In Memoriam: Gustavo Fonseca
The Global Environment Facility mourns the loss of renowned tropical scientist Gustavo Fonseca, its long-standing Director of Programs, who passed away on August 31, 2022.
Gustavo spent his career staring down the planet’s biggest environmental challenges with his optimism and pragmatism intact, an approach that won him friends and accolades the world over.
Minamata Convention on Mercury turns five: born from science and growing with it
Five years have passed since the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force on August 16, 2017. Although the convention itself is young, it builds on a long history of scientific efforts to understand and manage the risk of mercury, a toxic substance.
Peter Umunay
Peter Umunay is a Senior Environmental Specialist at the GEF. Peter leads the food systems area of work and supports the GEF’s mandate to generate global environmental benefits under the biodiversity, climate change, and land degradation focal areas. He brings over 15 years of work experience with international organizations: Wildlife Conservation Society, The Forests Dialogue, UNEP-WCMC, UNEP, Winrock International; academic and research institutions; and governments.