Current Projects

Project Objective: With the overarching goal of integrating CBD Obligations into National Planning Processes through Enabling Activities, the main objective of this project is to enable GEF eligible LDCs and SIDs to revise the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and to develop the Fifth National Report to the CBD

With the overarching goal of integrating CBD Obligations into National Planning Processes through Enabling Activities, the main objective of this project is to enable Mongolia to revise its National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and to develop the Fifth National Report to the CBD

With the overarching goal of integrating CBD Obligations into National Planning Processes through Enabling Activities, the main objective of this project is to enable Mongolia to revise its National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and to develop the Fifth National Report to the CBD

Global Foundations for reducing nutrient enrichment and oxygen depletion form land based pollution in support of global nutrient cycle

Contribute to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Island Biodiversity Programme of Work by supporting an integrated ecosystem approach to biodiversity conservation management at local level in four Pacific countries.

To strengthen the conservation and sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity through mainstreaming into national and global nutrition, food and livelihood security strategies and programmes.

With the overarching goal of integrating CBD Obligations into National Planning Processes through Enabling Activities, the main objective of this project is to enable Mongolia to revise its National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and to develop the Fifth National Report to the CBD

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

In the context of the Cartagena Convention and its LBS Protocol2, to pilot revolving financing mechanisms and their related wastewater management reforms that can be subsequently established as feasible instruments to provide sustainable financing for the implementation of environmentally sound and cost-effective wastewater management measures.

The Overall Goal of the project is that by 2013 Jordan has a workable and transparent national biosafety framework, in line with its national development priorities and international obligations.

To advance implementation of the PIPA Management Plan 2010 - 2014 through a twin focus on: (i) Core Operation (capacity, infrastructure, zonation, enforcement,tourism, monitoring, evaluation) and Strategic Outcomes (atoll restoration, reverse fishing license, World Heritage site management, climate change adaptation), and (ii) to design and operationalise PIPA's Sustainable Financing System.

The overall goal is to support Indonesia in implementing the Cartagena Protocol, inline with Agenda 21, the Indonesian Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, the Indonesian Summit on Sustainable Development of 2004, and the National Development Medium Plan 2004-2009

To assist the Republic of Tajikistan to implement its National Biosafety Framework (NBF) in order to comply with the Cartagena Protocol

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 mainstream energy efficiency (EE) measures into housing policies, building codes, and building practices in East Africa and to achieve considerable avoidance of CO2 emissions as a result of improved building practices.

To ensure data-driven policy design and implementation by facilitating and mainstreaming biodiversity information into decision-making and policy development processes

To Assist GEF-Eligible Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Africa to prepare and make timely submission of their Second National Reports on measures that each party has taken to implement the Protocol in line with Article 33

To assist Nigeria through capacity building activities to address identified gaps in legal, technical and adminstrative measures in ensuring compliance to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Institutional, individual; and systemic capacities of stakeholders are increased to effectively implement the Biological Diversity Act and the Rules to achieve biodiversity conservation through implementing ABS agreements in India.

Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in line with national priorities and obligations to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

To enable Afghanistan to better meet its immediate obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity, especially in relation to Article 6 by developing a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, which incorporates the decisions and work programmes of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and submit it to the CBD Secretariat.

a)To make recommendations on how a future NBSAP should be like (without revising the NBSAP itself) according to new information already collected by the NCSA process and other processes. b)To carry out any additional assessment of capacity development needs required for the effective and efficient implementation of the priority objectives of the NBSAP.

To reduce the risk of climate change on lives and livelihoods from impacts on water resources in the Comoros

To have a workable and transparent national biosafety framework in place in Peru that will contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by enabling full implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and of national biosafety regulations.

To assist Madagascar to put in place a functional and transparent national biosafety framework, in accordance with national development priorities, and to fulfill its obligations as a Party to the Cartagena Protocol, and other related international instruments.