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    By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.
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    By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems.
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    By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and in harmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into account national socio economic conditions.
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    By 2020, at the latest, Governments, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps to achieve or have implemented plans for sustainable production and consumption and have kept the impacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits.
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    By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced.
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    By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits.
    Target7
    By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity.
    Target8
    By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity.
    Target9
    By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species are controlled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent their introduction and establishment.
    Target10
    By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity and functioning.
    Target11
    By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.
    Target12
    By 2020 the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained.
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    By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and of wild relatives, including other socio-economically as well as culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversity.
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    By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.
    Target15
    By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification.
    Target16
    By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in force and operational, consistent with national legislation.
    Target17
    By 2015 each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commenced implementing an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity strategy and action plan.
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    By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levels.
    Target19
    By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and applied.
    Target20
    By 2020, at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources for effectively implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidated and agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, should increase substantially from the current levels. This target will be subject to changes contingent to resource needs assessments to be developed and reported by Parties.

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    Goal1
    No poverty
    Goal2
    Zero hunger
    Goal3
    Good health and well-being
    Goal4
    Quality education
    Goal5
    Gender equality
    Goal6
    Clean water and sanitation
    Goal7
    Affordable and clean energy
    Goal8
    Decent work and economic growth
    Goal9
    Industry, innovation, infrastructure
    Goal10
    Reduced inequalities
    Goal11
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Goal12
    Responsible consumption, production
    Goal13
    Climate action
    Goal14
    Life below water
    Goal15
    Life on land
    Goal16
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Goal17
    Partnerships for the goals

  • Aichi Biodiversity Targets

    What does each target means
    Target1
    By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.
    Target2
    By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems.
    Target3
    By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and in harmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into account national socio economic conditions.
    Target4
    By 2020, at the latest, Governments, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps to achieve or have implemented plans for sustainable production and consumption and have kept the impacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits.
    Target5
    By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced.
    Target6
    By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits.
    Target7
    By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity.
    Target8
    By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity.
    Target9
    By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species are controlled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent their introduction and establishment.
    Target10
    By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity and functioning.
    Target11
    By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.
    Target12
    By 2020 the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained.
    Target13
    By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and of wild relatives, including other socio-economically as well as culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversity.
    Target14
    By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.
    Target15
    By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification.
    Target16
    By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in force and operational, consistent with national legislation.
    Target17
    By 2015 each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commenced implementing an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity strategy and action plan.
    Target18
    By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levels.
    Target19
    By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and applied.
    Target20
    By 2020, at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources for effectively implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidated and agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, should increase substantially from the current levels. This target will be subject to changes contingent to resource needs assessments to be developed and reported by Parties.
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Call for Proposals

The Secretariat for the Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM) is pleased to announce that the SDM has opened a call for proposals for SDM 2022 projects. The SDM is one of the collaborative activities of the International Partnership for Satoyama Initiative which facilitate the implementation of activities under the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) through the provision of seed funding. The SDM selects up to five IPSI member organisations with convincing proposals through its selection process and criteria specified in this page. The upper limit of the grant amount for one organisation is twenty thousand (20,000) US dollars.

The deadline for applications is Friday 12 August 2022. IPSI members are kindly invited to submit project proposals through the Online Application at the bottom of this page, or, if it does not work, by email to the SDM Secretariat (sdm@iges.or.jp). Project proposals for developing and/or implementing IPSI collaborative activities will be welcomed (see here for more about IPSI Collaborative Activities).

  • Deadline of applications: Friday 12 August 2022
  • Applications submission: Online Application form (recommended), or email to sdm@iges.or.jp
  • Number of organisations to be selected: up to five IPSI member organisations
  • Grant amount per project: up to US$ 20,000
  • Project period: up to 12 months
Call for Proposals

Overall process

The SDM invites all interested and eligible IPSI members (see eligibility criteria) to apply for the SDM to implement the activities that fall under either of the four project types and address the SDM objectives using the format provided by the SDM. The SDM selects up to six projects from among the eligible applications through a three-step evaluation process (see Project selection).

