The purpose of the project is to develop a generalizable method and process to develop an effective adaptation strategy that could be adapted in different sites within common ecosystems. The project will focus its initiatives on a single ecosystem type - mangrove with near shore coral reefs. Further, the project will initiate pilot initiatives to test the adaptation strategy in the ecosystem to address and ameliorate climate change impacts. The overall goal of the project is to increase the resilience of vulnerable mangrove and coral reef ecosystems to the impacts of climate change.

The 5 Large Marine Ecosystems(LMEs) of Sub-Saharan Africa are beginning to feel the cumulative effects of growing populations and overfishing. As such, these LMEs, and the living resources they support, are being threatened on two fronts: from the destruction of critical habitat that provides spawning and nursery grounds for many species of fish in the early stages of their life cycle, to over-harvesting of target fish stocks based on inadequate management of fishing effort (both local and distant fleets).

To strengthen transboundary cooperation among the riparian country governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay to ensure management of shared water resources of the LPB in an integrated sustainable manner, within the context of climate variability and change, while capitalizing on development opportunities.

The goal of this project is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants - t he principal objective of the Stockholm Convention. The purpose of this full project is to develop the NIP as a first step to implementing the Convention in Brazil. The NIP will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Article 7 of the Convention, taking into account obligations set out in other articles of the Convention. The project design follows the guidance adopted at the first meeting of the Conference

The global environmental goal of the proposed Western Indian Ocean Marine Highway Development and Coastal and Marine Contamination Prevention Project is to contribute to protect the region’s coastal and marine environments and rich biodiversity from damage due to accidental spills and illegal discharges from ships and from illegal exploitation of marine and coastal resources.

The global objective of the proposed project is to consolidate the management and protection of Nicaragua’s and Honduras’ proposed Transfrontier Biosphere Reserve “Corazón de Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano” (henceforth “Corazón Reserve”), simultaneously strengthening the PA systems as a whole of the two countries. The Corazón Reserve extends in Honduras from the Plátano Biosphere Reserve through the Tawakha Indigenous Reserve and Patuca National Park, to the Bosawas Reserve in Nicaragua and includes adjacent areas of natural habitat in the Mosquitia.

The global objective of the proposed GEF project is to support the biodiversity sub-program of the PNFC with an aim to raise the political profile of biodiversity conservation in DRC and enhance its linkage to the economic recovery agenda. It aims to rehabilitate long-term institutional capacity to manage and monitor DRC's national network of protected areas.

NOTE: The project GEF ID 2456 was merged with the Biodiversity project GEF ID 2101 and submitted as an integrated joint Biodiversity-International Waters project, GEF ID 2101, to the intercessional work program. The request is for $5 million from Biodiversity and $5 million from International Waters. There was no PDF-B requested from International Waters.

The global objective of the proposed project supports the efforts of the Government of Panama to integrate environmental and social sustainability into development and poverty reduction strategies in the Pacific and Atlantic municipalities. It will do so through the following objectives: (a) enable decentralization of environmental management by strengthening local governments; (b) strengthen and train local government authorities in environmental management; and (c) support poor communities to adopt biodiversity friendly income generating activities.

The key objective of the project is to develop and implement a participatory, inter-institutional management model for Canaima National Park that will promote biodiversity conservation, provide both global and local environmental services, and ensure the full involvement of indigenous people and local communities. The model would also be replicated in the other protected areas in Venezuela.