Financial Mechanism and Resources

GEF-8 projects related to valuation

  • 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; incorporating participatory watershed management, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use principles into policies, land use planning
  • 2023 GEF-8 Blue and Green Island Integrated Programme (NbS to the food, tourism, and urban sectors) (Belize, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Cuba, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, St. Lucia, Timor Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu)(GEFID: 11250). Agency: FAO, WWF-US, IUCN, UNDP, World Bank, UNEP. GEF Project Financing: $121,183,945; Co-financing: $733,790,102: advance policy coherence through strengthening capacity to incorporate the value of nature into key economic sectors at the national level including in sectoral planning
  • 2023 GEF-8 Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution (food and beverage sector) (Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, India, Jordan, Lao PDR, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa) (GEFID: 11181) Agency: WWF-US, UNIDO, UNEP, UNDP. GEF Project Financing: $96,280,581. Co-financing: $595,778,545: advance policy coherence through development of national regulatory and policy frameworks for circular economy of plastics
  • 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: strengthen policies and regulatory frameworks that enhance conservation, forest carbon sequestration and effective forest governance in critical landscapes including addressing subsidies to forest-impacting sectors that are harmful to biodiversity
  • 2023 GEF-8 Ecosystem Restoration (Angola, Brazil, Cambodia, Chad, Congo DR, Cote d'Ivoire, Haiti, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam). (GEFID: 11118) Agency: UNDP, CI, IFAD, UNEP, World Bank, FAO, IUCN. GEF Project Financing: $183,859,244. Co-financing: $1,627,501,995; advance policy coherence with regards to ecosystem restoration at the national level through policy changes to overcome restoration barriers and/or disincentives to enable more private sector participation
  • 2023 GEF-8 Eliminating hazardous chemicals from supply chains (fashion and construction supply chains) (Cambodia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ecuador, India, India, Mongolia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Pakistan, Peru, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago) (GEFID: 11169). Agency: FAO, UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO. GEF Project Financing: $45,674,998. Co-financing: $295,245,000: strengthen the regulatory environment for the creation and scale-up of markets for innovative products as well as the accompanying economic and fiscal policy, subsidy reforms and import regulations
  • 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: improve the policy framework and enabling conditions for forest conservation and management including addressing incentives and subsidies harmful to 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: support the development and strengthening of the enabling environment for forest conservation at multiple scales
  • 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: review, update or develop instruments that foster the protection and conservation of primary forests using intersectoral processes to encourage policy coherence. These instruments will include, among other, land use plans, forest harvesting regulations, policies and regulations for granting mining concessions, indigenous peoples life plans, procedures for consultations with indigenous peoples.
  • 2023 GEF-8 Net-Zero Nature-Positive Accelerator Integrated Programme (Chile, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Viet Nam) (GEFID: 11085). Agency: UNIDO, ADB, UNDP, UNEP, CAF, FAO. GEF Project Financing: $98,678,187. Co-financing: $695,182,970: strengthening the institutional, regulatory, fiscal, and financial environment to allow for implementation of NZNP strategies while aligning national budgets with national development and environmental sustainability objectives. This could have significant knock-on effects towards more robust implementation of the Targets listed above and greater long-term contributions to their achievement as well as potential contributions
  • 2023 Chile. Strengthening inter-institutional coordination for the mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation in national, regional and local public policies in Chile (GEF ID: 11208). Agency: FAO; GEF Project Financing: $3,776,941; Co-financing: 25,681,614.

