This evaluation assesses the impact of
GEF investments in nonmarine PAs and
PA systems. It defines impact, in accordance
with the Development Assistance
Committee of the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development, as
the “positive and negative, primary and
secondary long-term effects produced
by a development intervention, directly
or indirectly, intended or unintended.”
The evaluation analyzes the extent to
which the management and governance
approaches supported by the GEF have
led to the achievement of GEF objectives
on biodiversity conservation and sustainable
use. It probes into how future support
can best contribute to the conservation
and sustainable use of biodiversity by
assessing the factors and conditions that
affect the interaction between human livelihood
objectives and biodiversity objectives.
