GEF GRANT: US$7 million
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The GEF will support: (1) capacity building of communities to promote new land management techniques; (2) implementation of micro-projects having a positive impact on productive land and associated ecosystems; (3) capacity building of decentralized agents of the relevant technical ministries as appropriate; and (4) development of methodologies for environmental information management and support for the exchange of information to encourage a holistic SLM approach throughout.
