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The GEF SGP provides grants to eligible NGOs and CBOs in the GEF focal areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, protection of international waters, prevention of land degradation, and elimination of persistent organic pollutants, and their corresponding operational programs. The following list outlines the scope of intervention in each focal area and operational program as they relate to the GEF SGP. The “potential eligible activities” are merely examples of project ideas in each focal area and operational program. Identification and development of projects depend greatly on local and national conditions and priorities, and meeting the GEF SGP criteria.
GEF SGP grants fund demonstration projects in the focal areas for the most part. They may also support projects that concentrate on capacity-building, applied research and policy analysis, or information dissemination, networking, and policy dialogue, by linking these activities directly to the focal areas.
The following is a schematic presentation of the kinds of projects which might be eligible for SGP funding. It is intended to be illustrative, not exclusive.
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Biodiversity
- Arid and Semi-Arid Zone Ecosystems
- Coastal, Marine, and Freshwater Ecosystems
- Forest Ecosystems
- Mountain Ecosystems
- Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity Important to Agrictulture.
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Climiate Change Mitigation
- Removal of Barriers to Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation
- Promoting the Adoption of Renewable Energy by Removing Barriers and Reducing Implementation Costs
- Reducing the Long-Term Costs of Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Energy Technologies
- Promoting Environmental Sustainable Transport
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International Waters
- Waterbody-based Operational Program
- Integrated Land and Water Multiple Focal Area Operational Program
- Contaminant-Based Operational Program
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Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Draft Elements of an Operational Program for Reducing and Eliminating Releases of Persistent Organic Pollutants
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Land Degredation
- Operational Program on Sustainable Land Management
Multifocal Area
- Integrated Ecosystem Management
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Climate change adaptation
- Strategic Priority on adaptation(SPA) operational guidelines
- Special Climate change fund (SCCF)
- Least developed countries fund (LDCF) operational guidelines
- Adaptation fund (AF)
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For more details on these areas, please use the navigation bar on the right.
Use the right hand navigation bar to see detailed information about each of these focal areas.
GEF SGP and the GEF Focal Areas and Operational Programs, [538 KB, pdf].
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