The financial mechanism plays a role in fostering and promoting regional and sub-regional cooperation. In the past two decades, noticeable global, regional and subregional cooperation on biodiversity and ecosystem services has been linked to global, regional and subregional projects financed by the financial mechanism.
GEF Report: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/14/Add.1, 2016
Country
Agency
Project Name
GEF Total
Cofinance
Total Project Cost
Global
World Bank/UNDP
Coordinate Action and Learning to Combat Wildlife Crime
7,183,486
58,000,000
65,183,486
Global
UNEP
Support to Eligible Parties for the Revision of NBSAPs and Development of the Fifth National Report to the CBD (Phase III)
968,000
830,000
1,798,000
Country
Project Name
BD
Total GEF
Cofinance
Total Project Cost
Global
Implementation of the Arafura and Timor Seas Regional and National Strategic Action Programs
4.49
10.28
101.55
111.60
Global
CFI: Coastal Fisheries Initiative (PROGRAM)
7.05
33.46
201.50
234.96
Global
Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development (PROGRAM)
80.1
130.58
703.82
834.40
Global
Cities-IAP: Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP-PROGRAM)
6.40
137.82
1478.65
1616.47
Global
TRI The Restoration Initiative - Fostering Innovation and Integration in Support of the Bonn Challenge
13.20
54.13
201.45
255.58
Global
The Global Environmental Commons. Solutions for a Crowded Planet
0.50
2.02
2.33
4.35
COP12: UNEP/CBD/COP/12/14/ADD1, 16 July 2014 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country
Agency
Title
GEF Total
Cofinance
Total Project Cost
Global
UNEP
UNEP-GEF Project for Sustainable Capacity Building for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH)
4,699,684
9,725,680
14,425,364
Global
UNDP
Strengthening Human Resources, Legal Frameworks and Institutional Capacities to Implement the Nagoya Protocol
12,000,000
12,000,000
24,000,000
Global
UNEP
Mainstreaming Biodiversity Information into the Heart of Government Decision Making
5,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
Global
CI
Effectively Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Government Policy and Private Sector Practice Piloting Sustainability Models to Take the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) to Scale
9,800,000
84,500,000
94,300,000
Global
World Bank
Fighting Against Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Trade in Africa The Case of African Elephants
2,000,000
1,800,000
3,800,000
Global
UNDP/UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible Countries for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 17 Through a Globally Guided NBSAPs Update Process
1,700,000
2,000,000
3,700,000
Global
UNDP
Parks, People, Planet: Protected Areas as Solutions to Global Challenges
1,826,484
4,500,000
6,326,484
Global
UNEP
Alliance for Zero Extiction (AZE): Conserving Earth's Most Irreplaceable Sites for Endangered Biodiversity
2,000,000
4,400,000
6,400,000
Global
CI
Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management in Priority Socio Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes
1,909,000
5,800,000
7,709,000
Global
WWFUS
Protected Areas Planning in the Era of Climate Change (PAPEC)
1,804,862
2,467,000
4,271,862
Global
UNDP
Rhino Impact Bonds An Innovative Financing Mechanism for Site-Based Rhinoceros Conservation
1,721,500
5,164,500
6,886,000
Global
UNEP
Supply Change: Securing Food, Sustaining Forests
2,000,000
2,725,000
4,725,000
Global
UNEP
Knowledge for Action: Promoting Innovation Among Environmental Funds
913,240
2,522,800
3,436,040
Global
UNDP
Transboundary Cooperation for Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Conservation
1,070,000
4,500,000
5,570,000
Global
UNEP
UNEP-GEF Project for Sustainable Capacity Building for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH)
4,699,684
9,725,680
14,425,364
Global
UNEP
Global Support for the Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing
1,000,000
627,500
1,627,500
Country
Title
Biodiversity
GEF Total
Cofinance
Total Project Cost
Global
Global Forest Watch 2.0 FW 2.0
1,849,315
5,479,452
68,300,000
73,779,452
Global
GEF SGP Fifth Operational Phase - Implementing the Program Using STAR Resources II
17,370,922
72,851,267
75,766,000
148,617,267
Global
GEF SGP Fifth Operational Phase - Implementing the Program Using STAR Resources III
549,138
6,965,151
7,250,000
14,215,151
Global (FAO)
ABNJ: Strengthening Global Capacity to Effectively Manage Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)
506,227
1,000,000
4,599,000
5,599,000
Agency
Country
Title
GEF Grant ($)
Cofinance ($)
FAO
Global
Participatory Assessment of Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management in Grassland and Pastoral Systems
2,639,726
6,000,000
UNEP
Global
Building the Foundation for Forest Landscape Restoration at Scale
1,900,000
9,300,000
FAO
Global
Securing Tenure Rights for Forest Landscape Dependent Communities: Linking Science with Policy to Advance Tenure Security, Sustainable Forest Management and People's Livelihoods
2,000,000
4,545,852
World Bank
Global/Regional
MENA: Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Sharing and Coordination Project
1,000,000
487,500
UNDP
Global
Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities
6,186,750
34,590,000
UNEP
Global
Targeted Research for Improving Understanding of the Global Nitrogen Cycle towards the Establishment of an International Nutrient Management System INMS
6,734,250
47,622,900
COP 11: UNEP/CBD/COP/11/8, 17 September 2012 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country
GEF Agency
Project Title
GEF BD Grant
Cofinance
Total Project Cost
Global
UNEP
Enhancing The Conservation Effectiveness of Seagrass Ecosystems Supporting Globally Significant Populations of Dugong Across the Indian and Pacific Oceans Basins (Short Title: The Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project)
4,902,272
16,872,950
21,775,222
Global
UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible Parties (LDCs & SIDs) for the Revision of the NBSAPs and Development of Fifth National Report to the CBD - Phase 1
