Current Projects

To facilitate access to GEF funding by 52 countries for Enabling Activities to meet their obligations under the UNCCD a) alignment of NAPs with 10 – Year Strategy and b) Reporting and Review process

To facilitate access to GEF funding by Georgia for Enabling Activities to meet their obligations under the UNCCD a) alignment of NAPs with 10 – Year Strategy and b) Reporting and Review process.

To facilitate access to GEF funding by Madagascar for Enabling Activities to meet their obligations under the UNCCD a) alignment of NAPs with 10 – Year Strategy and b) Reporting and Review process.

To establish a working dialogue between equatorial African Governments that focuses on transboundary transport of major macronutrients in view of creating regional cooperation to advocate for changes in national and regional rural development programs

to support communities and policy makers in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa to effectively implement and upscale SLM in the Molopo-Nossob catchment area and thereby contribute to restoration of the integrity and functioning of the entire Kalahari-Namib ecosystem.

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.

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.

In response to outcomes of COP 15 of UNCCD, decisions 9 and 11 of COP15, this project aims to support eligible countries to utilize GEF resources for implementing the Convention and the UNCCD Strategy (2018-2030), which is a comprehensive global commitment to avoid and reduce desertification and land degradation and to restore the productivity of degraded land to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN). The project will support Parties to enhance their national-level institutions and technical capacities for effective and timely preparation and submission of the 2026 UNCCD national reports. To achieve this, the project will offer technical support to the UNCCD National Focal Points, equipping them with the technical tools to collect data and submit national reports through the Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System (PRAIS) reporting tool.

The main objective of this project is to provide methodological and technical support to UNCCD Parties in preparing and submitting their 2026 national report on the implementation of the 2018-2030 Strategic Framework of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Through feedback received from Parties, the project will initiate the next iteration of the reporting forms and platform. The project also supports countries in tracking progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 and estimating SDG indicator 15.3.1, the proportion of land that is degraded over total land area, as contribution to the follow-up and review of progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The project also supports the development of capacity of Parties to mobilize resources, track and incorporate reliable financial resources data into national planning.

To effectively conserve biodiversity in the Socotra Archipelago and sustainably manage the Aden wetlands in Yemen

To demonstrate an integrated approach to climate-resilient and inclusive urban development in SJK by combining wetland conservation, renewable energy, and e-mobility solutions with strengthened coordination, institutional capacity, and sustainable planning practices.

Supporting integrated, low-carbon, and nature-positive urban development in Kenya through the adoption of policies, capacity building, neighborhood design, pilot implementation and resource mobilization, to generate global environmental benefits.

Integration of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) within new port infrastructure investments in Malaysia to enhance biodiversity and port resilience

Mexico is on track towards a net-zero and nature positive economy, achieved through a climate-just transition

Accelerating the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive economy in Trinidad and Tobago

To restore degraded landscapes, enhance biodiversity, contribute to mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and promote resilient livelihoods in the drylands of Ethiopia as part of the country’s contribution to the regional Great Green Wall initiative (GGWI).

To improve the sustainable management of natural resources and enhance the climate resilience, livelihoods and production capacity of vulnerable communities in degraded landscapes in the Bahr El Gazal and Hadjer Lamis regions of Chad

Restore and conserve forest ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, improve livelihood, and build resilience to climate change.

To restore degraded ecosystems through agro-sylvo-pastoral practices and strengthened institutional capacity while promoting climate-resilient value chains and women-led enterprises in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative.

Restore and sustainably manage degraded lands and ecosystems, and to enhance biodiversity conservation, community resilience and livelihoods through integrated natural resources management and improved governance frameworks in Niger.

To build a coordinated framework that advances green and sustainable development in the GGW Region by strengthening capacities, promoting resilient livelihoods, restoring natural resources, and enhancing regional adaptation.