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FOLUR Annual Report 2023: Cultivating a Community for Sustainable Landscapes

This annual progress report covers the period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, providing an update on the Global Environment Facility-supported Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program’s progress and achievements.

The emphasis during this period included strengthening community to accelerate fruitful knowledge exchange across country projects and disseminate insights into how best to initiate private and public sector action on value chains.

67th GEF Council Meeting

The Council, the Global Environment Facility's main governing body, comprises 32 members appointed by constituencies of GEF member countries (14 from developed countries, 16 from developing countries, and two from economies in transition). Council members rotate at different intervals determined by each constituency. The Council customarily meets twice annually but has decided to meet three times in 2024.

Briefing Sessions on the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund

The Global Environment Facility hosted a series of briefing sessions for operational focal points and agency representatives on the start of programming under the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF). Participants were updated on the decisions of the first GBFF Council, which convened on February 8 and 9, 2024, in Washington, DC, and informed on the first two GBF Fund selection rounds that have been opened from February 21 to March 1, 2024, and March 4 to April 1, 2024, respectively.