Current Projects

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.

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.

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

The development goal of the project is to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in six biosphere reserves in West Africa that are predominantly composed of savanna ecosystems. The project purpose is to systematically strengthen scientific and technical capacity for effective management of the biosphere reserves. This targeted intervention strategy has been designed to complement existing investments and projects within the biosphere reserves. The project will improve the understanding of interactions between local communities and savanna ecosystems, identify and promote sustainable use of biodiversity in pilot demonstrations, strengthen stakeholder capacity at all levels, and more effectively integrate stakeholders into the management of each biosphere reserve. The project will make extensive use of the African Network of Biosphere Reserves, AfriMAB, and, in particular, the sub-regional AfriMAB network for West Africa for regional technical and scientific information exchange, capacity building, and sharing of lessons learned.

To assist the Government of Mauritania in the development of its National Action Plan for the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector, raise awareness on the Minamata Convention, and to build national capacity for the early implementation of the National Action Plan and the Minamata Convention

The project aims to support four countries: - Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Tuvalu to prepare and submit Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) and combined Biennial Transparency Report / National Communication (BTR/NCs) that will comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement (PA) reporting requirements, while responding to national development goals.

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 the national reporting is to assist Malawi monitor the status of implementation of the CBD in the country and to identify gaps and constraints. The First and Second National Biodiversity Reports were completed and submitted to the CBD Secretariat in January 1999 and May 2001, respectively.

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.

To strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems in five wilayas in Mauritania’s Great Green Wall area through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approaches

The objective of the proposed project is to enhance the climate resilience of communities in the Greater Banjul Area by scaling up investments in urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) solutions.

To reduce the adverse impacts of POPs, uPOPs and heavy metal (such as mercury) on human health and environment across the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment in SADC countries

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.

To restore and sustainably manage degraded ecosystems in the Saint-Louis region through integrated natural resource management, enhanced community resilience and livelihoods, and strengthened governance frameworks

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.

Strengthen the climate change resilience of vulnerable communities in six districts in Ethiopia by scaling up Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) best practices

Reducing Single Use Plastic pollution in the food and beverage sector (SUPiFB) through a circular economy approach in Centre, Centre-Ouest and Hauts basin regions

To accelerate the transition towards electrification of the road transport system in Rwanda, while contributing to the provision of higher quality sustainable mobility options and to the achievement of Rwanda’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) GHG emission reduction targets.

To strengthen regional capacity for the sustainable monitoring of chemicals (POPs and Mercury), to support the effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention and the implementation of the mechanism of the Minamata Convention.

To protect human health and the environment from the toxic use of mercury in Senegal’s ASGM sector