Financial Mechanism and Resources

Financial Mechanism and Resources // Project proposals in process
Monday // 5.1.2017

Project proposals in process

24-28 April 2017
Regional (Africa): Support to Eligible Parties to Produce the Sixth National Report to the CBD (Phase I), UNEP MSP revised
Peru: Effective Implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Regime in Peru in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, UNEP resubmission

17-21 April 2017
Haiti: Managing the Human-Biodiversity interface in the southern Marine Protected Areas of Haiti. IDB MSP resubmission. National: Ministry of Environment. GEF Project Financing 1,826,484, co-financing 10,600,000. Inter-American Development Bank grant 10,500,000; Ministry of Environnement in-kind 100,000
Regional (Africa): Support to Eligible Parties to Produce the Sixth National Report to the CBD (Phase I), UNEP MSP. National: 17 Environmental Ministries in Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda. GEF Project Financing 1,963,500, co-financing 1,116,060. Environmental Ministries in-kind 1,092,060, grant 24,000

10-14 April 2017
Brazil: Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management Strategies to enhance Caatinga, Pampa and Pantanal Biodiversity, IDB resubmission. National: Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade – FUNBIO; Ministry of Environment - MMA. Grant Amount $32,621,820, Cofinancing $159,154,672. Ministry of the Environment in-kind 1,390,401.16, investment 9,440,916.71; ICMBio in-kind 28,658,567.88, investment 77,491,282.23; Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro in-kind 10,963,561.11; States of Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul (10 States) in-kind 8,834,914.16, investment 11,097,029; KfW- LifeWeb/SNUC investment 11,278,000
Peru: National Platform for Sustainable Cities and Climate Change in Peru, IDB resubmission. National: Peru’s Ministry of Environment (MINAM), Fondo de las Américas – FONDAM, National Water Authority (ANA), Ate Municipality, San Borja Municipality, Comisión de Regantes Canal Surco-Huatica. GEF Project Financing 6,422,019, Co-financing 300,979,496. IADB Loans 300,000,000; MINAM (MINAM) in Kind 103,328; Municipalidad de San Borja in kind 438,084; Comisión de Regantes Surco in kind 438,084

3-7 April 2017
Chile: Mainstreaming Conservation of Coastal Wetlands of Chile?s South Center Biodiversity Hotspot through Adaptive Management of Coastal Area Ecosystems, UNEP FSP PIF resubmission
Liberia: Conservation and sustainable use of Liberia’s coastal natural capital, CI PIF resubmission

27-31 March 2017
Bahamas: Meeting the Challenge of 2020 in The Bahamas, UNEP PIF Resubmission
Maldives: Enhancing National Development through Environmentally Resilient Islands (ENDhERI), UNEP PIF Resubmission
Cuba: (CPP Country Pilot Partnership) Capacity Building for Sustainable Financing Mechanisms - Sustainable Land Management in Dry land Forest Ecosystems and Cattle Ranching Areas, UNDP MSP, GEF Project Financing 1,425,000, Co-financing 36,050,000: Ministry of Agriculture (Soils and Fertilizers Department) Grants 12,000,000, Ministry of Agriculture (Forestry and Wildlife Division) Grants 24,000,000, United Nations Development Programme Grants 50,000
Chile: Mainstreaming Conservation of Coastal Wetlands of Chile?s South Center Biodiversity Hotspot through Adaptive Management of Coastal Area Ecosystems, UNDP FSP PIF resubmission

13 -17 March 2017
Liberia: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Liberia’s Coastal Natural Capital, CI PIF re-submission
Madagascar: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Northwestern Landscape (Boeny region), CI PIF re-submission

6 -10 March 2017
Haiti: Managing the Human-Biodiversity interface in the southern Marine Protected Areas of Haiti - MHBI, IADB, MSP, GEF Fund 1,826,484, Counterpart (in kind) 100,000
Madagascar: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Northwestern Landscape (Boeny region), CI PIF resubmission
Panama: Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in coastal marine production landscapes, UNDP MSP PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing 1,780,822, MiAmbiente Grants 3,678,270, In-kind 1,200,000, UNDP Grants 654,938
Marshall Islands: Reimaanlok - Looking to the future: Strengthening natural resource management in atoll communities in the Republic of Marshall Islands employing integrated approaches (RMI R2R), GEF Grant Amount $3,927,981, Cofinancing $4,057,139, Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (OEPPC) In-kind 500,000, grant 500,000, Ministry of Internal Affairs In-kind 2,452,768, Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS) In-kind 100,000, Women United Together Marshall Islands (WUTMI) In-kind 378,000, UNDP In-kind 126,371