6,798,000
6,450,000
13,248,000
Global
UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible Parties (LDCs & SIDs) for the Revision of the NBSAPs and Development of Fifth National Report to the CBD - Phase II
6,118,200
5,313,637
11,431,837
Global
UNEP
Capacity Building for the Early Entry into Force of the Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing
944,750
1,051,650
1,996,400
Global
UNEP
Preparation of the Second National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety-North Africa (NA), Asia (A), Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
970,775
820,000
1,790,775
Global
UNEP
Preparation of the Second National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety-:LAC and Pacific Regions
924,425
780,000
1,704,425
Global
UNEP
Partnering for Natural Resource Management - Conservation Council of Nations (CCN)
909,071
1,437,712
2,346,783
Global
UNEP
Support to Preparation of the Second National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety-North Africa (NA), Asia (A), Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
970,775
820,000
1,790,775
Global
UNEP
Support to Preparation of the Second National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety-:Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Regions
924,425
780,000
1,704,425
Country
Agency
Project Title
BD Grant
Total GEF Grant
Cofinance
Global
UNDP
Fifth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Program - Implementing the program using STAR resources I
13,309,507
40,828,365
35,924,519
Global
UNEP
The GLOBE Legislator Forest Initiative
212,121
1,000,000
1,187,050
Global
FAO/UNEP, World Bank
ABNJ Global Sustainable Fisheries Management and Biodiversity Conservation in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (PROGRAM)
19,601,852
43,547,119
222,741,000
Global
UNDP
Fifth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Program - Implementing the program using STAR resources I
13,309,507
40,828,365
35,924,519
COP 10: UNEP/CBD/COP/10/6, 2 August 2010 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country
GEF Agency
Project Title
GEF Amount ($)
Cofinancing Amount ($)
Total ($)
Global
UNEP
BS:UNEP-GEF Project for Continued Enhancement of Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the BCH II
2,500,000
2,515,000
5,015,000
Global
World Bank
Save Our Species
4,900,000
8,890,000
13,790,000
Global (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela)
UNEP
Communities of Conservation: Safeguarding the World's Most Threatened Species
1,775,000
1,775,000
3,550,000
Global (Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Turkey)
UNEP/FAO
Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use for Improved Human Nutrition and Well-being
5,517,618
8,410,000
13,927,618
Global (Chile, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam)
UNEP
Expanding FSC Certification at Landscape-level through Incorporating Additional Eco-system Services
2,880,000
2,880,000
5,760,000
Global (Chile, Lesotho, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam, South Africa)
UNEP
Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ)
6,296,637
14,045,000
20,341,637
Global
UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for carrying out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments - Phase III
1,000,000
1,100,000
2,100,000
Global
UNDP/UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for Carrying out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments- Phase II
1,000,000
712,050
1,712,050
Global
UNDP/UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for Carrying out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments- Phase II
1,000,000
752,950
1,752,950
Global
UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for carrying out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments - Phase III
1,000,000
1,100,000
2,100,000
Global
UNEP
International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems
1,000,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
Global
World Bank
Tiger Futures: Mainstreaming Conservation in Large Landscapes
950,000
1,850,000
2,800,000
Country
Agency
Title
GEF Grant($)
Biodiversity contribution($)
Cofinancing ($)
Global
World Bank
Capacity Development for Climate Change Mitigation through Sustainable Forest Management in non-Annex I Countries
1,000,000
333,000
2,400,000
Global
UNEP
Facilitating financing for Sustainable Forest Management in SIDS and LFCCs
950,000
475,000
1,000,000
COP 9: UNEP/CBD/COP/9/9, 2 May 2008 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country
GEF Agency
Project Title
GEF Amount ($ million)
Cofinancing Amount ($ million)
Total Amount ($ million)
Global
UNDP
Supporting Country Early Action on Protected Areas
9.4
4.036
13.436
Global
UNEP
Building the Partnership to Track Progress at the Global Level in Achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target (Phase I)
3.639
10.3808
14.0198
Global
UNDP
Institutionalizing Payments for Ecosystem Services
5.690939
12.027
17.71794
Global
World Bank
Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF), Phase 2
20
80
100
Global (China, Ecuador, Morocco, Uganda)
UNEP
Conservation and Use of Crop Genetic Diversity to Control Pests and Diseases in Support of Sustainable Agriculture (Phase 1)
3.411148
4.274344
7.685492
Global (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Brazil)
UNEP
Conservation & Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture through an Ecosystem Approach
7.810682
18.64732
26.458
Global (Indonesia, Malaysia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Brazil)
World Bank/IFC
Biodiversity and Agricultural Commodities Program (BACP), Phase 1
7
11.674
18.674
Global (Peru, Chile, China, Tunisia, Philippines, Algeria)
FAO
Conservation and Adaptive Management of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
3.5
14.5
18
Global
World Bank
Assessment and Recommendations on Improving Access of Indigenous Peoples to Conservation Funding
0.25
0.36
0.61
Global
UNDP/UNEP
Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for Carrying Out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments – Phase I.
