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Landmark decisions from #GEFCouncil71: $232.5 million approved for new projects and programs, and the $3.9 billion #GEF9 replenishment endorsed to support action through 2030.
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Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@theGEF
The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.
- From ambition to implementation: GEF-9 is built to deliver. #GEF9 will help countries deliver results for people and planet through integrated solutions, country leadership, and partnerships that support healthier ecosystems, stronger communities, and sustainable economies.
00:00 - In this #GEFVoices interview, Esther Mwaura Muiru of the Stand For Her Land initiative at @Landesa_Global shares how women’s access to land and natural resources can improve agricultural productivity and support healthier landscapes and communities. 🔗 thegef.org/newsroom/featu…
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) reposted
There are lands that fall silent. Fields abandoned. Canals that stop flowing. And there are communities that refuse to let that silence win. This #WorldEnvironmentMonth we celebrate the community champions who have transformed lands and livelihoods within the #ColomboWetlands,
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) reposted
Choices that put food on the table can also build resilience, reduce emissions, halt biodiversity loss & restore degraded land. Together, @FAO & @theGEF are supporting farmers, fishers & forest communities to transform agrifood systems. See 4 examples 👉 bit.ly/3PRh1j0
- In this #GEFVoices interview, Esther Mwaura Muiru of the Stand For Her Land initiative at @Landesa_Global shares how women’s access to land and natural resources can improve agricultural productivity and support healthier landscapes and communities. 🔗 thegef.org/newsroom/featu…
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) reposted
🧩 Presented at the 71st #GEFCouncil: the #GEFIEO Evaluation of @theGEF Support to Policy Coherence. The evaluation finds that alignment across environmental and non-environmental sectors can be a powerful enabler of lasting environmental outcomes. 📘 gefieo.org/en/types/evalu…
- In this #GEFVoices interview, Melina Tuiravakai shares how the Cook Islands are tackling plastic pollution through community-led solutions, Indigenous knowledge, and circular systems that support a sustainable future. Read the full interview: wrld.bg/6Ayb50ZczyP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) reposted
Rangelands are only seen as wastelands when their value is ignored. W/ @theGEF & partners, @UNDP is working in 🇮🇳🇰🇪🇲🇳🇸🇩🇹🇯 🇧🇷🇦🇲 to manage and protect these ecosystems that sustain millions & build climate resilience. go.undp.org/cQu #DesertificationandDroughtDay
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) reposted
USD 3.9B pledged in Samarkand 🇺🇿. One mandate: Stop funding climate, biodiversity, land & water as separate problems, they're the same crisis. GEF-9 is the last sprint to 2030. Here's what it means: cgiar.org/news-events/ne… @theGEF @CGIAR @FAO #GEF9
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) reposted
Great news: @UNEP & @theGEF have kicked off the US$23.5 million Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP), a global initiative to strengthen monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and #mercury. Learn more: unep.org/news-and-stori…
- #DesertificationAndDroughtDay reminds us that restoring land starts with people. Through @theGEF-supported mentorship program, civil society leaders are bringing local voices into global discussions under the @UNCCD. thegef.org/newsroom/featu… #LandRestoration #UNCCD
