Current Projects

To formulate a comprehensive, binational, ecosystem-based action programme(SAP) based on the principles of integrated water resources management, for the sustainable management and use of the Rio Bravo throughout its basin, and to create the necessary enabling social-economic and policy mechanisms for implementing the agreed action programme and engendering the neccesary reforms.

To assist Ecuador to have a workable and transparent national biosafety framework in place, to fulfill its obligations as a Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and thus contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection of biodiversity and human health from modern biotechnology.

The GEF biodiversity add-on project contains three main objectives: a) Capacity assessment for Taxonomy and revision : To carry out any additional assessment of capacity development needs required for the effective and efficient implementation of the priority objectives of the NBSAP. This is in accordance with the GEF Guidelines for Additional Funding of Biodiversity Enabling Activities (Expedited Procedures) issued in February 2000 and CoP Decisions II/7, IV/1 D, V/9 (priority), VI/5, VI/8, VI/23, VI/24 of the Conference of the Parties. b) Capacity assessment for ABS: To undertake in depth consultations on Access to Benefit Sharing (ABS) and Taxonomy as guided by the GEF in the 2000 guidelines for expedited procedures for Add on funds in the area of Biodiversity enabling activities. c) Development of a national CHM: To further develop the capacity of the CHM to improve the availability and dissemination of biodiversity-relevant information at both national and regional levels.

To enable the countries of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem to address priority transboundary concerns on declining fisheries, associated biodiversity and water quality through governance reforms, investments and management programs. The long-term environmental goal of the CCLME program is to reverse the degradation of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem caused by over-fishing, habitat modification and changes in water quality by adoption of an ecosystem-based management approach.

To deal with the technical, legal, infrastructural and biosafety management gaps faced by Cuba’s National Competent Authorities to ensure the successful and sustainable implementation of the Cartagena Protocol

To consolidate and implement an operable biosafety framework for the safe use of biotechnology in El Salvador, in accordance with national priorities and international obligations.

The GEF Biodiversity Add-On Project has 3 main objectives: (i) Objective 1: To establish and operationalise a CHM to improve information sharing and management and to enhance implementation of Article 18 on scientific and technical cooperation within and between countries, for effective implementation of the CBD. The CHM will help Uganda to report on progress towards the CBD 2010 target through better identification, compilation and effective use of information on biodiversity. (ii) Objective 2: To carry out an Assessment on capacity for several biodiversity components including: a) Role of Ingenious Knowledge and Practices in the Conservation of Biodiversity and Develop Guidelines for Sustainable Use of Biodiversity to support and strengthen management of biodiversity resources as well as monitoring programmes by the various government institutions. b) Initial assessment and monitoring programs, including taxonomy iii. Objective 3:Carry out any additional assessment of capacity development needs required for effective implementation of the NBSAP. In particular, emerging issues on Biodiversity conservation in the areas of oil and gas exploration are important in Uganda and needs concerned with these areas will be elaborated on.

To provide support for the preparation of NCs to the UNFCCC, which comply with Convention reporting requirements and national development needs in 50 Non-Annex Parties.

To reverse land degradation trends in the Gran Chaco through supporting sustainable land management in the productive landscape.

Reduce threats to globally important biodiversity through integrating the findings and tools of ecosystem service assessments in policy and decision making

The development objective is to contribute to the effective protection and sustainable use of the water and land resources of the Amazon Basin, based upon the principles of integrated water resources management (IWRM), and manage the effects of climate change (CC) within Amazonian communities in a coordinated and coherent way. This will be accomplished by the eight signatory countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, within the framework of the ACTO, through a program of strategic interventions. Project’s specific objective is to elaborate a Strategic Action Program (SAP) for the Amazon Basin and create the necessary enabling social-economic environment for the future implementation of the SAP, inclusive of strategic measures relating to adaptation by the countries to the effects of global climate change on the Basin.

