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Oslo harbor at the Aker Brygge neighbourhood in Oslo

September 24, 2019 | Blog

Can cities change the world through what they eat?
Men working on Village of Bonbon Haiti homes after hurricane Matthew destroyed it in October 2016

September 20, 2019 | News

Ministers to announce new financing injection for climate adaptation fund
Sao Paolo skyline. Photo: Thiago Leite/Shutterstock

September 20, 2019 | News

Sao Paulo statement on urban sustainability
Woman walking through tea fields in Vietnam

September 17, 2019 | Feature Story

A better cup of Vietnamese tea, from bush to brew
Women picking tea leaves in a tea plantation around Munnar, Kerala, India

September 11, 2019 | News

In Delhi, laying the groundwork for more sustainable land investment

Amazon river in Brazil

September 11, 2019 | News

GEF CEO welcomes cooperation pact to protect the Amazon basin

Shepherd with cattle in Kenya

September 10, 2019 | Feature Story

Balancing climate, conflict and community in Kenya
Deforested area

September 10, 2019 | Blog

Sustainable development in Asia: seeing both the forests and the trees
Group of Indian village woman farmers working in a paddy field during monsoon season in month of June

September 9, 2019 | Press Release

Global leaders call for urgent action on climate adaptation
Fields of Georgia

September 6, 2019 | Feature Story

Restoring fortune to the fields of Georgia
People carrying crops on their heads

September 4, 2019 | Feature Story

Sustainable Land Management enhances soil productivity and profitability in the Philippines
Madagascar landscape

September 4, 2019 | Feature Story

Birdsong returns to the hills of Bemolanga in Western Madagascar
Nigeria is one of the world’s top destinations for electronic waste. But what happens when it gets there? Photo: Irene Galan/UN Environment.

August 12, 2019 | Feature Story

Dark skies, bright future: overcoming Nigeria's e-waste challenge
The GEF-financed Philippine ICCA Project is working to strengthen the conservation, protection, and management of key biodiversity sites by institutionalising Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs). Photo: Orange Omengan/UNDP Philippines.

August 9, 2019 | Feature Story

Indigenous peoples in the Philippines leading conservation efforts
IPCC report finds that land is under growing human pressure, and that climate change is adding to challenges such as degradation, desertification, deforestation, and food insecurity. Photo: Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock

August 8, 2019 | News

IPCC Special Report reflects urgency of better land management to combat climate change