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GEF approves project for the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor
Today, the Global Environment Facility announced the approval of $15.6 million to support the initiative, “Beyond 30x30: Ensuring Resilience in the Eastern Tropical Pacific through Greater Cross-Border Cooperation,” which aims to improve the resilience of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR).
Costa Rica hosts GEF Knowledge Exchange with five African countries
The first GEF Knowledge Exchange for Policymakers was launched in Costa Rica this week. Ministers and representatives from Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Senegal, and Zimbabwe saw first-hand how Costa Rica has effectively leveraged GEF resources, partnerships, and policies to transform the country’s ecosystems while improving lives of local communities.
Action by cities is central to global environmental goals
As 2025 gets underway, efforts by cities to reduce congestion, address air pollution, improve housing access, and lower flooding risks are getting more attention than ever. These initiatives matter to more than 4 billion people who live in urban centers worldwide, and also have enormous consequences for the planet and global environmental goals.
FARM+ program to pave way for sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture in 8 countries
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).
New initiative aims to reduce environmental impact of fashion, construction industries in eight countries
Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago have united to drive the transformation and eliminate the environmental impact of fashion and construction.Fashion and construction are among the top three sectors contributing to pollution, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land degradation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. $340 million initiative will transform resource-intensive processes and materials with sustainable alternatives and fostering circular, collaborative value chains.Today, governments parti
Bio-prosperidad: GEF CEO at TEDxPuraVida
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, GEF CEO and Chairperson, spoke at a TEDxPuraVida event in San Jose, Costa Rica in April 2024.The video is in Spanish, with an English transcript below.