The overall goal of the GEF alternative is to support an emerging network of indigenous communities engaged in integrated ecosystem management in the Central American region. This would enhance the sustainability of human-managed systems that have been evolving for centuries in Central America, conserving high levels of biodiversity, but that are under increasing threat.

The project addresses the transboundary environmental management and capacity building for the shared water and land resources. The Project focuses on the increment needed to integrate management of the Basin’s resources, representing the major environmental element of the concurrent Strategic Shared Vision and Sustainable Development Action Plan (SDAP) for the Niger River Basin.

The objective of the proposed GEF PDF B Project is to develop the transboundary management element of the larger Nile River Basin Initiative , a long-term regional cooperative program that seeks to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development of this important shared resource.

The long-term development objective (goal) of the project is to conserve globally significant biodiversity in the Congo Basin through integration of conservation objectives into the national and regional sustainable development plans in the TRIDOM.

The project will promote the concept of Monitoring & Targetting (M&T) as an energy management tool that helps achieve substantial improvements in energy-efficiency and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The project will support activities of the participating governments to promote the use of M&T in each country by providing a technical assistance package that addresses the barriers.

The objective of the project is to conserve the network of critical wetlands needed for survival of the Siberian Cranes, other threatened cranes, and numerous water birds that form an important resource for local populations. The project focuses on the conservation of the international network of wetlands upon which this species depends, together with a wide range of other wetland biodiversity. Nearly fifty percent of these wetlands are Ramsar sites.

The project will assist the Government of Korea to ensure maintenance and enhancement of wetland biodiversity and the sustainable use of their goods and services. It will do so through the strengthening of national and local planning and management systems to reduce and eventually reverse their degradation. It would strengthen the relation and cooperation efforts between government and local communities to protect and manage selected wetlands through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

The goal of the Project is to work with island communities to identify and sustainable remove threats to Biodiversity in selected atolls.

The project is designed to modify land and resource use trends and address the inadequacies of the protected area system within the landscape of Altai-Sayan. It will include Approx. 2000km2 of Mongolia's Altai-Sayan will be brought under improved management where bioidversity conservation will be mainstreamed into productive sectors (grazing, pastureland, forestry and tourism). About 10% of the land area will be under strict protection and 90% will comprise production landscapes.

The resulting project would provide continuity to a GEF Pilot Phase activity supporting biodiversity conservation in globally significant areas of Peru. The proposal isa follow-up from a pilot phase project. An independent evaluation has been completed and submitted to the Secretariat for review.