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New Kru Town has a population of over 20,000 inhabitants. Holistic, sustainable, low-cost and effective interventions are imperative to dealing with coastal erosion here. | Photo by UNDP

July 20, 2018

Liberia’s President Weah launches new coastal resilience project with support from GEF and UNDP

June 28, 2018

Transformational change needed to avoid environmental catastrophe
Halong Bay

June 27, 2018

GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance

June 27, 2018

GEF Academy and the GEF’s first E-course launched at 6th GEF Assembly
Assembly Group

June 27, 2018

Virtual Leaders’ Climate Summit announced at GEF Assembly

June 26, 2018

New strategy and resources for climate fund for the most vulnerable countries

Volta River

June 25, 2018

New GEF work program to benefit most vulnerable countries
gender E-course

June 24, 2018

Open Online Course on Gender and Environment
54 council opening

June 24, 2018

GEF Council opens with call to raise ambition on environment
Da Nang, Viet Nam

June 22, 2018

Heads of state, UN and business leaders to attend Sixth GEF Assembly in Da Nang, Viet Nam on June 27-28
Alpacas in Ecuador

June 15, 2018

World Day to Combat Desertification 2018
Pelican with plastic stuck on beak

June 4, 2018

World Environment Day highlights urgent need to tackle marine plastic pollution

Sea turtle swimming near fish in deep blue ocean background

May 22, 2018

Celebrating 25 years of action for biodiversity
With two years left to deliver on the goal of zero commodity-driven deforestation by 2020, delegates from the private sector, government, civil society and academia were reminded this week in Ghana’s capital, Accra, of the need for urgent action.

May 18, 2018

Sprint to 2020: Getting deforestation out of commodities - how far are we from the finishing line?
GEF Assembly logos

May 10, 2018

More than 100 countries meet to protect global environment