27 February - 3 March 2017
Montenegro: Promoting Protected Areas Management through Integrated Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Protection in Coastal Area of Montenegro, UNEP, MSP, GEF Project Financing 1,602,940, Co-financing 12,453,675, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism (MSDT) In-kind 12,203,675, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) In-kind 250,000
Burkina Faso: Integrated and Sustainable Management of PONASI Protected Area Landscape, UNDP, PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing 5,279,452, Co-financing 19,200,000, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Grants 10,000,000, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Grants 5,000,000, SP CONEDD In-kind 100,000, DGM Coordination in BF Grants 2,000,000, AFAUDEB and NATURAMA Grants 1,800,000, UNDP Grants 300,000
Chile: Mainstreaming Conservation of Coastal Wetlands of Chile's South Center Biodiversity Hotspot through Adaptive Management of Coastal Area Ecosystems, UNEP, PIF, GEF Project Financing 5,146,804, Co-financing 16,875,333, Ministry of Environment In-kind 2,624,100, Grants 4,878,333, MINVU In -kind 523,000, Grants 600,000, MOP -DGA In-kind 500,000, Grants 2,000,000, MOP - DOP In-kind 150,000, Grants 250,000, DIRECTEMAR In-kind 1,000,000, Ministry of National Assets In-kind 500,000, Grants 300,000, Municipalities In-kind 1,800,000, Private actors/NGOs In-kind 1,000,000, Grants 500,000, UNEP In-kind 250,000
St Kitts and Nevis: Improving environmental management towards low carbon, resilient and sustainable development in SKN, UNEP, PIF, GEF Project Financing 3,015,982, Co-financing 14,500,000, Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation Grant 4,500,000, EU- St. Kitts and Nevis 11th EDF National Indicative Programme and Water Conservation and Drought Management Project Grant 5,000,000, Government - Agriculture Diversification Project and Agriculture Resource Management Project (ARMP) Grant 4,500,000, Government of St-Kitts and Nevis – Ministry of Sustainable Development In-kind 500,000
China: PRC-GEF Partnership Program for Sustainable Agricultural Development, UNDP, PPG, GEF Program Financing 21,378,900, Co-financing 147,000,000, National Government including: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine -Grants 56,000,000, Provincial Governments of Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Hubei, Liaoning, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Yunnan - Grants 72,500,000, County Governments of Hainan and Hubei - Grants 4,000,000, CSOs, farmers and local enterprises in demonstration provinces - Grants/In-kind 14,500,000
The Bahamas: Meeting the Challenge of 2020 in The Bahamas, UNEP, PIF, GEF Project Financing 6,244,832, Co-financing 11,963,000, Ministry of Housing and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Prime Minister’s Office/SIDS DOCK Grants $2,500,000, In-kind $4,000,000, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) Grants $1,025,000, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Grants $398,000, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Grants $1,500,000, In-kind $500,000, Bahamas National Trust (BNT) Grants $590,000, In-kind $1,450,000
Democratic Republic of Congo: Promoting the effective management of Salonga National Park through creation of community forests and improving the well-being of local communities, UNEP, PIF, GEF Project Financing 5,694,749, Co-financing 34,800,000, European Commission Cash 18,500,000, KfW Cash 5,800,000, USAID- CAFEC Cash 5,000,000, WWF Cash 2,700,000, MECNDD (DDD and ICCN) In-kind 1,250,000, WCS Cash 350,000, ZSM Cash 200,000, Rainforest Alliance In-kind 1,000,000
Madagascar Conservation and improvement of ecosystem services for the Atsinanana region through agroecology and the promotion of sustainable energy production, UNEP, PIF, GEF Project Financing 3,789,955, Co-financing 20,775,000, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) Grants 165,000, National Association of Environmental Action (ANAE) In-kind 100,000, Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests (MEEF) In-kind 100,000, IFAD - Programme de Soutien aux Pôles de Micro-Entreprises Rurales et aux Economies Régionales de Madagascar (PROSPERER) Grants 410,000, JICA - Projet de développement de l'Approche Intégrée pour promouvoir la Restauration Environnementale et le Développement Rural (PRODAIRE) Grants 700,000, JICA - Projet d'Amélioration de la Productivité Rizicole sur les Hautes Terres Centrales (PAPRIZ) Grants 9,650,000, WB-IDA - Projet d’Urgence pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et la Protection Sociale (PURSAPS) In-kind 9,650,000
Lesotho Promoting conservation, sustainable utilization and fair and equitable benefit-sharing from Lesotho's Medicinal and Ornamental Plants for improved livelihoods, UNDP, PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing 2,913,699, Co-financing 4,000,000, Department of Environmental Affairs In-kind 3,475,000, National University of Lesotho In-kind 25,000, UNDP Grant 500,000
Philippines: Generating National and Local Revenues from the Sustainable Use of Philippines Genetic Resources through Fair and Equitable ABS Consistent with the Nagoya Protocol, UNDP PIF, GEF Project Financing 6,200,000, Co-financing 27,594,000, Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Cash 4,500,000, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples - Cash 800,000, DOST - PCAARRD Cash 6,100,000, DOST- Philippine Council for Health Research & Development - Cash 10,000,000, Academic & Research Institutions In-Kind 1,500,000, Intellectual Property Office Cash 500,000, Private Sector Cash 1,000,000, UNDP Cash 500,000, Local Government Units Cash 1,000,000, Commission on Higher Education Cash 1,500,000, IPLC In-kind 194,000
Haiti: Sustainable management of wooded production landscapes for biodiversity conservation, UNDP and FAO PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing 6,186,964, Co-financing 36,000,000, Inter-American Development Bank - Grants 34,000,000, FECCANO/AVSF Grants 800,000, UNDP Grants 700,000, FAO Grants 500,000
Guinea - Conakry: Integrated management of natural resources in Middle and Upper Guinea, UNDP PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing 7,060,274, Co-financing 25,000,000, Ministry of Environment In-kind 2,000,000, Grants 5,000,000, Other Ministries (Energy, Agriculture, Cooperation, etc.) Grants 7,000,000, WCF, Guinée Ecologie, SEG In-kind 2,700,000, UNDP Grants 8,300,000
Cambodia: Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) in the productive, natural and forested landscape of Northern Region of Cambodia, UNDP PIF, GEF Project Financing 3,340,320, Co-financing 10,000,000, Ministry of Environment - Grant 300,000, In kind 700,000, Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery & Forestry - Grant 150,000, In kind 350,000, UNDP Grant 1,750,000, Wildlife Conservation Society - Grant 4,100,000, In Kind - 300,000, IUCN Grant 1,350,000, ADF Grant 1,000,000
Ecuador: Safeguarding biodiversity in the Galapagos Islands by enhancing biosecurity and creating the enabling environment for the restoration of Galapagos Island ecosystems, CI PIF resubmission, GEF Project Financing 3,301,472, Cofinancing 18,625,000, Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD) Grants 10,500,000, Galapagos Biosecurity Agency (GBA) Grants 4,500,000, Island Conservation (IC) In-kind 1,400,000, Galapagos Conservancy (GC) In-kind 1,925,000, Conservation International (CI) In-kind 300,000
Belize: Integrated management of production landscapes to deliver multiple global environmental benefits, UNDP PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing 5,108,933, Co-financing 15,076,600, Government of Belize Grants 11,300,000, In-kind 3,000,000, UNDP Grants 450,000, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre - Grants 326,600
Peru: National Platform for Sustainable Cities and Climate Change in Peru, IADB, GEF Project Financing 6,422,019, Co-financing 300,979,496, IADB Loans 300,000,000, MINAM (MINAM) In Kind 103,328, Municipalidad de San Borja In Kind 438,084, Comisión de Regantes Surco In Kind 438,084
Bolivia: Ecological Integrity and Sustainability of the Plurinational System of Protected Areas - Bolivia, CAF PIF, GEF Project Financing 9,161,090, Co-financing 37,585,000, Amazonian fruit complex development project IFAD - Grants 20,000,000, Sector 3 EU-Bolivia Program: Water, Sanitation and Natural Resource Management - Grants 3,000,000, NGT allocations - Grants 8,350,000, Revenues of the National System of Protected Areas (from tourism and others) - Grants 5,200,000, Yields from NSPA Trust Funds 1,035,000

20-24 February 2017
Sri Lanka: Healthy landscapes: Managing agricultural landscapes in socio-ecologically sensitive areas to promote food security, well-being and ecosystem health, UNEP PIF resubmitted for CEO Approval
Malawi: Enhancing the Resilience of Agro-Ecological Systems (ERASP) - Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, IFAD, CEO Endorsement Submission. GEF Project Financing 7,155,963; Co-financing 87,397,000; IFAD Grant 26,540,000, IFAD ASAP Grant 7,063,000, DFID (PRIDE) 498,000, (PRIDE) 3,000,000, Government of Malawi (ERASP) In- kind 1,610,000, Government of Malawi through its loan from IFAD (PRIDE) Loans 26,483,000, Government of Malawi – Departmental Budgets (PRIDE) In-kind 13,083,000, Project communities (ERASP) In-kind 1,837,000, Project communities (PRIDE) In-kind 7,283,000

13-17 February 2017
Madagascar: Strengthening the Network of New Protected Areas in Madagascar, UNEP, resubmitted for CEO Endorsement, GEF 3,905,265, cofinancing 30,957,429: Ministry of Environment and Forests/Directorate General for Forestry (and other members of the CSAPM) In-kind 2,200,000; Ministry of Agriculture Cash 23,750,000; UNEP Cash 200,000; NGO WWF Cash 2,465,935; FEM (ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES) Cash 42,000, In-kind 45,000; Missouri Botanical Garden Cash 792,474; Durell Conservation Trust Cash 150,000; Peregrine Fund Cash 950,000, In-kind 162,000; Fondation Liz Claiborne Cash 200,000

6 -10 February 2017
Angola: Creation of Marine Protected Areas in Angola, UNDP, PIF and PPG, GEF Project Financing $1,776,484, Ministry of Environment (MINAMB) Grants $9,639,875; German Government via GIZ–MARISMA project Grants $1,360,000, UNDP TRAC Grants $100,000

30 Jan. - 3 February 2017
Peru: Effective Implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Regime in Peru in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, UNEP, resubmitted for CEO Endorsement. Cost to the GEF Trust Fund 2,190,000 (19.7%), Co-financing 8,928,772.23 (80.3%). In-kind, MINAM 2,347,000; SERFOR-MINAGRI 350,000; INIA 350,000; SERNANP 3,160,595.76 INDECOPI-DIN 350,000; INDECOPI-Comisión Nacional contra la Biopiratería 250,000; CENSI-INS MINSA 300,000; IIAP 1,000,000; Cosmo Ingredient 471,176.47; UNEP 350,000
Cambodia: Developing a Comprehensive Framework for Practical Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, UNDP PIF, Ministry of Environment Grant 300,150; UNDP Grant 1,500,000
Sri Lanka: UNEP MSP PIF - Healthy landscapes: Managing agricultural landscapes in socio-ecologically sensitive areas to promote food security, well-being and ecosystem health. Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment Grants/In-kind 3,000,000; Ministry of Agriculture /Department of Agriculture/PGRC Grants/In-kind 2,000,000; Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife/Sustainable Development Secretariat) Grants/In-kind 500,000; Department of Agrarian Services Development Grants/In-kind 100,000; Department of Wildlife Conservation Grants/In-kind 100,000; Forest Department Grants/In-kind 100,000; Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka Grants/In-kind 100,000; Ministry of Land and Land Development, Land Use Policy Planning Division (LUPPD) Grants/In-kind 100,000; Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine/Department of Ayurveda Grants/In-kind 100,000; Department of Export Agriculture Grants/In-kind 100,000; Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare/Department of Divinaguma Grants/In-kind 800,000; International - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Grants/In-kind 100,000; IGO - South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) Grants/In-kind 500,000; International - Bioversity International (International Plant Genetic Resource Institute-IPGRI) Grants/In-kind 200,000; University of Peradeniya Grants/In-kind 20,000; University of Wayamba Grants/In-kind 20,000; University of Rajarata Grants/In-kind 20,000; University of Ruhuna Grants/In-kind 20,000; NGO - Community Development Centre Grants/In-kind 100,000; Community Development Centre Grants/In-kind 100,000; Green Movement of Sri Lanka Grants/In-kind 100,000; Private Sector - Ceylon Agriculture Organic (Private Sector Company) Grants/In-kind 100,000; Organic Agriculture Promoting Company Grants/In-kind 100,000; International Universities - University of Sydney, Charles Sturt University, University of Leuphana Grants/In-kind 50,000

23-27 January 2017
Angola: Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade and Human Wildlife Conflict in Angola, UNDP for PIF and PPG. Ministry of Environment (MINAMB) Grants $12,369,000; Ministry of the Interior Grants $300,000; Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) Grants $3,531,000; UNDP Grants $300,000

16-20 January 2017
Thailand: Integration of Natural Capital Accounting in public and private sector policy and decision-making for sustainable landscapes (former title: Integrating Natural Capital and Sustainable Rice Production in Thailand – ‘NCSRP project’), UNEP, revision for CEO PIF Approval

9-13 January 2017
Maldives: Enhancing National Development through Environmentally Resilient Islands (ENDhER), UNEP, GEF Project Financing $3,532,968, Co-financing $12,000,000, CEO PIF Clearance
Zimbabwe: Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management and Climate-Smart Landscapes in the Mid to Lower Zambezi Region of Zimbabwe, UNDP, PPG request $130,000
Kenya: Combating Poaching and the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Kenya Through an Integrated Approach, UNDP, PPG request $100,000
Mali: Community-based natural resource management that resolves conflict, improved livelihoods and restores ecosystems throughout the elephant range, UNDP, PPG $150,000

2-6 January 2017
Tanzania: Combating poaching and the illegal wildlife trade in Tanzania through an integrated approach, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF $5,354,587, UNDP $1,000,000, Gov $15,000,000, WWF $8,800,000, UNODC $1,500,000, ICCF Group’s Conservation Council of Nations $500,000, total co-financing $25,800,000, Grand-Total Project Financing $ 32,154,587
Republic of Congo: Integrated and Transboundary Conservation of Biodiversity in the Basins of the Republic of Congo, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $3,125,250, Co-financing $20,682,400 (UNDP $1,000,000, Congo Government in-kind $6,522,400, Congo Conservation Company $4,360,000, Eco-Oil Energie SA $2,150,000, Wildlife Conservation Society $1,250,000, Forest Industry of Ouesso $1,250,000, WWF/ETIC $4,150,000)

