Protected Areas Development

The GEF will finance the incremental costs of programs and investments needed to conserve biodiversity in Caucasus forest ecosystems. The project would establish ecologically effective protected areas and wildlife corridors; integrate biodiversity conservation into forestry and range management inside and outside protected areas; strengthen institutions responsible for biodiversity conservation programs; support monitoring and applied research on threatened flora and fauna as indicators of ecosystem health; improve public awareness of the values of Georgian biodiversity; support public, private and civil society partnerships for conservation planning and management; and promote regional / international cooperation in TransCaucasus biodiversity conservation