The objective of the Enabling Activity (EA) grant is to support countries in: (a) assessing the extent to which their current legal, policy and institutional framework allows for promptly becoming parties to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) and enables their implementation of the Agreement; (b) carrying out preparatory work in the context of their ratification, approval, acceptance or accession process towards becoming parties to the BBNJ Agreement; and (c) supporting their readiness to implement the BBNJ Agreement.
Project Details
GEF Project ID
12363
Country
Global
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Environment Programme
Approval FY
Status
Project Approved
Region
Global
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bolivia)Environmental and Natural Capital Fund (Guinea); Ministry of The Environment (Haiti); Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries Food Security and Sustainable Development (Saint Lucia); Directorate General for the Environment and Nature Protection (Gabon); Ministry of Environment, Forest Resources, Coastal Protection and Climate Change (Togo); Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife (Zimbabwe); National Environment Agency (The Gambia); Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Guatemala); Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Fiji); Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Central African Republic); Ministry Of Environment, Rural Modernisation, Kalinago Upliftment and Constituency Empowerment (Dominica)
GEF Period
GEF - 8
Project Type
Enabling Activity
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund
Project Documents
Financials
USDCo-financing Total
0
GEF Project Grant
2,100,000
GEF Agency Fees
199,500
Timeline
Received by GEF
Project Approved for Implementation