Financial Mechanism and Resources

GEF-financed projects related to sustainable explitation, trade and use

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: 11,463,723 ha. of landscapes under improved practices to benefit biodiversity
  • 2023 GEF-8 Congo Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe) (GEFID: 11241) Agency: IFAD, CI, IUCN, UNEP. GEF Project Financing: $56,259,439. Co-financing: $428,640,177: 2,102,608 ha. of landscapes under improved practices to benefit biodiversity
  • 2023 GEF-8 Guinean Forests Integrated Program (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone). (GEFID: 11142)Agency: FAO, CI, IUCN. GEF Project Financing: $20,077,828. Co-financing: $59,664,406: 257,308 ha. of landscapes under improved practices to benefit biodiversity
  • 2023 GEF-8 Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program (Lao PDR, Papua New Guinea, Thailand) (GEFID: 11102). Agency: FAO, IUCN, UNDP. GEF Project Financing: $38,216,208. Co-financing: $185,597,817: 7,120,000 ha. of landscapes under improved practices to benefit biodiversity
  • 2023 GEF-8 Mesoamerica Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama) (GEFID: 11273). Agency: FAO, IUCN; GEF Project Financing: $58,147,493; Co-financing: $438,166,265: 178,382 ha. of landscapes under improved practices to benefit biodiversity

