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New Agricultural Biodiversity Project to Improve Nutrition and Food Security Worldwide

Undervalued Yet Nutritious Traditional Foods Can Make the Difference

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2012 – Monique Barbut, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility, issued the following statement on the occasion of Earth Day:

Bonn, 16 April 2012 - The Interim Secretariat of the Green Climate Fund received six expressions of interest to the Fund's Board for hosting the Fund from the following Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):

1. Germany
2. Mexico
3. Namibia
4. Poland
5. Republic of Korea
6. Switzerland

The expressions of interest will be posted on the Green Climate Fund website http://www.gcfund.net as of 19 April 2012.

Washington, April 5, 2012 – Today the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$3.5 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund to the Republic of Cameroon to support investments in conservation and sustainable management of the Ngoyla-Mintom forest and to ensure the 10,200 people living in the project areas are given equal access to income-generating activities.

WASHINGTON, DC March 29, 2012 - Today the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved two grants totaling US$19.8 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the People's Republic of China to support reduction of dioxins from pulp and paper industry and promote eco-transport development in city clusters in the country.

The meeting has provided training and guidance on the vision and strategy of the programme, advanced SGP’s results-based management framework, as well as promoted the GEF’s visibility policy across the region. The event was hosted at the Outrigger Hotel in Sigatoka, Fiji, from 27 February to 2 March, 2012.

On International Women’s Day, GEF CEO Monique Barbut says environmental and sustainable development programs must Account for special needs, Contributions of Women in Developing World

Gland, Switzerland, 9 February, 2012 (IUCN) – Beginning in January 2012, top species conservation experts from around the world have determined the allocation of $US 3.3 million to 23 species conservation projects.

World Future Council partners with CBD, GEF and FAO to present awards in Hyderabad, India