GEF Small Grants Programme
@gef-sgp.bsky.social
The Small Grants Programme (SGP) is implemented by UNDP and funded by the Global Environment Facility. SGP supports innovative sustainable development projects.
What does resilience look like in a changing climate?
Communities in Kyrgyzstan are reimagining their future with nature-based solutions that work #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Take a look at how they're protecting a landscape rooted in nature and tradition: go.undp.org/iX5
Communities in Kyrgyzstan are reimagining their future with nature-based solutions that work #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Take a look at how they're protecting a landscape rooted in nature and tradition: go.undp.org/iX5
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What does resilience look like in a changing climate?
Communities in Kyrgyzstan are reimagining their future with nature-based solutions that work #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Take a look at how they're protecting a landscape rooted in nature and tradition: go.undp.org/iX5
Communities in Kyrgyzstan are reimagining their future with nature-based solutions that work #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Take a look at how they're protecting a landscape rooted in nature and tradition: go.undp.org/iX5
People didn’t understand that seagrasses are a powerhouse in addressing climate change - absorbing CO₂ 35x faster than tropical rainforests.
That’s where @thegef.bsky.social and @undpturkiye.bsky.social support came in.
See how seagrasses and tourism are working to #SaveOurOcean: go.undp.org/w9o
That’s where @thegef.bsky.social and @undpturkiye.bsky.social support came in.
See how seagrasses and tourism are working to #SaveOurOcean: go.undp.org/w9o
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
People didn’t understand that seagrasses are a powerhouse in addressing climate change - absorbing CO₂ 35x faster than tropical rainforests.
That’s where @thegef.bsky.social and @undpturkiye.bsky.social support came in.
See how seagrasses and tourism are working to #SaveOurOcean: go.undp.org/w9o
That’s where @thegef.bsky.social and @undpturkiye.bsky.social support came in.
See how seagrasses and tourism are working to #SaveOurOcean: go.undp.org/w9o
🌊12 women in Rodrigues swapped their fishing cards for sustainable livelihoods — launching a craft center and restaurant in Graviers.
See how the project, supported by @undp.org Mauritius and @thegef.bsky.social, is empowering women #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/RKyj50Xa1mJ
See how the project, supported by @undp.org Mauritius and @thegef.bsky.social, is empowering women #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/RKyj50Xa1mJ
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🌊12 women in Rodrigues swapped their fishing cards for sustainable livelihoods — launching a craft center and restaurant in Graviers.
See how the project, supported by @undp.org Mauritius and @thegef.bsky.social, is empowering women #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/RKyj50Xa1mJ
See how the project, supported by @undp.org Mauritius and @thegef.bsky.social, is empowering women #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/RKyj50Xa1mJ
Food is life.
Food is land.
Food is roots.
Food is memory.
Food is a right, not a privilege.
Every day is #WorldFoodDay for rural women in the Brazilian backcountry.
See how they're cultivating change with support from @thegef.bsky.social and @pnudbrasil.bsky.social: go.undp.org/iZK
Food is land.
Food is roots.
Food is memory.
Food is a right, not a privilege.
Every day is #WorldFoodDay for rural women in the Brazilian backcountry.
See how they're cultivating change with support from @thegef.bsky.social and @pnudbrasil.bsky.social: go.undp.org/iZK
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Food is life.
Food is land.
Food is roots.
Food is memory.
Food is a right, not a privilege.
Every day is #WorldFoodDay for rural women in the Brazilian backcountry.
See how they're cultivating change with support from @thegef.bsky.social and @pnudbrasil.bsky.social: go.undp.org/iZK
Food is land.
Food is roots.
Food is memory.
Food is a right, not a privilege.
Every day is #WorldFoodDay for rural women in the Brazilian backcountry.
See how they're cultivating change with support from @thegef.bsky.social and @pnudbrasil.bsky.social: go.undp.org/iZK
In Tiab village of Hormozgan Province, a group of #ruralwomen is protecting and restoring the Shour–Shirin–Minab wetland, one of southern Iran’s most valuable ecosystems.
