News Stories

Alejandro Anganuzzi profile picture

June 8, 2020

Translating good science into sound management decisions for the oceans
Christian Severin (right) participating in a GEF National Dialogue in Micronesia.

June 5, 2020

'From Source to Sea': embracing the complexity of international waters work
Mosaic of GEF Council members

June 3, 2020

GEF Council agrees on $700 million for urgent environmental action

Tanzania seascape

June 1, 2020

GEF Council to set course for post-pandemic environmental action

Jean-Marc Sinassamy (left) on a learning mission of the Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management Country Partnership Program, Uttarakhand, India.

May 26, 2020

'Solutions for nature are solutions for people'
Photo of forest from the ground perspective

May 21, 2020

GEF's response to COVID-19
Aulani Wilhelm portrait

May 19, 2020

'The global ocean cannot be an afterthought'
David Rubia portrait

May 12, 2020

'The opportunities add up': lessons from e-mobility in Africa

Francoise Clottes speaking at a GEF Council meeting

May 8, 2020

Commitment and continuity in a pandemic period
Portrait of interviewee Doreen Robinson

April 28, 2020

'Environmental challenges are human challenges, and we can solve them'
Aerial view of the Buna River after the confluence with the Drin River from Rozafa Castle, Shkoder, Albania

April 24, 2020

Political cooperation across borders protects water resources in Drin Basin
GEF Director of Programs Gustavo Fonseca (center) visiting a sustainable forest management project in Mexico

April 14, 2020

'We need to work together and follow the science'
A panorama shot of Yi Liu near the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage Site

April 10, 2020

'Hopefully, our work will gradually return to normal'
GEF CEO & Chairperson Naoko Ishii speaking at the inaugural Global Commons meeting in Washington DC

April 9, 2020

GEF CEO: 'We need to protect our one common home'

March 20, 2020

COVID-19 – statement from the GEF CEO and chairperson