December 23, 2009
Haiti: Small Scale Hydro Power Development in Haiti

December 18, 2009
Gambia: SIP-Participatory Integrated Watershed Management Project (PIWAMP) - under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

Global (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru): Communities of Conservation: Safeguarding the World's Most Threatened Species

December 17, 2009
China: Promoting Energy Efficiency Room Air Conditioners (PEERAC) Project

December 11, 2009
Costa Rica: Integrated Management of Marine and Coastal Resources in Puntarenas

December 9, 2009
Kenya: Strengthening the Protected Area Network within the Eastern Montane Forest Hotspot of Kenya

December 7, 2009
Kazakhstan: Design and Execution of a Comprehensive PCB Management Plan for Kazakhstan

November 30, 2009
Niger: Oasis Micro-Basin Sand Invasion Countrol in the Goure and Maine-Soroa Provices (PLECO)

November 30, 2009
Malaysia: Buildings Sector Energy Efficiency Project (BSEEP)

November 25, 2009
India: Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs in India

November 24, 2009
Colombia: Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Sustainable Cattle Ranching

November 25, 2009
Turkey: Market Transformation of Energy Efficient Appliances

November 20, 2009
Ecuador: Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Conservation

November 20, 2009
Regional (Algania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro): Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System

November 20, 2009
Uganda: SIP-Enabling Environment for SLM to Overcome Land Degradation in the Cattle Corridor of Uganda

November 17, 2009
Colombia: Mainstreaming Traditional Knowledge Associated with Agrobiodiversity in Colombian Agroecosystems

November 16, 2009
Mauritius: Expanding Coverage and Strengthening Management Effectiveness of the Terrestrial Protected Area Network on the Island of Mauritius

Dominican Republic: Re-engineering the National Protected Area System in Order to Achieve Financial Sustainability

November 6, 2009
Global: Development Market Place 2009: Adaptation to Climate Change (DM 2009)

November 5, 2009
Tanzania: SFM Extending the Coastal Forests, Protected Area Subsystem under the Global: SFM Programme Framework for Projects under the GEF Strategy for Sustainable Forest Management

October 28, 2009
Brazil: GEF Sustainable Cerrado Initiative, Tranche 1

October 22, 2009
India: Sustainable Urban Transport Project

October 21, 2009
Nigeria: Urban Transport under the Regional: SPWA-CC: GEF Strategic Program for West Africa: Energy Component (PROGRAM)

October 20, 2009
Bangladesh: Improving Kiln Efficiency for the Brick Industry

October 19, 2009
Global:  4th Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme (RAF2)

October 15, 2009
Russian Federation: Improving the Coverage and Management Efficiency of Protected Areas in the Steppe Biome of Russia

October 15, 2009
Thailand: Catalyzing Sustainability of Thailand's Protected Area System

October 15, 2009
China:  Market Transformation of Energy-Efficient Bricks and Rural Buildings (MTEBRB)

September 29, 2009
Bahamas: Building a Sustainable National Marine Protected Area Network

September 29, 2009
Philippines: Expanding and Diversifying the National System of Terrestrial Protected Areas

September 25, 2009
China: CBPF Integrated Ecosystem and Water Resources Management in the Baiyangdian Basin

September 24, 2009
Regional (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda): African Rift Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo)

September 23, 2009
Nicaragua: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Metropolitan Managua - Amendment

September 23, 2009
Colombia: Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Coffee Sector in Colombia

September 17, 2009
Regional (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste): Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Programme (ATSEA) under the Coral Triangle Initiative

September 17, 2009
Colombia - Protecting Biodiversity in the Southwestern Caribbean Sea

September 17, 2009
India: Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihoods Improvement

September 15, 2009
Regional (Chile, Peru): Towards Ecosystem Management of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem

September 14, 2009
South Africa: Developing, Empowerment and Conservation in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and Surrounding Region

September 11, 2009
Sierra Leone: Biodiversity Conservation Project

September 11, 2009
Brazil: Rio Grande Sul Biodiversity Conservation

September 10, 2009
China: Capacity and Management Support for Combating Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystems

September 4, 2009
Regional (Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines): Sulu-Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management (SCS)

September 2, 2009
Botswana: Wildlife Conflict Management and Biodiversity Conservation for Improved Rural Livelihoods

August 27, 2009
Regional (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay): SFM Sustainable Forest Management in the Transboundary Gran Chaco American Ecosystem - under the Sustainable Forest Management Program

August 17, 2009
India: SLEM-CPP- Integrated Land Use Management to Combat Landegration in Madja Pradesh

August 13, 2009
Vietnam: Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contaminated Hotspots

August 10, 2009
Haiti: Establishing and Financially Sustainable National Protected Areas System

August 7, 2009
Haiti: SFM Sustainable Land Management of the Upper Watersheds of South Western Haiti

August 6, 2009
Niger: SIP-Agricultural and Rural Rehabilitation and Development Initiative (ARRDI) under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa

August 3, 2009
Russian Federation: Renewable Energy Project (RREP)

Regional (Senegal, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, and Liberia): West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP)

July 29, 2009
Brazil: Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

July 24, 2009
Regional (Argentina, Uruguay): Reducing and Preventing Land-based Pollution in the Rio de la Plata/Maritime Front through Implementation of the FrePlata Strategic Action Programme

July 22, 2009
Peru: Promoting Sustainable Land Management in Las Bambas

July 16, 2009
Regional (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan): Tien Shan Ecosystem Development Project

July 9, 2009
Uzbekistan: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings

China: CBPF Priority Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development to Implement the China Biodiversity Partnership and Framework for Action

July 8, 2009
Brazil: Catalyzing the Contribution of Indigenous Lands to the Conservation of Brazil's Forest Ecosystems

July 2, 2009
Eritrea: SIP-Sustainable Land Management Pilot Project under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

June 22, 2009
Regional (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan): CACILM - Multicountry Capacity Building Project

June 18, 2009
China: CBPF Shaanxi Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Development under the China: China Biodiversity Partnership and Framework for Action - CBPF

June 16, 2009
Kiribati: Kiribati Adaptation Project - Implementation Phase (KAP II) - AMENDMENT

June 3, 2009
Honduras: Conservation of Biodiversity in the Indigenous Productive Landscapes of the Moskitia

June 1, 2009
Venezuela: Strengthening the Financial Sustainability and Operational Effectiveness of the Venezuelan National Parks System

May 26, 2009
Regional (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru):  Facilitation of Financing for Biodiversity-based Businesses and Support of Market Development Activities in the Andean Region

May 21, 2009
Regional (Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago): Mitigating the Threats of Invasive Alien Species in the Insular Caribbean

Comments from STAP

May 20, 2009
Regional (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay): Sustainable Management of the Water Resources of the la Plata Basin with Respect to the Effects of Climate Variability and Change

Regional (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela): Integrated and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Amazon River Basin Considering Climate Variability and Climate Change

May 14, 2009
Senegal: SIP-Sustainable Land Management in Senegal under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

May 12, 2009
India: SLEM/CPP-Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security through Innovations in Land and Ecosystem Management

India: SLEM-Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Improved Livelihoods in Uttarakhand Watershed Sector under the SLEM/CPP - Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management Partnership Program

Regional (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa): Development and Adoption of a Strategic Action Program for Balancing Water Uses and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Orange-Senqu River Transboundary Basin

May 1, 2009
Morocco: Energy Efficiency Codes in Residential Buildings and Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial and Hospital Buildings in Morocco

Vietnam: PCB Management Project

Rwanda: Sustainable Energy Development Project (SEDP)

April 30, 2009
Philippines:  Mindanao Rural Development Progam Phase II - Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Conservation Component

April 28, 2009
Tajikistan - Sustaining Agricultural Biodiversity in the Face of Climate Change

April 27, 2009
Regional (Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal): Protection of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME)

April 24, 2009
India: SLEM/CPP - Sustainable Land Management in Shifting Cultivation Areas of Nagaland for Ecological and Livelihood Security

April 23, 2009
Swaziland: Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP) under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

April 22, 2009
India: Coal Fired Generation Rehabilitation Project

Vietnam: Coastal Cities Environment and Sanitation Project

April 17, 2009
Global: LEARN: Portfolio Learning in International Waters with a Focus on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands and Regional Asia/Pacific and Coral Triangle Learning Processes

April 16, 2009
Morocco: Safe PCB Management Programme in Morocco, Pillar II

April 13, 2009
Mauritania: Participatory Environmental Protection and Poverty Reduction in the Oases of Mauritania under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

April 9, 2009
Philippines: Sustainable Energy Finance Program

April 8, 2009
Togo: Efficient Lighting Program (under the West Africa Energy Program: 3789)

April 7, 2009
India: Chiller Energy Efficiency Project - under the Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency in India

April 6, 2009
Regional (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda): Transboundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Kagera River Basin (Kagera TAMP) under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

April 6, 2009
Regional (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua): Integrated Ecosystem Management of the Gulf of Fonseca

April 3, 2008
Regional (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka): Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem

April 2, 2009
Brazil: Establishment of PCB Waste Management and Disposal System

Comments from Council Members: Japan

April 1, 2009
Indonesia: Strengthening Community Based Forest and Watershed Management (SCBFWM) - under the GEF Strategy for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

China: Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Obsolete POPs Pesticides and other POPs Wastes

Mongolia: Capacity Building for Environmentally Sound PCBs Management and Disposal

Comments from Council Members: Japan

March 27, 2009
Lesotho: SIP-Capacity Building and Knowledge Management for Sustainable Land Management under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

March 24, 2009
Benin: Energy Efficiency Project (under the GEF Strategic Program for West Africa: Energy Component)

March 20, 2009
Cuba - Application of a Regional Approach to the Management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in Cuba's Southern Archipelagos

March 19, 2009
Regional (Dominican Republic, Haiti): Reducing Conflicting Water Uses in the Artibonite River Basin through Development and Adoption of a Multi-Focal Area Strategic Action Programme

Annexes

March 3, 2009
Eritrea: Catchments and Landscape Management Project under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIP)

February 26, 2009
Turkey: Strengthening Protected Area Network of Turkey - Catalyzing Sustainability of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

Uganda: Energy for Rural Transformation Project II

February 25, 2009
Regional (Sudan, Egypt): Eastern Nile Watershed Management Project under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa

Comments from Council Members: Canada

February 24, 2009
Ethiopia: SIP-Community-Based Integrated Natural Resources Management in Lake Tana Watershed under the Strategic Investment Program for SLM in Sub-Saharan Africa

February 20, 2009
Russian Federation: Strengthening the Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Russia

February 13, 2009
Cote d'Ivoire: Protected Area Project (Projet d' Appui a la Relance de la Conservation des Parcs et Reserves, PARC-CI)

February 9, 2009
Russian Federation: Financing Energy Efficiency in the Russian Federation (renamed to Russia Sustainable Energy Finance Program)  -  AMENDMENT

February 5, 2009
China: Thermal Power Efficiency

China: Phasing-out Incandescent Lamps & Energy Saving Lamps Promotion (PILESLAMP)

February 4, 2009
Regional (Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovak Republic, Russian Federation): Development of Geothermal Energy in Europe and Central Asia and World Bank-GEF Geothermal Development Fund

January 26, 2009
Congo DR: Forest and Nature Conservation Project under the Strategic Program for Sustainable Forest Management in the Congo Basin

January 23, 2009
Regional (Belarus, Ukraine): Implementation of the Dnipro Basin Strategic Action Program for the Reduction of Persistent Toxics Pollution

January 22, 2009
Montenegro:  Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening (MIDAS)

January 21, 2009
Regional (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia): Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura-Aras Basin

January 12, 2009
Global:  SFM: Carbon Benefits Project (CBP): Modeling, Measurement and Monitoring