The general objective of the proposed project is to mitigate GHG emissions by promoting a sustainable urban transport system in Metropolitan Managua, by means of modal shifts to public and non-motorized transport. The GEF intervention will support the implementation of a more environmentally sustainable transport system in Metropolitan Managua and its replication in provincial cities.

The overall development objective of the project is:
To secure global environmental benefits by mainstreaming payments for ecosystem services (PES) and sustainable financing (SF) schemes in integrated river basin management for large-scale international watersheds.

The specific project objectives are:
1. To demonstrate and promote PES and other sustainable financing schemes in the Lower Danube river basin.
2. To derive lessons of relevance for the Danube basin at large and for other international watersheds

The main development objective of this project is to improve the life of rural human services providers by making available affordable, environmentally sound, basic electricity services from renewable energy.

The objective of the proposed NAPA formulation project is to develop a plan of action that will serve as the blueprint for the country’s adaptation to climate change and climate variability. The ultimate goal of the NAPA is the reduction of the country’s vulnerability to climate change.

The objective of the project is to provide, over a period of 20 months, national-level training, technical and financial support to 15 LDCs that have signed and/or are Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The proposal builds on the on-going MSP designed to provide support for up to 25 LDCs (PMIS 2328). The proposal is a response to country requests that could not be met through that first MSP. It is co-financed with matching funds from the Swiss government.

Ensuring minimization of PCB releases and subsequent health and environmental impacts through systematic capacity development for sound PCB management in Kazakhstan.

The goal of the Project is to contribute to the conservation of the globally significant biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest biome.

This project will allow Nauru to formulate strategies and actions to protect and sustainably use its marine and terrestrial biodiversity. The outputs of this project will be a BSAP, the establishment of the Clearing House Mechanism, as well as submission of the first and third national reports1 to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The BSAP will complement the Nauru-Australia Cooperation Rehabilitation and Development Feasibility Study (NACRDFS) as well as the NEMS and other cross-sectoral plans.

The goal of the project is to assist the Royal Government of Cambodia to put in place a workable and transparent national biosafety framework, in line with national development priorities, Agenda 21 and the CBD. Specific objectives are to assist the country to: - establish and consolidate a fully functional and responsive regulatory regime in line with Cartagena Protocol and national needs and priorities. - establish and consolidate a functional national system for handling requests, carry out risk assessment decision-making and administrative tasks.

Development, implementation and review of ABS frameworks in six African countries