The wealth of biological resources in Ecuador is in danger due to an annual deforestation rate of 2.3%, the second highest in Latin America, and to the impact deforestation has on the conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources, i.e. erosion, sedimentation and pollution . Progressive deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon region is due to economic models based on deforestation practices, including livestock raising and intensive farming (exotic monocrops such as African palm trees, coffee, cocoa, naranjilla (Solanum quitoense), which require the clearing of extensive forest areas.

This project is consistent with the GEF Forest Ecosystem operational program (OP#3), it responds to priorities in key Indonesian conservation strategies, namely The National Conservation Plan for Indonesia, the Biodiversity Action Plan for Indonesia as well as two of the primary objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity: conservation and sustainable use. With respect to Sangihe and Karakelang, and on a small-scale, this project will apply emerging principles of the ecosystem approach, adopted by the CBD.

The project will support the establishment in the South of the Khabarovsk Kray of an integrated system of protected areas to ensure preservation and sustainability of highly endangered habitats in the Sikhote-Alin mountain forests.

This project will promote the early phase out of methyl bromide in Central and Eastern Europe and Baltics CEiTs through Awareness raising, policy development and demonstration/training activities.

The overall objective of the add-on is to assist the Ministry of Environment in further assessing national capacity building needs, identify specific priorities, analyzing institutional and functional capabilities and determining mechanisms necessary to protect national biodiversity in accordance with the NBSAP recommendations, and the GEF and CoP/CBD guidelines.

Vietnam is one of the Vavilov's centers of origin of domesticated plants and animals and is one of the 10 centers highest biodiversity in the world. This medium-sized GEF project will target conservation of six important crop groups (rice, tro, tea, litchi-longan, citrus and ride bean) including native landraces and wild relatives in three local ec-geographical areas: the northern mountains, the northern midlands, and the north-west mountains of Vietnam. These areas ar rich in biodiversity of native landraces and their wild relatives.

1. Increase public awareness of global environmental issues and international environmental agreements (MEAs)2. Increase motivation, interest and participation of general public and Latin American & Caribbean owners of SMEs in global environment issues, and in replicating environmentally sustainable initiatives.

The main objective of the project is to remove barriers that currently hamper the local manufacturing, retailing and provision of after sales services for different solar cookers; Remove awareness and information barriers existing with end-users in the target areas as well as with other stakeholders involved in the further development of solar cooking and baking