26-30 December 2016
India: Securing livelihoods, conservation, sustainable use and restoration of high range Himalayan ecosystems (SECURE), UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $11,544,192, Co-financing $60,820,000 (MOEFCC $21,820,000, Government of Sikkim $9,000,000, Government of Himachal Pradesh $12,000,000, Government of Jammu and Kashmir $6,000,000, Government of Uttranchal $11,000,000, UNDP $1,000,000)
Ethiopia: Enhanced Management and Enforcement of Ethiopia’s Protected Area Estate, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $7,294,495, Co-financing $83,450,125 ( UNDP $200,000, Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) $30,868,725, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) $3,200,000, IGAD/HoAREC (EU funding) $6,380,000, KfW $21,267,000, GIZ $12,234,400, Born Free Foundation $1,500,000, African Wildlife Foundation $5,000,000, Wildlife Conservation Society $1,000,000, FZS $1,800,000
Botswana: Managing the human-wildlife interface to sustain the flow of agro-ecosystem services and prevent illegal wildlife trafficking in the Kgalagadi and Ghanzi Drylands, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $5,996,789, Co-financing $22,500,000 (Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism $15,000,000, Ministry of Agriculture $6,000,000, UNDP $1,000,000, Birdlife Botswana $500,000)
Mozambique: Strengthening the conservation of globally threatened species in Mozambique through improving biodiversity enforcement and expanding community conservancies around protected areas, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $15,750,000, Co-financing $64,800,000 (ANAC In-kind $5,000,000, Grants $17,000,000, Gorongosa Restoration Project In-kind $7,000,000, Grants $30,000,000, Wildlife Conservation Society In-kind $1,100,000, Grants $4,000,000, UNDP $700,000)
Cameroon: Integrated and Transboundary Conservation of Biodiversity in the Basins of the Republic of Cameroon, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $3,907,500, Co-financing $25,782,781 (Government of Cameroon Grant $8,500,000, ZSL Grant $3,757,781, IUCN Grant $8,000,000, WWF Grant $5,000,000, AWF Grant $400,000, UNESCO In-kind $125,000)

19-23 December 2016
Sri Lanka: UNEP MSP PIF - Healthy landscapes: Managing agricultural landscapes in socio-ecologically sensitive areas to promote food security, well-being and ecosystem health
Indonesia: Combatting Illegal and Unsustainable Trade in Endangered Species in Indonesia, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $6,988,853, Co-financing $44,948,742 (UNDP Grant $100,000, Ministry of Environment and Forestry Grant $42,848,742, Wildlife Conservation Society Grant $2,000,000)

5-9 December 2016
Serbia: UNEP MSP PIF - Improving Biodiversity Conservation and Provision of Ecosystem Services through Promotion of Shared Benefits in Serbia
Timor Leste: UNEP MSP PIF - Creating and Applying an Access and Benefit-Sharing Regime in Timor Leste
Cameroon: Participative Integrated Ecosystem Services Management Plans for Bakassi Post Conflict Ecosystems (PINESMAP- BPCE), UNEP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $2,652,968, Co-financing $13,600,000 (Government of Cameroon (MINEPDED) In-Kind $1,500,000, Participatory National Development Programme (PNDP) Grants $3,000,000, Regional Department of Mines In-Kind $25,000, Regional Department of Planning (MINEPAT/SE) In-Kind $1,550,000, Disaster and Conflict Africa Coordination In-kind $125,000, Centre Technique de Foresterie Communale (CTFC) In-kind $750,000, Nature Cameroon (South West Region) In-kind $200,000, Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) Grants $500,000, In-Kind $1,000,000, Organisation Pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable (OPED) In-kind (Offices, Technical Staff, vehicle) $1,000,000, Cameroon Ecology Grants $350,000, In-kind $500,000, FIDEPE In-kind $600,000, Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) In-Kind $500,000, Grants $500,000, CHEDE Grants $500,000, In-kind $1,000,000)
South Africa: UNEP PIF - Restoration and sustainable management of land for resilient livelihoods and poverty reduction in South Africa

28 Nov -2 Dec. 2016
Fiji: Building Capacities to address invasive alien species to enhance the chances of long-term survival of terrestrial endemic and threatened species on Taveuni Island and surrounding islets, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $3,502,968, Co-financing $26,864,514 (Biosecurity Authority of Fiji Grant $9,063,064, In-kind $6,000,000, Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Environment Grant $700,000, Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority Grant $1,763,981, In-kind $661,373, Fiji Airports Limited Grant $6,300,000, Fiji National University Grant $2,275,000, UNDP In-kind $101,096)
Colombia, Mexico, Peru: Generating Enhanced Political Will for Natural Resource Management and Conservation, UNEP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $1,995,000, Co-financing $2,200,000 (ICCF Conservation Council Cash $200,000, In-Kind $100,000, ICCF Advisory Council In-Kind $200,000, ICCF Cash $700,000, In-kind $1,000,000)
Malawi: UNEP MSP PIF - Enhancing sustainability of Protected Area systems and stabilizing agro-production in adjoining areas through improved IAS management
Peru: National Platform for Sustainable Cities and Climate Change in Peru (under the Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot), IADB, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $6,422,019, Co-financing $300,979,496 (IADB Loans $300´000,000, MINAM (MINAM) In Kind $103,328, Municipalidad de San Borja In Kind $438,084, Comisión de Regantes Surco In Kind $438,084)
Myanmar: Ridge to Reef: Integrated Protected Area Land and Seascape Management in Tanintharyi, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $5,250,000, Co-financing $16,538,116 (Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry In-kind $3,000,000, Tanintharyi Regional Government In-kind $3,000,000, UNDP Grant $6,613,000, Smithsonian Institution Grant $1,500,000, Fauna and Flora International Grant $2,425,116)
Indonesia: Strengthening Forest Area Planning and Management in Kalimantan, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $9,000,000, Co-financing $50,050,000 (Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) In-kind $50,000,000, UNDP Grant $50,000)
South Africa: Unlocking biodiversity benefits through development finance in critical catchments, DBSA, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $7,201,835, Co-financing $46,076,213 (Breede Gouritz CMA In kind $75,645, CMRA In kind $308,861, DBSA In kind $7,000,000, DEA NRM In kind $28,636,948, Ethekwini In kind $153,846, NBI In kind $731,088, Pongola-uMzimkulu CMA In kind $1,843,074, SANBI In kind $3,407,418, Stats SA In kind $59,840, UKZN (CWRR) In kind $141,534, UNEP In kind $230,000, WESSA In kind $122,937, WISA In kind $37,942, WRC In kind $2,261,538, WWF In kind $1,065,540)

