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A malagasy farmer and son in their plantation of vanilla near Sambava, east of Madagascar. Photo: Pierre-Yves Babelon/Shutterstock.

July 11, 2019 | Blog

Conserving nature boosts farmer incomes and cuts poverty
With the onset of climate change, Cambodians are seeing changes. Temperatures are rising; the arrival of the monsoon is becoming less predictable; floods and droughts are increasing in frequency and severity.

July 10, 2019 | Feature Story

Reducing risk, reaping resilience: Furnishing Cambodia’s farmers with the knowledge to adapt to climate change
Bringing together key stakeholders from public and private institutions to discuss scaling investment in climate adaptation, FASTR provided a platform for leaders to showcase existing initiatives and best practices for climate adaptation investment and to announce new commitments to climate adaptation over the coming years. Photo: Volodymyr Goinyk/Shutterstock.

July 10, 2019 | News

New commitments to scaling up climate adaptation investment
A busy market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: ariyo olasunkanmi/Shutterstock.

July 8, 2019 | Blog

Renewable energy is the only way to fuel African growth
Recovering traditional conservation practices in natural resource management through a self-strengthening process was the goal of this project.

July 2, 2019 | Feature Story

Women, culture, and territory: Safeguarding biodiversity by protecting ancestral culture in Colombia
Tractor spraying pesticides on vegetable field with sprayer at spring. Photo: Fotokostic/Shutterstock.

June 26, 2019 | Blog

Fixing the food system: how cities can truly feed the world
With backing from the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Nigeria has joined forces with UN Environment and partners to turn the tide on e-waste, under the Circular Economy Approaches for the Electronics Sector in Nigeria project. Photo: Imfoto/Shutterstock.

June 19, 2019 | News

Nigeria turns the tide on electronic waste
Aerial shot of Amazon rainforest in Brazil, South America. Photo: Gustavo Frazao/Shutterstock.

June 18, 2019 | Blog

Exploiting rainforest riches while conserving them
FAO welcomed a decision by the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to provide $179 million to support the UN agency's work with countries worldwide at the critical nexus between agriculture and the environment. This includes projects focused on biodiversity conservation, transboundary water resources management, sustainable land management, highly hazardous pesticide remediation, and climate change adaptation. Photo: Jen Watson/Shutterstock.

June 18, 2019 | News

New funding boosts efforts to combat deforestation, desertification, climate change and strengthen food systems
Pasture and cattle in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Dryland Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) Program will focus on three dryland regions, including the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands of Central Asia. Photo: Patrizia Cocca/GEF

June 17, 2019 | News

World Day to Combat Desertification 2019: Let's grow the future together
The 56th GEF Council meeting passed its biggest ever work program, totalling $865.9 million from its Trust Fund. It was then followed by a meeting of two smaller GEF funds – the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) - which approved work programs adding up to a further $101.57 million. Photo: Balate Dorin/Shutterstock.

June 14, 2019 | Press Release

Close to $1 billion approved for environment and climate action at GEF meetings
While their small size, relative isolation and unique biodiversity place many SIDS amongst the world’s most sought-after tourist destinations – with the sector representing more than 30 per cent of SIDS' total exports – they are also especially vulnerable to environmental threats. Photo: Michal Durinik/Shutterstock.

June 13, 2019 | News

Taking the fight to the frontline: Island states unite to end pollution
In all, the landmark work program represents new priorities for the GEF to address the need for systems change as the challenges of safeguarding the global commons - the shared resources that ensure a habitable planet upon which we can all thrive - get ever greater. Photo: mbrand85/Shutterstock.

June 12, 2019 | News

GEF Council approves largest-ever single batch of projects and programs
The GEF Small Grants Programme launched its new publication titled “Plastics Management and Circular Economy: Community Solutions.” The publication captures the experiences and lessons learnt from community-based plastics management and promotes the circular economy system at a local and community level. Photo: <a href="http://enb.iisd.org/gef/council56/10jun.html">IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon</a>.

June 11, 2019 | News

Reduce, reuse and recycle: a circular economy approach to plastics
Opening the 56th GEF Council, GEF CEO and Chairperson Naoko Ishii said: “Science provides us with the crystal-clear message that the natural world is under attack. We humans have pushed the carrying capacity of the planet to its limits. Unless we urgently change the way we live, we will lose the favourable Earth conditions that are the very foundations of our own prosperity.” Photo: <a href="http://enb.iisd.org/gef/council56/10jun.html">IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon</a>.

June 11, 2019 | News

As environmental threats grow, there is no room for complacency