The development goal of the second operational phase of the GEF/SGP is to assure global environmental benefits in the areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and protection of international waters from community-based approaches. The rationale for the next phase is rooted in the belief that local solutions to global environmental problems exist and have been successfully implemented through the programme thus far while at the same time recognizing that there still is an unrealized potential to enhance the impact of the programme within the GEF system as a whole.

This proposed workshop program seeks to build country capacity and promote awareness-building by means of direct (and indirect) communication through targeted, participatory workshops. The proposed GEF Country Workshops will educate a broad-based national audience about the GEF—its mission, strategy, policies and procedures; promote country level coordination and sharing of information; promote practical information on how to access GEF resources and how to propose, prepare and implement GEF-financed activities; and disseminate information on best practices and lessons learned.

The project would address conservation and sustainable use issues in the la Plata Basin which is endowed with biological diversity of global significance, including several endemic species. The project would assist key stakeholders to strengthen the institutional framework and to establish the necessary structures to conserve and sustainably manage priority biological diversity. The project would also enable Paraguay manage its national biological stock in a more integrated and holistic way.

The objective of this demonstration project is to conserve and rehabilitate globally significant biodiversity in three African dryland areas. Activities proposed under the project include (a) establishment and strengthening of appropriate indigenous management systems; (b) establishment of a regional arid zone biodatabase; © rehabilitation of indigenous vegetation and degraded lands; (d) improvement in livestock production and marketing, and provision of alternative livelihood; (e) technology transfer and training; and (f) targeted research.

The objective of the project is to support the conservation of biodiversity in Krakoram-Hindu Kush in the western Himalayan mountain in northern Pakistan. This is an area approximately 1.1 million ha in size in four montane ecological zones. One site on the confluence of the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges is famous for more than 250 varieties of medicinal plants and species, including the endangered Kot (costus roots). Another site in the alpine habitats is an important flyway for over 200 species of birds.

This project will draw on the full range of national and global experience to develop and provide the information, tools, training, and communication needed to develop and implement comprehensive, multisectoral, and timely NBSAP’s, and to ensure a smooth transition between the development and implementation stages. Activities include the development of information services, preparation of technical and advisory materials, training, and enhancing horizontal exchange and co-operation among Parties.

This project will assist the national Government to meet its obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

This project will assist the national Government to meet its obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

This project will assist the national Government to meet its obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

This project will assist the national Government to meet its obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity.