GEF Project, its duration is 36 months (2021 – 2024) The project is designed to strengthen the political, institutional and legal framework for the effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing from the Use of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge in Madagascar through a participatory approach reflected in the following 4 components Component 1 : Strengthen policy, legal and institutional frameworks to implement Madagascar’s ABS mechanism Component 2 : Awareness raising and capacity building on Nagoya Protocol and ABS Component 3 : ABS Monitoring Unit established Component 4 : Knowledge Management and Gender Equality The Project will carry out activities in 2 project sites in Madagascar, targeting 20 community groups comprising 100 individuals per group, making a total of 4,000 direct beneficiaries of GEF investment. The precise target number of beneficiaries will be determined during PPG and following field visits to the project sites. Targets will be determined during PPG. The Project will also include the private sector involved in genetic resource access and use in Madagascar, as well as scientific institutions and Universities carrying out targeted and pertinent research. Whilst not direct beneficiaries of the Project, they comprise a number of individuals who will benefit directly from the awareness-raising and capacity building that are envisaged under the Project