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Illegal gold mining operation on small jungle river in Peru

January 17, 2018

Mercury-free mining
rainbow lorikeet sitting on a branch with green forested background

January 15, 2018

Managing genetic biodiversity in the Pacific
Aerial view of green landscape with cloudy skies above

December 21, 2017

GEF in 2017: Year in Review
Islands of Palau as seen from above

December 20, 2017

Informing action: Pacific nations unite on the environment
Forest restoration in Thailand

December 19, 2017

Global Landscapes Forum and the "power of soil"
Street at dusk in Hue, Viet Nam

December 12, 2017

GEF CEO: double support for sustainable cities proposed
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