Medium-sized Project Proposals Circulated for Council's information prior to CEO Approval

Medium-sized project (MSP) grants of less than US$1 million are available through expedited procedures that speed processing and implementation. These medium-sized grants increase GEF's flexibility in programming resources and encourage a wider range of interested parties to propose and develop project concepts. For more information, please refer to the MSP Guidelines.

April 9, 2007
Mexico: Grid-connected Photovoltaic Project

Uruguay: Uruguay Wind Energy Programme (UWEP)

Indonesia: Partnerships for Conservation Management of the Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park, North Maluku Province

March 23, 2007
Regional Activities of the Strategic Partnership for a Sustainable Fisheries Investment Fund in the Large Marine Ecosystems of Sub Saharan Africa, Tranche 1

COMMENTS FROM USA

COMMENTS FROM GERMANY

December 20, 2006
Tajikistan: Demonstrating Local Responses to Combating Land Degradation and Improving Sustainable Land Management in SW Tajikistan-under CACILM Partnership Framework, Phase 1

November 6, 2006
Ethiopia: Coping with Drought and Climate Change

Mozambique: Coping with Drought and Climate Change

Zimbabwe: Coping with Drought and Climate Change

September 5, 2006
Gambia: Adoption of Ecosystem Approach for Integrated Implementation of MEAs at National and Divisional Level

August 17, 2006
Regional (Kyrygyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan): Global Environmental Mainstreaming into the Poverty Reduction Strategies by Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment

Lithuania: Capacity Building for Systematic Global Environmental Mainstreaming by Improved Cross-sectoral Policy Planning and Programming

Kenya: Enhanced Regulatory and Information System for Integrated Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)

Nicaragua: Mainstreaming the Multilateral Environmental Agreements into the Country's Environmental Legislation

Bhutan: Enhancing Global Environmental Management in Bhutan's Local Governance System

August 15, 2006

Romania: Disposal of PCB Wastes in Romania

Regional: Continued Institutional Strengthening Support for CEITs to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol

May 24, 2006

Global: Pollution Reduction through Improved Municipal Wastewater Management in Coastal Cities in ACP Countries with a Focus on SIDS

April 26, 2006

Latvia: Support the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

April 11, 2006

Latvia: Developing Capacities in Education and Research for Stengthening Global Environmental Management in Latvia

March 30, 2006

Moldova: Support to the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

March 6, 2006

Slovak Republic: Support to the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Slovakia

February 28, 2006

Bulgaria: Integrating Global Environmental Issues into Bulgaria's Regional Development Process

February 16, 2006

Global (Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia): Supporting Capacity Building for the Third National Reporting to CRIC-5/COP-8 (REVISED)

Global (Asia/Pacific): Supporting Capacity Building for the Third National Reporting to CRIC-5/COP-8

February 15, 2006

Tanzania: Support the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

February 8, 2006

Global: Knowledge from the Land Building a Community of Practice for the Land Degradation Focal Area (KM for Land) (Revised April 18, 2006)

January 31, 2006

Regional (Uganda, Congo DR): Transboundary Conservation of the Greater Virunga Landscape

January 26, 2006

Korea DPR: Capacity Building for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

January 24, 2006

Mauritius: Support the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

January 17, 2006

Regional: Promoting Sustainable Transport in Latin America (NESTLAC)

Tanzania: Mainstreaming Climate Change in Integrated Water Resources Management in Pangani River Basin

January 13, 2006

Vietnam: Implementation of National Biosafety Framework

Cambodia: Implementation of National Biosafety Framework

January 11, 2006
Regional (Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda): Stimulating Community Initiatives in Sustainable Land Management

January 5, 2006

Morocco: The Middle Atlas Forest Restoration Project

Slovak Republic: Integration of Ecosystem Management Principles and Practices into Land and Water Management of Slovakia's Eastern Lowlands

December 27, 2005

Lithuania: Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

Estonia: Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

Egypt: Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

December 20, 2005

Czech Republic: Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

Kenya: Improved Conservation and Governance for Kenya Coastal Forest Protected Area System

December 19, 2005

Bulgaria: Building the Local Capacity for Promoting Energy Efficiency in Private and Public Buildings

December 16, 2005

Regional: Clean Tech Fund

December 15, 2005

Tunisia: Capacity Building for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

