Examples of biodiversity projects funded by FAO in 2014-2015
Region
Countries
Title
Focal Area
GEF project
GRANT (USD)
Projects recently closed
Global
Global
Conservation and Adaptive Management of
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage
Systems (GIAHS)
Latin America
Uruguay
Piloting of an Ecosystem-based Approach to
Living Aquatic Resources Management
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
3,500,000
950,000
Projects under implementation
Africa
Cabo Verde, Gambia,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Mauritania, Morocco,
Senegal
Protection of the Canary Current Large
Marine Ecosystem (CCLME). This is a joint
UNEP-FAO project.
Biodiversity,
International Waters
Africa
Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of
Congo, Congo, Gabon
CBSP Sustainable management of the
wildlife and bushmeat sector
Biodiversity
Africa
Cameroon
CBSP Sustainable Community Based
Management and Conservation of
Mangrove Ecosystems in Cameroon
Biodiversity
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
Development of a transfrontier conservation
area linking forest reserves & protected
areas in Ghana and Cote d`Ivoire
Biodiversity
Africa
Congo
Integrated Management of Mangrove and
associated wetlands and coastal forests
ecosystems of the Republic of Congo
Biodiversity
Africa
Somalia
Support to Somalia for the first NBSAP and
Development of Fifth National Report to the
CBD (EA)
Biodiversity
Global
Brazil, Ghana, India,
Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan,
South Africa
Conservation and management of
pollinators for sustainable agriculture
through an ecosystem approach (UNEP as
the GEF Agency-FAO as Executing Agency)
Biodiversity
Global
Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka,
Turkey
Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and
sustainable use for improved human
nutrition and wellbeing. This is a joint UNEPFAO project.
Biodiversity
Global
Global
Sustainable Management Of Tuna Fisheries
And Biodiversity Conservation In The ABNJ
Biodiversity,
International Waters
27,172,936
Global
Strengthening Global Capacity to Effectively
Manage Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
(ABNJ)
Biodiversity,
International Waters
1,000,000
Global
Global
Sustainable Fisheries Management And
Biodiversity Conservation Of Deep-Sea
living marine resources and ecosystems in
the Areas Beyound National Jurisdiction
(ABNJ)
Biodiversity,
International Waters
4,900,597
Asia & Pacific
Fiji, Niue Island,
Samoa, Vanuatu
Forestry and Protected Area Management in
Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue
Biodiversity
Asia & Pacific
China
Securing Biodiversity Conservation and
Sustainable use in China`s Dongting Lake
Protected Area
Biodiversity
Asia & Pacific
China
China Securing Biodiversity Conservation
and Sustainable Use in Huangshan
Muncipality
Biodiversity
Global
1
6,590,000
4,245,210
1,733,180
859,090
950,000
332,500
7,810,682
2,639,077
6,283,750
2,950,000
2,607,273
Region
Countries
Title
Focal Area
Asia & Pacific
Mongolia
Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation,
SFM and carbon sink enhancement into
Mongolia?s productive forest landscapes
Biodiversity, Land
Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Europe
Turkey
Sustainable Land Management and Climate
Friendly Agriculture
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
Land Degradation
Latin America
Ecuador
Ecuador: Management of Chimborazo`s
Natural Resources
Biodiversity
Latin America
Brazil
Strengthening National Policy and
Knowledge Frameworks in Support of
Sustainable Management of Brazil`s Forest
Resources
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Latin America
Brazil
Integrated Management of the Ilha Grande
Bay Ecosystem
Biodiversity
Latin America
Trinidad and Tobago
Improving forest and protected area
management in Trinidad and Tobago
Biodiversity
Ecuador
Conservation and Sustainable Use of
Biodiversity, Forests, Soil and Water to
Achieve the Good Living (Buen Vivir /
Sumac Kasay) in the Napo Province
Biodiversity, Land
Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Latin America
Ecuador
Mainstreaming of the use and conservation
of agrobiodiversity in public policies through
integrated strategies and in situ
implementation in three provinces in the
Andean highlands
Biodiversity
Near East
Iran
Rehabilitation of forest landscapes and
degraded land with particular attention to
saline soils and areas prone to wind erosion
Biodiversity, Land
Degradation
Latin America
GEF project
GRANT (USD)
3,586,364
5,750,000
3,870,000
8,850,000
2,300,000
2,790,000
2,628,283
1,250,000
2,668,300
Projects under preparation
Africa
Latin America
Kenya
Development of SFM and Support to
REDD+ for Dryland Forests
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Argentina,
Governance Strengthening for the
Management and Protection of Coastal &
Marine Biodiversity in key ecological areas
and the implementation of the Ecosystem
Approach to Fisheries
Biodiversity
Asia & Pacific
Solomon Islands
Integrated forest management in the
Solomon Islands
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
Land Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Latin America
Brazil
Reversing Desertification Process in
Susceptible Areas of Brazil: Sustainable
Agroforestry Practices and Biodiversity
Conservation
Biodiversity, Land
Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Integrated Sustainable Land and Coastal
Management
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
International Waters,
Land Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Sustainable Forest Lands Management and
Conservation under an Eco-social Approach
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
Land Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Asia & Pacific
Latin America
Vanuatu
Venezuela
2
2,823,439
3,534,786
5,676,454
3,930,155
4,605,680
8,249,316
Region
Countries
Title
Focal Area
Chile
Mainstreaming the conservation,
sustainable use and valuation of critically
threatened species and endangered
ecosystems into development-frontier
production landscapes of the Arica and
Parinacota, and Biobio regions
Biodiversity
Latin America
Chile
Strengthening and development of
instruments for the management, prevention
and control of beaver (Castor canadensis),
an invasive alien species in the Chilean
Patagonia
Biodiversity
Africa
Mozambique
Payment for ecosystem services to support
forest conservation and sustainable
livelihoods
Biodiversity, Climate
Change Mitigation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Asia & Pacific
Philippines
Dynamic Conservation and Sustainable Use
of Agricultural Biodiversity to ensure Food
Security and Ecosystems Services and
Resiliency
Biodiversity
Kiribati
Resilient Islands Resilient Communities
Biodiversity,
International Waters,
Land Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Asia & Pacific
Tonga
Integrated Land and Agro-ecosystem
Management Systems for Tonga
Biodiversity, Land
Degradation,
Sustainable Forest
Managment
Europe
Turkey
Conservation and Sustainable Management
of Turkey`s Steppe Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Asia & Pacific
China
A new green line: Mainstreaming
biodiversity conservation objectives and
practices into China's Water Resources
Management Planning Practice
Biodiversity
Asia & Pacific
Sri Lanka
Implementation of the National Biosafety
Framework in accordance with the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB)
Biodiversity
Latin America
Asia & Pacific
Total
40 projects
3
GEF project
GRANT (USD)
2,411,416
2,153,882
3,637,748
2,182,631
4,720,030
2,344,954
2,328,767
2,639,726
2,365,964
161,822,190