The MatchMaking Mechanism (MMM) connects country biodiversity needs with relevant technical and financial partners to advance NBSAP implementation. By centralising and sharing country requests, the MMM supports efficient, coordinated action around biodiversity priorities and creates opportunities for early and informed involvement.
While the MMM does not provide or manage funds directly, it reduces transaction costs by creating a transparent pathway for countries and partners to engage directly. In some cases, unmatched requests may also be considered under the Accelerator Action Account, which can help bridge funding gaps for requests that do not immediately secure a match. Learn more β
Recent country requests span priority areas including:
Antigua and Barbuda NEW
Armenia NEW
Bolivia
Cameroon NEW
Chad NEW
Colombia
Comoros NEW
Democratic Republic of the Congo NEW
Dominican Republic NEW
Ecuador NEW
Eswatini NEW
Ethiopia NEW
Fiji NEW
Gabon NEW
Georgia
Guinea NEW
Kazakhstan NEW
Liberia
Madagascar NEW
Mexico NEW
Morocco NEW
Mozambique NEW
Pakistan NEW
Peru NEW
Senegal NEW
Sierra Leone NEW
Solomon Islands NEW
Sri Lanka NEW
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda NEW
NEW Accelerating NGO and community-led gender-responsive biodiversity action
LEAD Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Center
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 23, 22, 20, 21
Builds gender-responsive biodiversity capacity among at least 10 NGOs and community organizations in Antigua and Barbuda, guiding them through Gender Action Plans, mentoring, and NBSAP-aligned tools over a 12-month rollout. Full details β
NEW Support to the Armenian University Coalition for Biodiversity
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 14, 20, 21, 22
Strengthens Armenian academia's role in addressing biodiversity challenges by establishing a coordinated university Secretariat, generating research and policy briefs informing COP17, and engaging students, faculty, and the public in conservation. Full details β
Revival of Erebuni State Reserve β Home of wild wheat
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 10, 20, 14
Safeguards the globally significant wild wheat genetic diversity of Armeniaβs Erebuni State Reserve, critical for global food security and climate-resilient food systems, by strengthening governance, awareness, monitoring, and sustainable ecotourism financing. Full details β
Museum of bread: Restoring Erebuni State Reserve's wild wheat heritage
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 9, 10, 21, 14
Establishes the Museum of Bread to safeguard Armeniaβs globally significant wild wheat and crop wild relative diversity through public awareness, education, and demonstration of wheatβs economic, cultural, and historical importance for climate-resilient food systems. Full details β
Investing in nature: Green bonds for Boliviaβs biodiversity future
LEAD Vice ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 19, 14, 20
Establishes Boliviaβs biodiversity green bond ecosystem through regulatory reform, project pipeline development, investor engagement, monitoring systems, and innovative finance mechanisms that mobilize capital for conservation and restoration. Full details β
NEW NBIS and CHM operationalization
LEAD Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 21
Provides Cameroon peer-to-peer exchange and technical guidance on operationalizing its National Biodiversity Information System and Clearing-House Mechanism, covering governance, architecture, data interoperability, and long-term system sustainability. Full details β
NEW Biodiversity monitoring and reporting
LEAD Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 21
Provides Cameroon peer-to-peer exchange on biodiversity monitoring methods, GBF indicator selection and interpretation, trend analysis, and dashboard development to strengthen NBSAP III tracking and CBD national reporting. Full details β
NEW Biodiversity data production and quality
LEAD Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 20
Provides Cameroon peer-to-peer exchange on biodiversity data collection, validation, and quality-control methodologies, strengthening national capacity to produce reliable, standardized data for NBSAP III monitoring and GBF reporting. Full details β
NEW Restoration of ecological corridors and the strengthening of human-wildlife coexistence in the Departments of Mayo-LΓ©myΓ© and Loug-Chari
LEAD Ministry of the Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 2, 4
Strengthens ecological connectivity and human-wildlife coexistence in Chad's Mayo-LΓ©myΓ© and Loug-Chari departments by mapping, restoring, and managing wildlife corridors, building local governance capacity, and promoting community-based coexistence and knowledge-sharing practices. Full details β
Closing the gap: A national wildlife population data system to accelerate NBSAP implementation
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 4, 21, 6, 20
Strengthens Colombiaβs biodiversity information infrastructure by standardizing and mobilizing wildlife population data, supporting species conservation, invasive species management, evidence-based decision-making, and reporting on Global Biodiversity Framework indicators. Full details β
NEW Strengthening womenβs economic leadership for the sustainable processing of fishery products
LEAD Ministry of Environment in charge of Tourism
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 23
Strengthens women's technical, entrepreneurial, and market-access capacities in fishery product processing in Moroni, Comoros, reducing post-harvest losses and marine biodiversity pressure while building economic autonomy and local governance participation. Full details β
