Biodiversity is defined as “the diversity of living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they constitute; including within species, between species

Diversity of space and ecosystems.” In short, it can be described as “the diversity of life on Earth.”

Importance of Conservation Biodiversity is under serious threat.

Reducing and preventing further loss of biodiversity is considered one of humanity's most serious challenges.

Of all the problems facing the world in terms of managing "global products", the loss of biodiversity is irreversible.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment identified the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem goods and services: habitat change, climate change, invasive alien species, overexploitation and pollution.

These factors are indirectly affected by a range of driving factors, including governance, institutional and legal frameworks, science and technology.

GEF-supported projects that control key drivers of biodiversity loss are those most likely to exploit opportunities for sustainable biodiversity conservation.

About 36% of the Global Environment Facility's investment portfolio is biodiversity projects, making it the largest investment portfolio within the agency.

Achieving the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) provides a global policy framework for addressing biodiversity issues.

Article 1 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) defines its objectives as: “…the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources; the means of implementation include genetic

Appropriate access to resources and appropriate transfer of related technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and technologies, as well as provision of appropriate financing,” in accordance with guidance provided by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as a means of financing the Convention.

Mechanism, the Global Environment Facility aims to help developing countries and countries with economies in transition fulfill their obligations under the Convention and achieve global environmental benefits in the field of biodiversity.