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New global biodiversity fund launched in Vancouver
August 24, 2023
About the GBF Fund
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund will scale up financing for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The GBFF aims to help countries achieve the Global Biodiversity Framework goals and targets with a strategic focus on strengthening national-level biodiversity management, planning, policy, governance, and finance approaches. The Fund was ratified by 186 countries and launched at the Seventh GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada in August 2023.
Public, private, and philanthropic funding will be disbursed through the GBFF’s streamlined funding procedures. The Fund will provide enhanced support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities, Small Island Developing States, and Least Developed Countries, according to their own priorities.
Initial contributions totaling more than $200 million from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany allow for the operationalization of the GBF Fund. Subsequently, Japan announced a contribution during the COP28 climate talks. Spain pledged further funding during the 66th GEF Council meeting.
Council meeting documents
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| GEF/GBFF/01/JointSummary | Joint Summary of the Co-Chairs | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.01/01 | Provisional Agenda | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.01/03/Rev.03 | Policy on Allocation of Resources for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.01/04/Rev.02 | Global Biodiversity Framework Fund Project Cycle Policy | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.01/05 | FY24 and FY25 Administrative Budget and Business Plan for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.01/06 | Terms of Reference for Advisory Group(s) and Auxiliary Body for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| FY24 and FY25 Administrative Budget and Business Plan for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| Policy on Allocation of Resources for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| Global Biodiversity Framework Fund Project Cycle Policy | Document
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| Terms of Reference for Advisory Group(s) and Auxiliary Body for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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