NEW Restoration of degraded lands in northwest of DRC
LEAD Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and New Climate Economy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 2, 8, 11
Restores degraded lands in northwest DRC through community-led restoration, agroforestry, ecosystem monitoring, participatory land-use planning, and capacity building to improve biodiversity, soil health, climate resilience, and local livelihoods. Full details β
NEW Integrating biodiversity into provincial development planning: Practical guidance and tools
LEAD Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and New Climate Economy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 1, 14
Strengthens biodiversity mainstreaming in provincial development planning by producing practical guidance, cost-benefit tools for nature-based solutions, peer learning, and locally adapted decision-support resources for provincial governments. Full details β
NEW Strengthening the National System for the Identification, Control, and Monitoring of the Wildlife Trade
LEAD Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 5, 14, 20, 21
Strengthens the Dominican Republic's capacity to identify, control, and monitor wildlife trade by building technical skills, standardizing inspection protocols, piloting a national information system, and reducing demand for endemic species through community behavior-change campaigns. Full details β
NEW Development of the national agrobiodiversity index and its monitoring framework
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 10, 13, 20, 21
Establishes Ecuador's National Agrobiodiversity Index as an operational decision-support tool by integrating fragmented data, building monitoring capacity and mechanisms, and strengthening institutional ownership for conservation and sustainable-use tracking. Full details β
NEW Mapping of Essential Life Support Areas (ELSA) for integrated marine spatial planning in the GalΓ‘pagos
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 2, 3
Develops a participatory ELSA marine spatial planning tool for the GalΓ‘pagos, consolidating priority datasets and building national open-source technical capacity for iterative, decision-support conservation and marine planning. Full details β
NEW Design, validation, and institutionalization of a national methodology for monitoring plastic pollution and ecological risk
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 7, 20, 21, 22
Designs, field-tests, and institutionalizes a national methodology for monitoring plastic pollution and ecological risk in Ecuador, transferring it to the Ministry of Environment to support biodiversity protection and NBSAP Target 7 reporting. Full details β
NEW Strengthening governance and sustainable management of Key Biodiversity Areas across the ChocΓ³-Andes, Tumbes, Chilla Fierro-Urco, and Podocarpus-El CΓ³ndor landscapes
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 2, 11, 14
Strengthens governance, participatory conservation, and financial sustainability across four Key Biodiversity Areas in Ecuador, building institutional and territorial capacity, inclusive monitoring, and investment mechanisms with public, community, and private partners. Full details β
NEW Strengthening territorial governance and promoting sustainable bioeconomy to consolidate conservation in situ of biodiversity in Pastaza province
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 9, 21, 22
Strengthens territorial governance and bioeconomy-based livelihoods for in situ conservation in Ecuador's Pastaza province, building community governance, sustainable production initiatives, and a Community Monitoring and Evaluation System for replication. Full details β
NEW AI biodiversity monitoring and threat detection to protect Ecuadorβs most biodiverse landscapes
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 4, 11, 20
Deploys AI biodiversity monitoring, patrolling, and coordinated conservation across three of Ecuador's most biodiverse landscapes to reduce threats, protect endangered species, mitigate human-wildlife conflict, and enable adaptive, evidence-based management. Full details β
Development of a national communication and capacity-building action plan for the implementation of Ecuadorβs NBSAP 2025β2030
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Energy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 20, 21, 22
Strengthens Ecuadorβs NBSAP implementation through strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building that improve understanding, ownership, coordination, and biodiversity-informed decision-making across sectors and communities. Full details β
NEW Strengthening gender-responsive biodiversity governance and inclusive biodiversity-linked livelihoods
LEAD Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 9, 20, 22, 23
Strengthens gender-responsive biodiversity governance in Eswatini by building institutional coordination and community capacity for inclusive decision-making, and expanding income and resilience for women, youth, and marginalized groups in green value chains. Full details β
NEW Strengthening national biodiversity data and decision-support systems
LEAD Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 2, 6, 10, 14, 21
Strengthens Eswatini's national biodiversity data systems through drone/LiDAR surveys, field inventories, and herbarium digitization, producing a validated national baseline and hotspot atlas to guide restoration, spatial planning, and NBSAP reporting. Full details β
Operationalizing NBSAP implementation coordination
LEAD Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute
TYPE OF SUPPORT Partial
GBF TARGETS 14, 20, 21, 22
