Current Projects

Reduce the risk of exposure to mercury-added skin lightening products

Improve the institutional and technical capacity of national institutions to enhance the implementation of the Paris Agreement through greater transparency in Cameroon

To assist Cambodia 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

Towards a more impactful GEF portfolio: facilitating replication of good practice across GEF International Waters projects, including projects across all focal areas in Small Island Developing States, working in collaboration with development partners, supporting the delivery of training information management, providing programmatic guidance and facilitating partnership building.

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

To provide streamlined need-based capacity building and technical support at the country, regional, and global level, to enable Non Annex I countries* under the UNFCCC and developing countries under the Paris Agreements to better respond to reporting requirements and to catalyze increased action within country NDCs. *Beneficiary countries under this project are referred to throughout the document as Non-Annex I countries (referring to their status under the UNFCCC) and developing country parties (referring to their status under the Paris Agreement).

Accelerate the introduction of electric mobility in Saint Lucia through capacity-building and electric vehicle demonstration and prepare it for scaling-up and replication through the development of electric mobility policies, business models and finance sc

To achieve land degradation neutrality and improve ecosystem services in Nauru through integrated landscape management and conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

To reduce land degradation and conserve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, by promoting sustainable agricultural production, supply chains and public- private finance

To reduce the vulnerability of communities to climate change in South Sudan.

Enable a transformative shift towards sustainable urban development within and outside of Kutaisi City of Georgia by strengthening planning and institutional frameworks, demonstrating and scaling-up investment in integrated low-carbon electric solutions in transport and sustainable land management practices.

To prevent the build-up of materials and chemicals in the environment that contain POPs and Mercury and other harmful chemicals in SIDS, and to manage and dispose of existing harmful chemicals and materials in SIDS

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 support Ghana to Prepare and submit its Fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR4) and Fifth National Communication (NC5) that comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements and responds to national development goals.

Promote landscape integrity and sustainable beef and soy value chains in two key biomes in Paraguay.

To support Eight (8) developing countries prepare and submit Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) and National Communications (NCs) that comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Paris Agreement reporting requirements; and respond to their national development goals

Conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar through strengthened management of the New Protected Areas (Category V), with active engagement by communities, and enforcement to reduce the rate of IWT and poaching

Accelerate the sustainable development of Argentine cities to reduce greenhouse gases, conserve biodiversity and reduce land degradation.

Improving water security, human and ecosystem health, and climate resilience in coastal hot spots.

To strengthen institutional and human capacities to enable the country to comply with the requirements of the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Facilitate the implementation of the Stockholm Convention in participating countries through the development, review and update of the NIPs and submission to the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention

To support the Republic of South Africa prepare and submit its Fourth National Communication (NC 4) and Fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR 4) that comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements while responding to its national development goals.

To strengthen national capacities to support the accession to the Nagoya Protocol and to establish a functioning national legal and institutional framework to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources i

To strengthen capacities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to achieve scaled up and effective adaptation by fostering sustained endogenous technical services for project development, policy mainstreaming and creation of an enabling environment for adapta

To strengthen South Africa’s capacity to combat illegal wildlife trade and improve protected area landscape management for increased community benefits.