Project Info

Project Code
2326C
Tranche
T15
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Active
Title
Turning the tide on deforestation-Building partnerships to combat intensifying impacts of climate change, forest fires and zoonotic diseases

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
DESA
Collaborating DA Entities
ECA
ESCAP
UNEP
Other Collaborating Entities
Other UN entities

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$600,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Countries or Areas: Fiji, Malawi, Uganda, Viet Nam
Regions: Africa, Asia, Oceania
Sub-Regions:
Intermediate Regions:
Countries in Special Situations: Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Least Developed Countries (LDC), Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Areas of Work

SDG
13
15
6
SDG Targets
13.2
15.1
15.2
15.3
15.b
6.6

Brief Description

This project aims to strengthen capacity of four developing countries to develop and implement integrated forest landscape restoration plans to halt deforestation, tackle its drivers and its intensifying factors, and make progress towards the forest-related SDGs. It also aims to build capacity for developing and implementing policy measures for enhancing mobilization of public and private sector investments into forest landscape restoration. The expected outputs include background situation analysis studies on the status of forests, levels and drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, forest management and forest landscape restoration and other measures to combat deforestation; national experts with capacity to develop and implement integrated forest landscape restoration plans; national policy frameworks and measures for attracting and harnessing public and private sector investments in forest landscape restoration; and development and dissemination of tool kits and training materials to other additional countries to promote upscaling of these activities beyond the project countries.

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To strengthen the sustainable forest management capacity of selected developing countries to halt deforestation, tackle its drivers and its intensifying factors, and make progress towards the forest related SDGs
Expected Outcome 1
Strengthened capacity of policy makers in selected countries to implement integrated forest landscape restoration plans, which support halting deforestation, restoring forest landscape and improving quality of forests.
Expected Outcome 2
Increased capacity of selected countries to mobilize public- and private-sector funding for integrated forest landscape restoration plans.
Expected Outcome 3
Enhanced capacities of relevant policy makers from additional countries on development, financing and implementation of integrated forest landscape restoration plans which contributes to upscale action for halting deforestation, sustainable forest management and forest landscape restoration.