The Congo Basin is critical to the health of our planet
Posted on: February 22, 2019
Lowland and swamp forests, forest savannas, and the mighty Congo river make up the 500 million acres of the Congo Basin, the second largest tropical rainforest on the planet. When standing below the trees, the vaulted canopy of leaves blocks out...
First-ever Virtual Climate Summit to urge for greater action on global warming
Posted on: November 20, 2018
The world’s first-ever Virtual Climate Summit will take place tomorrow, November 22, to renew political momentum in tackling climate change.
Announcing the summit at the 6th GEF Assembly in Da Nang Hilda Heine, the President of the Marshall Islands...
From political will to financial commitments: six stories illustrate the Our Ocean 2018 Conference in action
Posted on: October 30, 2018
Our actions today have never had a bigger impact on our future than they do now. Under this premise the Our Ocean Conference 2018 was held in Bali this week to further global action on maintaining the sustainability of our oceans. Millions of people...
Supporting innovation for transformation: GEF’s new Impact Programs to tackle the drivers of environmental degradation in an integrated way
Posted on: October 19, 2018
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) faces a demanding yet seemingly attainable task: to help countries foster a transformation in how individuals, communities, and businesses use and protect the natural word. But nothing less will...
Zero Hunger world is within reach, but we must work together to achieve it
Posted on: October 16, 2018
Today, on World Food Day, the global community is mobilizing to reach a Zero Hunger world. With a changing climate, inequality, and rapid population growth the challenges we face on the way seem insurmountable. However, with governments, private...
Unlocking economic growth through integrated natural resource planning and governance
Posted on: October 4, 2018
Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in the West African Sahel, includes sparse and dry forests, woodlands, wooded and shrub savannas, and a large desert area to the North. The country relies heavily on agriculture, yet faces shrinking arable land and...
The GEF is becoming a leading champion for sustainable cities, and that matters
Posted on: September 7, 2018
This autumn, the IPCC will publish its much-awaited special report on global warming of 1.5 degrees centigrade. For the first time, the world will have a clear scientific view of the rate and scale of emissions reduction is required if we are to...
The results are in: five things we've learned about making progress toward environmental objectives while addressing gender equality
Posted on: August 15, 2018
We know that advancing gender equality is one of the systems changes needed to achieve environmental gains – in fact, it is shown to be a driver of progress across many Sustainable Development Goals - but there is a lack of data and evidence about...
Ensuring a world where elephants aren't the next dinosaurs
Posted on: August 10, 2018
On August 12, we celebrate World Elephant Day to raise awareness on the plight of the world’s elephant population. This is an important day for me, as the Program Manager of the Global Wildlife Program (GWP) that started two years ago to combat...
The role of civil society in transforming environmental systems
Posted on: August 7, 2018
How did a chemical supplier in Mozambique learn that its safety instructions were putting women and children in danger? How could female clam harvesters in Tunisia come together to create the first women’s trade union and go onto change national law...
