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February 10, 2011
Washington DC

Last week, the GEF approved a grant of $2.1 million and co-financing of $3.3 million for a promising nature conservation project for the Seychelles.

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Washington, DC, February 4, 2011 - The GEF approved $2.85 million with an additional $4.32 million in cofinancing to address transport challenges of three major cities in East Africa, in Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Kampala.

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Montreal, 2 February 2011 – At a ceremony held today in New York, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization was opened for signature by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Addressing the opening ceremony, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all Parties to expedite the early entry into force of this new legal instrument at the service of sustainable development and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

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GEF Joins Global Campaign Celebrating International Year of Forests

GEF largest provider of grants to developing countries for forest management and conservation

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Washington DC, January 21, 2011— A pilot project designed to enable targeted rural communities in the Philippines to cope with the impact of climate change has been launched with the signing of a $4.974 million grant agreement between the Philippine Government and the World Bank on December 21, 2010.