Bhutan: Integrated Livestock and Crop Conservation Program

Lebanon: Safeguarding and Restoring Lebanon's Woodland Resources

Albania: Butrint National Park- Biodiversity and Global Heritage Conservation

Latvia: Environmentally Sound Disposal of PCBs Containing Equipment and Waste

November 2, 2005

Madagascar: Stabilizing Rural Populations through the Identification of Systems for Sustainable Management and Local Governance of Lands in Southern Madagascar

October 27, 2005

Regional: Integrating Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change into Sustainable Development Policy Planning and Implementation in Southern and Eastern Africa

October 19, 2005

Kenya: Market Transformation for Efficient Biomass Stoves for Institutions and Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises

September 23, 2005

Belize: Integrating Protected Area and Landscape Management in the Golden Stream Watershed

September 12, 2005

Global: Action Plan Skills Building for 15 Least Developed Countries to assist with National Implementation Plan of Development under the Stockholm Convention

August 29, 2005

Global (Cameroon, Tanzania, Philippines, Fiji): Coastal Resilience to Climate Change: Developing a Generalizable Method for Assessing Vulnerability and Adaptation of Mangroves and Associated Ecosystems

August 24, 2005

Tajikistan: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Gissar Mountains of Tajikistan

August 16, 2005

Global: National Reporting to the CBD: Supporting Countries to Prepare the Third National Report on Biodiversity (Phase II)

August 11, 2005

Global: Knowledge Base for Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Management of Coral Reefs

August 3, 2005

Pakistan: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Production Systems in the Juniper Forest Ecosystem

July 29, 2005

Global: A Policy Forum of Power Sector Regulatory Frameworks for On-Grid Renewable Energies

July 27, 2005

Global: Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change

July 22, 2005

Regional (Belize, Ecuador):  Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into Tourism through the Development and Dissemination of Best Practices

Romania:  Strengthening Romania's Protected Area System by Demonstrating Best Practices for Management of Small Protected Areas in Macin Mountains National Park

July 1, 2005

Mauritius:  Capacity Building for Sustainable Land Management (under LDC and SIDS Targeted Umbrella Project for Capacity Building and Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management)

June 27, 2005

Brazil:  Tabuleiro State Park:  Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Rehabilitation

June 15, 2005

Global:  Adaptation Learning Mechanism: Learning by Doing

May 31, 2005

Nigeria:  Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development

May 27, 2005

Regional (Chad, Egypt, Libya, Sudan):  Formulation of an Action Programme for the Integrated Management of the Shared Nubian Aquifer

May 24, 2005

Slovak Republic:  Removing Barriers to the Reconstruction of Public Lighting (PL) Systems in Slovakia

May 23, 2005

Moldova:  Renewable Energy from Agricultural Wastes

May 20, 2005

Latvia:  Building Sustainable Capacity and Ownership to Implement UNCCD Objectives in Latvia

May 18, 2005

Papua New Guinea:  Teacher's Solar Lighting Project

Uzbekistan:  Conservation of "Tugai Forest" and Strengthening Protected Areas System in the Amu Darya Delta of Karakalpakstan

May 11, 2005

Hungary:   Lake Balaton Integrated Vulnerability Assessment, Early Warning and Adaptation Strategies

Czech Republic: Conservation of Biological Diversity of Carpathian Mountain Grasslands in the Czech Republic through Targeted Application of New EU Funding Mechanisms

May 2, 2005

Botswana:  Incorporating Non-Motorized (NMT) Transport Facilities in the City of Gaborone

April 21, 2005

Bhutan:  Community Micro Hydro for Sustainable Livelihood

April 19, 2005

Regional (Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan)  Strengthening the Network of Training Centers for Protected Area Management through Demonstration of a Tested Approach

Regional (Kenya, Burkina Faso):  Dryland Livestock Wildlife Environment Interface Project (DLWEIP)

April 4, 2005

Kyrgyzstan:  Disaster Hazard Mitigation Project (DHMP)

March 15, 2005

Global (Argentina, Benin, Burkina Faso, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Morocco):  Enabling Sustainable Dryland Management through Mobile Pastoral Custodianship

March 9, 2005

Regional (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan):  Support to the Implementation of the Regional Environmental Action Plan in Central Asia

March 2, 2005

Bulgaria:  Capacity Building for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Bulgaria

March 1, 2005

Global:  Fostering a Global Dialogue on Oceans, Coasts, and SIDS, and on Freshwater-Coastal-Marine Interlinkages

February 23, 2005

Global:  National Reporting to the CBD: Supporting Countries to Prepare the Third National Report on Biodiversity

