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12 Maggio 2026

Advancing Land Degradation Neutrality in the Federated States of Micronesia

#Project #Mission As part of a GEF-7 initiative in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), SETIN carried out a technical mission to support the national process towards Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and the definition of Sustainable Land Management priorities at national and state level. The mission was coordinated by Viola Fonnesu, as SETIN’s technical lead, in close collaboration with the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM) of FSM and relevant national and state-level stakeholders. The mission included a national

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16 Aprile 2026

PPG Sri Lanka – 1st Field Mission

#Project – update Between 25 February and 7 March 2026, SETIN conducted a mission in Sri Lanka in support of the preparation of the GEF-8 IUCN project “Strengthening Climate-Resilient and Integrated Landscape Management in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.” The project aims to promote an integrated approach to landscape management across the Central Highlands Landscape, enhancing ecosystem resilience, supporting sustainable livelihoods, and strengthening coordination among institutions and sectors. The mission began in Colombo with a series of bilateral meetings with key stakeholders,

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3 Febbraio 2026

Alignment of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan with the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in Samoa

#Project SETIN has concluded its assignment under the Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (GBF-EAS) project, with the final submission of the assignment in last August 2025. GBF-EAS is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme, in partnership with the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat, and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project aims to fast-track readiness and early actions to implement the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) by reviewing and aligning national

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27 Gennaio 2026

Advancing PPG work for a GEF-8 Nature-based Solutions Project in Nepal, coordinated by IUCN

SETIN is moving forward with the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) documentation for the implementation of the GEF-8 project “Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions to enhance the climate resilience of communities and ecosystems in the Himalayan Region of Nepal”, coordinated by IUCN. At the beginning of December 2025, SETIN supported two dedicated in-person meetings held in Jomsom and Pokhara, in Nepal’s Gandaki Province, bringing together IUCN Nepal, government counterparts, rural municipalities, the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP),

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21 Gennaio 2026

SETIN contribution to GEF Projects

#New As the GEF-8 cycle advances, the GEF-8 Corporate Scorecard (December 2025 edition) provides an updated, portfolio-wide view of progress across the Global Environment Facility’s priorities, tracking performance against GEF-8 targets, how resources are being utilized, and the implementation of key policies across projects approved to date. Overall, the Scorecard highlights strong results, effective resource mobilization, and broad country engagement. It reports that GEF-8 is surpassing most environmental targets, with record progress in protected areas, ecosystem restoration, climate mitigation, and chemicals and

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20 Gennaio 2026

New Assignment: GEF Project Preparation for Inclusive Management of Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands Landscape

We are pleased to announce that SETIN has signed a contract with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and has officially started a nine-month assignment to support the preparation of a GEF-funded project in the Central Highlands Landscape of Sri Lanka (CHLSL), a UNESCO World Heritage area: “Inclusive management of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka for conservation of globally significant biodiversity and ecological integrity”. The project aims to strengthen community and ecosystem resilience through Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), underpinned by

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23 Dicembre 2025

Papua New Guinea National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) & 7th National Report – First Field Mission Concluded

Between 20 November and 4 December 2025, Dario Cesarini, Gianluca Serra and Jordan Emmanuel Bulo, on behalf of SETIN Srl, carried out the first field mission under the project “Revision and Update of Papua New Guinea’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and the development of the 7th National Report (7NR)”. This first mission marked a key milestone in the project, as it formally initiated a fully participatory process for

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