GEF project development in Equatorial Guinea: Team leadership role in the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) for the project: “Developing biodiversity, biocarbon finance and financing instruments for conserving forests in Equatorial Guinea through improved livelihoods for indigenous peoples and local communities”
The project aims to develop biodiversity, biocarbon finance and financing instruments for conserving forests in Equatorial Guinea through improved livelihoods for indigenous peoples and local communities. EBD Global Optimum provided the Team Leader for the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) (Fabiana Issler) for this new GEF project for Equatorial Guinea, developed under the Regional Integrated Program for the Congo Basin in GEF8. The work involved project design, according to the standards of UNEP and then GEF, and an intense process of engaging stakeholders, women included, as well as a mission to Equatorial Guinea.