Financial Mechanism and Resources

Forest ecosystems and forestry projects financed by GEF

GEF Report: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/14/Add.1, 2016
Country Project Name BD Total GEF Cofinance Total Project Cost
Afghanistan Community-based Sustainable Land and Forest Management in Afghanistan 1.74 10.80 54.25 65.05
Belarus Belarus Forestry Development Project 0.27 2.73 45.99 48.72
Belarus Conservation-oriented Management of Forests and Wetlands to Achieve Multiple Benefits 1.95 4.38 14.10 18.48
Cuba Incorporating Multiple Environmental Considerations and their Economic Implications into the Management of Landscapes Forests and Production Sectors in Cuba 5.42 9.68 37.80 47.48
Dominican Republic Mainstreaming Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Productive Landscapes in Threatened Forested Mountainous Areas 4.72 8.36 54.00 62.36
Ecuador Sustainable Development of the Ecuadorian Amazon: Integrated Management of Multiple Use Landscapes and High Value Conservation Forests 6.95 12.66 49.34 62.00
Uzbekistan Sustainable Natural Resource Use and Forest Management in Key Mountainous Areas Important for Globally Significant Biodiversity 1.47 6.37 24.00 30.37
Honduras Agroforestry Landscapes and Sustainable Forest Management that Generate Environmental and Economic Benefits Globally and Locally 7.12 13.56 48.20 61.76
Indonesia Strengthening Forest Area Planning and Management in Kalimantan 5.00 9.20 55.00 64.20
Kyrgyz Republic Conservation of Globally Important Biodiversity and Association Land and Forest Resources of Western Tian Shan Forest Mountain Ecosystems and Support to Sustainable Livelihoods 1.29 4.11 16.50 20.61
Lao PDR Sustainable Forest and Land Management in the Dry Dipterocarp Forest Ecosystems of Southern Lao PDR 6.23 11.01 54.74 65.75
Myanmar Rural Productivity and Ecosystems Services Enhanced in Central Dry Zone Forest Reserves 0.50 4.79 46.25 51.04
Serbia Contribution of Sustainable Forest Management to a Low Emission and Resilient Development 0.65 3.42 29.96 33.38

Sustainable Forest Management
The GEF-6 SFM Strategy advocates an integrated approach at the landscape level, embracing ecosystem principles and including livelihood objectives in the management of forest ecosystems. The strategy’s four objectives and programs make direct contributions to forest protection (Target 11), forest management (Target 7), forest restoration (Targets 14 and 15), and technology and knowledge transfer (Target 19). Table 3 below depicts the contribution of GEF SFM resources to achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets as prioritized by countries. Please note that SFM Program 3 contributes to Target 14 and 15 whereas the other programs are directly related to one Aichi Target each.
A new program on forest restoration was approved during the reporting period, entitled “The Restoration Initiative” which will significantly contribute to Targets 14 and 15 (GEF Project Grant: $54.1 million Co-financing: $201.5 million , Focal Area Sources: Biodiversity: $13.2 million ; Climate Change (Mitigation): $9.1 million ; Land Degradation: $11.3 million; SFM: $20.5 million. The program aims to restore ecosystem functioning and improve livelihoods through the restoration of priority degraded and deforested landscapes in support of the Bonn Challenge and in response to the expressed needs of countries. This program brings together Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sao Tome & Principe and Tanzania into a community of practice where countries are able to build off the joint experience of on-going and future forest and landscape restoration efforts. The program also includes a global project on learning, finance, and partnerships for knowledge sharing.
Cumulative Distribution of GEF Resources by Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Focal Area Objectives and Programs for GEF-6 and contributions to achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets during the Reporting Period (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016)
SFM Objective and Program Aichi Biodiversity Targets GEF Project Grant ($ million) Cofinancing ($ million) Total resources ($ million)
SFM 1: Maintained Forest Resources: Reduce the pressures on high conservation value forests by addressing the drivers of deforestation Target 11 62.4 366.7 429.1
SFM 2: Enhanced Forest Management: Maintain flows of forest ecosystem services and improve resilience to climate change through SFM Target 7 35.2 162.9 198.1
SFM 3: Restored Forest Ecosystems: Reverse the loss of ecosystem services within degraded forest landscapes Targets 14 and 15 68.2 326.3 394.5
SFM 4: Increased Regional and Global Cooperation: Enhanced regional and global coordination on efforts to maintain forest resources, enhance forest management and restore forest ecosystems through the transfer of international experience and know-how Target 19 8.6 21.5 30.1
Totals Totals 174.4 877.4 1051.8


