Asia and the Pacific regional projects

GEF Report: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/14/Add.1, 2016

CountryAgencyProject NameGEF TotalCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalCIThe Meloy Fund : A Fund for Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in SE Asia6,200,00035,199,86441,399,864
RegionalUNEPSupport to Preparation of the Third National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Asia Pacific Region1,099,050995,0002,094,050
CountryProject NameBDTotal GEFCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalPacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program (PROP)2.746.3022.1728.47
RegionalSustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Mekong Countries0.843.019.4512.46

COP12: UNEP/CBD/COP/12/14/ADD1, 16 July 2014 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryAgencyTitleGEF TotalCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalUNEPRatification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the Countries of the Pacific Region (Participating countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa)1,762,557950,0002,712,557
CountryTitleBio focal areaGEF TotalCofinanceTotal Project Cost
RegionalR2R Pacific Islands Ridge-to-Reef National Priorities –Integrated Water, Land, Forest and Coastal Management to Preserve Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Store Carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods2,596,33118,519,050333,046,794351,565,844
CountryTitleGEF AgencyTotal SCCF amount (grant + fees) ($)Cofinancing ($)
RegionalClimate Proofing Development in the PacificADB15,012,00051,220,000
CountriesAgencyTitleGEFCo-finance
Indonesia, Philippines, VietnamUNDPSustainable Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the West Pacific and East Asian Seas2,500,00019,859,525
Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, VietnamUNEPEstablishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand3,394,50012,000,000
China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste, VietnamUNDPScaling up the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia11,056,951157,265,467
China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines, VietnamUNEPImplementing the Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea16,350,00056,060,000
Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, SamoaUNDPTesting the Integration of Water, Land, Forest & Coastal Management to Preserve Ecosystem Services, Store Carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods in Pacific Island Countries11,881,000174,387,580
Indonesia, Timor LesteFAOEnabling Transboundary Cooperation for Sustainable Management of the Indonesian Seas4,380,00015,500,000

COP 11: UNEP/CBD/COP/11/8, 17 September 2012 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryAgencyProject TitleBD GrantTotal GEF GrantCofinance
RegionalWorld BankMENA- Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Program (MENA-DELP)7,469,44521,200,928226,200,000
RegionalWorld BankLME-EA Scaling Up Partnership Investments for Sustainable Development of the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia and their Coasts (PROGRAM)17,500,00043,500,000753,500,000
RegionalADB/World BankGMS-FBP Greater Mekong Subregion Forests and Biodiversity Program (PROGRAM)9,481,77220,152,339131,896,100
RegionalUNEPEnhancing the Resilience of Pastoral Ecosystems and Livelihoods of Nomadic Herders2,318,1814,818,18115,080,000

COP 10: UNEP/CBD/COP/10/6, 2 August 2010 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryAgencyProject TitleGEF Amount ($)Cofinancing Amount ($)Total ($)
Regional (Cook Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa)UNEPPAS Prevention, Control and Management of Invasive Alien Species in the Pacific Islands3,031,8154,430,0007,461,815
Regional (Cook Islands, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu)UNEPPAS Implementing the Island Biodiversity Programme of Work by Integrating the Conservation Management of Island Biodiversity1,740,6001,960,0003,700,600
Regional (Fiji, Niue, Vanuatu, Samoa)FAOPAS Forestry and Protected Area Management6,286,0009,880,00016,166,000
Regional (Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam)UNEPRemoving Barriers to Invasive Species Management in Production and Protection Forests in SE Asia3,081,0453,646,6506,727,695
Regional (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan)World BankTien Shan Ecosystem Development Project3,300,00011,200,00014,500,000
Regional (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau)UNEPPAS The Micronesia Challenge: Sustainable Finance Systems for Island Protected Area Management - under the GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability5,454,54510,884,00016,338,545
Regional (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Brunei, Singapore)UNEPBuilding Capacity for Regionally Harmonized National Processes for Implementing CBD Provisions on Access to Genetic Resources and Sharing of Benefits750,000750,0001,500,000
Regional (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Vanuatu)ADBPAS Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific - under the Pacific Alliance for Sustainability Program8,336,4503,586,40016,350,000
Regional (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines)ADBCTI Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle: Southeast Asia under Coral Triangle Initiative10,310,0007,500,00076,000,000
Regional (Mongolia, Russian Federation)UNDPIntegrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem3,898,0001,268,00010,670,000

COP 9: UNEP/CBD/COP/9/9, 2 May 2008 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryGEF AgencyProject TitleGEF Amount ($ million)Cofinancing Amount ($ million)Total Amount ($ million)
Regional (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand)UNEPConservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods, Food Security and Ecosystem Services3.6499946.71407410.36407
Regional (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh)UNEPDevelopment and Application of Decision-support Tools to Conserve and Sustainably use Genetic Diversity in Indigenous Livestock and Wild Relatives1.982773.7815.76377
CountryProject TitleBiodiversity Allocation
Regional (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei)SFM Rehabilitation and Sustainable Use of Peatland Forests in South-East Asia2.51

COP 8: UNEP/CBD/COP/8/10, 6 February 2006 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

Country NameIAProject NameGEF AmountCo-fin AmountTotal
Regional (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)UNEPIn Situ/On Farm Conservation and Use of Agricultural Biodiversity (Horticultural Crops and Wild Fruit Species) in Central Asia FP$5.72$6.15$11.86
Regional (Philippines, Indonesia)World Bank/IFCMarine Aquarium Market Transformation Initiative (MAMTI) FP$6.62$15.37$21.99

COP 7: UNEP/CBD/COP/7/9, 17 December 2003 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

CountryProject NameIAGEF Financing (US$ m)Total Financing (US$ m)
Regional (China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation)Development of a Wetland Site and Flyway Network for Conservation of the Siberian Crane and Other Migratory Waterbirds in AsiaUNEP10.3522.71
Regional (Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand)Mekong River Basin Wetland Biodiversity, Phase IUNDP4.5313.89
Regional (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan)Development of the Econet for Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity in the Central Asia EcoregionsUNEP0.772.16

COP 4: UNEP/CBD/COP/4/15, 27 February 1998 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

Country/iesProject NameIAGEF grantCofinancingTotal cost
RegionalSouth Pacific Biodiversity Conservation ProgrammeUNDP$10.00$3.80$13.80
RegionalCentral Asia: Transboundary Biodiversity ProjectWB$10.49$3.51$14.00
RegionalConservation and Sustainable Use of Dryland Agro-Biodiversity of the Fertile CrescentUNDP$8.12$10.60$18.72

COP 3: UNEP/CBD/COP/3/5, 18 September 1996 (Report of the Global Environment Facility)

Country/iesProject nameGEF allocation (US$ millions)Total costs (US$ millions)
Regional (South Pacific)South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme8.212