Transportation infrastructure, including roads, rail, waterways, and ports, plays a critical role in connecting people to goods and services. Yet, transportation infrastructure is also one of the most impactful drivers of habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation worldwide, opening access for illegal logging and hunting, disrupting wildlife migration pathways, and generally impacting biodiversity and ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration and resilience.
The GEF-8 Greening Transportation Infrastructure Development (GRID) Integrated Program (IP) objective is to advance the transition toward sustainable transportation infrastructure that safeguards and enhances key coastal, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. Five countries are executing projects under the program: Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Suriname, and Ukraine. The “Greening Transportation Infrastructure Development: Global Platform” will coordinate the efforts of the country child projects as well as provide specific technical assistance and knowledge sharing to address their needs and interests.
