Validated Terminal Review Report of the UNEP-GEF Project “Market Policy and legislative development for mainstreaming the sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems in Lebanon” GEF ID 4020, 2013 - 2021

This report is a Validated Management-led Terminal Review of a UNEP/GEF “Market Policy and legislative development for mainstreaming the sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems in Lebanon” project implemented between 2014 and 2020. The project's overall development goal was to contribute to the sustainable management and protection of the marine and coastal biodiversity in Lebanon and the wide Mediterranean region through mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation and integrated coastal zone management approaches into national policies and legal instruments. The project specific objective is to strengthen the policy and regulatory framework for mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity in Lebanon. The review sought to assess project performance (in terms of relevance, effectiveness and efficiency), and determine outcomes and impacts (actual and potential) stemming from the project, including their sustainability. The review has two primary purposes: (i) to provide evidence of results to meet accountability requirements, and (ii) to promote learning, feedback, and knowledge sharing through results and lessons learned among UNEP, the GEF and the relevant agencies of the project participating countries.