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Focal Area	Country	Project name	Word document	web page
BD	Argentina	Patagonian Coastal Management Plan	Word document	web page
	Algeria	Biodiversity Conservation and sustainable natural resource management in Algeria	Word document	web page
	Belize	Sustainable Development and Management of Biologically Diverse Coastal Resources (Phase 3 also called Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Barrier Reef Complex	Word document	web page
	Bostwana	Building Local Capacity for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Okavango Delta (Also known as Botswana Wetlands)	Word document	web page
	Brazil	Establishment of Private Natural Heritage Reserves in the Brazilian Cerrado	Word document	web page
	Cape Verde	Cape Verde Protected Areas	Word document	web page
	Cambodia	Developing an Integrated Protected Area System for the Cardamom Mountains	Word document	web page
	Cambodia	Tonle Sap Conservation Project	Word document	web page
	Croatia	Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Dalmatian Coast through Greening Coastal Development � COAST	Word document	web page
	Chile	Conserving Globally Significant Biodiversity along the Chilean Coast (previously: Marine Protected Areas)	Word document	web page
	Ecuador	Ecuador - Control of Invasive Species in the Galapagos Archipelago	Word document	web page
	Egypt	Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems	Word document	web page
	Georgia	Recovery, Conservation, and Sustainable Use of Georgia�s Agrobiodiversity	Word document	web page
	Islamic Republic of Iran	Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah, its natural habit and associated biota (CAC)	Word document	web page
	Kenya	Developing Incentives for Community Participation in Forest Conservation through the Use of Commercial Insects in Kenya	Word document	web page
	Latvia	Biosphere protection in North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve	Word document	web page
	Malaysia	Conservation and sustainable use of Tropical Peat Swamp Forest and Associated Wetland Ecosystems	Word document	web page
	Mexico	Biodiversity conservation in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve	Word document	web page
	Mongolia	Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood Options in the Grasslands of Eastern Mongolia	Word document	web page
	Morocco	Transhumance for Biodiversity Conservation in the Southern High Atlas	Word document	web page
	Namibia	Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN)	Word document	web page
	Philippines	Biodiversity Conservation and Management of the Bohol Islands Marine Triangle	Word document	web page
	Romania	Strengthening Biodiversity Conservation Capacity in the Forest Protected Area System	Word document	web page
	Russia	Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion	Word document	web page
	South Africa	Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI)	Word document	web page
	South Africa	Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Project (CAPE)	Word document	web page
	South Africa	National Grasslands Biodiversity Programme	Word document	web page
	Tanzania	Conservation and Management of the Eastern Arc Mountain Forests	Word document	web page
	Vietnam	Creating Protected Areas for Resource Conservation (PARC) in Vietnam using a landscape ecology approach	Word document	web page
	Yemen	Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biodiversity of Socotra Archipelago (Socotra Biodiversity Project - SBP)	Word document	web page
	REGIONAL
	Regional: Africa Kenya, UR Tanzania, Uganda	Reducing Biodiversity Loss at Cross-border sites in East Africa	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe	Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Arab States Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine Authority	Conservation and Sustainable Use of Dryland Agro-Biodiversity in the Near East	Word document	web page
	Regional: Arab States Tunisia. Algeria, Morocco	Participatory Management of Plant Genetic Resources in Date Palm Oases of the Maghreb	Word document	web page
	Regional: Arab States/Europe & the CIS	MedWetCoast - Conservation of Wetlands and Coastal Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Region	Word document	web page
	- ALBANIA		Word document	web page
	- EGYPT		Word document	web page
	- LEBANON		Word document	web page
	- MOROCCO		Word document	web page
	- PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY		Word document	web page
	- TUNISIA		Word document	web page
	Regional: Asia & the Pacific Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam	Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use	Word document	web page
	Regional: Asia & the Pacific Palau, Micronesia, Nauru, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Papua New Guinea	South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme	Word document	web page
	Regional: Latin America Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru	Biodiversity conservation in coffee: Transforming productive practices in the coffee sector by increasing market demand for certified sustainable coffee	Word document	web page
	Regional: Latin America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua	Central American Markets for Biodiversity (CAMBio): Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable use within Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Development and Financing	Word document	web page
	Regional: Latin America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama	Establishment of a Programme for the Consolidation of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor	Word document	web page
	GLOBAL
	Global: Afghanistan, Belarus, Republic of, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Togo, Turkey (and several others on a demand-driven basis, up to maximum 88 countries)	Support to GEF Eligible CBD Parties for Carrying Out 2010 Biodiversity Targets National Assessments - Phase I	Word document	web page
	Global	Supporting Early Country Action on CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas	Word document	web page

