News Stories

Green Chemistry reduces pollution at its source by minimizing or eliminating the hazards of chemical feedstock, reagents, solvents and products.

March 15, 2017

UNIDO and partners launch new GEF-funded global Green Chemistry initiative
A Vietnamese woman sells coconuts on a street in Ho Chi Minh City.

March 8, 2017

International Women's Day 2017- Message by Naoko Ishii, GEF CEO and Chairperson
Knowledge exchange

March 6, 2017

The Art of Knowledge Exchange: A Results-Focused Planning Guide for the GEF Partnership
Children pan for gold against an arid backdrop in Burkina Faso.

March 6, 2017

Helping Burkina Faso eliminate mercury from small-scale gold mining
Springboks in Etosha National Park, Namibia

March 3, 2017

World Wildlife Day 2017: Growing momentum to combat illegal wildlife trade
Marine pollution

February 23, 2017

The ocean is everyone's business
TAGs meeting

February 10, 2017

Technical experts review GEF-7 replenishment priorities

A bird's-eye view of gold mines in Guyana. Photo by Evelyn Swain.

February 1, 2017

Guyana launches "El Dorado" project to eliminate mercury use from small-scale artisanal gold mining
Tropical Forest

January 19, 2017

$400 million fund launched in Davos to stop tropical deforestation and boost farming
Davos 2017

January 19, 2017

Top economists on the global commons: Failure is not an option
Honk Kong skyline

January 18, 2017

Waste not, want not
Beautiful ripe cashews on a tree branch. Photo: Luciano Queiroz/Shutterstock.

January 12, 2017

GEF-supported fund invests in a Benin-based sustainable cashew processing company

The GEF's 12 most exciting stories of 2016

December 22, 2016

2016 in review: a year of action for the global environment
La savia de un árbol Chico Zapote se cosecha para hacer goma de mascar. El árbol Chico Zapote también es cosechado por su madera. El FMAM y sus asociados apoyan a la comunidad de Noh-Bec para gestionar estos bosques de manera sostenible. Foto: Sarah A. Wyatt.

December 20, 2016

Silvicultura en Yucatán: Incorporación de las cuestiones de biodiversidad y promoción del desarrollo

December 12, 2016

Forestry in Yucatan: Mainstreaming biodiversity and promoting development