Facilitating the Ratification and Early Implementation of the Minamata Convention through the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis and St Lucia.

Development of National Action Plans to reduce the use of mercury and mercury compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Development of National Action Plan to reduce the use of mercury and mercury compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in Madagascar.

To enable community organizations in BioCorridors for Buen Vivir in Ecuador to take collective action for adaptive landscape management for socio-ecological resilience - through design, implementation and evaluation of grant projects for global environmental benefits and sustainable development

Improve sustainability of the national protected area (PA) system through increasing PA management effectiveness and mainstreaming PA valuation results into conservation of globally significant biodiversity in China.

To expand and strengthen wetland protected areas in Sichuan Province China and mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization of wetland resources

Project Objective: To conserve globally significant coastal biodiversity in South-East (SE) China through integrated seascape planning and threat management, MPA network expansion and strengthened MPA operations

To strengthen the effectiveness of the protected area system in the Qilian Mountains-Qinghai Lake landscape to conserve globally significant biodiversity, including snow leopard and Przewalski’s gazelle.

To strengthen conservation of globally significant biodiversity in Gansu Province through improving the legal and institutional framework, reforming and mainstreaming the protected area system, enhancing habitat connectivity and reducing key threats.

To strengthen targeted capacities for the effective management and monitoring of data and information in order to catalyze that attainment and sustainability of Rio Convention obligations