COP12: UNEP/CBD/COP/12/14/ADD1, 16 July 2014 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)
Country Agency Title GEF Grant ($) Cofinance ($) Total ($)
Argentina UNDP Mainstreaming Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Production Practices of Small Producers to Protect the Biodiversity of High Value Conservation Forests in the Atlantic Forest, Yungas and Chaco 4,620,000 21,687,400 26,307,400
Brazil UNDP Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use into NTFP and AFS Production Practices in Multiple-Use Forest Landscapes of High Conservation Value 5,570,776 27,800,000 33,370,776
Brazil IADB Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening on the National Framework for Access and Benefit Sharing under the Nagoya Protocol 4,401,931 4,401,931 8,803,862
Madagascar UNDP A Landscape Approach to Conserving and Managing Threatened Biodiversity in Madagascar with a Focus on the Atsimo-Andrefana Spiny and Dry Forest Landscape 5,650,000 26,050,000 31,700,000
Tanzania UNDP Enhancing the Forest Nature Reserves Network for Biodiversity Conservation in Tanzania 4,230,000 17,500,000 21,730,000
Global UNEP Supply Change: Securing Food, Sustaining Forests 2,000,000 2,725,000 4,725,000


Country Title Bio-focal area GEF Grant ($) Cofinance ($) Total ($)
Bahamas Pine Islands Forest/Mangrove Innovation and Integration (Grand Bahama, New Providence, Abaco and Andros) 1,107,533 2,953,425 5,600,000 8,553,425
Bolivia Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems in Amazonia by Indigenous and Local Communities to Generate Multiple Environmental and Social Benefits 3,764,940 6,208,848 26,375,246 32,584,094
Brazil Reversing Desertification Process in Susceptible Areas of Brazil: Sustainable Agroforestry Practices and Biodiversity Conservation 1,535,379 15,966,800 20,026,955
Cambodia Strengthening National Biodiversity and Forest Carbon Stock Conservation through Landscape based Collaborative Management of Cambodia’s Protected Area System as Demonstrated in the Mondulkiri Conservation Landscape (CAMPAS Project) 3,500,000 4,818,182 14,154,546 18,972,728
Chile Integrated National Monitoring and Assessment System on Forest Ecosystems (SIMEF) in Support of Policies, Regulations and SFM Practices Incorporating REDD+ and Biodiversity Conservation in Forest Ecosystems 1,120,096 6,413,684 25,248,346 31,662,030
China Sustainable Forest Management to Enhance the Resilience of Forests to Climate Change 913,241 7,305,928 48,400,000 55,705,928
Colombia Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon 3,800,000 10,400,000 30,000,000 40,400,000
Global Global Forest Watch 2.0 FW 2.0 1,849,315 5,479,452 68,300,000 73,779,452
Indonesia Strengthening Forest and Ecosystem Connectivity in RIMBA Landscape of Central Sumatra through Investing in Natural Capital, Biodiversity Conservation, and Land-based Emission Reductions (RIMBA) 6,393,197 9,621,763 37,777,052 47,398,815
Kenya Development of SFM and Support to REDD for Dryland Forests 1,241,910 2,873,439 11,108,000 13,981,439
Mozambique Payment for Ecosystem Services to Support Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods 1,945,206 3,637,748 11,503,840 15,141,588
Pakistan Sustainable Forest Management to Secure Multiple Benefits in High Conservation Value Forests 3,578,000 8,538,000 26,500,000 35,038,000
Solomon Islands Integrated Forest Management in the Solomon Islands 2,286,863 5,853,802 19,000,000 24,853,802
Venezuela Sustainable Forest Lands Management and Conservation under an Eco-social Approach 3,656,621 8,449,316 25,730,000 34,179,316
Vietnam GMSFBP: Integrating Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Resilience and Sustainable Forest Management in Central Annamite Landscapes 825,688 3,944,954 55,546,000 59,490,954

GEF-5 included an incentive mechanism that allowed countries to invest their STAR allocations from biodiversity, climate change and/or land degradation in multi-focal area projects focused on sustainable forest management up to a total of $ 750 million that leveraged $250 million in additional funding from the SFM/REDD+ program. The goal for GEF-5 investment in forests was to achieve multiple environmental benefits from improved management of all types of forests.
GEF’s SFM-REDD+ Program has made significant contributions to the objectives of the CBD during the reporting period and Aichi Target 7 primarily as well as contributions to related Aichi Targets 5, 11, 14, 15 and 18; in addition project investments in the forest enabling environment make a direct contribution to Target Seventeen (17). GEF has contributed $193,917,633 towards 34 SFM –REDD+ projects which has leveraged an additional $865,364,906 in cofinance.