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Productive desert agriculture in Morocco

June 14, 2017

World Day to Combat Desertification: restoring land, restoring livelihoods

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

June 5, 2017

World Environment Day: connecting with nature and protecting our oceans

GreenGrowth

June 5, 2017

Only green growth can bring prosperity

Mercury in human hand

May 26, 2017

Greener gold: UNDP and the Government of Kenya support sustainable livelihoods in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector by eliminating mercury

GEF 52nd council meeting proceedings

May 25, 2017

GEF Council approves work program focused on poorest, most vulnerable

GEF Council Meeting

May 23, 2017

GEF CEO opens 52nd Council Meeting

Baby gorilla and his mother

May 22, 2017

International Day for Biological Diversity 2017

Pirámide Sian Ka'an

May 11, 2017

Los países mesoamericanos se reúnen para discutir prioridades nacionales y regionales con miras al FMAM-7

Sian Ka'an pyramid

May 11, 2017

Mesoamerican countries meet to discuss national and regional priorities for GEF-7

GEF Kaleo process

May 11, 2017

GEF Kaleo knowledge sharing tool now available online

Quetzal, Costa Rica

May 3, 2017

GEF support for forests

The Small Grants Programme (SGP) supports 565 projects related to chemicals with more than $16 million in funding. Many projects, such as this one in China, focus on solid waste management as a means of avoiding open burning of waste.

April 27, 2017

Supporting community-driven solutions to chemicals and waste management

The GEF, one of the world’s largest public funders of environmental projects, has a strong, diverse, expanding – and unique – network of partners. It has drawn a multitude of stories and experiences from its work, and will use the opportunities surrounding Earth Day to share its experiences and create new momentum for action on the environment.

April 21, 2017

Earth Day 2017 – A moment to reflect on the state of the planet and talk about innovative solutions

The Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency's formation was requested at COP21 in Paris in order to help developing countries in their efforts to build institutional and technical capacity for enhanced transparency.

April 20, 2017

New coordination platform for transparency will help implement Paris Climate Agreement

"We must transform our urban systems to meet the challenges of sustainability and climate,” said Naoko Ishii, GEF CEO and Chairperson. "Through this partnership, we can provide awareness raising, policy advice and technology transfer directly to sub-national governments ready to take action.”

April 3, 2017

GEF supports new investments in sustainable energy

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