21-25 November 2016
Chad: Building resilience for food security and nutrition in Chad’s rural communities, AfDB, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $5,329,452, Co-financing $15,045,800 (African Development Bank Grants $15,045,800)
Senegal: Agricultural Value Chains Resilience Support Project, IFAD and UNIDO, CEO Endorsement Resubmission, GEF Project Financing $7,219,450, Co-financing $28,544,133 (IFAD Loans $26,130,000, UNIDO In-kind $319,700, Grants $80,300, Government of Senegal In-kind $1,647,616, Beneficiaries In-kind $366,517)

14-18 November 2016
Malawi: Enhancing the Resilience of Agro-Ecological Systems (ERASP), IFAD, CEO Endorsement resubmission, GEF Project Financing $7,155,963, Co-financing $87,397,000 (Government of Malawi (ERASP) In-kind $1,610,000, IFAD Grant $26,540,000, IFAD ASAP Grant $7,063,000, Government of Malawi through its loan from IFAD (PRIDE) Loans $26,483,000, Government of Malawi – Departmental Budgets (PRIDE) In-kind $13,083,000, Project communities (ERASP) In-kind $1,837,000, Project communities (PRIDE) In-kind $7,283,000, DFID (PRIDE) $498,000, (PRIDE) $ 3,000,000)
Ecuador: Sustainable Development of the Ecuadorian Amazon: integrated management of multiple use landscapes and high value conservation forests, UNDP, CEO endorsement, GEF Project Financing $12,462,550, Co-financing $49,338,351 (Ministry of Environment (MAE) Grants $4,212,558, In-kind $9,645,103, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) Grants $18,310,121, In-kind $457,920, National Biodiversity Institute (INB) In-kind $1,100,000, Decentralized Autonomous Government (GAD) Morona Santiago In-kind $93,938, Decentralized Autonomous Government (GAD) Orellana In-kind $527,800, African Palm Producers´ Association (ANCUPA) In-kind $336,008, Corporation for Sustainable Forest Management (COMAFORS) In-kind $150,000, VERDE CANANDE Grants $500,000, In-kind $1,000,000, Nature and Culture International (NCI) In-kind $500,000, World Wide Fund (WWF) In-kind $2,400,000, National Working Group on Voluntary Forest Certification in Ecuador (CEFOVE) In-kind $100,000, Office for Social and Development Research (OFIS) Grants $600,000, IKIAM Amazonian Regional University (IKIAM) In-kind $1,286,917, Amazonian State University (UEA) Grants $2,111,258, Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL) In-kind $1,055,629, KfW Development Bank Grants $3,950,470, UNDP Grants $400,629, In-kind $600,000)
Pacific: UNEP PIF Resubmission - Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species on globally significant biodiversity in the Pacific

7-11 November 2016
China: UNDP PPG - China's Protected Area Reform (C-PAR) for Conserving Globally Significant Biodiversity; Enhancing Endangered Species Conservation Through Reducing Threats and PA System Strengthening in Gansu; Strengthening the PA System in the Qilian Mountains-Qinghai Lake Landscape; Strengthening Marine Protected Areas for Chinese White Dolphin Conservation
Thailand: UNEP MSP PIF - Integrating Natural Capital and Sustainable Rice Production in Thailand – ‘NCSRP project’(new title: Integration of Natural Capital in public and private sector policy and decision-making for sustainable landscapes)

31 Oct. - 4 November 2016
Maldives: UNEP PIF - Enhancing National Development through Environmentally Resilient Islands (ENDhERI)
Egypt: UNEP MSP PIF - Effective and integrated conservation of Biodiversity in Egypt

24-28 October 2016
Guatemala: Strengthening and expansion of capacities in biosafety that lead to a full implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Guatemala, UNEP, CEO Endorsement resubmission

17-21 October 2016
Brazil: Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening on the National Framework for Access and Benefit Sharing under the Nagoya Protocol, IADB, CEO Endorsement resubmission, GEF Grant Amount $4,401,931, Cofinancing $4,401,931 (Ministry of Environment In-kind)
Peru: Effective Implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Regime in Peru in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, UNEP, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $2,190,000, Cofinancing $8,857,000 (Ministerio del Ambiente In-kind $2,347,000, SERFOR (Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre) In-kind $350,000, INIA (Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria) In-kind $350,000, SERNANP (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado) In-kind $3,160,000, CENSI (Centro Nacional de Salud Intercultural) In-kind $300,000, CNBIO (Comisión Nacional contra la Biopirateria) In-kind $250,000, INDECOPI (Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual) In-kind $350,000, IIAP (Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana) In-kind $1,000,000, COSMO INGREDIENTS In-kind $400,000, UNEP In-kind $350,000)
Cameroon: UNEP PIF - Removing barriers to biodiversity conservation, land restoration and sustainable forest management through COmmunity-BAsed LAndscape

3-7 October 2016
Indonesia: IFAD PIF - Integrated Management of Peatland Landscapes in Indonesia (IMPLI)
Kyrgyzstan: Conservation of globally important biodiversity and association land and forest resources of Western Tian Shan Forest Mountain ecosystems and support to sustainable livelihoods, UNDP, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $3,988,575, Cofinancing $24,419,183 (UNDP Grants $5,427,383, State Agency for Environment and Forestry Grants $13,800,000, In-kind $500,000, State Inspecorate on Environmental and Technical Safety In-kind $364,800, Kyrgyz Republic Fund for Nature Protection and Forestry Development Grants $200,000, Toktogul District Grants $3,100,000, Toguz-Toro District Grants $100,000, GIZ Grants $627,000, Panthera Grants $300,000)
Cameroon: Participative Integrated Ecosystem Services Management Plans for Bakassi Post Conflict Ecosystems (PINESMAP- BPCE), UNEP, CEO Endorsement
Colombia: Sustainable Management and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Magdalena River Basin, IADB, CEO endorsement resubmission,