In partnership with @thegef.bsky.social and UNDP Iran, see how we support work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/YSWC50XeFys
In partnership with @thegef.bsky.social and UNDP Iran, see how we support work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/YSWC50XeFys
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In Tiab village of Hormozgan Province, a group of #ruralwomen is protecting and restoring the Shour–Shirin–Minab wetland, one of southern Iran’s most valuable ecosystems.
In partnership with @thegef.bsky.social and UNDP Iran, see how we support work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/YSWC50XeFys
In partnership with @thegef.bsky.social and UNDP Iran, see how we support work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/YSWC50XeFys
A year ago Laya, Bhutan, we announced grant support with @thegef.bsky.social and IPSI Satoyama Initiative for CSOs and CBOs to boost highland resilience.
Today, we celebrate results #ForPeopleForPlanet — resilient highland livelihoods and innovative climate solutions with UNDP Bhutan and partners.
Today, we celebrate results #ForPeopleForPlanet — resilient highland livelihoods and innovative climate solutions with UNDP Bhutan and partners.
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A year ago Laya, Bhutan, we announced grant support with @thegef.bsky.social and IPSI Satoyama Initiative for CSOs and CBOs to boost highland resilience.
Today, we celebrate results #ForPeopleForPlanet — resilient highland livelihoods and innovative climate solutions with UNDP Bhutan and partners.
Today, we celebrate results #ForPeopleForPlanet — resilient highland livelihoods and innovative climate solutions with UNDP Bhutan and partners.
Six years ago, Amina Yesina left her role as CFO to return to her childhood dream of working with horses
She's not just taking care of animals today, she helps children with disabilities, turns manure into fertilizer, educates farmers & creates a closed cycle eco-stable www.undp.org/kazakhstan/s...
She's not just taking care of animals today, she helps children with disabilities, turns manure into fertilizer, educates farmers & creates a closed cycle eco-stable www.undp.org/kazakhstan/s...
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Six years ago, Amina Yesina left her role as CFO to return to her childhood dream of working with horses
She's not just taking care of animals today, she helps children with disabilities, turns manure into fertilizer, educates farmers & creates a closed cycle eco-stable www.undp.org/kazakhstan/s...
She's not just taking care of animals today, she helps children with disabilities, turns manure into fertilizer, educates farmers & creates a closed cycle eco-stable www.undp.org/kazakhstan/s...
In Fiji, market vendors and farmers gathered for a training building skills to access funding, grow their businesses, and uplift their communities.
“For me, the workshop has reminded me of the importance of working together...”
Take a look : ow.ly/NnpP50WQRQ7
“For me, the workshop has reminded me of the importance of working together...”
Take a look : ow.ly/NnpP50WQRQ7
September 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
In Fiji, market vendors and farmers gathered for a training building skills to access funding, grow their businesses, and uplift their communities.
“For me, the workshop has reminded me of the importance of working together...”
Take a look : ow.ly/NnpP50WQRQ7
“For me, the workshop has reminded me of the importance of working together...”
Take a look : ow.ly/NnpP50WQRQ7
Young people are shaping the future of environmental governance
In Nigeria, we're proud to partner with GYBN Nigerian and the Global Environment Facility to support youth engagement around the NBSAP process: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
In Nigeria, we're proud to partner with GYBN Nigerian and the Global Environment Facility to support youth engagement around the NBSAP process: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
September 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Young people are shaping the future of environmental governance
In Nigeria, we're proud to partner with GYBN Nigerian and the Global Environment Facility to support youth engagement around the NBSAP process: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
In Nigeria, we're proud to partner with GYBN Nigerian and the Global Environment Facility to support youth engagement around the NBSAP process: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
We're so pleased that #UNDPMauritius Open Day 2025 was a success.
Celebrating partnership and progress, 500+ visitors attended to explore UNDP’s work and its ongoing partnership with the Republic of Mauritius.
Here’s to many more years of action #ForPeopleForPlanet🌍💙
www.undp.org/mauritius-se...
Celebrating partnership and progress, 500+ visitors attended to explore UNDP’s work and its ongoing partnership with the Republic of Mauritius.
Here’s to many more years of action #ForPeopleForPlanet🌍💙
www.undp.org/mauritius-se...