Valuation
  • 2008 Piloting Natural Resource Valuation within Environmental Impact Assessments Jamaica United Nations Development Programme $470,250
  • 2014 Standardized Methodologies for Carbon Accounting and Ecosystem Services Valuation of Blue Forests Global United Nations Environment Programme $4,500,000
  • 2017 Mainstreaming conservation and valuation of critically endangered species and ecosystems indevelopment-frontier production landscapes in the regions of Arica y Parinacota and Biobío Chile Food and Agriculture Organization $2,411,416
  • 2018 Strengthening Natural Resource Valuation Capacities for Improved Planning and Decision-making to Conserve the Global Environment Guinea-Bissau United Nations Development Programme $950,000
  • 2022 Evaluation of Natural Capital to Support Land Use Planning, Improved management effectiveness of Terrestrial Protected Areas, deployment of SLM practices and Creation of Eco-Villages in Central Madagascar Madagascar United Nations Environment Programme $5,653,425

Mainstreaming and integrating
  • 2006 Integrating Global Environmental Issues into Bulgaria's Regional Development Process Bulgaria United Nations Development Programme $499,000
  • 2007 Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management into Production Sector Activities Seychelles United Nations Development Programme $3,600,000
  • 2007 National Biodiversity Mainstreaming and Institutional Consolidation Project Brazil The World Bank $22,000,000
  • 2008 Mainstreaming the Multilateral Environmental Agreements into the Country's Environmental Legislation Nicaragua United Nations Development Programme $465,000
  • 2008 Strengthening Socotra's Policy and Regulatory Framework for Mainstreaming Biodiversity Yemen United Nations Development Programme $975,000
  • 2009 Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Coffee Sector in Colombia Colombia United Nations Development Programme $2,000,000
  • 2009 Mainstreaming Global Environmental Aspects in the planning and monitoring processes of the National Human Development Initiative (NHDI) in Morocco Morocco United Nations Development Programme $460,000
  • 2009 SIP: Catchments and Landscape Management Eritrea International Fund for Agricultural Development $4,350,000
  • 2010 Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Sustainable Cattle Ranching Colombia The World Bank $7,000,000
  • 2011 CTI Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Sector Philippines Asian Development Bank $2,500,000
  • 2011 Sustainable Management of Biodiversity in Thailand's Production Landscape Thailand United Nations Development Programme $1,940,000
  • 2011 Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Silvo-Pastoral and Rangeland Landscapes in the Pockets of Poverty of Jordan Jordan International Fund for Agricultural Development $1,000,000
  • 2012 Landscape Approach to Management of Peatlands Aiming at Multiple Ecological Benefits Belarus United Nations Development Programme $2,700,900
  • 2013 Strengthening Multi-sectoral Management of Critical Landscapes Samoa United Nations Development Programme $4,736,363
  • 2013 Delivering Multiple Global Environment Benefits through Sustainable Management of Production Landscapes Honduras United Nations Development Programme $3,045,455
  • 2014 Enhancing Biodiversity Protection through Strengthened Monitoring, Enforcement and Uptake of Environmental Regulations in Guyana's Gold Mining Sector Guyana United Nations Development Programme $803,653
  • 2014 Mainstreaming Rio Convention Provisions into National Sectoral Policies Jordan United Nations Development Programme $996,000
  • 2014 Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Lesotho, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Global Food and Agriculture Organization $6,116,730
  • 2014 Mainstreaming Global Environment Commitments for Effective National Environmental Management Suriname United Nations Development Programme $980,000
  • 2014 Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Land Use Regulation and Management at the Municipal Scale South Africa United Nations Development Programme $8,177,730
  • 2014 Integrating Global Environmental Priorities into National Policies and Programmes Kiribati United Nations Development Programme $500,000
  • 2014 Integrating Global Environment Commitments in Investment and Development Decision-making Solomon Islands United Nations Development Programme $850,000
  • 2014 Strengthening Decentralized Management of the Environment to Meet Rio Convention Objectives Guinea United Nations Development Programme $525,000
  • 2014 Conserving Habitats for Globally Important Flora and Fauna in Production Landscapes Thailand United Nations Development Programme $1,758,904
  • 2014 Mainstreaming Sustainable Management of Tea Production Landscapes Global United Nations Environment Programme $1,999,601
  • 2015 Enhanced Cross-Sectoral Land Management through Land Use Pressure Reduction and Planning Serbia United Nations Environment Programme $661,644
  • 2015 Mainstreaming Global Environmental Priorities into National Policies and Programmes Vanuatu United Nations Development Programme $550,000
  • 2015 Mainstreaming Global Environmental Priorities into National Policies and Programmes Palau United Nations Development Programme $550,000
