Current Projects

To provide support for the preparation of NCs to the UNFCCC, which comply with Convention reporting requirements and national development needs in 50 Non-Annex Parties.

To reverse land degradation trends in the Gran Chaco through supporting sustainable land management in the productive landscape.

The project specifically aims to support SSA countries in the planning and implementation of programmatic investments to scale up SLM using an ecosystem approach by capitalizing on NEPAD and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) comparative advantages of driving and strengthening of African processes.

Reduce threats to globally important biodiversity through integrating the findings and tools of ecosystem service assessments in policy and decision making

The development objective is to contribute to the effective protection and sustainable use of the water and land resources of the Amazon Basin, based upon the principles of integrated water resources management (IWRM), and manage the effects of climate change (CC) within Amazonian communities in a coordinated and coherent way. This will be accomplished by the eight signatory countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, within the framework of the ACTO, through a program of strategic interventions. Project’s specific objective is to elaborate a Strategic Action Program (SAP) for the Amazon Basin and create the necessary enabling social-economic environment for the future implementation of the SAP, inclusive of strategic measures relating to adaptation by the countries to the effects of global climate change on the Basin.

The Projects development objective is to accelerate the development and utilization of geothermal resources in the Rift Valley as a pathway to low carbon development in the region. The Program’s global objective is to facilitate reduction of the growth rate of GHG emissions in the region through geothermal energy development to produce electricity.

To expand protected area coverage of globally significant marine biodiversity and increase the management effectiveness of the national marine protected area network across the Bahamian archipelago

The overall objective (goal) of the project is to pilot nationally-driven integrated processes and approaches to reporting to the three Rio Conventions (CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC). More specifically, the project will (a) develop integrated approaches to data collection/analysis and information management of relevance to the three Rio Conventions; (b) increase synergies in the process of reporting to the three Conventions without compromising COP decisions in this regard; and (c) contribute to improved overall planning and decision-making processes at the country-level related to the implementation of these Conventions.

With the overarching goal of improving decision-making for the conservation of global biodiversity, the main objective of this project is to enable GEF eligible CBD Parties to assess progress towards the achievement of the 2010 Biodiversity Targets at the national level and to develop the Fourth National Report to the CBD.

This review should be read along with earlier review which preceded this review sheet).The objective of the project is the conservation and sustainable use of the international watershed and biodiversity of the Fouta Djallon highlands. The project will build on the experiences of the Fouta Djallon Programme coordinated by ICO-OAU which was aimed at promoting holistic approaches to integrated ecosystem management-based participatory and community-based strategies.

The immediate objective of the project is to develop and test tools which can be used in decision-making to support the conservation of indigenous farm animal genetic diversity in developing countries.NOTE:For earlier comments on concept note and PDF-B, please see database entry.

The Project Development objective is to protect transboundary waters in the Niger and Senegal River Basins through elimination of POPs pesticide-use and substantial reduction and elimination of other toxic pesticides used in agriculture; while augmenting agricultural productivity and net economic benefits to farmers. The Project Purpose is to demonstrate best practices for contaminant prevention and increased agricultural productivity through participatory farmer-education approaches. Key project objectives are: 1) awareness raising and establishing community baselines, 2) assessments of freshwater contaminants, 3) developing Best Practices, and 4) developing IPPM community and trainer networks.

The overall development goal of the project is to strengthen sustainable livelihoods through improved management and utilization of tropical fruit genetic diversity. The project objective is to improve the conservation and use of tropical fruit genetic diversity in Asia by strengthening the capacity of farmers, local communities and institutions.

The project’s primary goal is to carry out in-depth surveys of HCFC consumption and, where applicable, production in Article 2 countries with economies in transition (CEITs) in Europe and Central Asia (specifically Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Ukraine), and identify needs for further activities to assist these countries to remain in compliance with their Montreal Protocol obligations.

The development goal of the project is to conserve, sustainably use and manage pollinators. The project has three principal objectives. The project will (1) develop and implement tools, methodologies, strategies and best management practices for pollinator conservation and sustainable use. (2) build local, national, regional and global capacities to enable the design, planning and implementation of interventions to mitigate pollinator population declines, and establish sustainable pollinator management practices, and (3) promote the co-ordination and integration of activities related to the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators at the international level to enhance global synergies.

