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GEF-8 Corporate Scorecard - June 2024
The GEF-8 Corporate Scorecard is a comprehensive report on the performance of the Global Environment Facility during the GEF-8 period. In particular, the Scorecard reports on the progress made toward the achievement of the GEF-8 targets. It also looks at how the GEF is utilizing resources available…
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The GEF at a Glance
The Global Environment Facility is the family of funds for the environment. With GEF support, countries address the root causes of challenges as they strive for international environmental goals.Download as a PDF or a single page infographic below.
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Strategy for Knowledge Management and Learning
As a global network of partners and stakeholders, the Global Environment Facility is uniquely positioned to serve as a knowledge and learning entity for the planet. This will enable the GEF to address environmental challenges effectively, as well as influence critical decision making regarding the…
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Land Degradation Neutrality Knowledge Management and Learning Initiative: Learning from the GEF Portfolio of Projects
The purpose of this learning report is to generate knowledge and share experience with the implementation of land degradation neutrality (LDN) to create a better understanding of practices that work best for mainstreaming LDN into national sustainable development agendas, learning from ongoing…
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SIDS and the GEF: Three Decades of Environmental Leadership and Innovation
This publication highlights the ways in which Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are leading the charge on critical environmental issues. You will find case studies of successful Global Environment Facility-supported projects that are fostering sustainable development, protecting biodiversity…
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Japan and the GEF: Investing in a Sustainable Future
Japan brings a systemic, integrated approach to environmental problem-solving, and is one of the Global Environment Facility's most important partners in tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Overall, Japan is the second largest contributor…
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The GEF Strategy on Forests: Preserving Forests, for the Future of Nature and People
Governments are confronted with a range of economic, ecological, and political choices in achieving sustainable forest management (SFM). Countries with forest resources face three major challenges: how to avoid further deforestation; how to improve management of forest resources and avoid practices…
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planetGOLD 2022/2023 Annual Progress Report
This Annual Progress Report features key activities, milestones, and figures from 23 country projects across the planetGOLD program for the July 2022 – June 2023 reporting period. In addition to narrative summaries of key activities and accomplishments among these projects, this report incorporates…
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Funding Adaptation Action in Least Developed Countries with Support from the LDCF
The GEF’s adaptation support for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is delivered through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). The LDCF is the only multilateral fund that focuses exclusively on the unique climate adaptation challenges of LDCs and is embraced by LDCs as their own. The fund has a…
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Advancing the Integrated Approach to Tackle Commodity-driven Deforestation
In 2014 the Global Environment Facility launched an ambitious effort to influence a shift in supply chains for beef, soy, and palm oil towards reduced-deforestation production, while delivering continued social and economic development to farmers and their communities. The GEF-6 program, Taking…