Biodiversity is a valuable resource. The world benefits from biodiversity and associated local traditional knowledge, so when these are exploited by parties with large financial resources – for example for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals – source countries need to be compensated.
UN Environment and others are working to ensure that benefits from the use of such resources are used to protect environments and the people who rely on them.
In 2016, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved the Global Opportunities for Long-term Development of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector (GOLD) programme to help artisanal gold miners eliminate the use of mercury in gold mining, reduce harmful risks to their health and the environment and create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
As 2017 draws to a close, we are looking back on a very busy year for the Global Environment Facility.
The people of the Pacific islands may be among the smallest contributors to climate change, but they are on the frontline of its impacts.
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is taking place in Bonn, Germany from 19-20 December, 2017. The Forum, a multi-stakeholder platform on sustainable land use, gathers a wide range of like-minded partners working on the landscape and forest restoration agenda including, among others, the World Bank, UN Envir
As the GEF's Gender Policy is approved by the GEF Council, the IFAD/GEF co-financed project Poverty Reduction Project in Aftout South and Karakoro – Phase II (PASK II) in Mauritania wins the 2017 IFAD gender award. PASK II addresses a major challenge in the country, the one related to water.
At the One Planet Summit in Paris today, Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO and Chairperson, Naoko Ishii, proposed an increase in GEF’s support for sustainable cities.
The world’s Environment Ministers gathered at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi this week to commit to and find solutions for a world free of pollution.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) 53rd Council wrapped up today after approving a work program of more than $500 million that puts a strong emphasis on support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The GEF Council has approved an updated Policy on Stakeholder Engagement. The new policy, presented at the 53rd council meeting taking place in Washington DC, is the result of a two-year collaborative and consultative process involving civil society, indigenous peoples, recipient country governments, GEF agencies and other stakeholders.
