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Funded by the Global Environment Facility and led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), FARM+ is the second phase of the Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) program and will be implemented by the African Development Bank Group, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, UNDP, UN Environment Programme, and the UN Industrial Development Organization in very close coordination with FARM, which is led by UNEP and the Global Green Knowledge Platform (GGKP). 

In this set of interviews to kick off 2023, Global Environment Facility Council members share what motivates their work for a healthier, more biodiverse, climate-resilient planet. Hoda Elshawadfy of Egypt sees promise in greater public awareness about threats like climate change. “Suddenly everyone is here listening, and trying to help,” she said. “I can feel hope from this.”

This GEF-financed project implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has achieved successful and transformational results in mainstreaming migratory soaring bird (MSB) safeguards into the five key sectors directly affecting MSBs along the Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway: hunting, energy, tourism, agriculture, and waste management. The project has generated numerous global environmental benefits through the establishment of governmental and private sector policies and practices across the five sectors.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today launched the Global Environment Facility Mediterranean Pollution Hot Spots Technical Assistance initiative, which aims to reduce pollution in the Mediterranean marine and coastal environment.

The 55th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council meeting wrapped up today following the approval of its first work program under its new, four-year investment cycle, known as GEF-7, and a series of decisions that will firm up its implementation policies and procedures.