Operationalises a sustained, well-coordinated mechanism for Ethiopia's NBSAP 2025β2030 by strengthening coordination, regular multi-stakeholder convening, engagement, monitoring and reporting systems, and timely decision-making to accelerate effective implementation and delivery processes. Full details β
VUNA: Harvesting resilience from wild food plant biodiversity
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 5, 9, 21, 22
Engages iTaukei communities as co-leaders in nationwide research on wild food plants and traditional ecological knowledge, generating evidence to inform policy, conserve biodiversity, and strengthen climate-resilient traditional food systems. Full details β
NEW Support for the development and operation of the monitoring and evaluation framework for the implementation of the targets of the KunmingβMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework
LEAD Ministry of Economy and Finance / Ministry of Planning and Forecasting / Ministry of Water and Forests, Environment, Climate, in charge of Human-Wildlife Conflict
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 21, 20, 14
Develops and operationalizes Gabon's monitoring and evaluation framework for its 23 Global Biodiversity Framework targets, alongside a Technical Committee to oversee coordinated NBSAP implementation and reporting. Full details β
Enabling national riskβbased monitoring: One Health vector surveillance for GBF implementation
LEAD Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia / National Center for Disease Control
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 8, 11, 14, 21
Establishes a One Health early warning system integrating biodiversity, ecosystem, and public health data to prevent vector-borne diseases, strengthen cross-sector coordination, and support Georgia's biodiversity-health governance and GBF implementation. Full details β
NEW Knowledge exchange with Madagascar on cross-sectoral governance, sustainable financing and monitoring of NBSAP implementation
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 14, 19, 20
Connects Guinea with Madagascar for peer exchange on NBSAP governance, conservation financing mechanisms, and biodiversity monitoring, supporting Guinea's cross-sectoral coordination, sustainable financing, and national reporting to the CBD. Full details β
NEW Knowledge exchange on protected area governance: network expansion, management effectiveness, recognition of OECMs, and community-based management
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 3, 20, 22
Supports peer exchange and technical knowledge on protected area network governance, delegated management, OECM recognition, and management effectiveness assessment, strengthening legal clarity and community-based management within Guinea's protected areas. Full details β
NEW Knowledge exchange on the sustainable economic valorization of protected areas: ecotourism, revenue and benefit sharing (ABS), and sustainable value chains
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 9, 13, 20
Provides Guinea peer exchange and technical advice on ecotourism business models, protected-area revenue-sharing, access and benefit-sharing frameworks, and sustainable value chains, strengthening community benefits and self-financing for its protected area network. Full details β
NEW Strengthening capacity for sustainable tiger population management in the Lake Balkhash Region
LEAD Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 4, 12, 20
Strengthens Kazakhstan's capacity for safe tiger reintroduction and management through knowledge exchange with India, covering protocols, community preparedness, conflict prevention, and a nature-positive local economy linking conservation with ecotourism and livelihoods. Full details β
Advancing marine spatial planning and marine protected areas to achieve 30Γ30 target
LEAD Environmental Protection Agency
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 1, 22, 10
Strengthens Liberia's capacity to achieve its 30Γ30 target through marine spatial planning, pilot marine protected areas, community co-management, sustainable financing, and strengthened marine biodiversity monitoring systems. Full details β
Managing invasive species for resilient ecosystems
LEAD Environmental Protection Agency
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 6, 11, 20, 21
Strengthens Liberia's capacity to prevent and manage invasive species through improved data systems, institutional coordination, pilot control measures, early detection mechanisms, and strengthened national and local response capacities. Full details β
NEW Supporting NBSAP implementation through enhanced governance, environmental justice and citizen accountability in the MENABE and BOENY regions
LEAD Ministry of environment and Sustainable Development / Ministry of Justice / Alliance Voahary Gasy
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 22
Strengthens Madagascar's environmental justice chain in two pilot regions by improving offense detection, case documentation, prosecution referral, and adjudication, while boosting citizen reporting, trust, and evidence-based advocacy for accountability. Full details β
NEW Strengthening youth organizations as implementation partners for Madagascar's NBSAP
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development / Ministry of Youth and Sports
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 20, 21, 22
Builds an inclusive national system positioning Madagascar's youth organizations as recognized NBSAP implementation partners, strengthening their capacities, partnerships, and integration into governance mechanisms to drive locally led biodiversity action. Full details β
