Conservation International - GEF Factsheet (June 2018)

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183 Countries

Conservation International became a GEF Implementing Agency in November 2013 $1B 1991

GEF-1 $2.8B 1994

GEF-2 $3B 1998

International Institutions, Civil Society Organizations, Private Sector

Largest public funder for global environment issues since 1991

GEF-3 $3.1B 2002

GEF-4 $3.1B 2006

THE CI-GEF AGENCY CONTRIBUTION AND STRENGTHS 1. Global reach 2. Science and innovation 3. Private sector partnerships 4. Operational capacity and approach 5. CI Funds and innovative funding instruments

GEF-5 $4.3B

GEF-6 $4.3B

GEF-7 $4.1B

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Contact: 2010

2014

2018

2022

CIGEF@conservation.org www.conservation.org/GEF

ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH CI AS AN IA 1. Flexibility to adapt to both country/stakeholders needs and the CI-GEF Agency requirements 2. Agility to complete each project phase faster, with less bureaucracy 3. Cost-efficiency, because our costs are lower for project implementation. 4. Bottom-up approach, where local stakeholders, including governments, design their own projects 5. Local capacity building to design and implement projects 6. Science expertise across lots of disciplines, including local, in country expertise vs. consultants not familiar with the issues.

CI-GEF Project Agency

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CI-GEF Portfolio to date

36

COUNTRIES

25

PROJECTS

$81 Million IN GRANTS

Grants

Sub-grants

What CI can support in GEF-7 IMPACT PROGRAMS

(Food, Land Use and Restoration, Sustainable Forest Management)

LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY

Both

CI-GEF TARGET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS 3M hectares of protected areas with improved management 4.2M hectares of production landscapes with sustainable practices

BIODIVERSITY

BD mainstreaming, Global Wildlife Program, Natural Capital, Inclusive Conservation, Protected Areas, Invasive Species

CLIMATE CHANGE

Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) projects

INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Blue economy, Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJs), Freshwater ecosystems

Over 6.1M tons of CO2 emissions avoided/sequestered 5.3M hectares of coastal habitats and coral reefs with improved management

CHEMICALS AND WASTE Eliminating mercury

Over 100 globally threatened species better conserved


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