Argentine scientists have developed a potentially potent weapon against COVID-19, derived from a special kind of antibodies in the bloodstream of domesticated llamas. The finding was made while working on a Global Environment Facility-supported research project designed to help protect the llama's wild and threatened cousin, the guanaco.
From the 1970s to the early 1990s, Daria Babenkova’s family was one of many in Tajikistan who relied on bees for their livelihood – shipping their hives across the country’s mountains and prairies as they sought out the flower meadows that would yield the finest honey.
“Relying solely on honey production did not guarantee a secure income so my family began taking on pollination jobs as they travelled,” Daria said. “Farmers would pay them to camp around their fields for a few days at a time so the bees would pollinate their crops.”
The Global Environment Facility’s latest work program, approved by the GEF Council in December 2020, includes a series of projects designed to help countries protect and restore nature amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of these projects. For details on the Council proceedings, please click here.
The Global Environment Facility’s latest work program, approved by the GEF Council in December 2020, includes a series of projects designed to help countries protect and regenerate nature amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of these projects.
Gender gaps at the nexus of food, land use, and restoration must be tackled to establish sustainable production landscapes, a core aim of the Global Environment Facility-supported Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) impact program.
More than 25 participants from 15 countries, and 10 partner and collaborating organizations attended a recent webinar, the first in a series of FOLUR global practice knowledge and learning events for core partners to discuss strategies and plan upcoming activities. The event resulted in the creation of a technical gender working group.
Regenerative agribusinesses can catalyze ecological restoration, carbon sequestration, and food security whilst driving job creation and supporting livelihoods.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia are working together to gather data, formulate policies, and implement actions to safeguard Andean water resources under a joint initiative supported by the GEF, CAF, and CONDESAN - Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion.
An initiative that started 50 years ago in India in a bid to empower rural, illiterate women has now spread to 93 countries around the world. The ‘Barefoot’ solar engineers of Sierra Leone, supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and funded by the Global Environment Facility, found themselves in the spotlight during an official visit to Sierra Leone by Amina J. Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General.
Due to climate change and degradation, the Amu Darya river can no longer sustain farmers in the Labap region of Turkmenistan. A project with funding from the GEF's Special Climate Change Fund and support from the UNDP is educating women on alternative, eco-friendly sources of income.
The Global Environment Facility’s latest work program, approved by the GEF Council in December 2020, includes a series of projects designed to help countries protect and restore nature amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of these projects. For details on the Council proceedings, please click here.