February 22, 2005

Global:  UNEP Support to CBD Parties for Preparation of Third National Reports to the CoP of CBD

Chile:  Biodiversity Conservation in Altos de Cantillana

February 16, 2005

Global:  Development Marketplace

February 15, 2005

Regional (Angola, Namibia, South Africa): Distance Learning and Information Sharing Tool for the Benguela Coastal Areas (DLIST-Benguela)

February 14, 2005

Regional:  (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland):  Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity through Sound Tourism Development in Biosphere Reserves in Central and Eastern Europe

February 9, 2005

Argentina: In-Situ Conservation of Andean Crops and their Wild Relatives in the Humahuaca Valley, the Southernmost Extension of the Central Andes

February 7, 2005

Romania: Strengthening Romania´s Protected Area System by Demonstrating Government-NGO Partnership in Romania´s Maramures Nature Park

February 2, 2005

Global: Assessment of Risk Management Instruments for Financing Renewable Energy

January 4, 2005

Venezuela: DHEKUANA NONOODO: Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity Resources of Dhekuana Indigenous Lands

Lao PDR: Integrated Ecosystem and Wildlife Management Project in Bolikhamxay Province

December 21, 2004

Hungary: Conservation and Restoration of the Globally Significant Biodiversity of the Tisza River Floodplain through Integrated Floodplain Management

Global (Brazil, Mexico, Cameroon): Improved Certification Schemes for Sustainable Tropical Forest Management

December 14, 2004

Russian Federation: Conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in Russia´s Taymir Peninsula: Maintaining connectivity across the landscape

December 6, 2004

Bulgaria: Lake Pomorie Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management Project

December 1, 2004

Yemen: Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development

November 10, 2004

Belarus: Renaturalization and Sustainable Management of Peatlands in Belarus to Mitigate Climate Change, Combat Land Degradation, and Ensure Conservation of Globally Valuable Biodiversity

October 26, 2004

Global (Tanzania, Colombia): Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Bus Rapid Transit

October 15, 2004

Liberia: Establishing the Basis for Biodiversity Conservation on Sapo National Park and in South-East Liberia

September 14, 2004

Regional (Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe): Sustainable Management of Inland Wetlands in Southern Africa: A livelihoods and Ecosystem Approach

August 26, 2004

Venezuela: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Transport in the City of Valencia

July 29, 2004

Kenya: Developing Incentives for Community Participation in Forest Conservation through the Use of Commercial Insects in Kenya

July 23, 2004

Czech Republic: Integrated Ecosystem Management in Northern Bohemia

July 19, 2004

Nicaragua: Conservation of Dry Forest and Coastal Biodiversity of the Pacific Coast of Southern Nicaragua: Building Private-Public Partnerships

July 15, 2004

Peru: Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Cotahuasi Basin

July 6, 2004

Regional (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea): Building Sustainable Commercial Dissemination Networks for Household PV Systems in Eastern Africa

July 1, 2004

Tajikistan: Dashtidzhum Biodiversity Conservation

June 16, 2004

Indonesia: Lambusango Forest Conservation, Sulawesi

June 7, 2004

Regional: Capacity-building Programme for the Development of Sub-Regional Environmental Action Plans of the New Partnership for Africa´s Development (NEPAD)

April 27, 2004

Tanzania: The Development and Management of the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor

Regional (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe): Sustainable Land Use Planning for Integrated Land and Water Management for Disaster Preparedness and Vulnerability Reduction in the Lower Limpopo Basin

Regional (Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania): Supporting Capacity Building for the Elaboration of National Reports and Country Profiles by African Parties to the UNCCD

April 16, 2004

Poland: Biodiversity Conservation and Management in the Barycz Valley

April 2, 2004

India:  Electric 3-Wheeler Market Launch Phase

March 23, 2004

Global: Promoting Ecosystem-based Approaches to Fisheries Conservation and LMEs

Global: Assessment of Existing Capacity and Capacity Building Needs to Analyze POPs in Developing Countries

March 22, 2004

Ghana: Sustainable Land Management for Mitigating Land Degradation, Enhancing Agricultural Biodiversity and Reducing Poverty (SLaM)

March 11, 2004

Regional: (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda): Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Program Development for the Lake Victoria Basin

March 10, 2004

Georgia: Recovery, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Georgia´s Agrobiodiversity

March 5, 2004

Global: Action Plan Training/Skills Building for 25 Least Developed Countries to assist with National Implementation Plan Development under the Stockholm Convention

