The objectives of the project are to: (1) strengthen the capacity of Southeast Asian countries to implement the CBD provisions on ABS through the development of full and effective national ABS frameworks; (2) increase understanding of ABS issues among stakeholders and the general public and strengthen national capacity for country negotiators to have full understanding of issues and preferred options in the negotiation on the international ABS regime in a way that protects national interests and promotes equitable benefit sharing; and (3) improve public understanding of the contribution ABS

The GEF Biodiversity Add-On Project has 3 main objectives:

(i) Objective 1:
To establish and operationalise a CHM to improve information sharing and management and to enhance implementation of Article 18 on scientific and technical cooperation within and between countries, for effective implementation of the CBD. The CHM will help Uganda to report on progress towards the CBD 2010 target through better identification, compilation and effective use of information on biodiversity.
(ii) Objective 2:

(1): To strengthen the capacity of countries to develop, implement and apply the CBD provisions related to access to genetic resources and benefit sharing as well as to traditional knowledge associated to these resources. (2): To increment the understanding and the negotiation skills of countries regarding ABS agreements /contracts, in a way that will contribute to align bioprospecting projects and national ABS decisions with the CBD, while also benefit progress under the CBD's International ABS Regime

To continue assisting eligible countries in strengthening national capacities to effectively access and use the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH), promoting regional and sub-regional collaboration, networking and exchange of experience for national and regional BCH management.

To reduce the risk of climate change on lives and livelihoods from impacts on water resources in the Comoros

To contribute to enhancing the long-term sustainability of protected area networks in the OECS region, by (i) establishing sustainable financing mechanisms; (ii) strengthening marine protected area networks; and (iii) deploying a regional monitoring and information system for protected area networks.

To demonstrate how Local Government Units (LGUs), with enhanced capacities, and working together with local and national partners, can plan and manage economic activities and growth in ways that meet landscape-level biodiversity conservation and sustainable use objectives in critical biogeographic regions

Improve the conservation status of globally threatened species and their critical habitats by mainstreaming biodiversity conservation.

By July 2013, Belize will have effectively developed legal, financial, and institutional capacities to ensure sustainability of the existing National Protected Areas System (NPAS).

A strengthened governance framework developed across the provinces (States) ensures effective protection freshwater fisheries and wetland biodiversity of the Parana and Paraguay river wetlands in Argentina