To generate and use knowledge products to stimulate investments to support Parties to the UNCCD to successfully implement the Abidjan Legacy Program.

The main objective of this project is to strengthen the country’s transparency framework through the design and implementation of a fully functional and harmonized domestic Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for the effective implementation of the country’s NDC and other transparency-related activities

To catalyze sustainable, long-term investment in globally significant conservation areas in two target countries and enable scaling out of the Enduring Earth approach in additional countries, contributing to 30*30 goals.

The GEF financed project (Grant: USD 4,000,000; Co-financing: USD 23,522,457), implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) with support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to reduce the emissions/releases, minimize exposure of human beings to UPOPs in strategic sectors including plastics and to advance the Stockholm Convention in Costa Rica.
The project is structured in in four components and the following main outcomes:
• Government and relevant stakeholders involved, and POPs environmental sound management (ESM) capacities strengthened.

Improve the conservation of the Tropical Dry Forest (TDF) ecosystem and its associated biodiversity by: (i) developing a scheme for targeting forestry incentives and strengthening the governance model for their implementation; (iii) facilitating access to incentives and providing technical assistance to beneficiaries in the planning and implementation of the farm plan; and (iii) evaluating the scheme to propose policy recommendations to channel forestry incentives towards the country’s conservation needs.

To strengthen the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Marine Plastic Litter at the national level and in Binh Dinh Province as a pilot site.

The project seeks to strengthen the management of the seven biosphere reserves (BR) of Ecuador through the design and implementation of multi-level and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms, the adoption of planning tools with a landscape approach and the improvement of governance, training and communication. The project also aims to improve the conservation, sustainable development and research functions in two specific BRs: Bosque Seco in Loja (RBBS) and Chocó Andino in Pichincha (RBCAP).

Project Objective: Effective management of Mchinji forest and supporting local government institutions and communities to enhance conservation and sustainable use of Forest resources to maintain and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services in community forests and communal lands

Facilitate development, curation and use of free, public-domain biodiversity data and analytics to facilitate investment assessments

Project Objective: Review and update the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for Mauritius in order to comply with Articles 7 and 15 and Annexes A, B and C under the Stockholm Convention.