Integrating Traditional Crop Genetic Diversity into Technology Using a BD Portfolio Approach to Buffer Against Unpredictable Environmental Change in the Nepal Himalayas

To mainstream the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity in the mountain agricultural production landscapes of Nepal to improve ecosystem resilience, ecosystem services and access and benefits sharing capacity in mountain ecosystems.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/4464
Countries
Nepal
Managing organisations
Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal
Department of Agricultue (DoA)
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) Nepal
Bioversity International, Italy
Implementing organisations
UNEP
Project ID
4464
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$5.831.104
GEF project grant
$2.300.000
Executing Agencies
Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal; Department of Agricultue (DoA); Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) Nepal; Bioversity International, Italy