planetGOLD 2019/2020 Annual Progress Report
The 2019/2020 Annual Progress Report provides an overview of the progress made since the launch of the planetGOLD program in early 2019 and includes data from the national projects and the global coordination project. Explore the visual report to discover key activities and accomplishments in the program, learn about impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and get a glimpse of future goals and plans.
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Delivering Transformational Change: The Journey of the Global Environment Facility
Delivering Transformational Change: The Journey of the Global Environment Facility looks back over the two terms of CEO and Chairperson Naoko Ishii. It also looks forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead. Over the last eight years, the GEF has focused on drivers, or root causes, of environmental degradation, and not only their consequences. It has developed ambitious, hopefully transformative, programs and projects that embody the "integrated" approach. It has promoted multi-stakeholder partnerships, as no single entity on its own can promote large-scale systems change. And the GEF has upgraded its business standards, policies and procedures to support implementation toward impactful outcomes.
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planetGOLD: Making a world of difference in small-scale gold mining
The planetGOLD program works in partnership with governments, the private sector, and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities in nine countries to significantly improve the production practices and work environment of artisanal and small-scale miners.
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Chemicals and Waste
The GEF is charged with eliminating the most harmful chemicals, which are covered by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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Plastics and Circular Economy: Community Solutions
This publication captures the GEF Small Grant Programme's (SGP) experiences and lessons learned on plastics management, spanning not only the area of chemical and waste management, but also international waters and biodiversity conservation.
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Mission to Minamata
How the GEF is helping reduce and eliminate mercury from the global environment.
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Mercury and the GEF
A review of the GEF activities in reducing mercury contamination.
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