Current Projects

To reduce vulnerability to climate change through adaptive agricultural practices and ecosystem management in Tuvalu.

To strengthen institutional, human and regulatory capacities and promote cooperative measures in the implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks for the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) in Asia.

To strengthen Malaysia’s ability to identify, implement and track ambitious mitigation and adaptation action, its costs, benefits, support and impacts on sustainable development.

To strengthen aquaculture policy, planning, management, and production to protect and enhance marine biodiversity in Palau through an ecosystem approach

To support Malaysia to prepare and submit its First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) that complies with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement (PA) reporting requirements while responding to its national development goals.

To increase climate resilience and reduce land degradation in priority watersheds by strengthening collaborative SLM for increased livelihood resilience and water security of agriculture-based communities an ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) model.

To support Viet Nam to prepare and submit its First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1) that complies with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement reporting requirements while responding to its national development goals.

To eliminate uncontrolled releases of mercury from healthcare settings

To enhance biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability of critical coastal landscapes in India by integrating natural capital and ecosystem services values in District-level blue economy strategy and spatial planning processes, and coastal sector operations

To achieve biodiversity conservation and land degradation neutrality in the Southern Highlands and Hela Provinces of Papua New Guinea through integrated landscape management and natural capital assessment

To improve financial sustainability of protected areas and landscapes in the Philippines by mainstreaming the values of biodiversity and natural capital in government planning, especially for ecotourism development

To fast-track readiness and early actions to implement the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework by providing financial and technical support to GEF-eligible Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in their work to review and align their national targets, NBSAPs, policy frameworks, monitoring frameworks and finance with the Global Biodiversity Framework.

To fast-track readiness and early actions to implement the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework by providing financial and technical support to GEF-eligible Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in their work to review and align their national targets, NBSAPs, policy frameworks, monitoring frameworks and finance with the Global Biodiversity Framework

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

Accelerate the introduction of low-carbon electric mobility in Grenada, leading to reduced national fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

To transform the Thai rice value chain for environmental sustainability by upscaling the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Standard through an Integrated Landscape Management approach.

To develop the capacity for enhancing ecosystem services of peatlands (specifically reduction of GHG emissions from degraded peatlands) in Mongolia and the capacity of indigenous reindeer herders to reduce land degradation and improve the provision of ecosystem services and increase community resilience.

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

To assist Pakistan 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

Thailand has the necessary capacities and institutional arrangements to comply with the requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework.

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

Significant and documented reductions in use, releases, and exposure to chemicals of concern (CoCs) including POPs in the textiles sector in selected countries

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 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