Cooperation and Partnerships

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (1971)

Decision 16/35. Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations

9. Welcomes the sixth joint work plan (2024–2030) of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat;

Decision 14/30. Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations and initiatives

15. Calls upon Parties, in accordance with national priorities and capacity, in the light of the results of the consultation process conducted under the “Caring for Coasts” initiative, the resulting work plan presented in the information document issued by the Executive Secretary and the related resolutions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals at its twelfth meeting and the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat at its thirteenth meeting to provide further support for the implementation of the activities of the proposed work plan, including, among other things, the global “Coastal Forum” focused on coastal wetland conservation;

16. Requests the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of resources, to further coordinate the “Caring for Coasts” initiative with the secretariats of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, and other relevant organizations, such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in the context of its Blue Bio Trade Initiative, in order to advance synergies in their work on the management and restoration of coastal ecosystems worldwide;

Decision XII/6 on Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations and initiatives

6. Welcomes the progress made under the Convention on Migratory Species, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the World Heritage Convention, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to reflect the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in their work;

7. Welcomes the fifth joint work plan (2011–2020) between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention and the joint work plan 2012-2014 between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Migratory Species;

Decision X/20. Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives

14. Notes the progress in implementation of the joint work plan between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and expresses its appreciation to the Ramsar Convention, and its Secretariat and Scientific and Technical Review Panel, for the continued cooperation and welcomes the extension of the joint work plan for the period beyond 2010;

IX/27. Cooperation among multilateral environmental agreements and other organizations

3. Underlining the important role of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions in exploring options for enhancing synergies, avoiding duplication of efforts and improving the coherent implementation of the biodiversity-related conventions, encourages the executive heads of the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on Migratory Species, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the World Heritage Convention, and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, to meet on a more regular basis;

VIII/16. Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives

6. Welcomes the paper developed jointly by the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) and the World Heritage Convention on options for enhanced cooperation among the biodiversity-related conventions (UNEP/CBD/WG-RI/1/7/Add.2), and encourages the liaison group of the biodiversity-related conventions to address concrete elements such as harmonization of national reporting, and applying the provisional framework of goals and targets for evaluating progress towards 2010, and indicators consistent with this framework, across the conventions;

VII/26. Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives

2. Requests in this context, the Executive Secretary, to invite the secretariats of the other four biodiversity conventions (CITES, Ramsar, CMS and World Heritage Convention) to form a liaison group to enhance coherence and cooperation in their implementation, and to report on progress made to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties;

Decision VI/20 Cooperation with other organizations, initiatives and conventions

Cooperation with the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)

15. Welcomes and endorses the third joint work plan (2002-2006) between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)(39);

Decision V/21 Cooperation with other bodies

4. Welcomes and endorses the second joint work plan (2000-2001) between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/5/INF/12), and commends it as a useful example of future cooperation between the Convention on Biological Diversity and other environmental conventions;

5. Notes that the second joint work plan between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands includes a range of cooperative actions in relation to several ecosystem themes and cross-cutting issues of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as proposing actions to harmonize institutional processes, and requests the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the Executive Secretary to take these actions fully into consideration in furthering the respective programmes of work for these areas;

Decision IV/15. The relationship of the Convention on Biological Diversity with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance

2. Endorses the Joint Work Plan with the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar) contained in UNEP/CBD/COP/4/Inf.8, as recommended by decisions III/21 and IV/4 as a framework for enhanced cooperation between these conventions and encourages its implementation;

Decision III/21 Relationship of the Convention with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance

2. Endorses the memoranda of cooperation entered into by the Executive Secretary with the secretariats of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and encourages the development of further such arrangements with relevant international biological diversity-related bodies, including regional conventions;

5. Encourages the further development of cooperative arrangements at the scientific and technical level with appropriate biological diversity-related conventions and institutions, such as the Scientific Council of the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species and the Scientific and Technical Review Panel of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, through the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice; Decision III/21 Relationship of the Convention with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance

7. Decides:

(a) In relation to cooperation with the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance:

(i) to note the Strategic Plan for 1997-2002 adopted by the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, in March 1996, which includes actions aimed at creating synergy between that Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity;

(ii) to invite the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance to cooperate as a lead partner in the implementation of activities under the Convention related to wetlands, and, in particular, requests the Executive Secretary to seek inputs from the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, in the preparation of documentation concerning the status and trends of inland water ecosystems for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties at its fourth meeting;

8. Urges the Parties to ensure that the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, and of migratory species and their habitats, are fully incorporated into national strategies, plan and programmes to preserve biological diversity;

