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First-of-its-kind study definitively shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss
A new study published online today, April 25, in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nature conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be transformational for halting and reversing biodiversity loss—a crisis that can lead to ecosystem collapses and a planet less able to support life—and reducing the effects of climate change.
New biodiversity fund approves project preparation grants
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved project preparation grants and set aside nearly $40 million to support new proposed initiatives in Brazil, Gabon, and Mexico, providing a boost to international efforts to put nature on a path to recovery this decade.
New initiative aims to leverage climate adaptation investment
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched a project at COP28 in Dubai to share lessons from recent investments in climate resilience and to identify strategies that can boost successful adaptation measures involving the private sector.
In good news for adaptation, donors boost support to LDCF and SCCF
Updated Dec. 8, 2023 - Ireland announces 2.5 million euros to the LDCF and 2.18 million euros to the SCCF to support locally-led climate adaptation solutions.
GEF CEO Carlos Manuel Rodríguez named to inaugural TIME100 Climate list
TIME named the Global Environment Facility CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodríguez to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action.
The GEF sponsors 13 youth ambassadors for COP28 climate summit
In an investment in the next generation of environmental leaders, the Global Environment Facility is sponsoring 13 youth ambassadors from across Latin America to participate in the 2023 United Nations climate summit as part of their national delegations.
New hub supports improved access to climate information
A newly launched Climate Transparency Platform offers a one-stop shop to track countries’ latest reported progress towards global carbon reduction goals, providing a key source of information for governments, civil society, and academia on the road to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP28 summit in Dubai.
New global biodiversity fund launched in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – In good news for nature in a challenging moment, representatives of 186 countries agreed at the Global Environment Facility’s Seventh Assembly in Canada to launch an innovative new fund for biodiversity that will attract funding from governments, philanthropy, and the private sector.
Winners of Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Program announced in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The Global Environment Facility has selected 23 civil society organizations as winners of its Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Program, a novel initiative reflecting a commitment to support and elevate community-driven climate and nature projects and the unique contributions of Indigenous Peoples, women, girls, and young people across the GEF partnership.
GEF Council approves plans for 'game-changing' global biodiversity fund
The Global Environment Facility’s governing board has approved plans to establish a “game-changing” new fund to finance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to put nature on a recovery path by the end of this decade.
The GEF Council decision, taken during a meeting in Brazil, clears the way for the launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund at the Seventh GEF Assembly, to take place in Vancouver, Canada, in August.