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.