  • 1991 Development of Wildlife Conservation and Protected Areas Management Sri Lanka United Nations Development Programme $4,087,130
  • 1991 Conservation of Biodiversity through Effective Management of Wildlife Trade Gabon United Nations Development Programme $1,000,000
  • 1991 Wildlife and Protected Areas Conservation Lao PDR The World Bank $5,000,000
  • 1992 Optimizing Biological Diversity within Wildlife Ranching systems; A Pilot Demonstration in A Semi-arid Zone Burkina Faso United Nations Development Programme $2,500,000
  • 1995 West Africa Pilot Community-Based Natural Resource and Wildlife Management Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Regional The World Bank $7,000,000
  • 1999 Lewa Wildlife Conservancy Kenya The World Bank $725,000
  • 2001 Protected Areas and Wildlife Conservation Project Sri Lanka The World Bank, Asian Development Bank $10,200,000
  • 2004 Novel Forms of Livestock & Wildlife Integration Adjacent to Protected Areas in Africa Tanzania The World Bank $880,000
  • 2004 The Development and Management of the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor Tanzania United Nations Development Programme $986,500
  • 2005 Dryland Livestock Wildlife Environment Interface Project (DLWEIP) Burkina Faso, Kenya, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $975,000
  • 2005 Integrated Ecosystem and Wildlife Management Project in Bolikhamxay Province Lao PDR The World Bank $974,025
  • 2009 Human-Wildlife-Coexistence Management Project in Northern Botswana. Botswana The World Bank $5,500,000
  • 2008 Wildlife Conservation Leasing Demonstration Kenya The World Bank $727,270
  • 2010 Effective Management of Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve (PDMNWR) Malawi The World Bank $845,000
  • 2011 Wildlife Consumption: Reforming Policies and Practices to Strengthen Biodiversity Conservation Viet Nam The World Bank $1,000,000
  • 2011 CBSP Sustainable Management of the Wildlife and Bushmeat Sector in Central Africa Central African Republic, Congo, Congo DR, Gabon, Global, Regional Food and Agriculture Organization $4,245,211
  • 2013 Fighting Against Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Trade in Africa The Case of African Elephants Regional, Global The World Bank $2,000,000
  • 2013 Strengthening Law Enforcement Capabilities to Combat Wildlife Crime for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Species in South Africa (target: Rhinoceros) South Africa United Nations Environment Programme $2,690,455
  • 2013 Advancing Landscape Approaches in Ecuador's National Protected Area System to Improve Conservation of Globally Endangered Wildlife Ecuador United Nations Development Programme $4,450,472
  • 2014 Enhancing Wildlife Conservation in the Productive Southern Kenya Rangelands through a Landscape Approach Kenya United Nations Development Programme $3,990,909
  • 2014 GMS-FBP: Strengthening Capacity and Incentives for Wildlife Conservation in the Western Forest Complex Thailand United Nations Development Programme $7,339,450
  • 2014 GMS-FBP: Strengthening Protection and Management Effectiveness for Wildlife and Protected Areas Lao PDR The World Bank $6,825,688
  • 2015 Engaging Policy Makers and the Judiciary to Address Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa Global, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,900,000
  • 2015 A Landscape Approach to Wildlife Conservation in Northeastern China China The World Bank $3,000,000
  • 2016 Coordinate Action and Learning to Combat Wildlife Crime Global The World Bank, United Nations Development Programme $7,000,000
  • 2016 Wildlife and Human-Elephant Conflicts Management Regional, Gabon The World Bank $9,055,046
  • 2017 Combating Environmental Organized Crime in the Philippines Philippines Asian Development Bank $1,834,862
  • 2017 Enhancing Legislative, Policy, and Criminal Justice Frameworks for Combating Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,000,000
  • 2017 Strengthening the Management of Wildlife and Improving Livelihoods in Northern Republic of Congo Congo The World Bank $6,509,761
  • 2017 Managing the Human-wildlife Interface to Sustain the Flow of Agro-ecosystem Services and Prevent Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in the Kgalagadi and Ghanzi Drylands Botswana United Nations Development Programme $5,996,789
  • 2018 Strengthening Partnerships to Protect Endangered Wildlife in Vietnam Viet Nam The World Bank $3,000,000
  • 2018 Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Focusing on Ivory, Rhino Horn, Tiger and Pangolins in Thailand Thailand United Nations Development Programme $4,018,440
  • 2018 Strengthening Institutions, Information Management and Monitoring to Reduce the Rate of Illegal Wildlife Trade in South Africa South Africa United Nations Environment Programme $4,886,009
  • 2018 Kenya- Combating Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Kenya through an Integrated Approach Kenya United Nations Development Programme $3,826,605
  • 2019 Capacity Development in Reducing Illegal Wildlife Trade and Improving Protected Area Management Effectiveness in South Sudan South Sudan United Nations Environment Programme $5,329,452
  • 2019 Combating poaching and the illegal wildlife trade in Tanzania through an integrated approach Tanzania United Nations Development Programme $5,354,587
  • 2020 Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade and Human Wildlife Conflict Angola United Nations Development Programme $4,103,800
  • GEF - 6 Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development (PROGRAM) Afghanistan, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Global The World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature, World Wildlife Fund - US Chapter, Asian Development Bank $5,334,587
  • 2021 Wildlife Conservation Bond South Africa The World Bank $13,761,468
  • 2021 Integrating Landscape Considerations in Wildlife Conservation, with Emphasis on Jaguars Ecuador United Nations Development Programme $1,788,991
  • 2021 Catalyzing Optimum Management of Nature Heritage for Sustainability of Ecosystem, Resources and Viability of Endangered Wildlife Species (CONSERVE) Indonesia United Nations Development Programme $6,272,018
  • 2021 Sustainable Management of Conservation Areas and Improved Livelihoods to Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Madagascar Madagascar United Nations Environment Programme $5,763,303
  • 2021 Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation criteria in sectoral and intersectoral public policies and programs to safeguard threatened wildlife in Argentina Argentina United Nations Development Programme $2,703,196
  • 2021 Integrated approach to proactive management of human-wildlife conflict and wildlife crime in hotspot landscapes in Namibia Namibia United Nations Development Programme $6,247,018
  • 2022 Transformational wildlife conservation management in China China, Global United Nations Development Programme $5,786,073
  • 2022 Building institutional and local capacities to reduce wildlife crime and to enhance protection of iconic wildlife in Malaysia Malaysia United Nations Development Programme $7,139,450
  • 2022 Protecting priority coastal and marine ecosystems to conserve globally significant Endangered, Threatened, and Protected marine wildlife in southern Mindanao, Philippines Philippines United Nations Development Programme $2,639,726
  • 2023 Reducing Human Wildlife Conflict through an Evidence-based and Integrated Approach in Southern Africa South Africa United Nations Environment Programme $3,427,982
  • GEF - 7 Unlocking a sustainable and an inclusive Wildlife Economy potential in Tsholotsho District of the Hwange-Kazuma Landscape in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe United Nations Environment Programme $448,206
  • GEF - 7 Promote Wildlife Conservation and Responsible Nature Based Tourism for Sustainable Development in Vietnam Viet Nam United Nations Development Programme $7,150,000
  • GEF - 7 Strengthening Governance and Capacity for Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade in Pakistan Pakistan International Union for Conservation of Nature $2,652,294
  • GEF - 7 Global Wildlife Program Angola, Belize, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chad, Congo DR, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, South Africa, Global The World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Wildlife Fund - US Chapter, International Union for Conservation of Nature $95,688,016