Media Advisory

International fund marks new country-driven path to combat climate change, gives money to coastal protection

November 1, 2010, Washington DC

October 26, Nagoya, Japan

October 26, 2010 – Nagoya, Japan

October 20, 2010 - Nagoya, Japan

 The GEF has been working with the local and indigenous communities on many of its projects and programs. On the occasion of the Convention of Biological Diversity COP10 taking place in Nagoya, Japan, the GEF presented this work at the official side event “THE GEF and Indigenous Peoples”.

October 25, Nagoya, Japan

L-R: Gustavo Fonseca, GEF; Monique Barbut, CEO and Chairperson, GEF; and Shinji Taniguchi, Japan Ministry of Finance.

CBD, GEF, UNDP Present Protected Areas for the 21st Century Report

October 21, 2010 - A publication on "Protected Areas for the 21st Century: Lessons from UNDP/GEF's Portfolio" was presented during CBD COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan, looking at the changing expectations for the roles and functions, and key issues regarding, protected areas in the present century.

GEF-World Bank Desert Eco-Partnership Highlighted at Fourth Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers

October 20, 2010, Nagoya, Japan

On October 20th, at the Indigenous and Local Peoples Day at the Ecosystems Pavilion during the Convention of Biological Diversity COP10 taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The event “Capacity Building Experiences at the Community Level” was moderated by Eileen De Ravin, Manager of the Equator Initiative, UNDP.