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Supporting Country Action on the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas Situation analysis:
The Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its 7th meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in February 2004, adopted an ambitious Programme of Work on Protected Areas (decision VII/28). The overall objective of this Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoW) is the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive, effectively managed, and ecologically representative national and regional systems of protected areas by 2010 for terrestrial and by 2012 for marine areas. This project will provide an effective mechanism to assist GEF-eligible countries, with an emphasis on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing State (SIDS), to undertake country-driven critical actions consistent with the PAs (Protected Area) PoW.
Proposed programme:
The project’s goal is to assist eligible countries meet their commitments under the Programme of Work on Protected Areas adopted by COP-7, by taking the critical actions needed towards achieving effective and sustainable National Systems of Protected Areas. The project objective is to enable eligible countries in need of assistance to undertake critical actions in response to the Programme of Work on Protected Areas that complements but will not be addressed by other national programs and projects, including those supported by the GEF, by other official donors, and by international NGOs. The project will fill short-term needs in support of PAs PoW activities being provided by other GEF full-sized and medium-sized projects, by international conservation NGOs, and by other donors, and will enable the countries themselves to better use this other external support.
Anticipated results:
• Eligible countries receive direct support for undertaking critical actions under the Programme of Work on Protected Areas.
• LDCs and SIDS are not disadvantaged by limited capacity in receiving direct support to undertake critical actions.
• Successful approaches to taking critical action on the Programme of Work on Protected Areas and lessons learned about project implementation disseminated and applied by countries.
Current status:
Implementation starts from May 2007
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