Latin America and the Caribbean regional projects

GEF Report: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/14/Add.1, 2016

CountryAgencyProject NameGEF TotalCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalUNEPPreventing COSTS of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Barbados and the OECS Countries3,881,2786,627,41210,508,690
RegionalIADBImpact Investment in Support of the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol10,070,00048,300,00058,370,000
RegionalUNEPSupport to Preparation of the Third National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - GRULAC and CEE Regions1,152,9501,025,0002,177,950
CountryProject NameBDTotal GEFCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalAmazon Sustainable Landscapes Program54.70113.68682.98796.66
RegionalCaribbean Regional Oceanscape Project0.306.48102.00108.48

COP12: UNEP/CBD/COP/12/14/ADD1, 16 July 2014 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryAgencyTitleGEF TotalCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalUNEPAdvancing the Nagoya Protocol in countries of the Caribbean Region1,826,0001,850,0003,676,000
CountryTitleBio focal areaGEF TotalCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalAdaptation to the Impact of Climate Change in Water Resources for the Andean Region1,266,4849,896,62121,100,00030,996,621
CountryTitleGEF AgencyTotal SCCF amount (grant + fees) ($)Cofinancing ($)
RegionalClimate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries SectorFAO6,142,95034,850,000
RegionalBuilding Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Latin America and the CaribbeanUNEP6,734,25021,910,000
CountriesAgencyTitleGEFCo-finance
Ecuador, PeruUNDPIntegrated Water Resources Management in the Puyango-Tumbes, Catamayo-Chira and Zarumilla Transboundary Aquifers and River Basins4,500,45020,375,773
Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Suriname, Trinidad and TobagoFAOSustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries (REBYC-II LAC)6,570,00017,062,500
RegionalUNDPCatalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of Shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CMLE+)13,952,000110,854,059
Bolivia, PeruUNDPIntegrated Water Resources Management in the Titicaca-Desaguadero-Poopo-Salar de Coipasa (TDPS) System9,088,50026,885,000
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, MexicoWWFIntegrated Transboundary Ridges-to-Reef Management of the Mesoamerican Reef9,830,00069,457,826

COP 11: UNEP/CBD/COP/11/8, 17 September 2012 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryAgencyProject TitleBD GrantTotal GEF GrantCofinance
RegionalUNEPMultiplying Environmental and Carbon Benefits in High Andean Ecosystems1,730,2833,597,27318,150,000
RegionalUNEP/UNDPImplementing Integrated Land Water and Wastewater Management in Caribbean SIDS5,525,64012,376,637118,006,108

COP 10: UNEP/CBD/COP/10/6, 2 August 2010 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryAgencyProject TitleGEF Amount ($)Cofinancing Amount ($)Total ($)
Regional (Antigua And Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts And Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines)UNEPBS Regional Project for Implementing National Biosafety Frameworks in the Caribbean Sub-region - under the GEF Biosafety Program3,344,0433,767,9507,111,993
Regional (Antigua And Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts And Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines)World BankSustainable Financing and Management of Eastern Caribbean Marine Ecosystems8,750,00014,800,00023,550,000
Regional (Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname)UNEPBS Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks in Caribbean Sub Region Countries of Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Guyana and Suriname in the Context of a Regional Project2,628,4503,150,6745,779,124
Regional (Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago)UNEPMitigating the Threats of Invasive Alien Species in the Insular Caribbean2,574,8873,084,2475,659,134
Regional (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)UNEPFacilitation of Financing for Biodiversity-based Businesses and Support of Market Development Activities in the Andean Region6,414,0217,897,95414,311,975
RegionalWorld BankLatin-America: Communication and Public Awareness Capacity-Building for Compliance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety900,0001,020,0001,920,000
Regional (Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica)UNEPStrengthening the Implementation of Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean850,000600,0001,450,000
Regional (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay)UNEP/UNDPSFM Sustainable Forest Management in the Transboundary Gran Chaco American Ecosystem6,863,6361,000,00018,600,000
Regional (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico)World BankMeso-American Barrier Reef System II6,340,0004,354,57017,500,000
Regional (Chile, Peru)UNDPTowards Ecosystem Management of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem6,925,0003,820,00025,190,000

