To protect human health and the environment from the risks posed by the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing in Mongolia by developing a NAP in compliance with Annex C of the Minamata Convention.

To reduce the funding gap for Papua New Guinea's protected areas in order to improve their management effectiveness, and livelihoods of their communal landowners

Revitalise oasis agro-ecosystems in the Drâa-Tafilalet Region to be productive, attractive, and healthy and to sustain and make more resilient the livelihoods of the local communities Indicators: (i) % increase of investments into pilot oasis agro-ecosystems; (ii) # ha of oasis agro-ecosystems sustainably managed in an integrated and participatory manner; (iii) # of tons of CO2e mitigated through project activities over a 20-year period; (iv) % of land that is degraded over total land area in pilot landscapes; (v) Level of water stress (freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available fresh

To prevent new invasions and reduce the current impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) in
protected areas and adjoining agro-ecosystems in Malawi

To assist Thailand in the preparation of its Second Biennial Update Report (SBUR) for the fulfilment of the obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

To alleviate threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services in critical production landscapes in Thailand by integrating values of forests and other Natural Capital (NC) into policies and operations of key economic sectors

To restore the ecological balance of the Adriatic Sea through implementation of the Ecosystem Approach and improve sub-regional management capacity through Marine Spatial Planning

Madagascar’s marine biodiversity and productivity are effectively managed through a sustainable, resilient national network of MPAs

Project outcome:
Guinea and Niger have developed and submitted NAPs in compliance with Annex C of the Minamata Convention to guide their future action in reducing mercury emissions and releases from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing.

Project objective:
To protect human health and the environment from the risks posed by the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing in Guinea and Niger by developing NAPs in compliance with Annex C of the Minamata Convention.

Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention contributes to the protection of human health and the environment from the risks posed by unintentional and intentional emissions and releases, unsound use and management of mercury