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We're so pleased that #UNDPMauritius Open Day 2025 was a success.
Celebrating partnership and progress, 500+ visitors attended to explore UNDP’s work and its ongoing partnership with the Republic of Mauritius.
Here’s to many more years of action #ForPeopleForPlanet🌍💙
www.undp.org/mauritius-se...
Celebrating partnership and progress, 500+ visitors attended to explore UNDP’s work and its ongoing partnership with the Republic of Mauritius.
Here’s to many more years of action #ForPeopleForPlanet🌍💙
www.undp.org/mauritius-se...
The pristine mountains of #Bhutan attract many visitors, but with visitors comes waste — a growing challenge for fragile ecosystems like Laya, perched at 3,820m.
To respond, UNDP Bhutan and SHE Cycle Solutions, show that when communities lead, solutions last: ow.ly/uSsB50WL9p9
To respond, UNDP Bhutan and SHE Cycle Solutions, show that when communities lead, solutions last: ow.ly/uSsB50WL9p9
August 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The pristine mountains of #Bhutan attract many visitors, but with visitors comes waste — a growing challenge for fragile ecosystems like Laya, perched at 3,820m.
To respond, UNDP Bhutan and SHE Cycle Solutions, show that when communities lead, solutions last: ow.ly/uSsB50WL9p9
To respond, UNDP Bhutan and SHE Cycle Solutions, show that when communities lead, solutions last: ow.ly/uSsB50WL9p9
🌱 Guardians of environment
🦜 Protectors of biodiversity
💚 Keepers of unique traditions
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, see how women in Burkina Faso are reviving traditional farming techniques – with benefits #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/wGY
@thegef.bsky.social @undp.org @iki-germany.bsky.social
🦜 Protectors of biodiversity
💚 Keepers of unique traditions
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, see how women in Burkina Faso are reviving traditional farming techniques – with benefits #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/wGY
@thegef.bsky.social @undp.org @iki-germany.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🌱 Guardians of environment
🦜 Protectors of biodiversity
💚 Keepers of unique traditions
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, see how women in Burkina Faso are reviving traditional farming techniques – with benefits #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/wGY
@thegef.bsky.social @undp.org @iki-germany.bsky.social
🦜 Protectors of biodiversity
💚 Keepers of unique traditions
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, see how women in Burkina Faso are reviving traditional farming techniques – with benefits #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/wGY
@thegef.bsky.social @undp.org @iki-germany.bsky.social
🦅 “This project planted a seed in my community – a seed of hope and responsibility.” – Franklin Olivo, Guna Indigenous community, Púcuro.
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #YouthDay, see how local action creates global impact in Panama’s wild Darién rainforest: undp-nature.exposure.co/guardians-of...
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #YouthDay, see how local action creates global impact in Panama’s wild Darién rainforest: undp-nature.exposure.co/guardians-of...
August 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🦅 “This project planted a seed in my community – a seed of hope and responsibility.” – Franklin Olivo, Guna Indigenous community, Púcuro.
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #YouthDay, see how local action creates global impact in Panama’s wild Darién rainforest: undp-nature.exposure.co/guardians-of...
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #YouthDay, see how local action creates global impact in Panama’s wild Darién rainforest: undp-nature.exposure.co/guardians-of...
Join us now! With @thegef.bsky.social and @gefcsonetwork.org to learn more about lessons for financial and technical support to local civil society organizations - especially small, grassroots, and frontline groups.
🗓️ Wed, 6 Aug
🕗 8:00–9:00 AM EST
🔗 lu.ma/0ztwc2hw
🗓️ Wed, 6 Aug
🕗 8:00–9:00 AM EST
🔗 lu.ma/0ztwc2hw
August 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Join us now! With @thegef.bsky.social and @gefcsonetwork.org to learn more about lessons for financial and technical support to local civil society organizations - especially small, grassroots, and frontline groups.
🗓️ Wed, 6 Aug
🕗 8:00–9:00 AM EST
🔗 lu.ma/0ztwc2hw
🗓️ Wed, 6 Aug
🕗 8:00–9:00 AM EST
🔗 lu.ma/0ztwc2hw
We have already lost +85% of all wetlands in the past two centuries.
