Building on national and GEF previous work, the objective of the proposed MSP is to promote an integrated approach to the planning and management of the São Francisco River, its coastal zone, and its river basin, as well as to implement strategic remedial actions to protect the marine environment from land-based sources of pollution, and integrating ecological management and economic development activities, based upon the comprehensive coastal studies to be undertaken in the context of this proposed MSP.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $22 billion in financing and mobilized another $120 billion for more than 5,000 national and regional projects.