National Protected Area System II - with focus on coastal and marine areas

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Sector Protection of the environment and natural resources Core problem The Ministry of the Environment and Water does not have the procedures, tools and alliances to counter increasing threats and to involve other actors as well as the local population in the effective management of marine and coastal protected areas, thus ensuring the protection of valuable ecosystems. Module objective The aim of the module is to strengthen effective and participatory management of marine and coastal protected areas in priority regions by investing in infrastructure and equipment for protected area administrations and by financing planning documents at protected area level, but also at network level. Direct target group The local population in the protected areas and their surroundings who depend on the use of natural resources. Indirect target group The protected area administrations, the relevant units of the Ministry of the Environment and Water, and state actors responsible for fisheries and control. Indirect target group The population who benefits from the preservation of biodiversity and its ecosystem services. Recipient/project sponsor Ministry of Environment and Water in Ecuador (Ministerio del Ambiente y Agua del Ecuador, MAAE) Other cooperation partners Municipalities and protected area administrations in the project region Key outputs A The management capacities of the prioritized marine and coastal protected areas and their network are improved. B The control and monitoring of the marine and coastal protected areas in the prioritized regions are improved. C The natural resources of the prioritized marine and coastal protected areas are used sustainably by the local population. D The financial sustainability of the prioritized marine and coastal protected areas is improved. Total costs approx. EUR 16.56 million FC grant EUR 14.0 million