Species-related projects financed by GEF
GEF Report: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/14/Add.1, 2016
| Country | Agency | Project Name | GEF Total | Cofinance | Total Project Cost |
| Brazil | Funbio | National Strategy for Conservation of Threatened Species (PROSPECIES) | 13,735,000 | 45,000,000 | 58,735,000 |
| Fiji | UNDP | Building Capacities to Address Invasive Alien Species to Enhance the Chances of Long-term Survival of Terrestrial Endemic and Threatened Species on Taveuni Island and Surrounding Islets | 3,652,968 | 14,260,093 | 17,913,061 |
| Global | World Bank/UNDP | Coordinate Action and Learning to Combat Wildlife Crime | 7,183,486 | 58,000,000 | 65,183,486 |
| Regional | UNEP | Preventing COSTS of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Barbados and the OECS Countries | 3,881,278 | 6,627,412 | 10,508,690 |
| Turkey | UNDP | Addressing Invasive Alien Species Threats at Key Marine Biodiversity Areas | 3,494,654 | 12,000,000 | 15,494,654 |
| Country | Project Name | BD | Total GEF | Cofinance | Total Project Cost |
| Gabon | Wildlife and Human-Elephant Conflicts Management | 5.16 | 9.06 | 50.80 | 59.86 |
| Global | Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development (PROGRAM) | 80.1 | 130.58 | 703.82 | 834.40 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program | 2.21 | 4.79 | 12.95 | 17.75 |
| Tajikistan | Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pamir Alay and Tian Shan Ecosystems for Snow Leopard Protection and Sustainable Community Livelihoods | 1.33 | 4.30 | 19.00 | 23.30 |
COP12: UNEP/CBD/COP/12/14/ADD1, 16 July 2014 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
| Country | Agency | Title | GEF Grant ($) | Cofinance ($) | Total ($) |
| Chile | FAO | Strengthening and Development of Instruments for the Management, Prevention and Control of Beaver (Castor Canadensis), an Invasive Alien Species in the Chilean Patagonia | 2,153,882 | 9,070,000 | 11,223,882 |
| Chile | FAO | Mainstreaming the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Valuation of Critically Threatened Species and Endangered Ecosystems into Development-frontier Production Landscapes of the Arica y Parinacota, and Biobio Regions | 2,411,416 | 8,811,707 | 11,223,123 |
| Ecuador | UNDP | Conservation of Ecuadorian Amphibian Diversity and Sustainable Use of its Genetic Resources | 2,726,908 | 11,546,000 | 14,272,908 |
| Madagascar | UNEP | Conservation of Key Threatened Endemic and Economically Valuable Species in Madagascar | 5,329,452 | 14,010,103 | 19,339,555 |
| Russian Federation | WWFUS | Conservation of Big Cats | 12,707,550 | 60,000,000 | 72,707,550 |
| 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 | 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 | UNDP | Rhino Impact Bonds an Innovative Financing Mechanism for Site-Based Rhinoceros Conservation | 1,721,500 | 5,164,500 | 6,886,000 |
| Global | UNDP | Transboundary Cooperation for Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Conservation | 1,070,000 | 4,500,000 | 5,570,000 |
| Regional | UNEP | Engaging Policy Makers and the Judiciary to Address Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa | 2,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
| Thailand | UNDP | Conserving Habitats for Globally Important Flora and Fauna in Production Landscapes | 1,758,904 | 9,140,000 | 10,898,904 |
The Save Our Species program (SOS), of which GEF is one donor, was established in 2010 (GEF: $4.9 million, cofinancing $7.85 million, total: $12.75 million), by the GEF, the World Bank (WB) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to support targeted species-conservation projects in GEF-recipient countries.
During the reporting period, 59 new SOS projects were approved for funding. The SOS provided $4,985,081 and leveraged $5,371,870 in cofinance to conserve 129 threatened species in 42 countries, thus making a significant contribution to Aichi Target 12. These projects involved 42 CSOs.
Consolidated guidance on species
Diversity of species and genetic resources:
- Projects that promote the conservation and/or sustainable use of endemic species;
- Implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2011-2020;
- National and regional taxonomic capacity-building activities for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, and project components that address taxonomic needs in the achievement of the Convention’s objectives;
- Projects that assist with the development and implementation, at national and regional levels, of the invasive alien species strategies and action plans, in particular those strategies and actions related to geographically and evolutionarily isolated ecosystems, capacity-building to prevent or minimize the risks of the dispersal and establishment of invasive alien species, improved prevention, rapid response and management measures to address threats of alien invasive species.