Global Environment Facility (GEF)

@theGEF

The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.

Washington DC, USA

thegef.org

Joined May 2009

Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@theGEF
3h
Join us at #UNCCDCOP17 to explore how data, reporting & GEF-supported global initiatives can advance Land Degradation Neutrality. 📅 20 Aug | 18:00–19:30 📍MET-06 Hear project & country perspectives on turning data into decisions. 🔗thegef.org/events/gef-unc… #GEFatLandCOP17
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@theGEF
5h
“I see restoring degraded land as a means of securing our future.” As #UNCCDCOP17 focuses global attention on land, Maimuna Umaro shares in #GEFVoices how community-led land restoration can strengthen livelihoods & support biodiversity. thegef.org/newsroom/featu… #GEFatLandCOP17
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@theGEF
Aug 18
Day 2 at #UNCCDCOP17 highlighted GEF-8 results & the road ahead for #GEF9. Since COP16, 68 land degradation projects were approved, providing $451.7M & leveraging $2.16B in co-financing. Partnerships are turning ambition into action. #GEFatLandCOP17 thegef.org/events/gef-unc…
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@theGEF
Aug 18
Since 2003,@theGEF has provided $5.7B for 742 land degradation projects & programs across 144 countries in support of the @UNCCD agenda. See how #GEF9 will build on this work for healthy land, livelihoods & drought resilience: thegef.org/newsroom/publi… #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@theGEF
Aug 18
Young artists are turning environmental challenges into art—and @theGEF wants to hear from them. For the 2nd year, @theGEF is a lead partner of the 2026 Earth Partner Prize, open to artists aged 14–30 worldwide. Read more: thegef.org/newsroom/featu… #EarthPartnerPrize