COP12: UNEP/CBD/COP/12/14/ADD1, 16 July 2014 (Report of the Global Environment Facility) Country |
Agency |
Title |
GEF Grant ($) |
Cofinance ($) |
Total ($) |
Chile |
FAO |
Strengthening and Development of Instruments for the Management, Prevention and Control of Beaver (Castor Canadensis), an Invasive Alien Species in the Chilean Patagonia |
2,153,882 |
9,070,000 |
11,223,882 |
Chile |
FAO |
Mainstreaming the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Valuation of Critically Threatened Species and Endangered Ecosystems into Development-frontier Production Landscapes of the Arica y Parinacota, and Biobio Regions |
2,411,416 |
8,811,707 |
11,223,123 |
Ecuador |
UNDP |
Conservation of Ecuadorian Amphibian Diversity and Sustainable Use of its Genetic Resources |
2,726,908 |
11,546,000 |
14,272,908 |
Madagascar |
UNEP |
Conservation of Key Threatened Endemic and Economically Valuable Species in Madagascar |
5,329,452 |
14,010,103 |
19,339,555 |
Russian Federation |
WWFUS |
Conservation of Big Cats |
12,707,550 |
60,000,000 |
72,707,550 |
Global |
World Bank |
Fighting Against Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Trade in Africa - the Case of African Elephants |
2,000,000 |
1,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
Global |
UNEP |
Alliance for Zero Extiction (AZE): Conserving Earth's Most Irreplaceable Sites for Endangered Biodiversity |
2,000,000 |
4,400,000 |
6,400,000 |
Global |
UNDP |
Rhino Impact Bonds an Innovative Financing Mechanism for Site-Based Rhinoceros Conservation |
1,721,500 |
5,164,500 |
6,886,000 |
Global |
UNDP |
Transboundary Cooperation for Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Conservation |
1,070,000 |
4,500,000 |
5,570,000 |
Regional |
UNEP |
Engaging Policy Makers and the Judiciary to Address Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa |
2,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
Thailand |
UNDP |
Conserving Habitats for Globally Important Flora and Fauna in Production Landscapes |
1,758,904 |
9,140,000 |
10,898,904 |
The Save Our Species program (SOS), of which GEF is one donor, was established in 2010 (GEF: $4.9 million, cofinancing $7.85 million, total: $12.75 million), by the GEF, the World Bank (WB) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to support targeted species-conservation projects in GEF-recipient countries.
During the reporting period, 59 new SOS projects were approved for funding. The SOS provided $4,985,081 and leveraged $5,371,870 in cofinance to conserve 129 threatened species in 42 countries, thus making a significant contribution to Aichi Target 12. These projects involved 42 CSOs.