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Small-scale gold miner next to tailings pile in Peru

December 7, 2017

Countries commit to eradicate pollution at UN Environment Assembly

At the closing of the 53rd GEF Council, Naoko Ishii, GEF CEO and Chairperson, thanked participants, noting “we achieved the five things I hoped for.” Stressing that “we have built sufficient trust among ourselves so that we can tackle difficult issues in the future,” she highlighted the achievement of approving “a half-billion dollar work program… new policies, and laying the foundation for others”.

November 30, 2017

GEF Council approves $500 million work program focused on least developed countries and small island developing states
Stakeholders

November 29, 2017

Revising stakeholder engagement in the GEF
Women in India

November 28, 2017

A new Policy on Gender Equality for the GEF
GEF 53rd Council Meeting

November 28, 2017

GEF 53rd Council opens with focus on new policies on gender and stakeholder engagement
Ethiopian farmers walking with cattle

November 27, 2017

Our Global Commons: Sustainable Land Management

November 27, 2017

Our Global Commons: Sustainable Cities
Bhutan

November 11, 2017

Creating a future for healthy forests in Bhutan
Bhutan group photo

November 11, 2017

Enhancing sustainability and resilience in Bhutan
Aerial view of densely populated narrow island in Pacific Ocean

November 6, 2017

COP23 opens in Bonn
Traffic in Mysore, India

November 1, 2017

Better planning, better cities
Gemedo

October 18, 2017

Progress made on future direction of GEF
Disaster in Haiti

October 12, 2017

Financing for disaster reduction discussed at WBG-IMF Annual Meetings
Swirling school of barracuda as seen from below.

October 6, 2017

New commitments made at 2017 Our Ocean conference
Arctic ice melting

October 5, 2017

Defining moment