SYNERGY “Promotion of institutional synergy to consolidate the management of natural protected areas”
RESILIENCE “Strengthening of resilience to safeguard the biodiversity threatened by climate change”
ENDANGERED SPECIES “Strengthening the NPA capacities of endangered species”
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES “Enhancing capacity to implement the National IAS Srategy”
BIOFIN ““Biodiversity Finance Initiative”
SYNERGY
“Promotion of institutional synergy to consolidate the NPSs management”
The project arises from de need to strengthen the protection and conservation of protected areas (PA) in Mexico.
Presence in 70 PA an priority conservation regions in 20 States
(280 technicians providing support)
Proyect duration: April 2014 to November 2018. The initial amount committed for the entire period is 19.4 million dollars. Financed entirely by the Mexican Government through the CONANP. The project is currently being re-aligned with an enphasis on how biodiversity can impact SDGs.
Compromised outcomes
Outcome 1 Strengthening capacities of adaptation to climate change in the PA
Outcome 2 Generate tools for the valuation of ecosystem goods and services.
Outcome 3 Strengthening social participation, community organization for the generation of sustainable development processes.
Outcome 4 Incorporate criteria of connectivity, representativeness and governance in the PA.
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• Species and ecosystems monitoring.
• Fores fires prevention and management.
• Education and promotion campaingns to conserve natural resources and the assess environmental goods and services offered by the PA and priority regions.
• Monitoring effectiveness of sustainable livelihoods im communities supported by CONANP.
• Increases social participation and local governance in creation of new protected areas.
• Technical and legal opinion on productive projects and legislative proposals affecting the PA.
• Administrative and operational support to the substantive tasks
Main activities carried out in PA and RPC
RESILIENCE
“Strengthening of resilience to safeguard the biodiversity threatened by climate change”
Resilience Project in a nutshell
Where? In 17 Protected Areas (PA) representing
9 of the12 eco- regions of Mexico.
For whom?
7.8 million ha of coverage.
6.4 million ha in terrestrial landscapes.
1.4 millons ha in marine territory.
201,374 women
402 thousand people
201,269 men
6.2% indigenous population
Grant 10 USD million
Timeapan 5 years
2014-2019
Staff 24
Partners CONANP, UNDP,
CONABIO,CONAFOR
Invested: ~3 USD million
Consultancies: 70
“Enable the Protected Area System to deal with observed and projected climate change impacts on biodiversity”
Relevant project inputs
http://webportal.conabio.gob.mx:8085/conanp/
Relevant project inputs-
On the ground
Long-term thinking Innovation
Regional and local strategies
Protected areas for connectivity
Restoration
Monitoring
Resilience framework
Source: Applying resilience thinking. Stockholm Resilience Centre, et al., 2014. Principle logos Designed by Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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• Data integrated into Protected Areas Management efectiveness assesments
• Permanent and standarized monitoring + available databases + ad hoc analysis + appropriate and timely reports = adaptive management
• Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) strenghtened whit resilience framework (Rubik)
• Climate Change Adaptation Programs as a catalyst to align local public policies
1. Maintain diversity
and redundancy
6. Broaden participation
3. Manage slow variables
and feedbacks
7. Promote polycentric
governance
5. Encourage
learning
4. Foster complex adaptive
systems thinking
2. Manage connectivity
Insights Resilience
Rubik
GEF/CONANP Efforts Towards Achieving Aichi Goals 9 and 12
ENDANGERED SPECIES
“Strengthening NPA capacities for conservation of endangered species”
The project aims at improving management effectiveness of PAs for conservation of priority endangered species. The outcomes includes: . The strengthing of adaptive management frameworks and institutional capacities (CONANP). . Implement participation schemes to guarantee local participation. . Incrase the protected coverange through new PAs and biological corridors, and .Increase the financial sustainability through an Endowment Fund.