CC ^ to top	Bolivia	Rural electrification with renewable energy through the popular participation law	Word document	web page
	Brazil	Biomass Power Generation: Sugar Cane Bagasse and Trash	Word document	web page
	Bulgaria	Energy efficiency strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions	Word document	web page
	China	Barrier Removal for the Widespread Commercialization of Energy-Efficient CFC-Free Refrigerators in China	Word document	web page
	China	Barrier removal for efficient lighting products and systems in China (China Green Lights)	Word document	web page
	China	Capacity Building for the Rapid Commercialisation of Renewable Energy	Word document	web page
	China	Demonstration of Fuel Cell Bus Commercialisation in China	Word document	web page
	China	Energy Conservation and GHG Emission Reduction in Chinese Township and Village Enterprises (TVE), Phase II	Word document	web page
	Cuba	Producing energy efficient home refrigerators without making use of ozone depleting substances	Word document	web page
	Egypt	Energy Efficiency Improvements and Greenhouse Gas Reductions (EEIGGR)	Word document	web page
	Eritrea	Wind Energy Applications Pilot Project	Word document	web page
	India	Coal bed methane capture and commercial utilization	Word document	web page
	India	Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI)	Word document	web page
	Iran	Carbon sequestration in the desertified rangelands of Hossein Abad, South Khorasan, through community-based management	Word document	web page
	Kenya	Removal of barriers to energy efficiency and conservation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Kenya	Word document	web page
	Pakistan	Fuel Efficiency in the Road Transport Sector	Word document	web page
	Poland	Integrated Approach to Wood Waste Combustion for Heat Production	Word document	web page
	Russian Federation	Removing barriers to coal mine methane recovery and utilization	Word document	web page
	Russian Federation	Capacity Building to Reduce Key Barriers to Energy Efficiency in Russian Residential Buildings and Heating Systems	Word document	web page
	Slovak Republic	Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through the Use of Biomass Energy in Northwest Slovakia	Word document	web page
	Slovenia	Removing Barriers to the Increased Use of Biomass as an Energy Source	Word document	web page
	South Africa	Sustainable Public Transport and Sport: A 2010 Opportunity	Word document	web page
	South Africa	Solar Water Heaters (SWHs) for Low-income Housing in Peri-Urban Areas	Word document	web page
	REGIONAL
	Regional: Central America Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize	Accelerating Renewable Energy Investments through CABEI in Central America	Word document	web page
	ADAPTATION PROJECTS
	Namibia [Land Degradation]	Country Pilot Partnership: Adapting to Climate Change through the Improvement of Traditional Crops and Livestock Farming	Word document	web page
	Tanzania	Mainstreaming Climate Change into Integrated Water Resources Management in the Pangani River Basin (Tanzania)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Cape Verde	Adaptation to Climate Change- Responding to Coastline Change in its human dimensions in West Africa through Integrated Coastal Area Management	Word document	web page
	Global	Adaptation Learning Mechanism	Word document	web page
	Global: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Niger, Samoa, Guatemala, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Namibia, Vietnam	Community-based Adaptation (CBA) Programme	Word document	web page