26-30 September 2016
Senegal: Agricultural Value Chains Resilience Support Project, IFAD and UNIDO, CEO Endorsement Resubmission
Congo: Creation of Longo Bay Marine Protected Area to support Turtles Conservation in the Republic of Congo, UNEP, Request for CEO Approval

12-16 September 2016
Madagascar: Strengthening the Network of New Protected Areas in Madagascar, UNEP, Request for CEO Endorsement
Belarus: Conservation-oriented management of forests and wetlands to achieve multiple benefits, UNDP, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $4,263,561, Cofinancing $14,230,000 (UNDP Grants $1,500,000, Ministry of Environment (MNREP) Grants $2,900,000, Ministry of Forestry Grants $8,000,000, JSC Turovschina Grants $1,050,000, Republican Landscape Reserve Nalibokski Grants $30,000, National Academy of Sciences Grants $750,000)
Colombia: Consolidation of the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) at national and regional levels, IADB, Re-submission

5-9 September 2016
Regional: Multi country project to strengthen institutional capacities on LMO Testing in support of national decision making, UNEP, resubmission
Malawi: Enhancing the Resilience of Agro-Ecological Systems (ERASP), IFAD, resubmission
Madagascar: Conservation of Key Threatened, Endemic and Economically Valuable Species in Madagascar, UNEP, Request for CEO Endorsement
Brazil: LULUCF Monitoring Project, FUNBIO, resubmission,

29 August- 2 September 2016
Indonesia: Integrated Management of Peatland Landscapes in Indonesia (IMPLI), IFAD, PIF resubmission
Zambia: Lake Tanganyika Basin Sustainable Development Project, AfDB, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $7,334,246, Cofinancing $26,436,000 (African Development Bank Loans)
Congo: Creation of Longo Bay Marine Protected Area to support Turtles Conservation in the Republic of Congo, UNEP, Request for CEO Approval

22-26 August 2016
Myanmar: Rural Productivity and Ecosystems Services Enhanced in Central Dry Zone Forest Reserves, AsDB, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $4,787,000, Cofinancing $45,700,000 (AsDB loan $45,000,000, grants $200,000, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation in-kind $500,000
Uganda: UNEP PIF resubmission - Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Uganda
Venezuela: Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in Venezuela in accordance to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, UNEP, resubmission

15-19 August 2016
Regional: UNEP PIF resubmission - Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species on globally significant biodiversity in the Pacific

8-12 August 2016
Colombia: Consolidation of the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) at national and regional levels, IADB, GEF Grant Amount $4,157,000, Cofinancing $16,029,515 (Regional Environment Corporation (CAR): CAR, CDMB, Corponor, CAS, Corpoboyacá, Corpochivor, Corponor, Cormacarena, Corporinoquia In-Kind $7,474,695, Gobernación de Casanare, Gobernación del Vichada Cash $2,478,100, IADB Cash $350,000, Natural Parks of Colombia In-kind $3,554,640, Asociación Red Colombiana de Reservas Naturales de las Sociedad Civil –RESNATUR, WWF, WCS, Fundación Palmarito, FOB. Cash $950,000, In-kind $1,222,080)
Brazil: LULUCF Monitoring System project, FUNBIO, resubmission
Burkina Faso: Fostering Participatory Natural Resource Management Project, IFAD, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $7,269,448, Cofinancing $35,900,000 (IFAD Grants & loans $34,800,000, Government of Burkina Faso In-kind $1,000,000, Beneficiaries In-kind $100,000)
Uruguay: UNDP MSP PIF PPG - Mainstreaming Ecosystem Approaches into Watershed Management Decision Making

1-5 August 2016
Niger: Smallholder Agricultural Development Programme, IFAD, submission
Uzbekistan: Sustainable Natural Resource Use and forest management in key mountainous areas important for globally significant biodiversity, UNDP, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $6,209,863, Cofinancing $25,300,000 (State Committee for Nature Protection (SCNP) Grants $25,000,000, UNDP Grants $300,000)
Global: Reducing deforestation from Commodity Production, UNDP, CEO Endorsement, GEF Project Financing $14,584403, Cofinancing $164,916,479 (UNDP Paraguay Grants $100,000, In-kind $300,000, WWF International Grants $2,782,510, Indonesia – Ministry of Agriculture In-kind $158,000,000, Conservation International Grants $654,000, National Government – SEAM – Paraguay Grants $176,000, In-kind $374,000, National Government –MAG – Paraguay Grants $915,583, In-kind $701,870, National Government – INFONA – Paraguay Grants $218,766, In-kind $105,000, Departamental Government – Boquerón – Paraguay Grants $132,000, In-kind $14,400, Municipal Government – Filadelfia – Paraguay Grants $141,500, In-kind $85,000, National University FCA – UNA – Paraguay Grants $180,850, In-kind $35,000)
Global: Adaptive Management and Learning for the Commodities IAP, UNDP, GEF Project Financing $3,978,441, Co-financing $5,266,887 (UK Department for International Development Grants $1,500,000, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Grants $800,000, UNDP Grants $1,146,887, Ford Foundation Grants $700,000, ISEAL Alliance In-kind $120,000, Rainforest Alliance Grants $1,000,000)
Brazil: Taking Deforestation out of the Soy Supply Chain, UNDP, GEF Project Financing $6,600,000, Co-financing $27,304,678 (Fundacao Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel In-kind $556,476, Conservation International cash $413,202, Sociedade Rural Brasileira (SRB) In-kind $235,000, Sociedade Rural Brasileria (SRB) Farmer Investments/Beneficiaries In-kind/In-cash $10,000,000, Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (MMA) In-kind $16,000,000