10. Calls on the national focal points of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the competent authorities of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to cooperate on the implementation of these conventions at the national level to avoid duplication of effort;

GEF-financed wetlands projects (updated July 2025)

Afghanistan, Iran, Regional: Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Use of the Sistan Basin, $2,000,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $10,100,000

Albania: Butrint National Park: Biodiversity and Global Heritage Conservation, $950,000 ,The World Bank, $1,208,160

Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Tunisia, Regional: Conservation of Wetland and Coastal Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Region, $13,273,200 ,United Nations Development Programme, $28,620,900

Algeria: El Kala National Park and Wetlands Complex Management, $9,200,000 ,The World Bank, $2,360,000

Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional: Inventory, Evaluation and Monitoring of Botanical Diversity in Southern Africa: A Regional Capacity and Institution Building Network, $4,725,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $4,537,000

Antigua and Barbuda: Demonstrating the Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Island Resource Management Mechanism in a Small Island Developing State, $2,995,930 ,United Nations Development Programme, $4,703,300

Argentina: Strengthening Fisheries Governance to Protect Freshwater and Wetland Biodiversity, $2,355,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $5,264,050

Argentina: Management and Conservation of Wetland Biodiversity in the Esteros del Ibera, $975,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $9,394,125

Bangladesh: Community-based Management of Tanguar Haor Wetland in Bangladesh, $4,050,913 ,United Nations Development Programme, $17,200,000

Bangladesh: Ecosystem-based Approaches to Adaptation (EbA) in the Drought-prone Barind Tract and Haor "Wetland" Area, $5,200,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $55,032,617

Bangladesh: Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management at Cox's Bazar and Hakakuki Haor, $5,520,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $7,080,000

Bangladesh: Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation, $5,000,000 ,The World Bank, $55,800,000

Belarus: Conservation of Wetland Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Freshwater Ecosystems in the Western Dvina/Daugava Transboundary River Basin, $3,826,941 ,United Nations Development Programme, $26,954,500

Belarus: Conservation-oriented Management of Forests and Wetlands to Achieve Multiple Benefits, $4,263,561 ,United Nations Development Programme, $14,230,000

Belarus: Catalyzing Sustainability of the Wetland Protected Areas System in Belarusian Polesie through Increased Management Efficiency and Realigned Land Use Practices, $2,191,500 ,United Nations Development Programme, $9,094,000

Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Romania, Regional: Danube/Black Sea Strategic Partnership - Nutrient Reduction Investment Fund: Tranche 2, $1,750,000 ,The World Bank, $-

Benin: Community-based Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Management Project, $4,300,000 ,The World Bank, $7,300,000

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Regional: Addressing Transboundary Concerns in the Volta River Basin and its Downstream Coastal Area, $5,347,380 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $11,022,231

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Introducing Nature Based Solutions to Ensure Resilient Ecosystems, Green Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods, $4,834,530 ,United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, $40,150,000

Bosnia-Herzegovina: DBSB Water Quality Protection Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea, $8,900,000 ,The World Bank, $11,370,000

Botswana: Building Local Capacity for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Okavango Delta, $4,000,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $12,143,125

Brazil: Restoration of Wetlands and other important Amazonian Ecosystems - Capacity-building, innovation, development and technological transfer for ecological restoration and climate change mitigation, $5,000,000 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $49,127,320

Brazil: Strengthening participatory natural resource management processes for sustainable economic development, conservation of biodiversity and maintenance of carbon stocks in Amazon Wetlands., $3,411,644 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $31,304,661

Brazil: Integrated Watershed Management Program for the Pantanal and Upper Paraguay River Basin, $6,329,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $9,788,000

Brazil, China, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Uganda, Global: People, Land Management, and Environmental Change (PLEC), $6,176,300 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $4,816,600

Bulgaria: Lake Pomorie Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management Project, $863,100 ,The World Bank, $1,118,090

Bulgaria: DBSB: Wetland Restoration and Pollution Reduction Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea, $7,500,000 ,The World Bank, $5,780,000

Burkina Faso: Adapting Natural Resource Dependent Livelihoods to Climate induced Risks in Selected Landscapes in Burkina Faso: the Boucle du Mouhoun Forest Corridor and the Mare d'Oursi Wetlands Basin, $7,000,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $30,672,541

Burundi: Agricultural Rehabilitation and Sustainable Land Management Project, $5,000,000 ,The World Bank, $35,520,000

Burundi, Congo DR, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Regional: Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project (NTEAP), Phase II, $6,700,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $71,990,000