IW ^ to top	Black Sea projects (An overview)		Word document	web page
	Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine	Black Sea Environmental Management Programme	Word document	web page
	Lead country: Turkey.	Black Sea Environmental Recovery Project - BSERP or Control of Eutrophication in the Black Sea ecosystem	Word document	web page
	Lead country: Turkey. Also: Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine	Black Sea Strategic Action Plan	Word document	web page
	NATIONAL
	Egypt	Developing Renewable Groundwater Resources in Arid Lands: A Pilot Case - the Eastern Desert of Egypt	Word document	web page
	Egypt	Lake Manzala Engineered Wetlands	Word document	web page
	GLOBAL
	Global: Brazil, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Sudan, Tanzania and Zimbabwe	Global Mercury Project	Word document	web page
	Global: Brazil, China, India, Iran, South Africa, Ukraine	GloBallast (Removal of Barriers to the Effective Implementation of Ballast Water Control and Management Measures in Developing Countries)	Word document	web page
	Global: All countries	IW:LEARN: The International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network	Word document	web page
	REGIONAL
	Regional: Africa Angola (Lead Country) Botswana and Namibia	Environmental Protection and Sustainable Management of the Okavango River Basin (EPSMO)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Benin, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger	Reversing Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Niger River Basin	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Nigeria	Reversal of Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Lake Chad Basin Ecosystem	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal	Senegal River Basin Water and Environmental Management Program	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Angola, Namibia, South Africa	Integrated Management of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Cote D'Ivoire. Also: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo	Water Pollution Control and Biodiversity Conservation in the Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania UR and Zambia	Lake Tanganyika - Biodiversity Project - LTBP and Management Planning Project - LTMPP	Word document	web page
	Regional: Africa Sudan, Burundi, Congo Democratic Republic, Egypt, Eritrea (observer status) Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, UR Tanzania, Uganda	Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project (NTEAP)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Arab States Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia (host), Somalia, Sudan, Yemen	Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden	Word document	web page
	Regional: Arab States/Europe & the CIS Azerbaijan. Also: Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan	Caspian Environment Programme	Word document	web page
	Regional: Europe & the CIS Hungary, Slovenia	Building Environmental Citizenship to Support Transboundary Pollution Reduction in the Danube: A Pilot Project	Word document	web page
	Regional: Europe & the CIS Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Slovak Republic	Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST) to Reduce Transboundary Pollution in the Danube River Basin	Word document	web page
	Regional: Europe & the CIS Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro	Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin Short Title: Danube Regional Project (DRP)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Europe & the CIS Estonia, Russian Federation	Development and Implementation of the Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe Basin Management Plan	Word document	web page
	Regional: Europe & the CIS Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine	Preparation of a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Dnipro River Basin and Development of SAP Implementation Mechanisms (Also called: Dnipro Basin Environment Programme DBEP)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Asia & the Pacific Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam	PEMSEA - Partnerships in Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia	Word document	web page
	Regional: Asia & the Pacific Republic of Korea, China	Reducing Environmental Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem	Word document	web page
	Regional: Asia & the Pacific Korea DPR, Mongolia, China, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation	Preparation of a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) and Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Tumen River area, its coastal regions and related northeast Asian environs (Also known as TumenNeT)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Asia & the Pacific Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu	Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Latin America Argentina, Uruguay	Environmental Protection of the Rio de la Plata and Its Maritime Front: Pollution Prevention and Control and Habitat Restoration (FREPLATA)	Word document	web page
	Regional: Latin America Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago)	Integrating Watershed and Coastal Area Management (IWCAM) in the Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean	Word document	web page

LD ^ to top	LAND DEGRADATION
	Pakistan	Sustainable Land Management for Combating Desertification (Phase I) New project	Word document	web page

POP's ^ to top	GLOBAL
	Latvia	Environmentally sound disposal of PCB-containing equipment and waste	Word document	web page
	Global	Action Plan Training/Skills Building for 25 Least Developed Countries to assist with National Implementation Plan Development under the Stockholm Convention & Action Plan Skills Building for 15 Least Developed Countries to assist with National Implementation Plan of Development under the Stockholm Convention	Word document	web page

^ to top	MULTIFOCAL
	Mexico	Integrated Ecosystem Management in Three Priority Ecoregions	Word document	web page
	Senegal	Integrated Ecosystem Management in Four Representative Landscapes of Senegal	Word document	web page

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