Lighting the way: creating a pathway to zero-carbon
Posted on: January 24, 2020
Business and governments cooperating and working together will build a prosperous, green economy
The 2020s must be the climate decade. We need rapidly to identify what every government and every business can do to help us get to zero-carbon. ...
The world needs a circular economy. Help us make it happen
Posted on: January 22, 2020
The circular economy could be a $4.5 trillion business opportunity.
Only 9% of the global economy is circular at present.
The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy is helping to speed this transition.
As policy-makers worldwide...
What to expect from Super Year 2020: environmental leaders look ahead
Posted on: December 20, 2019
Watch interviews with the GEF’s government partners, agency representatives, civil society leaders, and in-house specialists on climate change, cities, oceans, biodiversity, illegal wildlife trade, and more, recorded on the sidelines of the 57th GEF...
From the front lines of climate action
Posted on: December 13, 2019
At the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, the GEF partnered with the Green Climate Fund to showcase the many ways developing country governments are working to raise and realize their climate ambitions. Events held at the joint GCF + GEF Pavilion...
These 7 climate stories illustrate partnership in action
Posted on: December 6, 2019
As governments, intergovernmental organizations, businesses, and civil society organizations gather in Madrid for the latest UN Climate Summit, we are reminded of the importance of partnerships to meaningfully address the challenges of a warming...
Earth system alert
Posted on: December 4, 2019
In response to growing public demand, policymakers and business leaders are increasingly uniting around shared commitments to reduce planet-warming greenhouse-gas emissions. But while phasing out fossil fuels is necessary, ensuring humanity's long-...
The next challenge for business: adapting to climate change
Posted on: November 12, 2019
The private sector must begin preparing for climate change and the ensuing disruption to operations and services with new approaches
The future success of the private sector may not only depend on how successfully it can mitigate, but also on...
The real costs of illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trade: $1 trillion–$2 trillion per year
Posted on: October 30, 2019
[[tweetable]]Illegal logging, fishing and wildlife trade rob the world of precious natural resources – and ultimately of development benefits and livelihoods.[[/tweetable]] The statistics are grim: an elephant is poached for its tusks about every 30...
Innovative investments in nature: native honey from the Chaco forest of Argentina
Posted on: October 22, 2019
In the Argentine Chaco forest, the indigenous and creole peoples of Pampa del Indio work together to produce honey from the "melipona bees," which are native stingless bees (Tetragonisca fiebrigi and Scaptotrigona jujuyensis). In a recent blog, we...
How to feed the world and nurture the planet: ideas from GEF partners
Posted on: October 15, 2019
Transforming food systems and pursuing healthier diets are key to achieving food security and reducing environmental degradation
Achieving Zero Hunger is not only about feeding people, but also ensuring proper nutrition and nurturing the...