| Overview : The Government of South Africa has received funds from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to develop a project on Value Chains for Products derived from Genetic Resources in Compliance with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy. The project will support Government to achieve its vision of the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy (NBES), which is to optimize the total economic benefits of the bioprospecting industries by ensuring the NBES is implemented in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing. The project will ensure that communities and companies working with genetic/biological resources, not only increase their understanding of the Nagoya Protocol, but also apply relevant ABS requirements in development of value chains for genetic/biological materials. The project will support development of value chains for genetic/biological resources across the nine provinces of the South Africa. The project target communities that have been prioritized for development of small and medium size enterprises and community-based initiatives which sustainably use indigenous biological and/or genetic resources, with a view to redistribute the benefits in an equitable manner, across various income categories and settlement areas of the country. UNDP and the Department of Environmental Affairs of South Africa are seeking the services of an International consultant/expert on project design and preparation to lead the preparation of the full project proposal documents for UNDP and GEF Approval. The overall approach for the project strategy and main components of the project were identified during the preparation of the PIF. However, Project Preparation Grant (PPG) resources are needed to support detailed analyses and consultations, and to define the roles and responsibilities of different institutions for project implementation. |
