Current Projects

Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention contributes to the protection of human health and the environment from the risks posed by unintentional and intentional emissions and releases, unsound use and management of mercury in Indonesia.

Develop and start implementing the plan for the establishment of a national Network of Protected Areas in Iraq

Develop the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention in order to comply with article 7 under the Stockholm Convention and develop the Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) to facilitate the ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention.

To Build and Strengthen Institutional Capacities for LMO Detection in Support of National Decision Making Processes in Biosafety Regulatory Systems in the Southern Africa Region

Madagascars network of new PAs is effectively managed to provide enhanced protection and better representation of key ecosystems for economic and environmental benefit

To restore the ecological balance of the Adriatic Sea through implementation of the Ecosystem Approach and improve sub-regional management capacity through Marine Spatial Planning

Develop the National Implementation Plan (NIP) in order to comply with article 7 under the Stockholm Convention

Build climate resilience in the Comoros by rehabilitating watersheds and forests and diversifying adaptive livelihoods

To reduce the vulnerability of communities living in three medium-sized Latin American and Caribbean cities to the effects of climate change through the integration of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) into urban planning in the medium- to long-term.

To improve the understanding of the global/region N cycle and investigate / test practices and management policies at the regional, national and local levels with a view to reduce negative impacts of reactive nitrogen on the ecosystems

To secure significant global climate change mitigation and environmental benefits by instituting efficient lighting policies and creating a framework for innovative financial mechanisms that promote innovative and high efficiency products

To ensure a low carbon path for the Mauritius, by establishing the national capacity for formulating and prioritizing nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), particularly those found in “MID”, and further, develop the local capability to design and implement NAMA in the energy sector

Establish knowledge base and enabling policy and institutional environment for SLM consideration in the country development agenda

Create and strengthen conservation caucuses of Members in national congresses of Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to build political will for enhanced management of natural resources for development and conservation.

Review and update the National Implementation Plan (NIP) in order to comply with article 7 under the Stockholm Convention

Increase the climate change resilience of livelihoods and integrated productive agricultural systems in the White Nile State through Ecosystem Based Adaptation approaches

This project will establish a Pacific Island Country (PIC) network of national and regional databases for monitoring, evaluating, and analyzing environmental information to support environmental planning, forecasting, and reporting requirements at all levels.

To strengthen and expand the PA network of, and mainstream biodiversity conservation in, the Bakossi Banyang Mbo landscape

To facilitate access to GEF funding by Lebanon for Enabling Activities to meet its obligations under the UNCCD: a) Development and alignment of NAP with 10 – Year Strategy and b) Reporting and Review process.

To reverse land degradation and improve living conditions in the Bongolava Region of Western Madagascar through participatory sustainable management of the grasslands

Development of National Action Plans to reduce the use of mercury and mercury compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in participating countries.

To mainstream the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity for resilient agriculture and sustainable production to improve livelihoods and access and benefit sharing

The development objective is to promote the adoption and adaption of sustainable land and forest ecosystem management (SLEM) practices across the productive landscape of Kakamega-Nandi ecosystem

To protect human health and the environment from the risks posed by the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing in Guinea and Niger by developing NAPs in compliance with Annex C of the Minamata Convention.

To build national and sub-national capacity for medium- and long-term adaptation planning, accessing innovative financing mechanisms and implementing cost-effective adaptation interventions focused on ecosystems for communities and sectors vulnerable to climate change in Antigua and Barbuda.