February 13, 2004

Vanuatu: Facilitating and Strengthening the Conservation Initiatives of Traditional Landholders

February 2, 2004

Vietnam: Making the Link: The Connection and Sustainable Management of Kon Ka Kinh and Kon Cha Rang Nature Reserves

January 29, 2004

Kenya: Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Resource Management Plan for Marsabit Mountain and its associated Watersheds

December 15, 2003

Honduras: Energy Efficiency Measures in the Honduran Commercial and Industry Sectors

December 5, 2003

Korea DPR: Small Wind Energy Development and Promotion in Rural Areas (SWEDPRA)

December 5, 2003

Tanzania: Novel Forms of Livestock & Wildlife Integration Adjacent to Protected Areas in Africa

November 25, 2003

Global: World Bank Development Marketplace - Funding Innovative Development Ideas to Benefit the Global Environment

November 20, 2003

Afghanistan: Natural Resources and Poverty Alleviation Project

Peru: Inka Terra: An Innovative Partnership for Self-Financing Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development

October 17, 2003

Global (Philippines, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Swaziland, Morocco, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Peru): Development of a Strategic Market Intervention Approach for Grid-Connected Solar Energy Technologies (EMPower)

October 17, 2003

Vietnam: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Marine Resources at Con Dao National Park

September 2, 2003

Russian Federation:  Developing the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Wind Power in Russia

August 21, 2003

Guatemala: Consolidating a System of Municipal Regional Parks (MRPs) in Guatemala´s Western Plateau Part I,  Part II

August 14, 2003

Peru: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon by the Indigenous Ashaninka Population>

August 11, 2003

Global: Global Support to Facilitate the Early Development & Implementation of Land Degradation Programs & Project Under the GEF Operational Programme N 15

August 6, 2003

Global (Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Bissau, Haiti, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Central African Republic, Congo DR, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo, Chad): Technical Assistance to Francophone LDCs to Implement the UNFCCC8/CP8 Decision

August 5, 2003

Maldives: Renewable Energy Technology Development and Application Project (RETDAP)

August 4, 2003

Regional (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea DPR, Thailand, Vietnam): East Asian Seas Region: Development and Implementation of Public Private Partnerships in Environmental Investments

July 30, 2003

Mauritius: Partnerships for Marine Protected Areas in Mauritius

July 10, 2003

Ghana: Community-based Integrated Natural Resources Management Project in Okyeman

June 19, 2003

Tanzania: Lalkisale Biodiversity Conservation Support Project

May 21, 2003

Regional (Niger, Mali, Nigeria): Managing Hydrogeological Risk in the Iullemeden Aquifer System

May 2, 2003

Global: Fostering Active and Effective Civil Society Participation in Preparations for Implementation of the Stockholm Convention. (NGO-POPs Elimination Project)

April 29, 2003

Madagascar: Participatory Community-based Conservation in the Anjozorobe Forest Corridor

April 29, 2003

Slovak Republic: Conservation, Restoration and Wise Use of Calcareous Fens

April 28, 2003

Vietnam: The Green Corridor

April 17, 2003

Poland: Demand-side Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings, Lodz Municipal Energy Services Company

April 2, 2003

Regional (Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica): Sustainable Conservation of Globally Important Caribbean Bird Habitats: Strenthening a Regional Network for a Shared Resource

April 2, 2003

Costa Rica: Improved Management and Conservation Practices for the Cocos Island Marine Conservation Area

March 25, 2003

Global: Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to Implement the UNFCCC8/CP8 Decision

March 20, 2003

Peru: Poison Dart Frog Ranching to Protect Rainforest and Alleviate Poverty

March 17, 2003

Global: Ecosystems, Protected Areas and People

March 6, 2003

Pakistan: Conservation of habitats and species of global significance in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems in Balochistan

February 20, 2003

Vietnam: Integrating Watershed and Biodiversity Management in Chu Yang Sin National Parkv

Mongolia: Conservation of the Eg-Uur Watershed

February 19, 2003

Hungary: Rehabilitation and Expansion of Small Hydro-Plants on the River Raba in Hungary

January 22, 2003

Morocco: Energy and Environment Upgrading of the Industrial Park of Sidi Bernoussi Zenata, Casablanca

January 10, 2003

Colombia: Naya Biological Corridor in the Munchique-Pinche Sector

Further Information

Archives of MSP Project Proposals