Side Event

UNDP/GEF/CBD project Supporting Country Action for CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Organizer
United Nations Development Programme

Date and Time
12 February 2008 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA 2)

The side even will present the above mentioned project, running since July 2007. The project is providing grants to countries, focusing on SIDS and LDCs, to support the implementation of critical PoWPA activities. The presentation will describe the grant making / review process, eligibility requirements, will give an overview of the grants approved to 11 countries in 2007, and provide information on the prospects for the subsequent rounds of applications.