The Projects development objective is to accelerate the development and utilization of geothermal resources in the Rift Valley as a pathway to low carbon development in the region. The Program’s global objective is to facilitate reduction of the growth rate of GHG emissions in the region through geothermal energy development to produce electricity.

To expand protected area coverage of globally significant marine biodiversity and increase the management effectiveness of the national marine protected area network across the Bahamian archipelago

The overall objective (goal) of the project is to pilot nationally-driven integrated processes and approaches to reporting to the three Rio Conventions (CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC). More specifically, the project will (a) develop integrated approaches to data collection/analysis and information management of relevance to the three Rio Conventions; (b) increase synergies in the process of reporting to the three Conventions without compromising COP decisions in this regard; and (c) contribute to improved overall planning and decision-making processes at the country-level related to the implementation of these Conventions.

With the overarching goal of improving decision-making for the conservation of global biodiversity, the main objective of this project is to enable GEF eligible CBD Parties to assess progress towards the achievement of the 2010 Biodiversity Targets at the national level and to develop the Fourth National Report to the CBD.

The immediate objective of the project is to develop and test tools which can be used in decision-making to support the conservation of indigenous farm animal genetic diversity in developing countries.NOTE:For earlier comments on concept note and PDF-B, please see database entry.

The Project Development objective is to protect transboundary waters in the Niger and Senegal River Basins through elimination of POPs pesticide-use and substantial reduction and elimination of other toxic pesticides used in agriculture; while augmenting agricultural productivity and net economic benefits to farmers. The Project Purpose is to demonstrate best practices for contaminant prevention and increased agricultural productivity through participatory farmer-education approaches. Key project objectives are: 1) awareness raising and establishing community baselines, 2) assessments of freshwater contaminants, 3) developing Best Practices, and 4) developing IPPM community and trainer networks.

The overall development goal of the project is to strengthen sustainable livelihoods through improved management and utilization of tropical fruit genetic diversity. The project objective is to improve the conservation and use of tropical fruit genetic diversity in Asia by strengthening the capacity of farmers, local communities and institutions.

The project’s primary goal is to carry out in-depth surveys of HCFC consumption and, where applicable, production in Article 2 countries with economies in transition (CEITs) in Europe and Central Asia (specifically Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Ukraine), and identify needs for further activities to assist these countries to remain in compliance with their Montreal Protocol obligations.

The development goal of the project is to conserve, sustainably use and manage pollinators. The project has three principal objectives. The project will (1) develop and implement tools, methodologies, strategies and best management practices for pollinator conservation and sustainable use. (2) build local, national, regional and global capacities to enable the design, planning and implementation of interventions to mitigate pollinator population declines, and establish sustainable pollinator management practices, and (3) promote the co-ordination and integration of activities related to the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators at the international level to enhance global synergies.

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.

The main objective of this NCSA project is to identify and determine the nature of the critical capacity constraints for global environmental management, and to prepare a national strategy and action plan for addressing them. In addition the NCSA process will identify, through a country-driven consultative process, priorities and needs for capacity-building to protect the global environment, and develop new thematic programmes for the areas of biodiversity (inclusive of wetlands), climate change and land degradation.

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.

Objective1: To promote further development of the national CHM through improvement of biodiversity information exchange under the priority thematic programs and cross-cutting issues; Objective 2: To identify priority thematic databases (information systems), to be compiled by integration of the already existing thematic datasets on the basis of common standards and formats, and to establish their linkage to the Web in order to facilitate fast public access to the information. Objective 3: To develop capacity and establish CHM network at the sub-national level, including regional (sub-national) and thematic focal points and to make plans and recommendations on how Russia will sustain the CHM from in country resources. Objective 4: To unify information support for decision making through further development of the institute of experts, establishment and maintenance of the information requests service. Objective 5: To develop the scientific and technical collaboration support mechanism on the basis of national and international experience through monitoring of potential partners' needs. Objective 6: To develop CHM to operate at an international level, including a dual language website.