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GEF Small Grants Programme provides $135m for community-led initiatives in GEF-8

The GEF Small Grants Programme is a flagship initiative that over the past three decades has enabled civil society organisations to access funding and...

‘Our planet’s vital signs flashing red’ – Overview of 68th Meeting of GEF Council

“Our planet’s vital signs are flashing red,” declared the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) CEO and Chairperson, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, on the first day of...

GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have approved $106.21 million in funding for urgently needed climate adaptation action in Least Developed Countries...

GEF Council provides funding boost for pollution and other priorities, kicks off ninth replenishment

The governing body of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved nearly $700 million in financing to improve chemicals and waste management, bolster water...

GEF approves $3.28m to tackle land degradation in Kebbi

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the sum $3.28 million to tackle land degradation in Kebbi State under the National Agency for the...

Biodiversity framework: GEF Council to consider large and diverse work programmes

The Global Environment Facility’s member countries will meet in mid-June 2024 to consider allocating more than $700 million in grants for diverse environmental initiatives...

New $135m initiative will support SIDS to tackle drivers of environmental degradation

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, launched a new $135 million Blue and Green Islands...

Biodiversity fund approves 18 new project preparation grants

The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved a new round of project preparation grants and set aside more than $70 million for 18...

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100,000 Istanbul residents spend night outside after 6.2-magnitude earthquake

More than 100,000 Istanbul residents spent the night outside their homes for fear of aftershocks following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake...
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UNIDO tasks manufacturers on sustainability practices to minimise ecological footprints

The National Programme Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Dr Reuben Bamidele, has charged manufacturers to embrace sustainable...

Nigeria, others must act now against air pollution – Experts urge policymakers ‘

Some medical experts and researchers on Thursday, April 24, 2025, appealed to policy makers in developing countries, especially Nigeria,...

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100,000 Istanbul residents spend night outside after 6.2-magnitude earthquake

More than 100,000 Istanbul residents spent the night outside...

UNIDO tasks manufacturers on sustainability practices to minimise ecological footprints

The National Programme Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation...