BR GEF Rio Grande do Sul Biodiversity

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The objective of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Rio Grande do Sul Biodiversity Project for Brazil is to promote the conservation and restoration of the biodiversity in the grassland ecosystem in the Rio Grande do Sul's territory by mainstreaming biodiversity conservation within forestry, agriculture, and livestock productive landscapes. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is on-farm biodiversity mainstreaming. The objective of this component is to rationalize land conversion processes by promoting the adoption of biodiversity conservation practices in the main productive systems of the grasslands. The second component of the project is biodiversity management. The component will strengthen the capacity of the State of Rio Grande do Sul's institutions responsible for biodiversity conservation to promote the conservation and responsible use of biodiversity in the grasslands (including threatened species and protected areas) through improved management capacity and infrastructure within 10 conservation units in the project area. The third component of the project is project management. This component will provide support, including technical assistance and equipment, for coordination, management and monitoring activities under the project to the project implementation unit to carry out all managerial and operational procedures as well as external communication needed to coordinate, implement, and monitor the project.