The programme is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as a corporate programme, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the GEF partnership, and executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The programme provides registered community-based organisations (CBOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with technical and financi
al support for projects that conserve and restore the environment. Civil society organizations may receive funding of up to $US 50,000 for projects in the GEF focal areas: Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Land Degradation, International Waters and Chemicals. Emphasis is also placed on cross-cutting issues such as poverty reduction, gender mainstreaming and capacity building. Barbados has been a part of GEF SGP since 1994 under the Sub-regional Programme. In 2013 it transitioned to a country modality which is facilitated by a National Coordinator and assisted by a Programme Assistant.
