Country |
Agency |
Title |
GEF Grant ($) |
Cofinance ($) |
Total ($) |
China |
UNEP |
Expansion and Improvement of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in the Greater Shennongjia Area, Hubei Province |
2,739,726 |
15,000,000 |
17,739,726 |
Colombia |
IADB |
Consolidation of the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) at National and Regional Levels. |
4,157,000 |
15,650,000 |
19,807,000 |
Comoros |
UNDP |
Development of a National Network of Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas Representative of the Comoros Unique Natural Heritage and Co-managed With Local Village Communities |
4,345,440 |
19,985,000 |
24,330,440 |
Congo |
UNEP |
Creation of Conkouati Dimonika PA Complex and Development of Community Private Sector Participation Model to Enhance PA Management Effectiveness CDC&CPSPM |
2,889,434 |
15,000,000 |
17,889,434 |
Congo DR |
World Bank |
Democratic Republic of Congo Conservation Trust Fund (AF for National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project) |
11,636,363 |
49,500,000 |
61,136,363 |
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 |
Guinea-Bissau |
UNDP |
Strengthening the Financial and Operational Framework of the National PA System in Guinea-Bissau |
2,374,429 |
11,610,000 |
13,984,429 |
Macedonia |
UNEP |
Achieving Biodiversity Conservation through Creation and Effective Management of Protected Areas and Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Land Use Planning |
3,360,731 |
14,720,000 |
18,080,731 |
Madagascar |
UNEP |
Strengthening the Network of New Protected Areas |
3,905,265 |
12,200,000 |
16,105,265 |
Mexico |
UNDP |
Strengthening Management of the PA System to Better Conserve Endangered Species and their Habitats |
5,625,043 |
30,700,000 |
36,325,043 |
Myanmar |
UNDP |
Strengthening Sustainability of Protected Area Management |
6,127,854 |
17,896,300 |
24,024,154 |
Panama |
World Bank |
Sustainable Production Systems and Conservation of Biodiversity |
9,589,000 |
27,380,000 |
36,969,000 |
Seychelles |
UNDP |
Seychelles' Protected Areas Finance Project |
2,776,900 |
12,050,000 |
14,826,900 |
South Africa |
UNDP |
Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Land Use Regulation and Management at the Municipal Scale |
8,277,730 |
41,957,000 |
50,234,730 |
Sri Lanka |
UNDP |
Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustenance of Ecosystem Services in Environmentally Sensitive Areas |
2,626,690 |
11,500,000 |
14,126,690 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
UNDP |
Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Habitat Degradation in Protected Areas and their Buffer Zones |
3,436,355 |
14,199,101 |
17,635,456 |
Swaziland |
UNDP |
Strengthening the National Protected Areas System of Swaziland |
5,540,000 |
25,000,000 |
30,540,000 |
Turkey |
FAO |
Conservation and Sustainable Management of Turkey's Steppe Ecosystems |
2,420,091 |
8,730,000 |
11,150,091 |
Cameroon |
UNEP |
Sustainable Farming and Critical Habitat Conservation to Achieve Biodiversity Mainstreaming and Protected Areas Management Effectiveness in Western Cameroon SUFACHAC |
1,789,954 |
7,000,000 |
8,789,954 |
Dominica |
UNDP |
Supporting Sustainable Ecosystems by Strengthening the Effectiveness of Dominica’s Protected Areas System |
1,707,306 |
9,170,000 |
10,877,306 |
Gambia |
UNDP |
Gambia Protected Areas Network and Community Livelihood Project |
1,324,310 |
4,820,000 |
6,144,310 |
Global |
UNDP |
Parks, People, Planet: Protected Areas as Solutions to Global Challenges |
1,826,484 |
4,500,000 |
6,326,484 |
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 |
Iraq |
UNEP |
Initial Steps for the Establishment of the National Protected Areas Network |
1,230,365 |
3,450,000 |
4,680,365 |
Moldova |
UNDP |
Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Territorial Planning Policies and Land-Use Practices |
958,904 |
4,850,000 |
5,808,904 |
Philippines |
UNDP |
Strengthening National Systems to Improve Governance and Management of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories |
1,826,484 |
5,016,540 |
6,843,024 |
The Land Degradation (LD) focal area is the window through which the Global Environment Facility, as a financial mechanism, supports the implementation of the UNCCD. For the period under review, 18 stand-alone Land Degradation projects contributed to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. A total of $39.87 million have been programmed in these projects, leveraging a total of $172.75 million in cofinance.
These projects will generate global environmental benefits and bring about socioeconomic benefits to communities. As LD projects, they are implemented in agricultural, pastoral, forest or mixed production landscapes also addressing conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by: 1) reducing pressure on natural habitats by improving SLM in existing production systems; 2) improving management of crop and livestock diversity and associated practices (agro-biodiversity) in the production systems; and 3) improving soil health (microbes, organic matter) and water resource use in the production systems.
Land Degradation Projects Funded During the Reporting Period that Contribute to the Objectives of the CBD
Agency |
Country |
Title |
GEF Grant ($) |
Cofinance ($) |
UNDP |
Argentina |
Sustainable Land Use Management in the Drylands of North-west Argentina |
3,515,091 |
19,730,000 |
World Bank |
Armenia |
Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness (CARMAC) |
900,000 |
18,300,000 |
UNEP |
Bangladesh |
Establishing National Land Use and Land Degradation Profile toward Mainstreaming SLM Practices in Sector Policies |
730,594 |
3,280,000 |
UNDP |
Brazil |
Sustainable Land Use Management in the Semi-arid Region of North-east Brazil (Sergipe) |
3,815,192 |
16,955,200 |
ADB |
China |
Sustainable and Climate Resilient Land Management in Western PRC |
3,652,603 |
12,400,000 |
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 |
UNDP |
Kazakhstan |
Supporting Sustainable Land Management in Steppe and Semi-arid Zones through Integrated Territorial Planning and Agroenvironmental Incentives |
1,900,000 |
8,050,000 |
FAO |
Libya |
Sustainable Land Management and Conservation of Oases Ecosystems in Libya |
3,972,603 |
13,850,000 |
UNEP |
Madagascar |
Participatory Sustainable Land Management in the Grassland Plateaus of Western Madagascar |
1,584,931 |
5,345,500 |
UNDP |
Mongolia |
SLM Offset in Western Mongolia |
1,289,863 |
5,200,000 |
WWFUS |
Nepal |
Sustainable Land Management in the Churia Range |
917,431 |
4,398,864 |
UNDP |
Philippines |
Implementation of SLM Practices to Address Land Degradation and Mitigate Effects of Drought |
870,900 |
4,159,240 |
World Bank |
Regional |
MENA: Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Sharing and Coordination Project |
1,000,000 |
487,500 |
UNDP |
South Africa |
Securing Multiple Ecosystems Benefit Through SLM in the Productive But Degraded Landscapes of South Africa |
4,237,900 |
20,500,000 |
UNDP |
Tanzania |
Securing Watershed Services Through SLM in the Ruvu and Zigi Catchments Eastern Arc Region |
3,648,858 |
15,000,000 |
UNEP |
Tanzania |
Sustainable Land Management of Lake Nyasa Catchment in Tanzania |
1,298,980 |
5,250,000 |