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate our work with theGEF and UNDPZimbabwe to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate our work with theGEF and UNDPZimbabwe to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
July 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We have already lost +85% of all wetlands in the past two centuries.
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate our work with theGEF and UNDPZimbabwe to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate our work with theGEF and UNDPZimbabwe to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
We have already lost +85% of all wetlands in the past two centuries.
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate @theGEF
@UNDPZimbabwe
work to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate @theGEF
@UNDPZimbabwe
work to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
July 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We have already lost +85% of all wetlands in the past two centuries.
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate @theGEF
@UNDPZimbabwe
work to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
But in Zimbabwe they know “wetlands are our children’s heritage.”
With #WetlandsCOP15 taking place now, we celebrate @theGEF
@UNDPZimbabwe
work to protect and restore wetlands: go.undp.org/wUB
🌱🌱🌱
🖋️ What’s ONE word that captures the future YOUth want to help build?
Ahead of #YouthDay, help shape our global word cloud. 🌍✨
Drop your word in one of six UN languages by August 1 and be part of #SignedTheFuture – launching soon.
🔗: bit.ly/UNDPWordCloud
#Youth2030
Ahead of #YouthDay, help shape our global word cloud. 🌍✨
Drop your word in one of six UN languages by August 1 and be part of #SignedTheFuture – launching soon.
🔗: bit.ly/UNDPWordCloud
#Youth2030
July 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🖋️ What’s ONE word that captures the future YOUth want to help build?
Ahead of #YouthDay, help shape our global word cloud. 🌍✨
Drop your word in one of six UN languages by August 1 and be part of #SignedTheFuture – launching soon.
🔗: bit.ly/UNDPWordCloud
#Youth2030
Ahead of #YouthDay, help shape our global word cloud. 🌍✨
Drop your word in one of six UN languages by August 1 and be part of #SignedTheFuture – launching soon.
🔗: bit.ly/UNDPWordCloud
#Youth2030
📢 Join us at #HLPF2025 to discuss role of Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) in achieving #SDGs and key Global Biodiversity Framework targets.
Register here to attend our virtual side event 17 July, 8:30am NYT: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here to attend our virtual side event 17 July, 8:30am NYT: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
📢 Join us at #HLPF2025 to discuss role of Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) in achieving #SDGs and key Global Biodiversity Framework targets.
Register here to attend our virtual side event 17 July, 8:30am NYT: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here to attend our virtual side event 17 July, 8:30am NYT: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
World leaders, experts and civil society gather next week at #HLPF2025 to enhance action to achieve the #SDGs.
We have a solution in the heart of the Peruvian highlands: local action to recover and conserve their agrobiodiversity #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/Uyz
We have a solution in the heart of the Peruvian highlands: local action to recover and conserve their agrobiodiversity #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/Uyz
July 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
World leaders, experts and civil society gather next week at #HLPF2025 to enhance action to achieve the #SDGs.
We have a solution in the heart of the Peruvian highlands: local action to recover and conserve their agrobiodiversity #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/Uyz
We have a solution in the heart of the Peruvian highlands: local action to recover and conserve their agrobiodiversity #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/Uyz
Can degraded land come back to life? In Georgia’s highlands our work with local communities & UNDP Georgia & the GEF is proving it's possible!
Together 7,000 m² of pastures is now a living example of:
🌿 Restored soil
🐑 Sustainable grazing
🚿 Smart irrigation
🪧 Electric fencing
#GenerationRestoration
Together 7,000 m² of pastures is now a living example of:
🌿 Restored soil
🐑 Sustainable grazing
🚿 Smart irrigation
🪧 Electric fencing
#GenerationRestoration
June 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Can degraded land come back to life? In Georgia’s highlands our work with local communities & UNDP Georgia & the GEF is proving it's possible!
