Sustainable Production Systems and Conservation of Biodiversity

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The objective of the Sustainable Production Systems and Conservation of Biodiversity Project for Panama is the same as the Project's development objective (PDO), namely to conserve globally significant biodiversity through the improvement of the management effectiveness of the Project Protected Areas and biodiversity mainstreaming in the Buffer Zones. The proposed project will contribute to two strategic objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy for GEF-5, namely: a) improve the sustainability of Protected Areas (PA) systems; and b) mainstream biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into production landscapes/ seascapes and sectors. The threats that the Project seeks to address are aligned with this strategy. The project is made up of the following four components: (1) Sustainable Management of Protected Areas. This component will improve management effectiveness and long term sustainability of the Project PAs with a focus on financial sustainability, monitoring of biodiversity, and monitoring and evaluation of the Project. This goal will rest on three interdependent areas of intervention: alliances for participatory management, biodiversity monitoring, and endowment fund. (2) Biodiversity and Sustainable Productive Landscapes. This component will mainstream biodiversity and sustainable production in PAs and Buffer Zones. It focuses on three areas of intervention: Biodiversity-friendly production systems, Strengthening of Community-based organizations (CBOs), and Municipal environmental subprojects. (3) Knowledge Management, Training and Communications. This component will develop and implement: (i) a communication and outreach strategy for dissemination of information on the Project and promotion of partnerships for the management of PAs; (ii) an awareness and fundraising campaign for the endowment fund; and (iii) an educational campaign addressed to consumers on biodiversity-friendly products and the economic value of biodiversity. It will focus on the following three areas of intervention: Knowledge management, South-South cooperation and promotion of partnerships, and Strategic communication and outreach. (4) Project Management. This component will strengthen National Environment Authority (ANAM’s) capacity for Project implementation by supporting the technical and administrative coordination of the Project. Consulting services, office equipment, audits and operational costs for activities to be undertaken by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for project management and supervision will be financed.