Project

Building Partnerships to Assist Developing Countries to Reduce the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms through Biofouling (GloFouling Partnerships)

Lead country

New York - GEF

Participating countries

Ecuador, Fiji, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tonga

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From November 29, 2018 to November 29, 2023

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.8 Prevent, mitigate, eradicate invasive alien species
  2. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  3. 9.b Support development, research, innovation in developing countries

Project ID: 5775

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Sustainable management of oceans in a changing climate

Landscape(s)

  • Marine
  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Exclusive economic zone
  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Transportation
  • Shipping

UNDP role(s)

  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Invasive and alien species (IAS)
  • Partnerships
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism
  • Environmental accounting

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 15.8 Prevent, mitigate, eradicate invasive alien species
  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 9.b Support development, research, innovation in developing countries

Conventions and protocols

  • Other Global Conventions

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation
  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration
  • Nature-based solution

Project description

This Project is an intervention at the global, regional and national levels, with the aim to develop best practices and build capacity in developing countries for implementing the IMO and other relevant guidelines for biofouling management and to catalyse overall reductions in the transboundary introduction of biofouling-mediated invasive aquatic species, with additional benefits in the reduction of GHG emissions from global shipping.

USD $7,280,000

Grant amount

USD $42,628,747

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($7,280,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • International Maritime Organisation

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