Communities Contributing to Biodiversity
Examples from Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrate the linkage between the sustainable use of biodiversity, community empowerment and poverty reduction.
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Biodiversity Conservation in West and Central Africa
This publication details some important successes in West and Central Africa, and highlights lessons
the GEF has learned to help countries more effectively manage biodiversity.
Payment for Ecosystem Services
This publication summarizes the investments of the GEF since its inception in projects involving Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES).
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Save Our Species - www.SOSpecies.org
A large fraction of life on earth is disappearing at a frightening rate, threatening the very basis of human economies, cultures and livelihoods...
GEF Biodiversity Fact Sheet
The GEF’s biodiversity portfolio has been the largest focal area portfolio in terms of grant amounts provided, and accounts for about one-third of total GEF investment to developing countries and to those with economies in transition.
Financing the Stewardship of Global Biodiversity
The financial mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), operated by the GEF, has assisted eligible countries to implement their commitments for achieving the objectives of this unique international legal instrument. Considering that most of the biological diversity is located in developing countries, the importance of the GEF to the CBD remains fundamental. This publication highlights the achievements of the GEF since its inception, summarizes its current investment strategy, and begins to map the way forward for the next phase of the GEF.
Indigenous Communities and Biodiversity
This publication provides an account and a first analysis of the scope, content and depth of indigenous communities’ involvement with GEF projects.
Biodiversity Matters: GEF's Contribution to Preserving and Sustaining the Natural Systems that Shape our Lives
GEF's Contribution to Preserving and Sustaining the Natural Systems that Shape our Lives
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