NEW Accelerating NBSAP implementation through a territorial approach considering the values of natural capital and vulnerabilities to climate change in 3 regions: Menabe, Diana, and Sava
LEAD Directorate General for Environmental Governance / Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development / Policy and Technical Support Unit / WWF
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 8, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22
Accelerates territorial NBSAP implementation across Madagascar's Menabe, Diana, and Sava regions by building regional scientific capacity and data, and strengthening inclusive, coordinated territorial governance mechanisms for climate-resilient biodiversity planning. Full details β
NEW Reviving and sustaining a regional biodiversity and land-use observatory (OBER / OPT-BD)
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development / UNDP Madagascar Office
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 14
Revives Madagascar's only regional biodiversity and land-use observatory (OBER) in Atsimo-Andrefana, restoring evidence-based land-use planning and testing a transferable, sustainable operating model for replication in the Menabe region. Full details β
NEW Women and Biodiversity Leadership Accelerator for community-based conservation
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development / UNDP Madagascar Office
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 22, 23
Strengthens women-led leadership in community-based conservation across three Madagascar landscapes through grants, capacity-building, and matchmaking support, enabling women-led organizations to implement local biodiversity initiatives and shape gender-responsive NBSAP delivery. Full details β
NEW OMAHA: Operationalization of the MECIE Decree and optimal application of the mitigation hierarchy
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 14, 20
Operationalizes Madagascar's revised MECIE Decree and mitigation hierarchy through the first-year catalytic phase of OMAHA, building regulatory, technical, and institutional capacity to avoid, minimize, restore, and compensate biodiversity impacts from development. Full details β
NEW Strengthening multilevel governance and capacities to mobilize finance for mangrove restoration
LEAD National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity / Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 2, 14, 19, 20
Strengthens multilevel coordination, planning integration, and finance capacity for mangrove restoration in two pilot Mexican states, advancing priority project concepts and leaving replicable tools for continued investment beyond the project. Full details β
Development of a national framework for the Valuation of Ecosystem Services
LEAD Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 14
Facilitates peer learning and technical exchanges to help Morocco understand, design, and plan a national approach to valuing ecosystem services, including methodologies, policy integration, decision-making applications, and financing opportunities. Full details β
Establishment of a national framework for the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (VES) to mainstream biodiversity into public decision-making and mobilize funding
LEAD Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 14, 19
Develops, pilots, and institutionalizes a national ecosystem services valuation framework, translating biodiversity values into practical tools for decision-making, planning, financing, and accelerated implementation of Morocco's NBSAP. Full details β
NEW Unlocking NBSAP implementation in Mozambique: Financing, managing and measuring biodiversity action
LEAD Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge & peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 3, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22
Provides Mozambique peer-to-peer exchange and technical advisory on protected-area governance, biodiversity finance, and monitoring systems, drawing on proven institutional models from other countries to strengthen NBSAP implementation readiness. Full details β
NEW Operationalizing Mozambiqueβs Access and Benefit-Sharing framework
LEAD Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 13, 20, 21, 22
Operationalizes Mozambique's Access and Benefit-Sharing framework by harmonizing implementation tools, building institutional capacity, raising user compliance, and deploying a national ABS digital platform to support long-term Nagoya Protocol implementation. Full details β
NEW Restoring coastal ecosystems and strengthening climate resilience in northern and central Mozambique
LEAD Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 2, 9, 19, 8
Restores mangroves, seagrass, and coastal dunes in Mozambique's Nampula and ZambΓ©zia provinces through community-led governance and evidence-based restoration, strengthening climate resilience, livelihoods, and readiness to access biodiversity and climate finance. Full details β
Strengthening human-wildlife coexistence
LEAD Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 4, 9, 21, 22
Strengthens humanβwildlife coexistence through integrated conflict management, community capacity building, conflict mitigation measures, and improved monitoring systems that support biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods. Full details β
Safeguarding critical habitats for sharks and rays
LEAD Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 5, 3, 21, 4
Strengthens shark and ray conservation through habitat mapping, monitoring systems, DNA-based identification, CITES implementation, capacity building, and regulatory reforms to protect critical habitats, support sustainable fisheries, and reduce extinction risk. Full details β
