Protected Areas

India

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Status on Key Actions


PoWPA Key Action Implementation Progress Global Average
1.1: To establish and strengthen national and regional systems of protected areas integrated into a global network as a contribution to globally agreed goals 2 - Activity fully underway 2
1.2: To integrate protected areas into broader land- and seascapes and sectors so as to maintain ecological structure and function 2 - Activity fully underway 1
1.3: To establish and strengthen regional networks, transboundary protected areas (TBPAs) and collaboration between neighbouring protected areas across national boundaries 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 1
1.4: To substantially improve site-based protected area planning and management 2 - Activity fully underway 2
1.5: To prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of key threats to protected areas 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 1
2.1: To promote equity and benefit-sharing 2 - Activity fully underway 1
2.2: To enhance and secure involvement of indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 2
2.1: Progress in assessing protected area governance 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
3.1: To provide an enabling policy, institutional and socio-economic environment for protected areas 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 2
3.1: Progress in assessing the contribution of protected areas to local and national economies 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
3.2: To build capacity for the planning, establishment and management of protected areas 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 2
3.3: To develop, apply and transfer appropriate technologies for protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 1
3.4: To ensure financial sustainability of protected areas and national and regional systems of protected areas 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
3.5: To strengthen communication, education and public awareness 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 2
4.1: To develop and adopt minimum standards and best practices for national and regional protected area systems 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 1
4.2: To evaluate and improve the effectiveness of protected areas management 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 1
4.3: To assess and monitor protected area status and trends 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 1
4.4: To ensure that scientific knowledge contributes to the establishment and effectiveness of protected areas and protected area systems 2 - Activity fully underway 1
Progress in incorporating climate change aspects into protected areas 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
Progress in marine protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 1

Priority Actions

countries
1
actions
5
steps
12
timeframe
2012 - 2020
cost
$45,100,000

Development of Site Specific Management Plans
2013 - 2016 $27,900,000
2015 $15,000,000 1.1) Inventory and Assessment
2015 $400,000 1.2) Capacity building
2013 $5,000,000 1.3) Equipments
2016 $5,000,000 1.4) Preparation of Site Specific Management Plan
2012 - 2020 $2,500,000 1.5) Overheads (miscellaneous - 10%)
Integration of PA’s (Securing Identified Corridors and Connectivity Areas)
2020 $13,200,000
2020 $2,000,000 2.1) Public awareness and support
2020 $5,000,000 2.2) Demonstration of mainstreaming corridors and connectivity for 50 sites
2020 $5,000,000 2.3) Action plan for corridors and connectivity areas of identified sites
2012 - 2020 $1,200,000 2.4) Overheads (Miscellaneous - 10%)
Diversifying the Governance Types
2012 - 2020 $1,000,000
2020 $1,000,000 3.1) Participatory Wildlife Monitoring for strengthening managment
Protected Area Valuation Assessment
2012 - 2016 $1,000,000
2016 $1,000,000 4.1) Targeted studies on PA valuation assessment in select PAs
Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation Assessment
2012 - 2016 $2,000,000
2016 $2,000,000 5.1) Targeted studies on Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation Assessment in select PAs