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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
The WACA project will protect against coastal erosion through a range of activities, including fixing dunes, restoring wetlands and mangroves, replenishing beaches, and building seawalls and dikes. It will reduce flooding by rehabilitating lagoons and drainage systems, and by improving watershed management.

April 13, 2018

New project in West Africa will boost resilience of coastal communities

View of Trindade Island with blue-green water and coastal scenery.

March 22, 2018

Brazil to expand marine conservation areas in the South Atlantic
Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay with rainbow in foreground

March 22, 2018

World Water Day 2018: Water for nature

March 20, 2018

International Day of Forests 2018: Halting deforestation in the Amazon
A Zambian Forest

March 14, 2018

GEF-funded project in Zambia addresses key drivers of deforestation
Tiger in bamboo grove

March 2, 2018

World Wildlife Day 2018
Kuala Lumpur skyline at dusk

February 9, 2018

New ‘Urban Sustainability Framework’ guides cities towards a greener future
Los Angeles skyline with solar panels in foreground

January 31, 2018

GEF’s social entrepreneurs gather in Los Angeles for global cleantech innovation awards

January 24, 2018

Leaders Unite to Fight Waste and Pollution
Illegal gold mining operation on small jungle river in Peru

January 17, 2018

Mercury-free mining
rainbow lorikeet sitting on a branch with green forested background

January 15, 2018

Managing genetic biodiversity in the Pacific
Aerial view of green landscape with cloudy skies above

December 21, 2017

GEF in 2017: Year in Review
Islands of Palau as seen from above

December 20, 2017

Informing action: Pacific nations unite on the environment