Financial Mechanism and Resources

GEF-financed projects related to access to genetic resources and benefit sharing

GEF-8 projects

  • 2023 GEF-8 Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program Phase 3 (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela) (GEFID: 11198) Agency: WWF-US, CI, World Bank, FAO, UNDP. GEF Project Financing: $88,644,185. Co-financing: $557,827,180: support improvement and/or implementation of policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks, agreements and tools for conservation, sustainable natural resource use, and combatting illegal activities

2004 Assessment of Capacity-building Needs: Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Important for Agriculture, Forestry and Research Czech Republic United Nations Environment Programme $200,000
2010 Supporting the Development and Implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing Policies in Africa Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,177,300
2011 Strengthening the Implementation of Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $850,000
2011 Promoting the application of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Panama Panama United Nations Development Programme $1,000,000
2011 Building Capacity for Regionally Harmonized National Processes for Implementing CBD Provisions on Access to Genetic Resources and Sharing of Benefits Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Viet Nam, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $750,000
2011 Strengthening the Implementation of the Biological Diversity Act and Rules with Focus on its Access and Benefit Sharing Provisions India United Nations Environment Programme $3,561,000
2011 Capacity Building for the Early Entry into Force of the Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing Global United Nations Environment Programme $944,750
2012 Global Support for the Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing Global United Nations Environment Programme $1,000,000
2012 Capacity Building for Access and Benefit Sharing and Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants Ethiopia United Nations Environment Programme $2,047,000
2013 Developing the Microbial Biotechnology Industry from Kenya's Soda Lakes in line with the Nagoya Protocol Kenya United Nations Environment Programme $913,265
2013 Discovering Nature-based Products and Build National Capacities for the Application of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Fiji United Nations Development Programme $970,000
2013 The Development and Production of Natural Dyes in the Choco Region of Colombia for the Food, Cosmetics and Personal Care Industries Under the Provisions of the Nagoya Protocol Colombia United Nations Development Programme $980,000
2013 Developing and Implementing a National Access and Benefit Sharing Framework Malaysia United Nations Development Programme $1,970,000
2013 Access to and Benefit Sharing and Protection of Traditional Knowledge to Promote Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Guatemala United Nations Environment Programme $874,500
2014 Promoting the Application of the Nagoya Protocol through the Development of Nature-based Products, Benefit-sharing and Biodiversity Conservation Costa Rica United Nations Development Programme $979,566
2014 Ratification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for the Member Countries of the Central African Forests Commission COMIFAC Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,762,557
2014 Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Bhutan United Nations Development Programme $1,000,000
2015 Developing a National Framework on Access to and Benefit-Sharing of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge as a Strategy to Contribute to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Morocco Morocco United Nations Development Programme $812,785
2015 Developing a National Strategy and Legal and Institutional Framework on Access to Genetic Resources and Related Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge in Line with the CBD and Its Nagoya Protocol in Algeria Algeria United Nations Development Programme $1,940,000
2015 Advancing the Nagoya Protocol in Countries of the Caribbean Region Antigua And Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts And Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,826,000
2015 Capacity Building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing Viet Nam United Nations Development Programme $2,000,000
2015 Strengthening the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in the Cook Islands Cook Islands United Nations Development Programme $930,137
2016 Promoting the Application of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS Argentina United Nations Development Programme $908,904
2016 Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening on the National Framework for Access and Benefit Sharing under the Nagoya Protocol Brazil Inter-American Development Bank $4,401,931
2016 Strengthening of National Capacities for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocolon Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity Mexico United Nations Development Programme $2,283,105
2016 Strengthening Human Resources, Legal Frameworks and Institutional Capacities to Implement the Nagoya Protocol Global United Nations Development Programme $12,000,000
2016 Ratification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the Countries of the Pacific Region Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,762,557
2016 Strengthening Capacities for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in Nepal Nepal International Union for Conservation of Nature $1,376,147
2016 Gabon - Implementation of National Strategy and Action Plan on Access to Genetic Resources and The Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Accruing From Their Utilization Gabon United Nations Environment Programme $863,200
2016 Strengthening Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Bahamas United Nations Environment Programme $1,900,000
2016 Developing and Implementing the National Framework on Access to and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge China United Nations Development Programme $4,436,210
2017 Support to Preparation of the Interim National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol Albania, Antigua And Barbuda, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Congo DR, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zambia, Global United Nations Environment Programme $1,430,000
2017 Impact Investment in Support of the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (non-grant) Latin America and Caribbean, Regional Inter-American Development Bank $10,000,000
2017 Effective Implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Regime in Peru in Accordance with the Nagoya Protocol Peru United Nations Environment Programme $2,190,000
GEF - 6 Promoting Conservation, Sustainable Utilization and Fair and Equitable Benefit-sharing from Lesotho's Medicinal and Ornamental Plants for Improved livelihoods Lesotho United Nations Development Programme $2,913,699
GEF - 7 Support to Nagoya protocol implementation, research and development, on Biodiversity value chain for small holders in the South West and Far North Regions of Cameroon Cameroon United Nations Environment Programme $2,000,000
GEF - 7 Support to the Development of Legal and Institutional Frameworks on Access to Genetic Resources and related Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge in line with the CBD and its Nagoya Protocol in Venezuela Venezuela United Nations Environment Programme $1,776,484
2018 Establishing the National Framework and Operational Capacity for Implementing the Nagoya Protocol in Timor Leste Timor Leste United Nations Environment Programme $1,319,863
2018 Development of Value Chains for Products derived from Genetic Resources in Compliance with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy South Africa United Nations Development Programme $6,210,046
2019 Effective National Implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol and Valorization of Botanical Plants (Medicinal, Cosmetic and Neutraceutical) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Congo DR United Nations Environment Programme $2,000,000
2019 Developing a Comprehensive Framework for Practical Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol Cambodia United Nations Development Programme $843,242
2020 Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Uganda Uganda United Nations Environment Programme $2,560,842
2020 Realising the potential of native microbes in the agricultural and medical sectors, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol Panama United Nations Development Programme $863,242
2021 Effective National Implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Regime in Niger in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol Niger United Nations Environment Programme $867,580
2021 Effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing from the Use of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge in Madagascar Madagascar United Nations Environment Programme $1,685,160
2021 Capacity support for accession to and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in South Sudan South Sudan United Nations Environment Programme $863,242
2021 Implementing the National Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge in the Philippines Philippines United Nations Development Programme $4,384,000
2022 Operationalising the national ABS framework and piloting innovative genetic resource products and value chains to enhance benefit-sharing for sustainable rural development and biodiversity conservation Morocco United Nations Development Programme $1,776,620
2022 Developing the potential of Thalassia testudinum in the health sector in Cuba in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol and Biodiversity Conservation Cuba United Nations Development Programme $910,745
2022 Developing the national ABS legal, policy and institutional framework in Jamaica to effectively implement the Nagoya Protocol Jamaica United Nations Development Programme $826,697
2022 Effective Implementation of Access and Benefit Sharing of the Nagoya Protocol and Integration into Planned co-management Arrangements in the Nyambai Forest Park of The Gambia Gambia United Nations Environment Programme $3,074,886
2023 Strengthening access and benefit-sharing (ABS) policies and institutional frameworks through demonstrable models in Saint Lucia St. Lucia United Nations Environment Programme $1,593,836