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St.Petersburg, Russia / Washington DC. - November 23, 2010
Today the Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced at the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, that it will provide up to $50 million in grants to save the tiger from its current path towards extinction in the wild.
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Washington DC, November 12, 2010 - Senegal officials signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding for the first project to be funded by the Adaptation Fund, established to assist developing countries adjust to the effects of climate change. Developing countries can access the resources from the fund directly, without the intermediation of multilateral development institutions, which is a unique feature evolved by the Adaptation Fund Board and an unprecedented one for an environmental financial mechanism.
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A new film titled “Oceanic Guardians” (www.youtube.com/pacificislandfish) was launched on November 5, by the UNDP-GEF funded Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries Management Project (OFMP) at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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Media Advisory
International fund marks new country-driven path to combat climate change, gives money to coastal protection
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November 1, 2010, Washington DC
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October 26, Nagoya, Japan
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Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity with Success Stories from the Field
Working Together for Biodiversity: An effective public-private partnership for Mexico’s protected areas |
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October 26, 2010 – Nagoya, Japan
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October 20, 2010 - Nagoya, Japan
The GEF has been working with the local and indigenous communities on many of its projects and programs. On the occasion of the Convention of Biological Diversity COP10 taking place in Nagoya, Japan, the GEF presented this work at the official side event “THE GEF and Indigenous Peoples”.
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