NEW Assessment of IP&LC-related commitments to strengthen the recognition and inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
LEAD Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 22, 14, 21, 20
Assesses Pakistan's commitments and gaps on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in biodiversity governance, and identifies policy and institutional pathways to strengthen their inclusive, equitable participation in NBSAP implementation. Full details β
NEW Development of national digital sequence information readiness assessment and roadmap for plant genetic resources
LEAD Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 13, 20, 21, 14
Assesses Pakistan's Digital Sequence Information readiness for plant genetic resources and develops a nationally endorsed roadmap, strengthening government and research capacity for DSI governance and future benefit-sharing arrangements. Full details β
PERU
NEW Advancing territorial governance and resource mobilisation for biodiversity in southern Peru
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 14, 19, 20, 21
Strengthens subnational institutional capacity and multi-sector coordination to mobilize public, private, and international resources for biodiversity in southern Peru, piloting a territorial investment model for national replication and NBSAP implementation. Full details β
NEW Accelerating the development of a national collaborative governance model for invasive rodent eradication and biosecurity in Peru's marine-coastal protected areas
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 6, 14, 20, 21
Develops and tests a national collaborative governance model for invasive rodent eradication and biosecurity in Peru's marine-coastal protected areas, piloting it in two landscapes, and building institutional capacity and governance tools. Full details β
NEW Strengthening the participation of women and youth in the development of the Huancavelica Regional Biodiversity Strategy
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 22, 23, 10, 21
Strengthens inclusive biodiversity governance in Huancavelica, Peru, by embedding women's and youth participation into the Regional Biodiversity Strategy through a permanent participation mechanism and a replicable methodology for national scale-up. Full details β
NEW Harmonizing national ABS frameworks with the global DSI Multilateral Mechanism and Cali Fund implementation
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 13
Provides Peru technical advisory and peer exchange to harmonize its national ABS framework with the global DSI Multilateral Mechanism and Cali Fund, clarifying institutional arrangements for transparent benefit-sharing. Full details β
NEW Enhancing capacity to develop and finance high-impact biodiversity projects through the GEF
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 19, 20
Strengthens Peru's Ministry of Environment capacity to design and finance high-impact GEF biodiversity projects through technical advisory support, peer exchange, and training in project development, blended finance, and investment proposals. Full details β
NEW Strengthening National Biodiversity Information System (SiB PerΓΊ) through GBIF knowledge exchange and technical collaboration
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 21
Provides Peru technical advisory, consultancy, and peer exchange to strengthen SiB PerΓΊ's technical architecture, data interoperability, and governance, drawing on GBIF national-node experience ahead of the system's operational launch. Full details β
From knowledge to action: Strengthening the management of invasive alien species (IAS)
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 4, 6, 21
Strengthens Peru's invasive alien species management through updated planning, interoperable data systems, standardized indicators, early detection and rapid response mechanisms, regional cooperation, and capacity-building to support biodiversity conservation. Full details β
Supporting biodiversity mainstreaming for OECD environmental commitments
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 14
Supports Peru's biodiversity mainstreaming efforts by developing indicators, strengthening intersectoral coordination, and integrating biodiversity considerations into sectoral policies, planning, and decision-making processes. Full details β
NEW Structuring a portfolio of priority projects, results framework, and monitoring (MRV)
LEAD Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 2, 3, 8, 19, 21, 4, 11
Equips Senegal with a quantified NBSAP results framework, an operational monitoring system, and a portfolio of 22 priority projects matched to funding windows, strengthening national capacity for results-based resource mobilization. Full details β
NEW Bombali District coastal environment resilience investment and project preparation
LEAD Bombali District Council / Ministry of Local Government & Community Relation / Environment Protection Agency
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 8, 11, 14
Prepares an investment-ready climate and biodiversity resilience package for Bombali District, Sierra Leone, costing ecosystem-based adaptation priorities, strengthening district coordination, and building an early warning and knowledge-sharing framework. Full details β
NEW Enhancing biodiversity and community livelihoods through ecosystem protection and climate-smart practices at the sub-national level within Karene District
LEAD Karene District Council / Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs / Environment Protection Agency
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 8, 11, 14
Protects and restores Otimba Kilimi National Park and mangroves in Karene District, Sierra Leone, through community engagement, biodiversity training, a demonstration site, and a district-level MERL and spatial planning system. Full details β
