The programme was initiated in 1994 in Sri Lanka. The programme has implemented 408 projects under five GEF Focal Areas in the period 1994 – 2023.
The total 408 projects, 61.31% fall within the Biodiversity Focal Area, of which conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity important to agriculture have been the dominant type. SGP Multi-Focal Area projects, addressing issues related to integrated ecosystem management accounted for 17% of all SGP projects implemented between 1994 and 2016. SGP projects addressing land degradation and desertification issues accounted for 14.58%, while a further 13.69% of projects addressed issues relating to climate change mitigation. 3.57% of SGP projects in Sri Lanka addressed persistent organic pollutants focal area.2.38% of projects addressed international waters focal area.
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