The objective of this Enabling Activity (EA) grant is to support countries in: (a) assessing the extent to which their current legal, policy and institutional framework allows for promptly becoming parties to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) and enables their implementation of the Agreement; (b) carrying out preparatory work in the context of their ratification, approval, acceptance or accession process towards becoming parties to the BBNJ Agreement; and (c) supporting their readiness to implement the BBNJ Agreement.
Project Details
GEF Project ID
11656
Country
Regional
Implementing Agencies
Food and Agriculture Organization
Approval FY
Status
Project Approved
Region
Regional
Executing Agencies
RMI Environmental Protection Authority (Marshall Islands)Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (Solomon Islands); Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (Solomon Islands); Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) (Vanuatu); National Executing Agency (TBD) (Palau)
GEF Period
GEF - 8
Project Type
Enabling Activity
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund
Project Documents
Financials
USDCo-financing Total
0
GEF Project Grant
700,000
GEF Agency Fees
66,500
Timeline
Received by GEF
Project Approved for Implementation