As part of the Meso-American Biological Corridor initiative, this project would conserve the Panamanian section of the Corridor.

The Cape Peninsula Biodiversity Conservation Project will provide resources to assist in the creation of the Cape Peninsula National Park by (i) addressing the most urgent conservation needs, including eradication of invasive exotics and improvement of local emergency response capacity (in case of oil spills or wildfires), (ii) freeing admission-fee resources to allow upgrading of visitor facilities and management systems to ensure financial sustainability of the park, (iii) expanding the Table Mountain Fund which supports mainly NGO-led conservation initiatives, and (iv) initiating strategic

Building on the lessons learned from the pilot phase, this program is designed to stimulate greater involvement of private, small and medium scale enterprises (SME) in GEF-eligible activities. It on-lends GEF grant funds to carefully screened intermediaries at long-term low interest rates. The intermediaries commit to use the funds to finance GEF-eligible small and medium scale enterprise projects, either with debt or equity investments.

The project will help implement Ghana's National Forest Protection Strategy, which targets priority forest reserves for increased protection, including setting aside Special Biological Protection Areas. Project will identify and exploit opportunities to increase the financial benefits of biodiversity, in particular through ecotourism, extraction of non-timber forest products and restoration of degraded lands through commercial plantations. It will also strengthen capacity in the Forestry Department to manage such activities.

Formulate strategies and actions necessary for the protection and sustainable use of Eritrea's biodiversity, as well as prepare a plan for their implementation. The primary product will be a BSAP. In addition, Eritrea's first national report will be prepared.

Formulate strategies and actions necessary for the protection and sustainable use of the Slovak Republic's biodiversity, as well as prepare a plan for their implementation. The primary product will be a BSAP. In addition, the Slovak Republic's first national report will be prepared.

Formulate strategies and actions necessary for the protection and sustainable use of Kenya's biodiversity, as well as prepare a plan for their implementation. The primary product will be a BSAP. In addition, Kenya's first national report will be prepared.

Formulate strategies and actions necessary for the protection and sustainable use of the Kyrgyz Republic's biodiversity, as well as prepare a plan for their implementation. The primary product will be a BSAP. In addition, the Kyrgyz Republic's first national report will be prepared.

This project will finance about ten mini-hydro projects and one mini-geothermal project to displace high-cost, isolated diesel power generation operations in remote areas of eastern Indonesia. The project will provide technical assistance to PLN (the national electricity utility) to strengthen its capacity to mainstream renewable energy development into its operations.

PLEC is a global project on agrodiversity of different ecosystems (semi-arid, mountain, forest, and wetland) in the tropics and sub-tropics. Its purpose is to establish how sustainable and conservationist development can be achieved by participatory methods bringing together farmers' natural resource and biodiversity management approaches and scientists' knowledge in a productive context. Major activities include demonstration sites, biodiversity assessments, participatory rural appraisals, outreach and experimental work, capacity strengthening and training, and networking and dissemination.