25-29 July 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
PIF Brazil: LULUCF Monitoring System Funbio GEF$6.7 m, cofinancing$40 m climate change, land use monitoring, training and knowledge management
PIF India: Sixth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Program in India UNDP GEF$5.34 m, cofinancing$11 m community small grants, certification, labelling/branding of organic and green products, and access to e-marketing facilities, capacity building and knowledge management
PIF Iran: Sustainable Land Management in the Illam Province of Iran UNDP GEF$2.345 m, cofinancing$8.4 m climate resilience, training
PIF/PPG Djibouti: Sustainable management of water resources, rangelands and agro-pastoral perimeters in the Cheikhetti Wadi watershed of Djibouti UNDP GEF$3.2 m, cofinancing$13.5 m agroecosystems, inland water ecosystems, climate resilience, knowledge and monitoring, capacity building, finance platform
PIF/PPG Cape Verde: Managing multiple sector threats on marine ecosystems to achieve sustainable blue growth UNDP GEF$3.788 m, cofinancing$13.4 m marine ecosystems, mainstreaming, invasive alien species prevention and management, training and capacity building, fisheries, protected areas system financing strategy and plan, monitoring, micro grants
PIF/PPG Mexico: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Blue Carbon Enhancement Criteria in Mexico’s Tourism Sector UNDP GEF$7 m, cofinancing$43.5 m tourism mainstreaming, coastal ecosystems, capacity building, Biodiversity and/or Blue Carbon offset program, awareness and communications campaigns
PIF Global: Building Partnerships to Assist Developing Countries Minimize the Impacts from Aquatic Biofouling (GloFouling Partnerships) UNDP GEF$7.98 m, cofinancing$37 m marine ecosystems, pollution reduction, invasive aquatic species, training and capacity building, communication campaign
PIF/PPG India: Integrating economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BDES) into development and finance planning UNDP GEF$3.55 m, cofinancing$12 m economic valuation, mainstreaming, innovative resource mobilization mechanisms (decentralized funds to local governments by greening local development plans, payment for ecosystem services, biodiversity offsets), training and capacity building
PIF/PPG Vietnam: Sustainable Forest and Land Management in Viet Nam’s Ba River Forested Landscape UNDP GEF$3.75 m, cofinancing$22.5 m forest ecosystems and mainstreaming, sub-national, training and capacity building, payment for ecosystem services, financing feasibility assessments, market and value chain analysis of forest products
PIF Nauru: Integrated Land and Water Management UNDP GEF$3.9 m, cofinancing$12 m Innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms, private landowners, mainstreaming, learning, knowledge and communication
PIF Indonesia: Integrated Management of Peatland Landscapes in Indonesia IFAD GEF$4.896 m, cofinancing$20.7 m Inland water ecosystems, assessment, sub-national, peatland restoration, medium-term financing plans and incentive mechanism, private sector, knowledge management, green markets
PIF/PPG Tunisia: Addressing multiple threats to ecosystems, human health and livelihoods in west-central Tunisia UNDP GEF$6.7 m, cofinancing$31 m mainstreaming, new financing solutions for sustainable natural resource / land management and biodiversity/ protected areas, ecosystem restoration, pollution reduction, protected areas, Public-Private Partnerships for PA co-management
PIF South Sudan: Capacity Development in Reducing Illegal Wildlife Trade and Improving Protected Area Management Effectiveness in South Sudan UNEP GEF$5 m, cofinancing$15.95 m CITES, CMS, species, tourism, protected areas network strategy, capacity building, awareness, monitoring, communities
PIF Uganda: Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Uganda UNEP GEF$2.89 m, cofinancing$9.3 m Nagoya Protocol, agro-ecosystems, capacity building, valuation of genetic resources, traditional knowledge and communities, information, education and awareness on ABS
PIF Cameroon: Removing barriers to biodiversity conservation, land restoration and sustainable forest management through COmmunity-BAsed LAndscape Management – COBALAM UNEP GEF$4.66 m, cofinancing$19 m forest ecosystems, training and capacity building, protected areas
PIF/PPG Philippines: Integrated Approach in the Management of Major Biodiversity Corridors in the Philippines (IA-Biological Corridors) UNDP GEF$12.7 m, cofinancing$67.5 m protected areas, corridors, mainstreaming with forestry, agriculture and mining, training, financial sustainability strategy, habitat restoration, forest certification, tenure, biodiversity friendly livelihood and business enterprises

18-22 July 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
FSP Myanmar: Rural Productivity and Ecosystems Services Enhanced in Central Dry Zone Forest Reserves (CEO Endorsement) AsDB GEF$4.787 m, cofinancing$45.7 m forest ecosystems, mainstreaming, restoration, capacity building, gender, pilot payment for forest and water ecosystems services, climate change
PIF/PPG Guyana: Strengthening the enabling framework for biodiversity mainstreaming and mercury reduction in small and medium-scale gold mining operations UNDP GEF$4.5 m, cofinancing$29.66 m mainstreaming, pollution reduction, capacity building, monitoring, training, education and awareness raising, knowledge management, technology
FSP Chile: Strengthening and Development of Instruments for the Management, Prevention and Control of Beaver (Castor Canadensis), an Invasive Alien Species in the Chilean Patagonia for CEO endorsement FAO previously reviewed previously reviewed
PIF/PPG Argentina: Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management (SLM) into development planning: Making Environmental Land Use Planning (ELUP) Operational in Argentina UNDP GEF$8.995 m, cofinancing$41.75 m mainstreaming, sub-national, information system, Environmental Impact Assessment, incentive mechanisms, credit restrictions, trade-off mechanisms, capacity building, monitoring, knowledge management
PIF/PPG Grenada: Climate Resilient Agriculture for Integrated Landscape Management UNDP GEF$3.687 m, cofinancing$13.69 m Agro-ecosystems, information management database and monitoring system, capacity building, microcredit, certification, climate risk insurance, and payment for ecosystem services (primarily watershed services), climate resilience, invasive alien species, restoration, knowledge management and media products
PIF/PPG St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Conserving biodiversity and reducing land degradation using a Ridge-to-Reef approach GEF$3.76 m, cofinancing$10.49 m coastal and marine ecosystems, protected areas, forest mainstreaming, natural resources information management system, capacity building, National Conservation Trust Fund, knowledge management and media products

11-15 July 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
PIF Mauritius: Mainstreaming IAS Prevention, Control and Management UNDP GEF$3.888 m, cofinancing$17 m National Invasive Alien Species Strategy (NIASS), sustainable biosecurity strategies for risk-based management of priority pathways, species and ecosystems, ecological restoration, National IAS Information System, national IAS communications and awareness strategy and action plan
FSP Niger: Smallholder Agricultural Development Programme (CEO Endorsement) IFAD GEF$7 m, co-financing$55.5 m agroecosystems, monitoring and assessment
PIF South Sudan: Capacity Development in Reducing Illegal Wildlife Trade and Improving Protected Area Management Effectiveness in South Sudan UNEP GEF$2.6 m, co-financing$8.3 m Protected areas, engagement with extractive industries , incentives to report illegal wildlife related activities, awareness and capacity building, PA revenue generation strategies, tourism, Bylaws on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT)
MSP Guatemala: Strengthening and expansion of capacities in biosafety that lead to a full implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Guatemala UNEP GEF$1.36 m, co-financing$2.9 m biosafety, training and capacity building, GMO detection, monitoring and surveillance measures, national biotechnology and biosafety educational strategy for primary and secondary schools, liability and redress and socioeconomic considerations, native species (maize) genetic reserve

