“The Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) conducts country portfolio evaluations (CPEs) each year with the aim of providing the GEF council and the national governments with an assessment of the results and performance of GEF-supported activities at the country level, and of how these activities fit into national strategies and priorities as well as within the global environment mandate of the GEF. CPEs enable knowledge sharing about country-level results for the benefit of the GEF Council, the participatory country, and the agencies and organisations that plan and implement GEF funded activities. This joint GEF- Sri Lanka Country Portfolio Evaluation is one of four country-level evaluations that examined GEF support in Asia and the Pacific region during the fifth replenishment period of the GEF. Sri Lanka was selected primarily on the basis of its diverse and mature portfolio which covers all the GEF focal areas, with a predominant share in biodiversity.” Reference: Sri Lanka (1991-2012) Volume 1: Evaluation Report Articles in this issue include: Environmental resources in in GEF Focal Areas, Institutional Sustainability and Capacity Building, Objectives, Scope, and Methodology and more.