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‘To succeed, we need to be open-minded, humble, and courageous’
As Lead Environmental Specialist at the Global Environment Facility, Mohamed Bakarr oversees programs that support integrated solutions to challenges related to agriculture, forestry, and livelihoods in developing countries. In an interview, he shared how his doctoral research in tropical biology informed his views about the linkages between human and natural systems and why protecting the environment requires work at the intersection of the two.
When did you first become interested in environmental issues?
New funding boosts efforts to combat deforestation, desertification, climate change and strengthen food systems
GEF approves $179 million to support FAO-led projects
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.
World Day to Combat Desertification 2019: Let's grow the future together
The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD), observed every year on June 17th, promotes public awareness of international efforts to combat land degradation. WDCD 2019 theme, “Let’s Grow the Future Together,” calls for the achievement of Land Degradation Neutrality through the involvement and cooperation of all levels of the global community.
International Day of Forests 2019: Conserving the major forests on the planet
The International Day of Forests, which is celebrated globally on March 21, is an opportunity to remember the critical importance of forests for human and planet health.
Despite growing efforts to protect the forests, they continue to decline under the pressure of human population growth and competing needs for land. Over the past 25 years, the extent of the world’s forests has declined by about 3%. Business as usual isn’t enough and innovative approaches are both necessary and urgent to reverse this trend.
Global business, government and agricultural leaders announce land-focused commitments to mitigate climate change
Organizations from across sectors embrace land as a climate solution during the Global Climate Action Summit.
GEF introduces impact programs to upscale landscape restoration
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been working for over 25 years to help mitigate climate change, halt biodiversity loss and combat land degradation. The nexus between these three goals across globally important landscapes present a key opportunity to achieve them in a synergistic way through the generation of global environmental benefits across all these dimensions.
World Day to Combat Desertification 2018
How to help countries advance land degradation neutrality on the agenda of Sixth GEF Assembly
GEF-funded project in Zambia addresses key drivers of deforestation
Earlier this month, the World Bank approved a new $33 million project, funded in part by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to improve sustainable rural livelihoods and forest protection in Zambia.
UN desertification conference kicks off in China with focus on new efforts to tackle land degradation
The 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 13) opened today in Ordos, China.
World Day to Combat Desertification: restoring land, restoring livelihoods
“Our land. Our home. Our Future,” is the theme for the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD), observed every year on June 17 to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat land degradation.