Current Projects

To develop and strengthen national policy and institutional capacity for sustainable land management (SLM) and to contribute to achieving the national land degradation neutrality target with integrated landscape management in north-western mountainous ecos

National and regional capacity for the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of hazardous waste including DDT and other POPs in place in both countries in line with the requirements of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions.

The objective of the project is to increase the capacity of government and local communities in Uganda to implement EbA in wetland and forest ecosystems to reduce vulnerability to climate change.

To combat illegal wildlife trade by strengthening PA legislative and management systems through institutional strengthening, improved information management and monitoring, and community empowerment through both national and site level actions.

Integrated Natural Resource Management alleviates land degradation, addresses loss of biodiversity, reduces emission of GHGs, maintains forest and oasis ecosystem services and improves livelihoods in the Air Massif of Niger.

To decrease the vulnerability of local communities living in the Barind Tract and Haor Area to the negative impacts of climate change, using Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approaches.

To optimise sustainable land use management, biodiversity conservation, and access of local communities to renewable household energy security and climate change mitigation in Madagascar.

Improved biodiversity conservation and community livelihoods in three landscapes in the Western Highlands (WHC) and South Region of Cameroon, through participatory community-based landscape management in the WHC and the development of enterprises based on responsible resource use.

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

To transform degraded forest landscapes into biodiversity and climate-friendly areas of sustainable agricultural / agroforestry production

Accelerate the decarbonisation of the heating sector in Chile by fostering the deployment of district energy systems

To ensure scaling up and the sustainability of REDD+ financing mechanisms at the national level in order to address deforestation and forest degradation and support effective protected areas management.

To provide global streamlined support, capacity building and coordination to help developing countries meet enhanced transparency requirements under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement.

Improving water security, human and ecosystem health, and climate resilience in coastal hot spots.

Foster MedProgramme-wide learning and dissemination of knowledge, effective portfolio coordination and synergistic interactions among CPs, gender mainstreaming and monitoring progress to impacts.

Balancing of competing water uses in priority coastal areas through water, food, energy and ecosystems integrated governance, to enhance environmental security and sharing of benefits.

To achieve measurable reductions in levels of POPs and mercury in priority Mediterranean coastal hot spots and catchment areas.

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

To further complete the process of implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) through the creation of additional capacities in the areas of monitoring, detection, liability and redress, and education.

To implement innovative technical small-scale solutions in the Wider Caribbean Region using an integrated water and wastewater management approach building on sustainable financing mechanisms piloted through the Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Manag

Leverage and build upon existing parliamentary caucus architecture to raise awareness about blue economy opportunities and Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programs and elevate marine issues amongst legislators in order to facilitate regional coop

To advance the process of implementation of the Cartagena Protocol through an innovative approach that promotes a strong link between biosafety and biodiversity

To strengthen systemic, institutional and individual capacity for effective implementation of the Rio Conventions in South Sudan

Implementing the Strategic Action Program (SAP), promoting Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and source-to-sea approaches, to improve ecological, social and economic benefits and, enabling the countries to meet their relevant SDG and convention

The overarching objective of the LDCF project is to build the resilience of local communities in the Kathmandu Valley to the increasing impacts of climate change, such as flooding, landslides and drought.