Country representatives met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan as the 6th Global Biodiversity Framework Fund Council on the sidelines of the Eighth GEF Assembly from May 31 to June 3, 2026.
About the GBFF
Established in response to decisions from the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15, the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) will scale up financing for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
The GBFF aims to help countries achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework goals and targets with a strategic focus on strengthening national-level biodiversity management, planning, policy, governance, and finance approaches. The fund was ratified by 186 countries and launched at the Seventh GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada in August 2023.
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| GEF/GBFF.06/Joint Summary | Joint Summary of the Co-Chairs | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/01/Rev.01 | Provisional Agenda | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/02/Rev.o1 | Work Program for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/03 | FY27 Administrative Budget and Business Plan for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/04 | Towards a Resource Mobilization Strategy for the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund 2026-2030 | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/05 | Progress Report on the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/06 | Options to facilitate the achievement of the portfolio target related to International Financial Institutions | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/07 | Management Response to Second Formative Evaluation of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/Inf.01 | Provisional List of Documents | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/Inf.02 | Guidelines on the Implementation of the GBFF Results Framework | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/Inf.03 | The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund Financial Report | Document
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| Number | Title | Document Summary | Documents |
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| GEF/GBFF.06/E/01 | Second Formative Evaluation of Global Biodiversity Framework Fund | Document
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| GEF/GBFF.06/E/02 | FY27 Work Program and Budget for the Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF under GBFF | Document
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