Burundi, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Regional: Mainstreaming Groundwater Considerations into the Integrated Management of the Nile River Basin, $1,000,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $2,890,800

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam, Regional: Mekong River Basin Water Utilization Project, $11,000,000 ,The World Bank, $5,300,000

Chile: Mainstreaming Conservation of Coastal Wetlands of Chile’s South Center Biodiversity Hotspot through Adaptive Management of Coastal Area Ecosystems, $5,146,804 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $19,991,990

China: Strengthening the protected area network for migratory bird conservation along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) in China, $8,932,420 ,United Nations Development Programme, $87,054,532

China: Expanding the Coverage and Strengthening the Management of Wetland Protected Areas in Sichuan Province, China, $2,652,294 ,United Nations Development Programme, $18,009,342

China: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Wetland Protected Area System in Anhui Province, $2,654,771 ,United Nations Development Programme, $18,147,255

China: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Wetland Protected Area System in Hubei Province, $2,654,771 ,United Nations Development Programme, $18,158,634

China: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Network in the Daxinganling Landscape, $3,544,679 ,United Nations Development Programme, $24,500,000

China: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Wetland Protected Area System in Hainan for Conservation of Globally Significant Biodiversity, $2,634,771 ,United Nations Development Programme, $18,000,000

China: CBPF-MSL: Piloting Provincial-level Wetland Protected Area System in Jiangxi Province, $5,289,000 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $26,692,000

China: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Sub-system of Wetland Protected Areas for Conservation of Globally Significant Biodiversity, $2,654,771 ,United Nations Development Programme, $16,800,000

China: CBPF-MSL: Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Landscape in Altai Mountains and Wetlands, $3,544,679 ,United Nations Development Programme, $22,000,000

China: CBPF-MSL Main Streams of Life – Wetland PA System Strengthening for Biodiversity Conservation (PROGRAM), $33,473 ,United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, $-

China: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Land Management in the Soda Saline-alkaline Wetlands Agro Pastoral Landscapes in the Western Area of the Jilin Province, $2,627,000 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $16,800,000

China: Securing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use in China's Dongting Lake Protected Areas, $2,950,000 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $7,600,000

China: CBPF: Demonstration of Estuarine Biodiversity Conservation, Restoration, and Protected Area Networking, $3,516,400 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $11,845,080

China: CBPF: Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands System Protection, $2,250,000 ,Asian Development Bank, $76,390,000

China: Participatory Planning and Implementation in the Management of Shantou Intertidal Wetland, $400,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $515,200

China: WB-GEF POL Ningbo Water and Environment Project - under WB/GEF Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the LME of East Asia, $5,000,000 ,The World Bank, $140,100,000

China: Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project, $12,140,000 ,Asian Development Bank, $43,410,000

China: Wetland Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use, $11,689,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $23,024,324

China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Regional: Development of a Wetland Site and Flyway Network for Conservation of the Siberian Crane and Other Migratory Waterbirds in Asia, $10,000,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $13,334,370

Colombia: Sustainable Low Carbon Development in Colombia's Orinoquia Region, $5,936,073 ,The World Bank, $30,086,672

Congo: CBSP- Integrated management of mangrove and associated wetlands and coastal forests ecosystems of the Republic of Congo, $950,000 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $2,394,200

Congo DR, Congo, Regional: CBSP Catalyzing Sustainable Forest Management in the Lake Tele-Lake Tumba (LTLT) Transboundary Wetland Landscape, $2,172,726 ,United Nations Development Programme, $3,040,000

Costa Rica: Conservation, Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, and Maintenance of Ecosystem Services of Internationally Important Protected Wetlands, $3,705,873 ,United Nations Development Programme, $17,188,318

Croatia: Kopacki Rit Wetlands Management Project, $750,000 ,The World Bank, $1,100,000

Czech Republic: Biodiversity Protection, $2,000,000 ,The World Bank, $750,000

Ecuador: Wetland Priorities for Conservation Action, $718,388 ,The World Bank, $191,500

Ecuador, Kenya, Philippines, Ukraine, Regional: Biodiversity Indicators for National Use, $823,200 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $610,000

Egypt: Lake Manzala Engineered Wetlands, $4,500,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $6,630,000

El Salvador: Conservation, Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, and Maintenance of Ecosystem Services in Protected Wetlands of International Importance, $2,191,781 ,United Nations Development Programme, $8,914,667

Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, Türkiye, Regional: Enhancing Conservation of the Critical Network of Sites of Wetlands Required by Migratory Waterbirds on the African/Eurasian Flyways., $6,000,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $6,195,229

