ID: GEF-5290 Ongoing

Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Venezuela in Accordance to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Timeline

88% Complete

Start Date:

9 August 2017

End Date:

30 April 2025

Objective

Establish a platform of legislative, regulatory, social and infrastructure to implement the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of biotechnology in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to contribute to the global conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Co-financing:

$ 2,072,000

Project Grant:

$ 1,860,000

Total Value:

$ 3,932,000

Portfolio:

Biodiversity

Country:

Venezuela

Partners:

General Direction of Biological Diversity, Ministry of Popular Power for Ecosocialism and Water (MINEA), UNDP

Implementing Agencies:

UNEP

Project Contact:

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Project Documents:

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $22 billion in financing and mobilized another $120 billion for more than 5,000 national and regional projects.