#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,
#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