Gabon: Sustainable Management of Critical Wetlands Ecosystems Project, $8,471,000 ,The World Bank, $37,226,267

Gambia: Integrated Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Management, $960,104 ,The World Bank, $789,000

Georgia: Integrated Coastal Management Project, $1,300,000 ,The World Bank, $6,300,000

Ghana: Coastal Wetlands Management, $7,200,000 ,The World Bank, $1,100,000

Guatemala: Access to and Benefit Sharing and Protection of Traditional Knowledge to Promote Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use, $874,500 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $972,014

Guyana: Securing a Living Amazon through Landscape Connectivity in Southern Guyana., $5,152,753 ,World Wildlife Fund - US Chapter, $4,624,395

India: CoHABITAT – Conservation and sustainable management of wetlands, forest and grasslands to secure the population of Migratory species along Central Asian Flyway in India, $10,709,174 ,United Nations Development Programme, $72,670,000

India: Integrated Management of Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IMWBES), $4,196,575 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $20,217,000

Indonesia: The Greater Berbak-Sembilang Integrated Coastal Wetlands Conservation Project, $731,750 ,The World Bank, $867,500

Indonesia, Malaysia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Brazil, Global: Biodiversity and Agricultural Commodities Program (BACP), Phase 1, $7,000,000 ,The World Bank, International Finance Corporation, $12,926,000

Iran: Conservation of Iranian Wetlands, $2,915,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $9,790,000

Jordan: Final Consolidation and Conservation of Azraq Wetlands and Dana Wildlands by RSCN to Address New Pressures, $1,949,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $750,000

Kazakhstan: Integrated Conservation of Priority Globally Significant Migratory Bird Wetland Habitat, $8,710,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $25,670,000

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Regional: Water and Environmental Management in the Aral Sea Basin, $12,000,000 ,The World Bank, $9,000,000

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Regional: Lake Victoria Environmental Management, $35,000,000 ,The World Bank, $42,600,000

Korea DPR: Coastal Biodiversity Management of DPR Korea's West Sea, $774,523 ,United Nations Development Programme, $540,990

Lao PDR: Climate Adaptation in Wetlands Areas (CAWA), $4,717,579 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $15,367,380

Lao PDR, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Regional: Mekong River Basin Wetland Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Program, $4,109,134 ,United Nations Development Programme, $9,064,487

Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional: Sustainable Management of Inland Wetlands in Southern Africa: A Livelihoods and Ecosystem Approach, $974,825 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $1,210,716

Lithuania: Conservation of Inland Wetland Biodiversity, $3,261,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $8,958,000

Malawi: Shire Valley Transformation Program - I, $5,587,156 ,The World Bank, $39,100,000

Malaysia: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests and Associated Wetland Ecosystems, $5,985,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $7,680,000

Mauritania: Integrated Natural Resource Management of three Wetlands landscapes, two of which is located on the route of the Great Green Wall in Mauritania (Male, Djelliwar and Karakoro (PGIRN/3ZH), $5,304,587 ,International Union for Conservation of Nature, $8,921,750

Mauritania: Continental Wetlands Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change, $4,449,542 ,International Union for Conservation of Nature, $7,057,990

Mexico: Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Coastal Wetlands, $4,500,000 ,The World Bank, $19,000,000

Mexico: Environmental Services Project, $15,000,000 ,The World Bank, $141,560,000

Moldova: BBSEA Moldova WATERWISE (Wetlands and Terrestrial Ecosystem Restoration for Watershed Improvements and Sustainable Environments), $7,903,975 ,The World Bank, $71,321,263

Moldova: Conservation and sustainable management of wetlands with focus on high-nature value areas in the Prut River basin, $863,242 ,United Nations Development Programme, $20,721,728

Moldova: Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Dniester Delta Ecosystem, $975,000 ,The World Bank, $1,040,550

Moldova: DBSB Agricultural Pollution Control Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea, $4,950,000 ,The World Bank, $5,790,000

Morocco: Transhumance for Biodiversity Conservation in the Southern High Atlas, $4,252,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $5,387,000

Nepal: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands, $1,964,895 ,United Nations Development Programme, $2,097,075

Pakistan: Protection and Management of Pakistan Wetlands, $2,991,350 ,United Nations Development Programme, $8,800,650

Peru: Building human well-being and resilience in Amazonian forests by enhancing the value of biodiversity for food security and bio-businesses, in a context of climate change, $15,599,083 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, $124,561,476

