Financial Mechanism and Resources

GEF-financed projects on threatened species

GEF-8 projects

  • 2023 Brazil. Biodiversity Wildlife Territories (GEF ID: 11268). Agency: FUNBIO; GEF Project Financing: $16,872,477; Co-financing: $51,000,000.
  • 2023 Lebanon. Community-based Wildfire Risk Management in Lebanon’s Vulnerable Landscapes (GEF ID 11117). Agency: World Bank; GEF Project Financing: $3,458,000; Co-financing: $126,000,000.

Species
  • 1998 Conservation and Management of Habitats and Species, and Sustainable Community Use of Biodiversity in Dinder National Park Sudan United Nations Development Programme $750,000
  • 2000 Conservation of Globally Threatened Species in the Rainforests of Southwest Sri Lanka Sri Lanka United Nations Development Programme $724,713
  • 2002 Developing a Model Conservation Programme-Conservation of the Gobi Desert Using Wild Bactrian Camels as an "Umbrella Species". Mongolia United Nations Development Programme $979,000
  • 2003 Conservation of habitats and species of global significance in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems in Balochistan Pakistan United Nations Development Programme $767,000
  • 2007 Sustainable Management of Globally Significant Endemic Ruminant Livestock of West Africa Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Regional United Nations Development Programme $10,000,000
  • 2010 Save Our Species Global The World Bank $4,900,000
  • 2010 Support to the Global Tiger Summit Hosted by the Russian Federation Russian Federation The World Bank $560,000
  • 2010 Communities of Conservation: Safeguarding the World's Most Threatened Species Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Global United Nations Environment Programme $1,775,000
  • 2014 Strengthening Management of the PA System to Better Conserve Endangered Species and their Habitats Mexico United Nations Development Programme $5,525,114
  • 2015 Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE): Conserving Earth's Most Irreplaceable Sites for Endangered Biodiversity Brazil, Chile, Madagascar, Global United Nations Environment Programme $1,922,813
  • 2016 Conservation of Key Threatened Endemic and Economically Valuable Species in Madagascar Madagascar United Nations Environment Programme $5,650,000
  • 2017 Combatting Illegal and Unsustainable Trade in Endangered Species in Indonesia Indonesia United Nations Development Programme $6,988,853
  • 2017 National Strategy for Conservation of Threatened Species (PROSPECIES) Brazil Brazilian Biodiversity Fund $13,435,000
  • 2017 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 Fiji United Nations Development Programme $3,502,968
  • 2017 Strengthening the Conservation of Globally Threatened Species in Mozambique through Improving Biodiversity Enforcement and Expanding Community Conservancies around Protected Areas Mozambique United Nations Development Programme $15,750,000
  • 2018 Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program Pakistan United Nations Development Programme $4,644,521
  • 2022 Enhancing biodiversity considerations and effective protected area management to safeguard the Cook Islands integrated ecosystems and species Cook Islands United Nations Development Programme $3,502,968
  • 2022 Investing in the Komodo Dragon and other globally threatened species in Flores (IN-FLORES) Indonesia United Nations Development Programme $6,284,018
  • 2023 Conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives (CWR) and edible wild species (EWS), under an institutional framework and the development of rural community initiatives in Ecuador Ecuador Food and Agriculture Organization $863,242
  • GEF - 7 Fostering sustainable, legal and traceable use and trade of wild native species in Mexico Mexico United Nations Development Programme $9,791,743

Genetic diversity
  • 1992 A Dynamic Farmer-Based Approach to the Conservation of African Plant Genetic Resources Ethiopia United Nations Development Programme $2,456,300
  • 1992 In-Situ Conservation of Genetic Biodiversity Türkiye The World Bank $5,100,000
  • 1999 Participatory Management of Plant Genetic Resources in Oases of the Maghreb Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Regional United Nations Development Programme $2,778,767
  • 2001 Community-based Management of On-farm Plant Genetic Resources in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $750,000
  • 2008 Development and Application of Decision-support Tools to Conserve and Sustainably use Genetic Diversity in Indigenous Livestock and Wild Relatives Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,982,770
  • 2015 Conservation of Ecuadorian Amphibian Diversity and Sustainable Use of its Genetic Resources Ecuador United Nations Development Programme $2,726,908
  • 2018 Introduction of New Farming Methods for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, including Plant and Animal Genetic Resources, in Production Landscapes in Selected Areas of Cuba Cuba Food and Agriculture Organization $2,973,288
  • 2019 On-farm Conservation and Sustainable Use of Genetic Diversity of Crops Originated in China China Food and Agriculture Organization $2,725,688