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GEF Council approves $700M+ for vast environmental needs
Global Environment Facility member countries approved $736.4 million in funding, including new support for the Great Green Wall, a landmark initiative focused on increasing climate resilience and improving land health across Africa’s Sahel region.The diverse package of financing includes the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund’s first three approved projects, less than a year after the fund’s launch, and the most support ever provided by the Least Developed Countries Fund for climate change adaptation. Other highlights include the new Sus
El Consejo del GEF aprueba $700M+ para diversas necesidades ambientales
Los países miembros del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial, o GEF, por sus siglas en inglés, aprobaron un financiamiento de USD 736,4 millones. Estos recursos incluyen un nuevo apoyo para la Gran Muralla Verde, una iniciativa histórica centrada en aumentar la resiliencia climática y mejorar la salud de la tierra en toda la región del Sahel en África.El paquete de financiamiento incluye los tres primeros proyectos aprobados del nuevo Fondo del Marco Mundial de la Diversidad Biológica (GBFF), a menos de un año de su puesta en marcha, y el mayor apoyo dado po
Conselho do GEF aprova mais de US$700 milhões para grandes demandas ambientais
Os países membros do Fundo Global para o Meio Ambiente aprovaram US$736,4 milhões em financiamento, incluindo novo apoio à Grande Muralha Verde, uma iniciativa histórica focada no aumento da resiliência climática e na melhoria da saúde da terra em toda a região africana do Sahel. O pacote diversificado de financiamento inclui os três primeiros projetos aprovados no âmbito do novo Fundo para o Marco Global de Biodiversidade, menos de um ano após o seu lançamento, e o maior apoio já oferecido pelo Fundo para os Países Menos Desenvolvidos voltado para a adaptaçã
Le Conseil du GEF approuve une enveloppe de plus de 700 millions de dollars pour répondre à l'ampleur des besoins environnementaux
Les pays membres du Fonds pour l'environnement mondial (GEF en anglais) ont approuvé une enveloppe de 736,4 millions de dollars englobant notamment un nouveau soutien à la Grande Muraille verte, initiative d'envergure visant à accroître la résilience climatique et à améliorer la santé des terres dans la région africaine du Sahel.Les différents volets de ce financement comprennent les trois premiers projets approuvés au titre du nouveau Fonds pour le Cadre mondial de la biodiversité, moins d'un an après son lancement, ainsi que le soutien le plus important jam
Donors boost Global Environment Facility contributions to $5.33 billion
Twenty-nine donor governments have finalized $5.33 billion in pledges to the Global Environment Facility for the next four years, an increase of more than 30 percent from its last operating period and a surge of support for international efforts to meet nature and climate targets.
Countries pledge record support to the Global Environment Facility
Twenty-nine countries have jointly pledged more than $5 billion for the Global Environment Facility, providing a major boost to international efforts to protect biodiversity and curb threats from climate change, plastics, and toxic chemicals through collaborative action this decade.
New GEF-funded project to protect forests, boost agriculture, and support livelihoods in Liberia
The Global Environment Facility Council has approved a $74.3 million project to boost conservation and restoration of globally important forests in northwest Liberia that face heightened deforestation threats. The project will also improve livelihoods of local communities facing high poverty rates.
New program to transform global food systems across key commodities in 27 countries
At an event at COP26 in Glasgow, a new $345 million, seven-year program, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program (FOLUR), will launch projects in 27 countries, targeting the production and value chains of eight key commodities: beef, cocoa, coffee, maize, palm oil, rice, soy, and wheat. FOLUR aims to transform global food and land use systems through a Global Platform and 27 country projects that restore degraded landscapes and intensify sustainable land management practices.
GEF and UNCCD take bold new financing action to fight soil erosion
The largest public fund for the world’s environmental challenges, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has decided to amend its charter to affirm that it will be the primary financing mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The action was taken last week at the fourth GEF Assembly, the governing body of the GEF, in which representatives of all 181 member countries participate.