Together 7,000 m² of pastures is now a living example of:
🌿 Restored soil
🐑 Sustainable grazing
🚿 Smart irrigation
🪧 Electric fencing
#GenerationRestoration
Together 7,000 m² of pastures is now a living example of:
🌿 Restored soil
🐑 Sustainable grazing
🚿 Smart irrigation
🪧 Electric fencing
#GenerationRestoration
We're proud to partner with Eunice Spring of Life Foundation. They've just planted 1,000 trees in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.
This work is addressing biodiversity loss and promoting sustainable traditional medicinal practices among the local Indigenous People.
🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱
This work is addressing biodiversity loss and promoting sustainable traditional medicinal practices among the local Indigenous People.
🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We're proud to partner with Eunice Spring of Life Foundation. They've just planted 1,000 trees in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.
This work is addressing biodiversity loss and promoting sustainable traditional medicinal practices among the local Indigenous People.
🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱
This work is addressing biodiversity loss and promoting sustainable traditional medicinal practices among the local Indigenous People.
🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱
🌵From deserts to forests🌳 this #DesertificationandDroughtDay take a journey with us.
See how solar pumps, native seeds and collective action in Mexico’s Mixteca region are restoring land and hope.
“This place will become full of nature, a small paradise.”
#ForPeopleForPlanet
@unccd.bsky.social
See how solar pumps, native seeds and collective action in Mexico’s Mixteca region are restoring land and hope.
“This place will become full of nature, a small paradise.”
#ForPeopleForPlanet
@unccd.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🌵From deserts to forests🌳 this #DesertificationandDroughtDay take a journey with us.
See how solar pumps, native seeds and collective action in Mexico’s Mixteca region are restoring land and hope.
“This place will become full of nature, a small paradise.”
#ForPeopleForPlanet
@unccd.bsky.social
See how solar pumps, native seeds and collective action in Mexico’s Mixteca region are restoring land and hope.
“This place will become full of nature, a small paradise.”
#ForPeopleForPlanet
@unccd.bsky.social
On #WorldOceanDay2025 🌊 find out how we're supporting local communities in Mauritius #BeatPlasticPollution to protect marine life and save the ocean: go.undp.org/Ueb
#ForPeopleForPlanet
#ForPeopleForPlanet
June 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
On #WorldOceanDay2025 🌊 find out how we're supporting local communities in Mauritius #BeatPlasticPollution to protect marine life and save the ocean: go.undp.org/Ueb
#ForPeopleForPlanet
#ForPeopleForPlanet
Micro-nurseries are transforming the Aral Sea region.
In partnership with UNDP Kazakhstan, the Global Environment Facility and more, we're supporting local communities in growing resilient plants to combat desertification and restore ecosystems: go.undp.org/3Cb
In partnership with UNDP Kazakhstan, the Global Environment Facility and more, we're supporting local communities in growing resilient plants to combat desertification and restore ecosystems: go.undp.org/3Cb
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Micro-nurseries are transforming the Aral Sea region.
In partnership with UNDP Kazakhstan, the Global Environment Facility and more, we're supporting local communities in growing resilient plants to combat desertification and restore ecosystems: go.undp.org/3Cb
In partnership with UNDP Kazakhstan, the Global Environment Facility and more, we're supporting local communities in growing resilient plants to combat desertification and restore ecosystems: go.undp.org/3Cb
“Together, we can build a future where sustainability isn’t just a goal – it’s a way of life.” - Fetu Leapai-Saili, Samoan beekeeper 🐝
This #WorldBeeDay take a look at how we partner with @thegef.bsky.social and @undp.org to support Fetu in her work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/S9C150VQFjh
🐝 🐝 🐝
This #WorldBeeDay take a look at how we partner with @thegef.bsky.social and @undp.org to support Fetu in her work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/S9C150VQFjh
🐝 🐝 🐝
May 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Together, we can build a future where sustainability isn’t just a goal – it’s a way of life.” - Fetu Leapai-Saili, Samoan beekeeper 🐝
This #WorldBeeDay take a look at how we partner with @thegef.bsky.social and @undp.org to support Fetu in her work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/S9C150VQFjh
🐝 🐝 🐝
This #WorldBeeDay take a look at how we partner with @thegef.bsky.social and @undp.org to support Fetu in her work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/S9C150VQFjh
🐝 🐝 🐝