The Sustainable Cerrado Initiative is an umbrella Program which adopts two-phased approach with multi-project grants. The Sustainable Cerrado Initiative Program is designed to allow executors to promote cooperation among States and/or institutions, ensure coordinated actions under a common framework, and replicate an approach to address biome-wide Cerrado conservation.

To reduce energy consumption, and restrict GHG emissions through the use of improved cremation systems. Improve energy efficiency in traditional cremation, and thereby contribute to reduced fuel wood consumption, air and water pollution and health hazards.

The overall objective of the project is to implement in Tunisia, by 2008, a workable, responsive and transparent NBF, in line with the national development priorities, the Cartagena Protocol and other international obligations.

The Project development objectives are : (i) To create a comprehensive Rural Electrification Strategy and an enabling environment for exploiting renewable energy; and (ii) To implement appropriate institutional set-up and regulatory framework for rural electrification and renewable energy development in a sustained manner.

The objective of the project is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Mexico through the consolidation of the National System of Protected Area (SINAP). The original SINAP II project was approved by the GEF Council at the Nov 2000 Council meeting, and a commitment was made to finance the SINAP II project under an innovative multi-tranched structure with a total final grant amount of $31.1 million. The first tranche of $16.1 million was endorsed on Jan 2002, including $7.5 million endowment funds to cover the basic conservation of four PAs.

The add-on project aims to assist the Government of Botswana and its appropriate institutions in the assessment of national capacity building needs for implementing the NBSAP. The add-on project will therefore assess and nationally identify the strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and capacity needs of the various institutions pertaining to biodiversity to meet its implementation objectives.