Managing chemicals for a cleaner, healthier planet
February 26, 2021
Since it was signed 20 years ago, the Stockholm Convention has helped countries throughout the world to carefully manage the use, storage, distribution, and disposal of a particularly dangerous group of hazardous chemicals, the persistent organic...
To build back better, we need to rethink global subsidies
January 25, 2021
In an article for the Davos Agenda 2021, GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez says a renewed focus on easing pressures on nature through a green and blue recovery has breathed new life into upcoming negotiations on biodiversity loss, land...
Building corridors of growth through the Sahel and beyond
January 19, 2021
Temperatures in the Sahel are increasing 1.5 times faster than the global average, and around 80 percent of the farmland has lost some degree of its natural productivity. Together, these factors diminish the availability of land for food production...
Connected technology is accelerating the green revolution
December 21, 2020
Alignment between policy, finance, and technology is spurring a rapid shift to a new kind of economic development
We can resolve the major impact that our energy and transport systems make on the climate. A really big shift is on its way as the...
Engaging with the private sector for greater impact
December 10, 2020
Since the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015, there has been a dramatic increase in private sector interest and action related to climate change. In just five years, hundreds of companies have set targets to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by...
'We want to make Machu Picchu the first carbon neutral Wonder of the World'
December 7, 2020
José Koechlin, founder and chief executive of Inkaterra, explains how his pioneering business model benefits everything from Machu Picchu to fans of Paddington Bear
Tourism is not only a source of inspiration; it’s a human right. We need to travel,...
The post-COVID environmental changes to aim for
December 4, 2020
“Normal” was destroying our health and prosperity. We cannot afford to return to it after COVID-19
It has been almost a year since COVID-19 began to emerge. We are learning how to contain the virus better and good progress is being made on vaccines...
Partnering with peoples
December 4, 2020
Editor's note: We are featuring this piece that was originally published in "The Global Environment Facility: Delivering solutions for a sustainable future," the September 2017 issue of UN Environment's "Our Planet" magazine, to celebrate the...
Welcome to the green industrial revolution
November 25, 2020
Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation, was one of the architects of the successful Paris climate summit in 2015. Here, she calls on Britain to deliver a similar breakthrough next year
In a year's time, the UK will see its most important...
Why it is smart to invest in the planet
November 18, 2020
Reducing carbon emissions and protecting biodiversity makes companies more resilient to shocks, more relevant to society and more valuable to investors
Early last month, NextEra Energy, a renewable energy company based in Florida, became more...
