To support the operationalization of the ABS national framework, by enabling access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge that accrues tangible national and local economic benefits from their commercial utilization in a fair, equitable, and sustainable manner.

Project Objective: Support the conservation of biodiversity in prioritized territories of the Dry Forests in Ecuador and Peru, by financing sustainable agricultural practices (which includes climate smart agriculture), building capacities and transferring technology to small and medium farmers, through the issuance of one or more green bonds in Peru and Ecuador that will benefit from guarantees provided by GEF and CAF and thereby improve the terms of financing of the credit providers, and their on-lending terms for the small holder farmers in that region.

To promote land degradation neutrality, restore and improve the use of land and water resources in Armenia’s Lake Sevan Basin to enhance the sustainability and resilience of livelihoods, biodiversity and globally significant ecosystems.

To strengthen institutional systems for the implementation and enforcement of measures for the registration, in situ conservation and sustainable use of CWR and EWS in Ecuador, as a complementary scope for the incorporation of CWR and EWS in local, national and global strategies for the conservation of agrobiodiversity and its contribution to the improvement of the quality of life of the rural population.

Accelerate the transition towards 100% renewable electricity generation and 100% high energy efficiency public buildings in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

To manage bycatch and reduce discards in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) thereby promoting sustainable and responsible fisheries that provide economic opportunities while ensuring the conservation of marine living resources, supporting country implementation of the CLME+ SAP, and with successful solutions for potential scale up to other LMEs

To secure critical ecosystem services through climate-resilient sustainable land and coastal management contributing to Land Degradation Neutrality in the Federated States of Micronesia

The objective of the proposed project is to improve energy efficiency in the building sector in Marshall Islands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve the net zero emission target.

To assist Brazil in the development of its National Action Plan for the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector, raise national awareness on the Minamata Convention and build initial national capacity for the early implementation of the National Action Plan and the Minamata Convention

Project Objective: To increase access to economic and social infrastructure in rural wards, deliver climate and disaster resilience actions and enhance provincial governments’ accountability to citizens.