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Terminal evaluation of the project "Integrated Natural Resources Management in Degraded Landscapes in the Forest-Steppe Zone of Ukraine"

Project code: GCP/UKR/004/GFF, GEF ID: 9813

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 106 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title Project Evaluation Series

Series number No. 25/2024

Synopsis (short abstract) The project’s objective was to promote the restoration of degraded landscapes in the forest-steppe and steppe zones of Ukraine by scaling up integrated natural resources management practices. The project was particularly relevant in terms of environmental degradation and climate change, as it took important first steps towards a land degradation neutrality monitoring system and integrated land use management plans in Ukraine, thus contributing to the enhanced integration of environmental policy into governance systems.Despite challenges caused by the ongoing war, the project’s activities and incentives stand out as good practices to replicate. The project significantly implemented successful capacity building, which led to increased information sharing and the development of draft laws on environmental protection. Numerous demonstration and capacity building activities on good conservation agricultural practices and enhanced technologies like no till drill, subsurface drip irrigation, crop rotation and sustainable shelterbelt management generated greater awareness. In addition, promising income generation activities for women were implemented successfully.

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FAO. 2024. Terminal evaluation of the project "Integrated Natural Resources Management in Degraded Landscapes in the Forest-Steppe Zone of Ukraine" - Project code: GCP/UKR/004/GFF, GEF ID: 9813. Project Evaluation Series, No. 25/2024. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1416en

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