World Bank-GEF Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership, Tranche 1, 1st Allocation
5.00
Global
SGP Small Grants Program, 4th Operational Phase, RAF Allocation 2
3.13
Global
SGP Small Grants Program, 4th Operational Phase, RAF Allocations 1
9.66
Global
Carbon Benefits Project (CBP): Modeling, Measurement and Monitoring
1.67
COP 8: UNEP/CBD/COP/8/10, 6 February 2006 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country Name
IA
Project Name
GEF Amount
Co-fin Amount
Total
Global
UNEP
Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) of the Cartagena Protocol FP
$4.62
$0.35
$4.97
Global
UNEP
Development of National Biosafety Frameworks Project (Add-on) FP
$5.22
$0.00
$5.22
Global
UNEP
Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) -- (add-on to include 89 additional countries) FP
$8.91
$1.05
$9.96
Global
UNEP
Development of National Biosafety Frameworks Project (10 additional countries) - Add On FP
$2.61
$0.75
$3.36
Global
UNEP
UNEP Support to CBD Parties for Preparation of Third National Reports to the COP of CBD MSP
$1.00
$0.00
$1.00
Global
UNDP
National Reporting to the CBD: Supporting Countries to Prepare the Third National Report on Biodiversity MSP
$1.00
$0.00
$1.00
Global
World Bank
Development Marketplace MSP
$1.00
$2.34
$3.34
Global (Brazil, Mexico, Cameroon)
UNEP
Improved Certification Schemes for Sustainable Tropical Forest Management MSP
$0.96
$0.47
$1.43
COP 7: UNEP/CBD/COP/7/9, 17 December 2003 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country
Project Name
IA
GEF Financing (US$ m)
Total Financing (US$ m)
Global (Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Uganda)
Conservation and Sustainable Management of Below Ground Biodiversity
UNEP
5.30
8.88
Global (Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan)
In-situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives through Enhanced Information Management and Field Application
UNEP
6.16
12.68
Global
Ecosystems, Protected Areas and People
UNEP
1.00
5.61
Global
Global Biodiversity Forum (GBF): Multistakeholder Support for the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity - Phase III
UNEP
1.00
4.10
Global
Barriers and Best Practices in Integrated Management of Mountain Ecosystems
UNEP
0.93
2.12
Global (Ecuador, Kenya, Philippines, Ukraine)
Biodiversity Indicators for National Use
UNEP
0.85
1.46
COP 6: UNEP/CBD/COP/6/9, 12 February 2002 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
COUNTRY
PROJECT NAME
IMPLEMEN-TING AGENCY
GEF FINANCING (IN US$ MILLIONS)
TOTAL FINANCING (IN US$ MILLIONS)
Global
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
UNEP
7.31
24.92
Global
Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund
World Bank
25.00
100.00
Global
Development of National Biosafety Frameworks
UNEP
26.09
38.43
COP 5: UNEP/CBD/COP/5/7, 14 December 1999 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
COUNTRY
PROJECT NAME
GEF FINANCING (IN US$ MILLIONS)
TOTAL FINANCING (IN US$ MILLIONS)
Global
Promoting Best Practices for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity of Global Significance in Arid and Semi-arid Zones
0.75
0.90
Global
Development of Best Practices and Dissemination of Lessons Learned for Dealing with the Global Problem of Alien Species that Threaten Biological Diversity
0.75
3.98
Global
Global Biodiversity Forum Phase II
0.75
1.64
COP 4: UNEP/CBD/COP/4/15, 27 February 1998 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country/ies
Project Name
IA
GEF grant
Cofinancing
Total cost
Global
Support Programme for Biodiversity Enabling Activities
UNDP
$0.33
0
$0.33
Global
Training Programme on Biological Diversity (BIOTRAIN)
UNDP
$0.10
0
$0.10
Global
Biodiversity Country Studies -Phase II
UNEP
$2.00
$0.10
$2.10
Global
Biodiversity Data Management Capacitation in Developing Countries and Networking Biodiversity Information