Historic Deal to Safeguard Yellow Sea is Made
Millions of people whose food security and livelihoods depend on the natural resources of the Yellow Sea stand to benefit from new cooperation efforts between the region’s governments to restore this highly degraded ecosystem.
On May 24, GEF Evaluation Office presented the 7th Annual Performance Report (APR) 2010 to the GEF Council.
Outcome achievements of 84 percent of completed GEF projects reviewed since fiscal 2005 were rated moderately satisfactory or above, representing $1.13 million of GEF financing. This long-term average is based on project evaluations completed by GEF agencies and confirmed by the evaluation offices of the Agencies.
The GEF has just released the new version of "The A to Z of the GEF for Civil Society Organizations," which describes and gives examples of projects and programs that the GEF is financing, as well as provides guidance on the GEF’s structure, partnership, and strategic objectives for the GEF’s operational phase.
June 8, 2011 - Oceans span over seventy percent of the Earth’s surface and are essential to balance of life on this planet. From regulating global climate to sustaining the livelihoods of indigenous peoples, we all rely on healthy oceans.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the GEF organized a gala reception on the eve of the 40th meeting of the GEF Council.
Washington DC, May 6, 2011 –On April 29, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) endorsed a $3.88 million grant to restore productive capacity of critical watersheds, enhance biodiversity conservation and protected area networks and reduce poverty of dependent communities in selected watersheds in the Philippines. It is being implemented by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and includes cofinancing of $103 million.
Nepal, May 2, 2011
On 11 April 2011, the five Tisza River Basin countries Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine entered a new stage in joint water management to ensure good water quality. In the course of a Ministerial Meeting held in Uzhgorod (Ukraine), a management plan was signed that commits the five countries to further cooperation in their efforts to protect the valuable environment of the basin.
GEF Small Grants Programme Supports Communities in Their Efforts to Preserve and Restore Forests
