries; this integration of the biophysical understanding of the crop and peat systems within a relevant socio-economic framework forms the basis of the research approaches. Importantly, this approach will explicitly develop an understanding of key local and scientific terminology reducing barriers to interdisciplinary research and enhancing prospects for adaptation and innovation uptake. There have been livelihood benefits from previous action-led approaches collaboratively undertaken by research teams and communities. However these have been narrowly discipline based; the breadth and depth of the research disciplines within this project and the peatland environment focus will provide further novelty and opportunities for impact. Fundamentally, our proposal makes an innovative contribution to support Malaysia and Indonesia in achieving their Sustainable Development Goals, specifically in relation to reducing poverty, achieving food security and improved nutrition, promoting sustainable agriculture, reducing land degradation, and reducing (economic) inequality between and within countries.
Objectives
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Support for the Forest Climate Leaders Partnership
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At the COP 27 climate negotiations, the President of Ghana and leaders from 25 countries and the EU launched the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP). Ghana and the US will co-chair the partnership, which aims to enhance cooperation, scale ambitions, and find solutions to forest management challenges. This was in fulfilment of the landmark declaration made at COP26 in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. The FCLP will seek to provide ways to facilitate and, in some cases, enhance cooperation on the delivery of pledges made in Glasgow. The partnership will also scale ambitions and help find innovative solutions to ongoing challenges in managing forests and forest resources. The IKI contribution supports the FCLP Secretariat and therefore the efforts to coordinate and successfully implement the partnership with a focus on supporting the participating developing countries.