4-8 July 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
FSP Zambia Lake Tanganyika Basin Sustainable Development Project for CEO endorsement AfDB GEF$7 m, co-financing$26.56 m agroecosystems, forests, restoration, monitoring, tourism
MSP Malawi: Enhancing sustainability of Protected Area systems and stabilizing agro-production in adjoining areas through improved IAS management - PIF submission UNEP GEF$1.5 m, co-financing$4.95 m National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan, IAS Risk Analysis procedures, national inventory and cost-benefit analysis, protected areas, agro-ecosystems, communication strategy and outreach campaigns
FSP Burkina Faso: Fostering Participatory Natural Resource Management Project for CEO Endorsement IFAD GEF$6.9 m, co-financing$33.72 m agro-ecosystems, food security, capacity building, watershed management, green investment fund, indicators and training
FSP Chile: Strengthening and Development of Instruments for the Management, Prevention and Control of Beaver (Castor Canadensis), an Invasive Alien Species in the Chilean Patagonia, for CEO endorsement FAO GEF$2.15 m, co-financing$5.7 m invasive alien species, economic assessment, information, monitoring and early warning system, sub Antarctic ecosystems restoration, binational cooperation, communication and awareness raising programmes, capacity building programme
MSP Bosnia and Herzegovina: Achieving Biodiversity Conservation through Creation, Effective Management and Spatial Designation of Protected Areas and Capacity Building UNEP GEF$1.4 m, co-financing$13.548 m protected areas, assessments and monitoring, capacity building programme, enhanced PA financial mechanism and resource mobilization strategy, Red List Index, awareness raising
FSP Indonesia: Strengthening forest and ecosystem connectivity in RIMBA landscape of central Sumatra through investing in natural capital, biodiversity conservation, and land-based emission reductions ("RIMBA project") UNEP GEF$9.4 m, co-financing$40.64 m green economy, forests, monitoring, Water Services Payment scheme, Sustainable Production and Consumptions (SPC) agreements for the Industrial Forest Plantation and Mining sectors

27 June -1 July 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
FSP Uganda: Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Karamoja sub region UNDP, FAO GEF$7 m, co-financing$51 m agroecosystems, restoration, assessment and monitoring, capacity building, small grants, income generation
Full project Ethiopia: Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience UNDP GEF$10 m, co-financing$145 m Agro-ecosystems, monitoring and assessment, capacity and knowledge management, rainfall index insurance
Full project Costa Rica: Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services IADB GEF$3.485 m, co-financing $15.5 m capacity building and training, land use plans, outreach strategy, Ecosystem Services Compensation Mechanism, valuation of ecosystem services, monitoring and evaluation
Full project Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria: Integrated Development for Increased Rural Climate Resilience in the Niger Basin AfDB GEF$12 m, co-financing $61 forest ecosystems, inland water ecosystems
PIF Papua New Guinea: Sustainable financing of Papua New Guinea's protected area network UNDP GEF$11 m, co-financing $49.5 m protected areas, financing plan, environmental certification scheme, national PES and biodiversity offset scheme, national Biodiversity Trust Fund
Full project Senegal: Agricultural Value Chains Resilience Support Project - (CEO Endorsement Submission) IFAD, UNIDO GEF$7.2 m, co-financing $28.5 m agro-ecosystems, monitoring, capacity building
PPG Viet Nam: Strengthening partnerships to protect globally significant endangered species in Vietnam World Bank tbd tbd

20-24 June 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
PPG Afghanistan: Conservation of snow leopards and their critical ecosystem in Afghanistan UNDP tbd tbd
Full project Swaziland: Climate-Smart Agriculture for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods (CSARL) - (Resubmission for CEO Endorsement) IFAD GEF$7.2 m, co-financing $48 agro-ecosystems, capacity building
Full project Malawi: Enhancing the Resilience of Agro-Ecological Systems (ERASP) IFAD GEF$7 m, co-financing $87.4 m Agro-ecosystems, monitoring and assessment
PPG Thailand: Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Focusing on Ivory, Rhino Horn, Tiget and Pangolins in Thailand UNDP tbd tbd
FP Brazil: Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening on the National Framework for Access and Benefit Sharing under the Nagoya Protocol IADB GEF $4.4 m, co-financing $4.4 m ABS national framework, information management, capacity building
MSP Peru: Conservation, management and rehabilitation of fragile lomas ecosystems in Lima UNDP GEF $1.98 m, co-financing $13.5 m Protected areas, sub-national land-use plans, inventory and monitoring, financing plan, private-public partnership, forests, ecotourism and mining
Full project Regional: Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species on globally significant biodiversity in the Pacific UNEP GEF $6.25 m, Co-financing $12.68 m Invasive alien species
PPG South Africa: Strengthening institutions, information management and monitoring to reduce the rate of illegal wildlife trade in South Africa UNEP tbd tbd
MSP Bahamas: Implementing Land, Water and Ecosystem Management in The Bahamas UNEP GEF $0.86 m, co-financing $1.68 m Mainstreaming into ecotourism and water, monitoring and inventory, restoration, capacity building, knowledge sharing

13-17 June 2016
Action Project title Agency Amount Themes
MSP Mali: Scaling up and replicating successful sustainable land management (SLM) and agroforestry practices in the Koulikoro region of Mali UNEP GEF $1.5 m, co-financing $7.785 m Training and awareness raising, agroecosystems (CCD), agriforstry, sub-national land use planning, capacity building for climate resilience
Full project Colombia: Consolidation of the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) at national and regional levels IADB GEF $4 m, co-financing $15.65 m Protected areas, planning, capacity building, communication strategy
Full project Central African Republic (CAR): LCB-NREE CAR child project - Enhancing agro-ecological systems in northern prefectures of the Central African Republic AFDB GEF $2.56 m, co-financing $3.3 m Planning, agro-ecosystems, forests, renewable energy capacity, information management, monitoring, valuation, communication strategy