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Catalyzing systemic change through policy coherence

The creation of laws, policies, agencies, and institutions to protect nature and reverse current environmental trends can only go so far if activities that are harmful to ecosystems are being implemented concurrently. Such misalignments and contradictions of public policies and governance are…
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Colorful portrait and mural of Gustavo Fonseca in the Gustavo Fonseca Conference Room

The Gustavo Fonseca Conference Room: Honoring a friend and mentor

On August 31, 2022, my friend and colleague Gustavo Fonseca, the Director of Programs at the Global Environment Facility, unexpectedly passed. In his honor, we have dedicated our main meeting room at the GEF offices in Washington, DC as the Gustavo Fonseca Conference Room.Gustavo loved the GEF and…

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