To revise and better incorporate the decisions and work programmes of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity {CBD} into the existing National Biodiversity Strategy (NBS) to make it conform to the work programme of the CBD and the 2010 targets set by the CBD; to finalize the existing draft Action Plan to facilitate the implementation of the National Strategy and to come up with a draft National Policy paper on biological diversity. ; 18.To develop a home grown National Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) in order to provide more and improved information on Ghana´s biodiversity, for public awareness, and technical and scientific cooperation both within Ghana and with partner countries, taking into consideration the checklist of recommended criteria issued by the CBD in 2005.

The project overall goal is to enhance abilities of Kenya to address global environmental issues related to land degradation, climate change, biodiversity conservation and chemical management through effective, coordinated and integrated implementation of respective multi-lateral environmental agreements.

The main objective of this NCSA project is to identify and determine the nature of the critical capacity constraints for global environmental management, and to prepare a national strategy and action plan for addressing them. In addition the NCSA process will identify, through a country-driven consultative process, priorities and needs for capacity-building to protect the global environment, and develop new thematic programmes for the areas of biodiversity (inclusive of wetlands), climate change and land degradation.

To serve as simplified and direct channels of communication for information relating to the urgent and immediate needs for adaptation in Angola; •To build national capacity of Angolan expertise in the field of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, thereby ensuring an enabling environment for the implementation of the UNFCCC; and, •To facilitate capacity building for the preparation of national communications, and addressing urgent and immediate adaptation needs.

Objective1: To promote further development of the national CHM through improvement of biodiversity information exchange under the priority thematic programs and cross-cutting issues; Objective 2: To identify priority thematic databases (information systems), to be compiled by integration of the already existing thematic datasets on the basis of common standards and formats, and to establish their linkage to the Web in order to facilitate fast public access to the information. Objective 3: To develop capacity and establish CHM network at the sub-national level, including regional (sub-national) and thematic focal points and to make plans and recommendations on how Russia will sustain the CHM from in country resources. Objective 4: To unify information support for decision making through further development of the institute of experts, establishment and maintenance of the information requests service. Objective 5: To develop the scientific and technical collaboration support mechanism on the basis of national and international experience through monitoring of potential partners' needs. Objective 6: To develop CHM to operate at an international level, including a dual language website.

The overall objective of the project is to implement in Tunisia, by 2008, a workable, responsive and transparent NBF, in line with the national development priorities, the Cartagena Protocol and other international obligations. The project will provide the necessary financial and technical assistance to: - Transform Tunisian National Biosafety Framework to a legally binding national biosafety regulatory regime through the enactment of Laws, and drafting of implementing regulations, decrees, orders; - Prepare specific training guides and manuals; - Train decision makers, scientists, administrative and technical staff on legal, scientific and technical matters;· - Enhance existing institutional facilities and infrastructures to undertake GMO detection and monitoring activities;· - Set up a mechanism for monitoring of enforcement; -·Strengthen channels for communication and information dissemination nationally, as well as through the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH);· - Promote public awareness and participation

This project is designed to establish a dedicated financial facility for energy efficiency and renewable energy in Eastern Europe and CIS that can serve as a vehicle for the large-scale participation of private sector investors in partnership with public entities. The proposal is to support the development of a US$ 250 million public-private equity Fund that will be able to complement other funding schemes (including those implemented or contemplated by the GEF and/or other supporting institutions) and, as a result, leverage an investment volume of upt to US$ 2 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

To identify, through a country-driven consultative process, priorities and needs for capacity building to protect the global environment.

The NCSA process will afford Barbados an important opportunity to conduct a thorough assessment of its national capacity to assist in protecting the global environment by effectively implementing the Rio Conventions, specifically the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) and the Convention to Combat Drought and Desertification (UNCCD). It will also contribute to the implementation of the broader National Sustainable Development Policy

The project will: i. Enable the preparation of the National Implementation Plan with respect to POPs in The Bahamas; ii. Assist The Bahamas in meeting its reporting and other obligations under the Convention; iii. Strengthen The Bahamas’ national capacity to manage POPs specifically and chemicals generally.