Philippines: Scaling-up conservation and sustainable management of priority wetlands of the East-Asian Australasian Flyway in the Philippines (PHIL FLYWAY), $2,660,600 ,Asian Development Bank, $22,859,544

Philippines: Agusan River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management, $2,932,000 ,Asian Development Bank, $75,000,000

Poland: Biodiversity Conservation and Management in the Barycz Valley, $964,350 ,United Nations Development Programme, $10,237,351

Republic of Korea: Conservation of Globally Significant Wetlands, $2,123,905 ,United Nations Development Programme, $11,023,022

Romania: DBSB: Agricultural Pollution Control Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea, $5,150,000 ,The World Bank, $5,650,000

Romania: Danube Delta Biodiversity, $4,500,000 ,The World Bank, $300,000

Russian Federation: Conservation of Wetland Biodiversity in the Lower Volga Region, $6,488,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $8,824,000

Rwanda: Building Resilience of Communities Living in Degraded Forests, Savannahs and Wetlands of Rwanda Through an Ecosystem Management Approach, $5,500,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $9,244,000

Rwanda: Integrated Management of Critical Ecosystems, $4,300,000 ,The World Bank, $49,000,000

Samoa: Strengthening Multi-sectoral Management of Critical Landscapes, $4,736,363 ,United Nations Development Programme, $24,217,000

Senegal: Project for the Restoration and Strengthening the Resilience of the Lake de Guiers Wetland Ecosystems (PRRELAG), $1,315,525 ,African Development Bank, $27,352,708

Seychelles: Management of Avian Ecosystems, $740,000 ,The World Bank, $321,000

Sierra Leone: SPWA-BD: Wetlands Conservation Project, $1,800,000 ,The World Bank, $3,380,000

South Africa: Development, Empowerment and Conservation in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and Surrounding Region, $9,000,000 ,The World Bank, $12,700,000

South Africa: Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI), $3,147,675 ,United Nations Development Programme, $8,558,550

Sri Lanka: Seventh Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Program in Sri Lanka, $1,822,146 ,United Nations Development Programme, $5,070,000

Türkiye: Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management Project, $8,190,000 ,The World Bank, $3,350,000

Timor Leste: Improving wetlands management for biodiversity and improved human-wildlife coexistence., $2,689,908 ,Conservation International, $6,881,786

Tunisia: Bizerte Lake Environmental Project Lagoon and Marine de Pollution, $2,000,000 ,European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, $110,723,000

Uganda: Reducing the Climate Change Vulnerability of Local Communities in Uganda through EbA in Forest and Wetland Ecosystems, $4,350,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $16,600,000

Uganda: Extending Wetland protected Areas through Community Based Conservation Initiatives, $800,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $3,033,250

Ukraine: Danube Delta Biodiversity, $1,500,000 ,The World Bank, $240,000

Uruguay: Implementing Pilot Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Coastal Areas of Uruguay, $975,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $2,922,900

Uruguay: Conservation of Biodiversity in the Eastern Wetlands, $3,000,000 ,United Nations Development Programme,

Uzbekistan: Conservation and sustainable management of lakes, wetlands, and riparian corridors as pillars of a resilient and land degradation neutral Aral basin landscape supporting sustainable livelihoods, $3,552,968 ,United Nations Development Programme, $59,590,000

Venezuela: Conservation of the Biological Diversity of the Orinoco Delta Biosphere Reserve and Lower Orinoco River Basin, $9,498,802 ,United Nations Development Programme, $23,284,686

Viet Nam: Conservation of Critical Wetland PAs and Linked Landscapes, $3,180,287 ,United Nations Development Programme, $14,891,600

Yemen: Integrated Conservation and Sustainable Development in Socotra Archipelago and Aden Wetlands, Yemen, $4,416,211 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $5,000,000

Yemen, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Regional: Mainstreaming Conservation of Migratory Soaring Birds into Key Productive Sectors along the Rift Valley/Red Sea Flyway (Tranches 1 and 2), $6,243,243 ,United Nations Development Programme, $4,490,232

Zambia: Building the Resilience of Local Communities in Zambia through the Introduction of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) into Priority Ecosystems, including Wetlands and Forests, $6,185,000 ,United Nations Environment Programme, $15,389,400

Zambia: Effective Management of the National Protected Areas System, $6,000,000 ,United Nations Development Programme, $35,168,000

Zimbabwe: Urban and peri-urban Resilience through Investment for Sustainable Ecosystems in Zimbabwe (U-RISE), $3,519,724 ,Food and Agriculture Organization, $15,403,000