The successful grant recipients prepare the grant agreement (GA) and the project implementation plan documents. IGES, on behalf of the SDM Secretariat, disburses the first instalment upon agreement on GA with each recipient. In the course of the project implementation, the grant recipients are recommended to provide updates to the SDM Secretariat when they make major progress.

The SDM mandates the grant recipients to submit the final project evaluation report at the project end. The SDM Secretariat, upon the endorsement of the final project evaluation report, disburses the final instalment.

Overall process Overall process

Project selection

The SDM follows a three-step process, eligibility assessment, screening and prioritisation, to select grant recipients. It first prepares a longlist of applications that fulfill eligibility criteria, and narrows it down to a short list after an evaluation against the screening criteria. The SDM Executive Board concludes the selection process among the shortlisted applications referring to the prioritisation criteria.

Project selection Project selection

1. Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria

  • The applicant is an approved member of the IPSI at the date of submission of the project proposal.
  • The applicant has agreed to act as focal point of the proposed project to be contacted by the SDM Secretariat, if the proposal is to be jointly implemented by more than one IPSI members.
  • The applicant has demonstrated sufficient institutional capability to implement the proposed project.
  • The applicant has demonstrated sufficient English proficiency to deliver a good project report.
  • The applicant is not a member of either the Advisory Group or the Executive Board of SDM.
  • Any applicant that makes an unequivocally false presentation of him/herself or his/her organisation will be excluded from the SDM.
  • The applicant does NOT have an ongoing SDM project as of the application date.

2. Screening criteria

Relevance

  • Addresses critical local needs.
  • Contributes to SDM priority areas and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, particularly OECMs1, landscape/seascape restoration, conservation and collaboration with indigenous peoples and local communities, resilience enhancement, and sustainable food/material production.

Effectiveness

  • Specifies concrete outputs and outcomes of the project, and logically presents the project components and activities leading to these.
  • Engages multiple stakeholders necessary to generate intended outcomes.

Feasibility

  • Proposes activities that effectively utilise time and resources while fitting within the given timeline and budget.
  • Demonstrates appropriate implementation capacity of the proponent with clear roles of those involved.

Sustainability

  • Properly identifies the measures to mitigate possible risks that may emerge during the project implementation.
  • Identifies self-reliant operating mechanisms for the continuation and/or further development of project activities upon completion of the project

1Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures. See its guiding principles, common characteristics and criteria for identification in CBD/COP/DEC/14/8 Annex III
(https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-14/cop-14-dec-08-en.pdf)

3. Prioritisation criteria

  • Potential for an innovation or a best practice
  • Underrepresented regions, sectors and/or landscape/seascape types.
  • Implements an IPSI Collaborative Activity
    (https://satoyama-initiative.org/activities/ipsi-collaborative-activities/) that has already been endorsed by IPSI, or formulates a new IPSI Collaborative Activity.
  • Applicants not previously been selected by the SDM.
  • Demonstrates a strong need of support from the SDM (e.g., limited access to other funding sources).

Application

Please read this document carefully before preparing the application:

Satoyama Development Mechanism
Framework and Procedures 2022 (1MB)

Application by Online Form

Please download and fill out the excel document, and upload it at the Online form below.

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ONLINE FORM

Upload documents and fill out the information by Online form.

Online Application

Application by email

If you want to apply by e-mail, please attach the following file and send it to the e-mail address down below.
sdm@iges.or.jp

  • Application Form(196 KB) *Please enable macros once you open the file.
  • ・Photos which represent the SEPLS of the project site (5 photos saved in a zip file)
  • ・Project location and size (images or satellite photos of the project site. Please draw a line to make clear the project site in the map, if possible.)
  • Example of application documents
  • ・ Application Form
  • ・ Project location and size