Current Projects

Conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar through strengthened management of the New Protected Areas (Category V), with active engagement by communities, and enforcement to reduce the rate of IWT and poaching

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

Facilitate the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in participating countries through the development, review and update of the NIPs and submission to the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention

To support the Republic of South Africa prepare and submit its Fourth National Communication (NC 4) and Fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR 4) that comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements while responding to its national development goals.

To strengthen national capacities to support the accession to the Nagoya Protocol and to establish a functioning national legal and institutional framework to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources i

To strengthen South Africa’s capacity to combat illegal wildlife trade and improve protected area landscape management for increased community benefits.

To strengthen the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of rural communities in the Mauritanian wilayas of Adrar, Inchiri and Trarza, in the arid ecoregion

Mitigate GHG emissions by accelerating the introduction of electric mobility in Seychelles through demonstration in public transportation, capacity building, and preparation of upscaling and replication through development of adequate electric mobility pol

To mitigate GHG emissions in Cote d’Ivoire by accelerating the introduction of electric mobility through revision of the policy and institutional framework; training and capacity building; demonstration of electric vehicles; development of finance schemes

Mitigate GHG emissions by accelerating the introduction of electric mobility in Togo through the development of a policy framework, capacity building and demonstration of electric motorcycles to prepare for upscaling and replication.

To scale up and improve forest landscapes through community-based natural resources management in targeted trans-boundary landscapes.

To assist Zimbabwe to comply with the requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

To establish Madagascar’s ABS national framework and operational capacity to enable the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.

To catalyze transformational change at a regional level by scaling up best practices and innovations originating from sustainable forest management in transboundary landscapes. This will be realized through the following project components.

To strengthen community-based sustainable management of forest landscapes, and provide improved livelihood opportunities for targeted forest-dependent rural communities in Zambia's North West Province

To create and apply the enabling conditions for the implementation of Nagoya Protocol on the Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Regime in Niger.

To mitigate GHG emissions in Sierra Leone by accelerating the introduction of electric mobility through development of legal, regulatory and institutional framework, capacity building, demonstration pilots of electric vehicles, development of business mode

To strengthen the capacity of institutions in Malawi and set up an information system to fulfill the enhanced Transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement.

Expanding seascapes under protection and improving protected area management.

Long term vision, which takes stock of lessons learnt from past initiatives, developed leading to institutional strengthening of the GGWI and mobilization of adequate investments for a resilient and sustainable Sahel.

To strengthen institutional capacity for effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and to conduct an effective awareness campaign on Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) in Uganda

To assist GEF-Eligible Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to prepare and submit their Fourth National Reports on measures that each Party has taken to implement the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

To enhance capacities of countries in the Mediterranean region to adapt to climate change with a view to influencing wider development processes in the region.

To strengthen the capacity of government and rural communities living around wetlands and forests to adapt to climate change using EbA.

Provide participating countries targeted financial and technical support to prepare new or updated and improved TNAs, including TAPs, for prioritized technologies that reduce GHG emissions, support adaptation to climate change, and are consistent with Nationally Determined Contributions and national sustainable development objectives.