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The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.
With the GEF financing & @ebrd.bsky.social action, 25,000 households in Khorog, #Tajikistan, now have reliable water access, plus better waste management in this remote, mountainous region.

🎥 Watch how: ebrd.com/home/work-wi...

#WaterSecurity #InfrastructureDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At #COP30’s Primary Forests at Risk event, the GEF CEO Carlos Manuel Rodriguez opened with a powerful reminder: “Our grandchildren will look back in disbelief that we once logged primary forests – just as we now look back at other historic injustices.”

#GEFatCOP30 #PrimaryForests #ActNow
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Today, the government of Brazil (@meioambientegov.bsky.social) and a broad coalition of partners announced the launch of ARPA Comunidades (ARPA Communities), and with it, their expanded commitment to community-led conservation in the Amazon. Read more: https://wwf.to/4oMagLF.
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Breaking from #COP30: GEF CEO Carlos Manuel Rodríguez and Uzbekistan’s Ecology Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov announced that the Eighth GEF Assembly will be held in the city of #Samarkand, #Uzbekistan, from May 30 to June 6, 2026: thegef.org/newsroom/pre...
#GEFAssembly2026 #GEFatCOP30 #2030Agenda
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
SAVE THE DATE! At #COP30, the The GEF will hold a signing ceremony to formally initiate preparations for the #GEFAssembly2026 to be hosted in #Samarkand.

🗓️ 10-10.30am, Monday, November 17, 2025
📍 #ClimateFunds Pavilion, #Belém

#GEFAssembly #2030Agenda #GEFatCOP30
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The GEF and @unep.org have launched the Food Waste Breakthrough at #COP30 — aiming to cut food waste in half by 2030 and reduce methane emissions by up to 7%. 🍽️🌍

Read more: unep.org/news-and-sto...

#GEFatCOP30 #Finance4Climate #FoodSystems #ZeroWaste
Food Waste Breakthrough launches to help cities halve food waste, cut methane emissions and reduce hunger
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners today launched a new initiative to halve food waste by 2030 and cut up to seven per cent from methane emissions as part of efforts to slow climate chan...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
⚡️#COP30 is in full swing in #Belém today!

Join the GEF at the #TheClimateFundsPavilion with @adaptationfund.bsky.social, Climate Investment Fund, & @greenclimate.fund in Blue Zone C83.

🔗Check out our full list of engagements: thegef.org/events/gef-u...

#GEFatCOP30 #Finance4Climate #ClimateAction
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Amazon houses 10% of all known species but is under threat. See how ARPA, funded by the GEF, and implemented by the World Bank and FUNBIO, has helped protect 60M hectares of rainforest. thegef.org/what-we-do/t...

#Rainforest #Biodiversity #Conservation
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Cleaner chemistry, healthier planet.🌿
Through GEF and UNIDO’s Global Greenchem Program, entrepreneurs in #Ukraine, #Serbia, #Indonesia, #Jordan, #Peru & #Uganda are creating greener businesses and safer products. www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
#GreenChemistry #CircularEconomy #Microplastics
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reposted by Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The importance of simplifying #ASGM formalization processes was reinforced by @minamataconvention.bsky.social Exec Secretary Monika Stankiewicz at @thegef.bsky.social sponsored special event at #MinamataCOP6 this week, featuring lessons learned in the planetGOLD programme

#MakeMercuryHistory
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
In rural #Gambia 🇬🇲 women once walked hours each day for water. Now, with support from the GEF and @afdbgroup.bsky.social, solar-powered systems deliver clean water to 110,000 people across 144 villages — transforming lives and strengthening climate resilience.💧🌍 www.afdb.org/en/success-s...
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The last mercury-cell chlor-alkali plant in Mexico is going mercury-free. With the GEF, @unep.org, and government of Mexico support, the facility is adopting cleaner ion-exchange tech, protecting workers, & ecosystems. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #MinamataCOP6
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Five countries – #Albania, #BurkinaFaso, #India, #Montenegro & #Uganda – are going mercury-free in healthcare. With the GEF & @unep.org support, they’re replacing mercury thermometers & sphygmomanometers with safer alternatives for people & planet. Learn more: thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@who.int
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme, funded by the GEF and led by @unep.org, fills gaps in POPs monitoring, boosts tracking capacity, and helps countries track levels of POPs and mercury over time. thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
#MinamataCOP6 #PollutionPrevention
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🌳Global deforestation is slowing. The new @fao.org
#FRA2025 report shows forests now cover 4.14B ha, or 30% of Earth’s land. More than under management plans and 20% protected. Progress is real, but 10.9M ha are still lost yearly. fao.org/newsroom/det...

#ForestRestoration #SustainableForestry
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The GEF funds action under the Stockholm Convention and Minamata Convention @minamataconvention.bsky.social, helping countries meet their commitments and create a cleaner, safer world for people and nature. thegef.org/newsroom/fea...

#MinamataCOP6 #MinamataConvention #MakeMercuryHistory #COP30
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join the GEF-funded and World Bank-led #AmazonSustainableLandscapes Program for a webinar to celebrate its 10 years of collaboration and impact across the #Amazon.

🗓️ October 30 | 10:30 AM ET

🔗Register: worldbankgroup.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In Nepal 🇳🇵, The GEF and @fao.org helped farmers test and switch to climate-resilient crops that stand up to changing rain and wind.🌾Higher yields, more income, less pressure to migrate.

Learn more🔗 fao.org/newsroom/sto...

#SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #RuralDevelopment
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In 🇰🇪 #Kenya, the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund has helped thousands of farmers harvest water, conserve soil, and introduce high value crops such as Haas avocados.
Read more about this GEF-funded and @ifad.org -implemented work: thegef.org/news/could-a...

#SustainableAgriculture #SustainableFarming
October 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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📢 A new assessment of planetGOLD gives a comprehensive review of strategies taken up in 9 countries—providing deep observations, takeaways & recommendations that current & future initiatives on artisanal & small-scale gold mining can learn from.

🔻 Learn more 🔻
www.planetgold.org/new-report-e...
New report examines progress and takeaways from planetGOLD programme | planetGOLD
www.planetgold.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Sahara & Sahel are difficult regions to cultivate. The #GreatGreenWall is restoring 100M ha across Africa with native vegetation. Funded by the GEF. Implemented by: @unep.org, @afdbgroup.bsky.social, @fao.org, the World Bank: thegef.org/what-we-do/t... #ForNature #UNited4Land
#ForNature
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
October 23 is International Snow Leopard Day! Once monarchs of Central Asia’s high mountains, fewer than 4,000 exist in the wild. See how @undp.org and the GEF are helping protect
these majestic cats: undp-nature.exposure.co/what-water-m...

#SnowLeopardDay #WildlifeProtection
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
♻️A life-cycle approach to plastics could save $70B in waste costs and $4.5T in social/environmental costs by 2040. The 3-day Plastic Reboot conference aims to align policy, innovation, & best practice across sectors. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#PlasticReboot #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yesterday in #Panama 🇵🇦, the GEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Panama, began its Expanded Constituency Workshop for Latin American countries to share experiences, strengthen knowledge, build capacity, and inform the design of future GEF projects and programs.🌿🌎
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The GEF’s Food Systems Integrated Program, led by @fao.org and @ifad.org directs $282M in GEF financing & $2B in co-financing to help countries transform food systems. Learn how it supports shifts in value chains, finance, policy, and more: wrld.bg/fM7b50Xc5QQ #worldfoodday
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM