This project will assist the national Government to meet its obligations under the UNFCCC

The project is to facilitate the preparation of the first national communication of the country to the Conference of Parties (CoP) in accordance with Article 12 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and following the guidelines adopted by the CoP for the preparation of initial national communications by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.

Climate Change Phase 2

Climate Change Phase 2

Climate Change Phase 2

The long-term goal of this project is the consolidation in northwest Mato Grosso (an area comparable in size to Panama) of an integrated matrix of different land uses consisting of contiguous blocks of intact primary forest cover on private lands, corridors of secondary regeneration and more intensive agrosilvopastoral systems and permanent forest management. The project will demonstrate a widely replicable, integrated approach to the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity on private lands.

The project aims to improve the energy efficiency of its public sector thus mitigating the emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide. the project seeks to remove the barriers for a sustained market of energy efficiency services and promote the implementation of energy efficiency projects in municipalities, hospitals and other public institutions. It is estimated that the project will directly help generate 45-75 projects which will result in mitigating carbon emissions.

The proposed project will support a partnership (the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, CEPF) between the GEF, the World Bank, Conservation International (CI), bilateral organizations, private donors, governments and local communities. It will be targeted to assist conservation and sustainable use activities in 21 of the 25 most important “hot spots” in the planet. These areas harbor a disproportionately large amount of terrestrial biodiversity (potentially up to 70 percent of total) in relation to their size, are under substantive threat, and require urgent attention.

The Regional MBR System Project would assist the countries of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen and coordinate national policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements for marine ecosystem conservation and sustainable use, with a particular focus on transboundary issues.

The project will assist the government of Kazakhstan to address the underlyiung caus=es and mainthreats to specific wetland sites for long-term biodiversity conservation. It will address activities related to; (a) a national integrated biodiversity conservation and management policy and regulatory frameworks, a well ppanned effective protected area operations, increased emphasis on management and learning among management stakeholders and increased awareness and support among local communities; and specific sustainable use activities in productive landscaopes around three priority sites.