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GEF Council approves $916 million for urgent environmental action

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GEF CEO visits innovative climate resilience project in Senegal

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Seven countries to get more targeted support from LDCF

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Connecting forest health to climate action

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Helping countries better monitor and report on forest and land-use under the Paris Climate Agreement

FAO welcomed a decision by the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to provide $179 million to support the UN agency's work with countries worldwide at the critical nexus between agriculture and the environment. This includes projects focused on biodiversity conservation, transboundary water resources management, sustainable land management, highly hazardous pesticide remediation, and climate change adaptation. Photo: Jen Watson/Shutterstock.

New funding boosts efforts to combat deforestation, desertification, climate change and strengthen food systems

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