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GEF Launches 2020 Strategy Effort to Focus on Long-Term Environmental Goals
October 18, 2012CEO Naoko Ishii announces effort at biodiversity conference high-level negotiations; strategy will emphasize GEF's role as innovator, partner of choice -
New Toolkit from GEF and UNEP Will Assist Countries to Phase-out Inefficient Lighting
October 17, 2012New guidance for lighting efficiency programs will save government resources, speed the transition to energy efficient lighting, boost economies, and mitigate climate change. -
European Commission Joins Conservation and Social Impact Fund with $18 Million Euro Contribution
October 15, 2012The new funds will help CEPF reach out to NGOs and private sector partners in biodiversity hotspots—Earth’s most biologically rich yet threatened areas -
Future Policy Award 2012 goes to Palau
September 26, 2012In the small Micronesian Republic local people live in peace with sharks / Exemplary policies from Namibia and the Philippines win Silver Awards -
Experts Warn of Water Bankruptcy for Many Regions
September 24, 2012A new study, based on the review of 200 global projects, highlights emerging issues for world's freshwater and marine systems -
GEF CEO Naoko Ishii Hails 25th Anniversary of Montreal Protocol
September 16, 2012Strong financial support from Global Environment Facility helped make Protocol one of world’s most successful environmental pacts – delivering significant reductions in dangerous chemicals -
A 2020 New Vision for the GEF presented at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Korea
September 10, 2012Dr. Naoko Ishii, the new GEF CEO announced today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Korea her vision for a revitalized and ambitious GEF. -
China acknowledged the GEF for helping phase out Chlordane and Mirex, two POPs used for termite prevention and control
August 28, 2012the GEF together with its implementing partners celebrated the recently-completed GEF/China Project on Demonstration of Alternatives to Chlordane and Mirex in Termite Control Sector in Nanjing, China. -
Dr. Naoko Ishii takes office as CEO & Chairperson of the GEF
August 1, 2012Dr. Naoko Ishii today assumed office as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility. The GEF's Council in June unanimously selected Dr. Ishii to succeed Monique Barbut. -
Connect4Climate and MTV Launch "Voices4Climate", a Global Competition Focused on Youth, Technology, and Climate Change
June 27, 2012Kenyan hip hop artist/environmentalist Juliani to kick-off project -
GEF CEO Hails Promise of Joint Reporting, Synergies Among Rio Conventions
June 23, 2012On the final day of Rio+20, Monique Barbut, GEF CEO hails the promise of achieving synergies among the Rio conventions under a streamlined joint reporting process. -
Links between nature, combating desertification and climate change to be enhanced
June 22, 2012Announced a pilot partnership to promote cross-cutting projects and programs to combat desertification and climate change. -
GEF issues Statement of Commitments Stemming From Rio+20 Earth Summit
June 20, 2012GEF commits to sound management of world's largest public fund for environment; swift action to implement Rio directives; increased recipient country access to funds and involvement of women, indigenous peoples -
The Journey to Rio: Gathering Evidence on Expectations for the GEF
June 19, 2012The GEF Evaluation Office launches an eBook that reviews the extent to which the GEF has met the expectations on which it was created twenty years ago. -
'Rhino under threat' film premiere in Rio
June 18, 2012CITES/UNTV film screened today, June 18, as part of the GoodPlanet Film Festival -
GEF CEO Accepts Globe International Award
June 17, 2012Monique Barbut urges greater involvement of legislatures around the world in global environmental policy. -
GEF Participates in Launch of Green Industry Platform at Rio+20 to Strengthen Green Industries Internationally
June 16, 2012Monique Barbut joined other high-level dignitaries to officially launch the initiative aiming at promoting green industries. -
GEF CEO Encourages Private-Sector Partnerships to Protect Tuna Fisheries in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
June 15, 2012Monique Barbut called for joint efforts from international institutions, and the public and private sectors to protect tuna fisheries. -
Rio Conventions join forces for sustainable development and the future we want
June 14, 2012The secretariats of the biodiversity, climate change and desertification conventions and the GEF are joining forces under the Rio Conventions Pavilion. -
CITES praises GEF for approving innovative rhino project
June 13, 2012Project backed by GEF and UNEP will use wildlife forensics to track illegal trade in rhino horns.