ID: GEF-9791 Ongoing

Meeting the Challenge of 2020 in The Bahamas

Timeline

67% Complete

Start Date:

7 April 2020

End Date:

31 May 2026

Objective

Management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in The Bahamas strengthened and integrated into broader landscape planning in order to reduce pressures on ecosystem services and biodiversity from competing resource uses

Co-financing:

$ 11,972,306

Project Grant:

$ 6,243,004

Total Value:

$ 18,215,310

Portfolio:

Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation, Land Degradation

Country:

Bahamas

Partners:

BEST Commission, Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Bahamas National Trust (BNT), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Department of Agriculture

Implementing Agencies:

UNEP

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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.