NEW Promote the restoration of wetlands, reduce degradation near water sources, improve ecosystem services, biodiversity-friendly farming, or reduce pollution in Moyamba District
LEAD Moyamba District Council / Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs / Environment Protection Agency
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 8, 11, 14, 22, 23
Restores wetlands and promotes biodiversity-friendly farming in Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, through district risk assessment, watershed protection, a climate-resilient infrastructure and early warning system, and gender-responsive community preparedness. Full details β
NEW Strengthening community-led protected areas to advance 30x30
LEAD Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 3, 22
Strengthens community-led protected areas in the Solomon Islands through governance, legal, and finance support for six sites, biodiversity-finance capacity building, and targeted ecosystem restoration, advancing the national 30x30 target. Full details β
NEW Strengthening national capacity for ecosystem Red List and restoration planning
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 2, 20
Strengthens Sri Lanka's capacity to red-list and restore ecosystems by training officials in IUCN methodology, developing national assessment tools, building a restoration planning framework, and strengthening cross-institutional coordination for long-term implementation. Full details β
NEW Preparation of Sri Lankaβs National Wetland Directory 2026
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 1, 2, 3
Updates Sri Lanka's National Wetland Directory with validated spatial, ecological, and threat data, mapping and prioritizing wetlands through GIS, and building a user-friendly database to guide conservation, restoration, and NBSAP implementation. Full details β
Embedding IP&LC and their knowledge in the implementation of Sri Lanka's NBSAP 2026-2030
LEAD Ministry of Environment
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 22, 13, 20, 21
Strengthens Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' participation in NBSAP implementation through capacity building, traditional knowledge documentation, inclusive governance mechanisms, and community-led biodiversity monitoring and decision-making. Full details β
Building capacity for GEF project formulation, funding mechanisms, and biodiversity project cycle management
LEAD Office of the Vice President
TYPE OF SUPPORT Knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange
GBF TARGETS 19, 14, 20, 15
Strengthens Tanzania's capacity to design, finance, and manage biodiversity projects through technical advisory support and peer learning on GEF processes, project development, resource mobilization, and implementation. Full details β
Restoration of the forest ecosystems of the Kpelou river
LEAD Ministry of the Environment, Forestry, Coastal Protection and Climate Change
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 2, 22, 23
Restores KpΓ©lou River forest ecosystems and strengthens the livelihoods of women and smallholder farmers through reforestation, agroforestry, sustainable value chains, and inclusive governance, improving biodiversity conservation and community resilience. Full details β
NEW Mainstreaming biodiversity in private sector led processes; focus on energy and extractives sector
LEAD National Environment Management Authority
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 7, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21
Mainstreams biodiversity into Uganda's energy and extractives sector by building private sector awareness, technical capacity, finance and natural capital tools, and stronger governance and reporting to support NBSAP III implementation. Full details β
NEW Strengthening the National Biodiversity Data Bank and Information Management System
LEAD National Environment Management Authority
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 21, 20, 14, 1
Strengthens Uganda's National Biodiversity Data Bank and trains 65 focal persons across government, local governments, and civil society to apply reliable biodiversity data for planning, decision-making, and NBSAP III reporting. Full details β
NEW Advancing youth voices and actions for an accelerated NBSAP implementation
LEAD National Environment Management Authority
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 5, 9, 20, 22
Builds inclusive youth participation in Uganda's biodiversity governance across five landscapes, launches a national Youth Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan, and strengthens youth-led biodiversity-friendly enterprises to reduce pressure on protected areas. Full details β
Enhancing local government capacities and participatory planning for accelerated NBSAP III delivery
LEAD National Environment Management Authority
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 14, 20, 21
Strengthens district-level NBSAP implementation through biodiversity mainstreaming, local government capacity building, participatory planning, community engagement, and improved monitoring and reporting systems. Full details β
Strengthening NBSAP implementation through inclusive stakeholder coordination, capacity building and knowledge management
LEAD National Environment Management Authority
TYPE OF SUPPORT Technical and financial
GBF TARGETS 22, 14, 20, 21
Establishes a national Multi-Stakeholder Platform and Secretariat to strengthen inclusive NBSAP implementation in Uganda through enhanced stakeholder coordination, capacity development, resource mobilisation, biodiversity knowledge exchange, and monitoring systems. Full details β