COP 9: UNEP/CBD/COP/9/9, 2 May 2008 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryGEF AgencyProject TitleGEF Amount ($ million)Cofinancing Amount ($ million)Total Amount ($ million)
Regional (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru)World BankLatin America: Multi-country Capacity-building for Compliance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety41014
Regional (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)IADBIntegrated Management of the Montecristo Trinational Protected Area3.55.69.1
CountryProject TitleBiodiversity Allocation in multi-focal area
Regional (Costa Rica, Panama)Sustainable Environmental Management for Sixaola River Basin0.80

COP 8: UNEP/CBD/COP/8/10, 6 February 2006 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

Country NameIAProject NameGEF AmountCo-fin AmountTotal
Regional (Antigua And Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts And Nevis, St. Vincent and Grenadines, St. Lucia)World BankOECS Protected Areas and Associated Sustainable Livelihoods. FP$3.70$3.87$7.57
Regional (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Perú)UNEPConservation of the Biodiversity of the Paramo in the Northern and Central Andes.FP$8.19$10.53$18.72
Regional (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)UNDPCentral American Markets for Biodiversity (CAMBio): Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable use within Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Development and Financing. FP$10.23$17.75$27.98
Regional (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama)World Bank/IADBIntegrated Ecosystem Management in Indigenous Communities. FP$9.00$39.89$48.89
Regional (Latin America and Caribbean)World BankBuilding the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) FP$6.00$30.29$36.29
Regional (Nicaragua, Honduras)World BankCorazon Transboundary Biosphere Project FP$12.00$21.00$33.00

COP 7: UNEP/CBD/COP/7/9, 17 December 2003 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryProject NameIAGEF Financing (US$ m)Total Financing (US$ m)
Regional (Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica)Sustainable Conservation of Globally Important Caribbean Bird Habitats: Strengthening a Regional Network for a Shared ResourceUNEP1.001.97
Regional (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Belize, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay)EcoEnterprises FundWorld Bank/IFC1.0010.00
Regional (Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic)Biodiversity Conservation and Integration of Traditional Knowledge on Medicinal Plants in National Primary Health Care Policy in Central America and CaribbeanUNEP0.751.55

COP 6: UNEP/CBD/COP/6/9, 12 February 2002 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

COUNTRYPROJECT NAMEIMPLEMENTING AGENCYGEF FINANCING (IN US$ MILLIONS)TOTAL FINANCING (IN US$ MILLIONS)
Regional (Brazil, Chile, México)An Indicator Model for Dryland Ecosystems in Latin AmericaUNEP0.750.75
Regional (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru)Catalyzing Conservation Action in Latin America: Identifying Priority Sites and Best ManagementUNEP0.750.75
Regional (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico)Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Mesoamerican Barrier ReefWorld Bank11.5218.98

COP 4: UNEP/CBD/COP/4/15, 27 February 1998 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

Country/iesProject NameIAGEF grantCofinancingTotal cost
RegionalRegional Strategies for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the AmazonUNDP$4.500$4.50
RegionalTerra Capital Biodiversity FundWB/IFC$5.00$50.00$55.00
RegionalEstablishment of a Programme for the Consolidation of the meso-American Biological CorridorUNDP/UNEP$10.94$12.77$23.71
RegionalAction for a Sustainable AmazoniaUNDP$3.800$3.80
RegionalBiodiversity Enterprise Fund for Latin AmericaWB$4.73$25.27$30.00
Regional: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, PanamaCentral American Fund for Environment and Development: Account for the Global EnvironmentUNDP$15.00$20.00$35.00

COP 3: UNEP/CBD/COP/3/5, 18 September 1996 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

Country/iesProject nameGEF allocation (US$ millions)Total costs (US$ millions)
Regional (Amazon)Regional Strategies for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the Amazon4.54.5
Regional (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru)Biodiversity enterprise for Latin America530