  • 2015 Strengthening the Financial and Operational Framework of the National PA System in Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Conservation International $2,304,429
  • 2015 PSG-Sustainable Landscape Management Project under SAWAP Mauritania The World Bank $4,810,000
  • 2016 Establishing National Land Use and Land Degradation Profile toward Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management Practices in Sector Policies – ENALULDEP/SLM Bangladesh United Nations Environment Programme $730,594
  • 2016 Closing the Gaps in Great Green Wall: Linking Sectors and Stakeholders for Increased Synergy and Scaling-up Regional United Nations Environment Programme $1,726,400
  • 2016 Applying Landscape and Sustainable Land Management (L-SLM) for Mitigating Land Degradation and Contributing to Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas Georgia United Nations Environment Programme $923,484
  • 2016 Shepherding Biodiversity Back into South Africa’s Productive Landscapes South Africa United Nations Environment Programme $1,017,750
  • 2017 Strengthening of Multisector and Decentralised Environmental Management and Coordination to Achieve the Objectives of the Rio Conventions in the Union of Comoros Comoros United Nations Development Programme $1,500,000
  • 2017 Promoting Sustainable and Resilient Landscapes in the Central Volcanic Chain Guatemala United Nations Development Programme $11,144,497
  • 2018 Improving Environmental Management in the Mining Sector of Suriname, with Emphasis on Gold Mining Suriname United Nations Development Programme $7,589,041
  • 2018 Sustainable Productive Landscapes Mexico The World Bank $21,862,385
  • 2018 Conserving Biodiversity through Sustainable Management in Production Landscapes in Costa Rica Costa Rica United Nations Development Programme $6,699,315
  • 2018 Ensuring Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE) of Green Landscapes in Mongolia Mongolia United Nations Development Programme $7,964,253
  • 2018 Piloting Innovative Investments for Sustainable Landscapes Global United Nations Environment Programme $2,000,000
  • 2019 Integrated Management of Peatland Landscapes in Indonesia (IMPLI) Indonesia International Fund for Agricultural Development $4,895,872
  • 2020 Resilient Landscapes Management Project Nicaragua Food and Agriculture Organization $4,389,261
  • 2020 Integrated management of natural resources in the Bafing Faleme landscape Guinea United Nations Development Programme $7,060,274
  • 2020 Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using an Integrated Landscape Approach Jamaica United Nations Development Programme $6,210,046
  • 2020 Sustainable Land Management in Target Landscapes in Angola’s Southwestern Region Angola Food and Agriculture Organization $2,639,726
  • 2022 Sustainable and Integrated landscape management of the Western Area Peninsula Sierra Leone United Nations Development Programme $5,209,909
  • 2022 Integrated Management of Production Landscapes to Deliver Multiple Global Environmental Benefits Belize United Nations Development Programme $5,108,933
  • 2020 Green Finance for Sustainable Landscapes Joint Initiative of the CPF (GF4SL) Global United Nations Environment Programme $909,883
  • 2021 Biodiversity Mainstreaming into Sectoral Policies and Practices and Strengthened Protection of Biodiversity Hot-Spots in in Montenegro Montenegro United Nations Development Programme $3,278,995
  • 2021 Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management (SLM) for Large-Scale Impact in the Grazing Lands of Limpopo and Northern Cape provinces in South Africa South Africa International Union for Conservation of Nature $3,629,816
  • 2021 Transforming and scaling up results and lessons learned in the Monte Alen and Rio Campo Landscapes through an inclusive Landscape-scale approach, effective land use planning and promotion of local governance Equatorial Guinea International Union for Conservation of Nature $5,354,587
  • 2021 Sustainable management of dryland landscapes in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso International Union for Conservation of Nature $6,680,734
  • 2021 Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes in Thailand Thailand United Nations Environment Programme $5,535,963
  • 2021 Integrated Sustainable Landscape Management in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Viet Nam Food and Agriculture Organization $5,354,587
  • 2021 Integrated Landscape Management in Dry Miombo Woodlands of Tanzania Tanzania Food and Agriculture Organization $7,368,807
  • 2021 Integrated landscape management to reverse degradation and support the sustainable use of natural resources in the Mopane-Miombo belt of Northern Namibia Namibia Food and Agriculture Organization $6,130,275
  • 2022 Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Belize's Maya Golden Landscape Belize Food and Agriculture Organization $1,449,708
  • 2022 Resilient, productive and sustainable landscapes in Mali’s Kayes Region Mali Food and Agriculture Organization $6,831,964
  • 2022 Sustainable Multiple Use Landscape Consortia - Vertentes Project Brazil The World Bank $24,577,982
  • 2022 Integrated Landscape Management Gambia (INLAMAG) Project Gambia International Fund for Agricultural Development $4,708,582
  • GEF - 7 Integrated Landscape Management of Heart of Borneo Landscapes in Sabah and Sarawak Malaysia United Nations Development Programme $7,368,807