The general objective of the proposed project is to mitigate GHG emissions by promoting a more friendly and sustainable urban transport system in the City of Valencia, by means of modal changes to public and non- motorized transport. A medium term project (2 years) is proposed to integrate sustainable transport practices into projected public transport investment projects.

The main objectives of the presented proposal are summarized as follows: ·To assess capacity building needs in priority areas for access to genetic resources and benefit sharing, and for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity important for agriculture and forestry. ·To assess capacity building needs and to define country priorities in developing strategies and adopting measures for ex-situ conservation (specialized collections) and sustainable use.

The overall development goal of the project is to strengthen sustainable livelihoods through improved management and utilization of tropical fruit genetic diversity. The project objective is to improve the conservation and use of tropical fruit genetic diversity in Asia by strengthening the capacity of farmers, local communities and institutions.

The overall goal of the proposed IMIDAP Project is the reduction of GHG emissions from fossil-based power in Indonesia from interventions carried out under the IMIDAP and from new microhydro projects induced by this GEF-supported project.

The development of the national policy and institutional framework for biodiversity conservation, bringing it closer to international best practices.

Fourteen percent of Cuba is affected by desertification, and land degradation processes leading to this phenomenon affect 76.8% of its productive land. This severe land degradation is affecting the livelihoods and the quality of life of a large number of Cubans and as well as causing deterioration in the structure and functional integrity of ecosystems throughout the landscape of this small island state.

Namibia is classed as the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and is subject to frequent drought episodes owing to temporal and spatial perturbations in rainfall patterns. Land degradation and attendant desertification is an increasing problem, manifest amongst other things in soil erosion, the impairment of hydrological functions, habitat conversion, e.g. through deforestation, overgrazing of rangelands, and changes in the vegetation structure in pastoral areas.

The global objective of the project is to contribute to increasing ecosystem integrity, stability, functions and services, through the promotion and mainstreaming of sustainable land management policies and practices using a cross-sectoral approach, thus also contributing to people’s livelihoods and economic well-being. The project aims at creating the enabling governance arrangements, the financial conditions and the knowledge base for sustainable land management practices to take root and be widely adopted in rural areas of dry land Nicaragua.

The GEF has become a financial mechanism of the UNCCD, and Land degradation is a new Focal Area of the GEF. Country Parties can now access GEF resources through the Operational Program 15 for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) as a means to maintaining and improving ecosystem integrity in the context of sustainable development. The GEF OP 15 and Business Plan recognize that there is a need for Targeted Capacity Building for SLM, that includes mainstreaming into national development frameworks.

The project objective is to improve the provision of environmental services that bring both national benefits (primarily water services) and global benefits (primarily increased biodiversity conservation) by strengthening and expanding existing programs for payment of environmental services (PES) related to water (PSAH) and to carbon captures and biodiversity (CABSA) as well as supporting the establishment of new local PES mechanisms.