Key takeaways and outcomes of the 7th GEF Assembly
The Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, which took place in Vancouver Aug. 22-26, stands out for its focus on our current global biodiversity…
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New Global Biodiversity Framework Fund launched at GEF Assembly
In an encouraging stride towards environmental conservation, representatives from 185 nations gathered during the Seventh Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly in Canada to unveil a…
GEF Council Meeting 2023: CSOs Vital for GEF Work Programme, Spearheading Climate and Biodiversity Solutions
In the wake of a historic biodiversity agreement, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) unveils an unprecedented $1.4 billion work program, while laying the groundwork for…
Canada to Host Global Environment Facility’s Seventh Assembly
On World Environment Day, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced…
GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop in Southern Africa
Within the framework of the Country Support Programme (CSP), the GEF organises Expanded Constituency Workshops (ECWs). The main objective of ECWs is to provide a…
GEF’s Efforts to Increase Global Investment in Forests
Since its inception in 1991, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has played a crucial role in addressing the world’s most pressing environmental issues. However, when…
GEF joins the Leadership for Urban Climate Investment
The Global Environment Facility has joined the Leadership for Urban Climate Investment (LUCI), a framework aiming to raise ambition and fill funding gaps for cities’ climate action by 2025.
The GEF at 30: a year in review amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Governments, businesses, and communities around the world worked throughout 2021 to keep advancing global environmental priorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
GEF Council approves $191 million for healthy planet and people
The Global Environment Facility’s governing body has approved $191 million in grants and blended finance to advance climate and nature investments through and after the pandemic.
GEF Council to build upon three decades of environmental action
Marking 30 years of support for environmental action worldwide, the Global Environment Facility’s member governments will meet next week to consider their next steps to build a nature-positive, carbon-neutral, and pollution-free future.