GEF-financed projects related to biosafety
Report to COP15 (May 24, 2022) - UNEP: Regional (Congo DR, Madagascar, Namibia): Strengthening the Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks in Southern Africa (SINBF), $2.86 million
- FAO: Kyrgyz Republic Implementation of the National Biosafety Mechanism in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 1.50 million
- UNEP: Support to Preparation of the Fourth National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Africa Region ($1.29 million), Asia-Pacific, GRULAC, Central And Eastern Europe Regions ($1.42 million)
Report to COP14 (July 24, 2018) - Cuba: Creation of Additional Biosafety Capacities that Lead to A Full Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Cuba, $1.8 million
- Guatemala: Strengthening and Expansion of Capacities in Biosafety that Lead to a full Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Guatemala, $1.4 million
- Malaysia: Institutional Capacity to Enhance Biosafety Practices in Malaysia, $995,000
Report to COP13 (September 5, 2016) UNEP Support to Preparation of the Third National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – Africa Region ($1,368,550), Asia Pacific Region (1,099,050), and GRULAC and CEE Regions ($1,152,950)
Report to COP12 (June 30, 2014) - UNEP-GEF Global Project for Sustainable Capacity Building for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH), $4,699,684
- FAO: Sri Lanka Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB), $2,365,964
- Mauritania Stocktaking and Update of National Biosafety Framework of Mauritania, UNEP, $878,000
- Venezuela Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Venezuela in Accordance to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, UNEP, $1,860,000
- Regional (UNEP): Multi-Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacity on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision-making (Angola, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Congo DR), $3,860,000
Report to COP11 (June 30, 2012) Global Support to Preparation of the Second National Biosafety Reports to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety-Africa ($993,950), North Africa (NA), Asia (A), Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) ($970,775), Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Regions (924,425)
Report to COP10 (June 21, 2010) - Global Project for Continued Enhancement of Building Capacity for Effective Participation in the BCH II ($2,500,000)
- Regional (Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname): Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks in Caribbean Sub Region Countries of Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Guyana and Suriname in the Context of a Regional Project ($2,628,450)
- Latin-America: Communication and Public Awareness Capacity-Building for Compliance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ($900,000)
- Regional (Antigua And Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts And Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines): Regional Project for Implementing National Biosafety Frameworks in the Caribbean Sub-region - under the GEF Biosafety Program ($3,344,043)
- Building Capacity for the Detection and Monitoring of LMOs in Cambodia Biosafety Program ($656,528)
- Building National Capacity to Implement the National Biosafety Framework of Islamic Republic of Iran and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ($749,000)
- Capacity Building for Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Mongolia ($381,800), Turkmenistan ($284,600), Albania ($558,000), India ($2,727,273)
- Cuba: Completion and Strengthening of the Cuban National Biosafety Framework for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol ($900,091)
- Panama: Consolidation of National Capacities for the Full Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ($954,927)
- El Salvador: Contributing to the Safe use of Biotechnology ($900,000)
- Cameroon: Development and Institution of A National Monitoring and Control System (Framework) for Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and Invasive Alien Species (IAS) ($2,400,000)
- Guatemala: Development of Biosafety Mechanisms to Strengthen the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol in Guatemala ($616,364)
- Ethiopia: Implementation of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety through Effective Implementation of National Biosafety Framework ($600,000)
- Namibia: Institutional Capacity Building towards the implementation of the Biosafety Act 2006 and related obligations of the CPB ($510,000)
- Support for Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Madagascar ($613,850), Jordan ($884,000), Nigeria ($965,000), Libya ($908,100), Lao PDR ($995,000), Lesotho ($884,806), Liberia ($577,679), Macedonia ($407,000), Mozambique ($755,000), Rwanda ($645,455), Syria ($875,000), Tajikistan ($840,000), Turkey ($542,650)
- Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Bangladesh ($884,090), Costa Rica ($718,873), Ecuador ($665,818), Indonesia ($830,196), Peru ($811,804), Ghana ($636,364), Bhutan ($869,000)
Report to COP9 (April 30, 2008) - UNEP: Tunisia Capacity Building for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework ($0.8489 million)
- UNEP: Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Cambodia ($0.64128 million), Vietnam ($0.9978 million)
- UNEP: Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Czech Republic ($0.4524 million), Lithuania ($0.6874 million), Egypt ($0.9081 million), Estonia ($0.669 million), Mauritius ($0.4278 million), Tanzania ($0.7773 million), Moldova ($0.54235 million), Slovak Republic ($0.466 million)
- World Bank: Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru): Multi-country Capacity-building for Compliance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ($4 million)
- World Bank: Regional (Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Togo): West African Regional Biosafety Program ($5.4 million)
Report to COP8 (February 10, 2006) - UNEP: Global Add-on to the Development of National Biosafety Frameworks Project for 20 additional countries ($5.218 million), and for 10 countries ($2.609 million)
- UNEP: Global Building Capacity for the Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) ($4.615 million), global Add-on for 89 countries ($8.906 million)
- World Bank: Regional Biosafety in Centers of Biodiversity: Building Technical Capacity in Latin America for Safe Deployment of Transgenic Crops (5 million)
Report to COP7 (December 15, 2003) - UNEP: Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework for Bulgaria ($0.41 million), Cameroon ($0.56 million), China ($0.99 million), Cuba ($0.65 million), Namibia ($0.67 million), Kenya ($0.51 million), Poland ($0.46 million), Uganda ($0.56 million)
- World Bank: Capacity Building for the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol in Colombia ($1 million), India ($1 million)
- UNDP: Capacity Building for the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Malaysia ($0.91 million), Mexico ($1.46 million)
Report to COP6 (February 5, 2002) Global Development of National Biosafety Frameworks, UNEP, $26.09 million, assist up to 100 eligible countries9 to prepare their national biosafety frameworks.
Report to COP4 (FEBRUARY 27, 1998) Global (Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Egypt, Kenya, Hungary, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia): Pilot Biosafety Enabling Activity Project (Component 1), $1.98 million
