To strengthen multilateral cooperation in ecosystem-based management of the Antarctic Large Marine Ecosystem (ALME) through supporting national-level institutional strengthening and building the capacity of GEF-eligible countries to meet their marine resource management commitments and obligations under the intergovernmental Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, (CCAMLR) to help ensure sustainable ALME fisheries including in the context of climate variability and change.

Reduce environmental health risks related to harmful chemicals and waste through strengthened institutional partnership and capacity in pollution management in targeted countries in Africa.

Strengthening the conservation of globally significant biodiversity in the national system of protected areas and corridors, through integrated management of culturally diverse coastal and terrestrial landscapes of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico.

To strengthen natural resources management and cooperation in the Lake Chad basin to support IWRM for the benefit of basin conservation and the resilience of ecosystems and communities

To assist Montenegro in the preparation of its National Communication (NC) for the implementation of the obligations under the UNFCCC

To enhance global biodiversity benefits, as well as multiple national and local co-benefits, arising from the sustainable, accessible and innovative use of medicinal plants in Brazilian ecosystems, through the strengthening of promising phytotherapic value chains, based on indigenous and local communities’ traditional knowledge and in compliance with the applicable ABS regime.

strengthen capacity for ocean governance and coastal and marine geospatial planning in selected Caribbean countries.

Provide participating countries targeted financial and technical support to prepare new or updated and improved TNAs, including Technology Action Plans (TAPs), for prioritized technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support adaptation to climate change, and are consistent with Nationally Determined Contributions and national sustainable development objectives

Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in DRC

Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in Sierra Leone