14 species and 21 protected areas
Aichi Goal 12: Strengthening Management of the Protected Area System to Better Conserve Endangered Species and their Habitats
The proyect focuses on 14 apecies and 21 PA
GEF SUPPORT 4 YEARS
(USD$ 5 MILLIONS)
MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT (USD 1 MILLION)
UNDP AS IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY
PROYECT OTUCOMES BUDGET
2017 -2020
ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND ( FMCN)
1 MILL GEF
+ 1 MILL GOB MEX
2 MILL + CONTRIBUTIONS
+ YIELDS
2 MILL + CONTRIBUTIONS
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YIELDS
2 MILL + CONTRIBUTIONS
+ YIELDS
MEXICAN SPECIES CONSERVATION ACTION PLANS
PROJECT FUNDING ALLOCATION
GEF/CONANP Efforts Towards Achieving Aichi Goals 9 and 12
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
“Enhancing capacity to implement the National IAS Strategy”
PROTECTED AREAS
PROJECTS AMOUNT
US $
INVASIVE SPP.
2015 2016 2015 2016
RB EL VIZCAINO 2 2 2,018.50 39,789.94 4
PN CUMBRES DE MONTERREY
1 2 442.93 12,472.00 5
APFF TUTUACA - 1 630.43 33,930.40 4
APFF SIERRA DE ÁLAMOS-RIO CUCHUJAQUI
2 1 12,688.12 10,695.33 3
RB LOS TUXTLAS 1 2 2,438.82 28,878.69 4
PN CAÑON DEL SUMIDERO 2 2 11,610.33 18,823.84 1
RB MARISMAS NACIONALES 1 2 4,538.36 34,020.39 1
APRN VALLE DE BRAVO 1 2 1,543.58 52,468.94 9
RB SIAN KA´AN - 2 533.71 - 1
TOTAL 10 16 36,444.78 231,079.53
Aichi Goal 9: Enhancing National Capacities to Manage Invasive Alien Species (IAS) by Implementing the National Strategy on IAS
Output 2.2. Enhanced IAS surveillance and control strategies reduce introduction rates from productive landscapes and contain populations below thresholds that endanger endemic species and their habitats at 9 mainland Protected Areas.
Selected Mainland Protected Areas Project Sites
Regional Offices CONANP
Sierra de Álamos Río Cuchujaqui
El Vizcaíno
Tutuaca
Marismas Nacionales Nayarit
Cumbres de Monterrey
Valle de Bravo
Cañón del Sumidero
Sian Ka’an
Biosphere Reserve
National Park
Flora and Fauna Protected Area
Natural Resources Protected Area
Categories of protected area in Mexico
Los Tuxtlas
BIOFIN
“Biodiversity Finance Initiative”
Federal budget for the environmental sector
2015-2017
Source: UNDP BOFIN, 2016
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CONAGUA CONAFOR SEMARNAT CONANP
PROFEPA IMTA INECC
In only two years, the total budget for the environmental sector has
had 47% decrease.
2015
(millones de pesos)
Total biodiversity expenditure
In 2015, 0.10% GDP
0.38% of total federal budget Good news,
but…
we need to look beyond increasing budgets! • Efficiency • Reallocate funds • Avoid future costs • Bring new players
to the table
35% of total biodiversity expenditure comes from other sectors
Avoiding future costs
Investing today in conservation and sustainable management, rather than on land
restoration CONAFOR: developing finance solution with development
banks to increase funding into sustainable use programs
Mainstreaming strategies
Efficency: Improve results, deliver better
Providing visibility to environmental, social
and economic benefits of biodiversity
programs
CONANP’s Action Plan for Strategic Financing
Reallocate budgets from other
sectors
Support mainstreaming strategies realigning
resources and avoiding negative incentives
Work with Congress
Increasing resources from
diversified sources
Connecting the public sector with private
sector: private enterprises, private and
international/national development banks
BIOFIN framework for financing solutions
Opportunity to increase biodiversity expenditures through other sectors budgets: BIOFIN has supported the mainstreaming process in Mexico towards and beyond COP 13. Modifying “operation rules” of productive programs, avoiding future costs and promoting synergies at the regional level.