Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@thegef.bsky.social
The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.
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
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
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
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
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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
#MakeMercuryHistory
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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
#MakeMercuryHistory
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
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...
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
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 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
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
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
@who.int
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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
@who.int
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
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
#MinamataCOP6 #PollutionPrevention
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
#MinamataCOP6 #PollutionPrevention
🌳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
#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
🌳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
#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
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
#MinamataCOP6 #MinamataConvention #MakeMercuryHistory #COP30
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 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
#MinamataCOP6 #MinamataConvention #MakeMercuryHistory #COP30
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 30 | 10:30 AM ET
🔗Register: worldbankgroup.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 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 30 | 10:30 AM ET
🔗Register: worldbankgroup.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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
Learn more🔗 fao.org/newsroom/sto...
#SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #RuralDevelopment
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 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
Learn more🔗 fao.org/newsroom/sto...
#SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #RuralDevelopment
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
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
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
Read more about this GEF-funded and @ifad.org -implemented work: thegef.org/news/could-a...
#SustainableAgriculture #SustainableFarming
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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...
🔻 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
📢 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...
🔻 Learn more 🔻
www.planetgold.org/new-report-e...
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
#ForNature
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 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
#ForNature
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
these majestic cats: undp-nature.exposure.co/what-water-m...
#SnowLeopardDay #WildlifeProtection
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 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
these majestic cats: undp-nature.exposure.co/what-water-m...
#SnowLeopardDay #WildlifeProtection
♻️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
#PlasticReboot #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 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
#PlasticReboot #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution
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
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.🌿🌎
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
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
This week, GEF member governments and partners met in Kasane, Botswana, to review plans for #GEF9, the next funding cycle - a crucial moment for global goals on climate, nature, and pollution.
📍From Kasane: Hope is possible. Action is urgent.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/new...
📍From Kasane: Hope is possible. Action is urgent.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/new...
Governments and partners meet to consider crucial ninth replenishment
Representatives of member governments and other GEF stakeholders gathered October 7-9, 2025, in Kasane, Botswana to review proposed plans for the multilateral trust fund in its ninth funding cycle for the 2026-2030 period.
www.thegef.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This week, GEF member governments and partners met in Kasane, Botswana, to review plans for #GEF9, the next funding cycle - a crucial moment for global goals on climate, nature, and pollution.
📍From Kasane: Hope is possible. Action is urgent.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/new...
📍From Kasane: Hope is possible. Action is urgent.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/new...
🗣️Want to engage with #theGEF?
Join “Ask the GEF CEO” with Carlos Manuel Rodríguez at #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi on Oct 13. Bring your questions, leave with answers.
👉 iucncongress2025.org/programme/as...
📅 Oct.13
🕒 14:00 - 15:00
📍GEF Pavilion
#GEFatIUCNcongress
Join “Ask the GEF CEO” with Carlos Manuel Rodríguez at #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi on Oct 13. Bring your questions, leave with answers.
👉 iucncongress2025.org/programme/as...
📅 Oct.13
🕒 14:00 - 15:00
📍GEF Pavilion
#GEFatIUCNcongress
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🗣️Want to engage with #theGEF?
Join “Ask the GEF CEO” with Carlos Manuel Rodríguez at #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi on Oct 13. Bring your questions, leave with answers.
👉 iucncongress2025.org/programme/as...
📅 Oct.13
🕒 14:00 - 15:00
📍GEF Pavilion
#GEFatIUCNcongress
Join “Ask the GEF CEO” with Carlos Manuel Rodríguez at #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi on Oct 13. Bring your questions, leave with answers.
👉 iucncongress2025.org/programme/as...
📅 Oct.13
🕒 14:00 - 15:00
📍GEF Pavilion
#GEFatIUCNcongress
A cleaner, healthier future is on the way for 33 island countries! 🌴🌊The $515 million GEF ISLANDS program supports efforts to curb hazardous substance imports, dispose of toxic waste, and build circular production systems. gefislands.org
@undp.org
@unep.org
@fao.org
@undp.org
@unep.org
@fao.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A cleaner, healthier future is on the way for 33 island countries! 🌴🌊The $515 million GEF ISLANDS program supports efforts to curb hazardous substance imports, dispose of toxic waste, and build circular production systems. gefislands.org
@undp.org
@unep.org
@fao.org
@undp.org
@unep.org
@fao.org
The Food Securities Fund’s first four years:
🌱150,962 ha of land restored
🌍215,939 tons of CO2 sequestered
🪴 95,181 smallholder farmers engaged
Discover the fund’s 2030 goals in this story:
www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
🌱150,962 ha of land restored
🌍215,939 tons of CO2 sequestered
🪴 95,181 smallholder farmers engaged
Discover the fund’s 2030 goals in this story:
www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
Scaling successes in sustainable agriculture
www.thegef.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Food Securities Fund’s first four years:
🌱150,962 ha of land restored
🌍215,939 tons of CO2 sequestered
🪴 95,181 smallholder farmers engaged
Discover the fund’s 2030 goals in this story:
www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
🌱150,962 ha of land restored
🌍215,939 tons of CO2 sequestered
🪴 95,181 smallholder farmers engaged
Discover the fund’s 2030 goals in this story:
www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
To strengthen institutional capacity across North Africa and ensure the GEF-supported projects deliver maximum benefits, are locally led, and sustainable, a two-day workshop took place last week in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Read to learn more:
www.awf.org/pressroom/gl... #GEFOFPs
Read to learn more:
www.awf.org/pressroom/gl... #GEFOFPs
September 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
To strengthen institutional capacity across North Africa and ensure the GEF-supported projects deliver maximum benefits, are locally led, and sustainable, a two-day workshop took place last week in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Read to learn more:
www.awf.org/pressroom/gl... #GEFOFPs
Read to learn more:
www.awf.org/pressroom/gl... #GEFOFPs
Congratulations to Martin von Hildrebrand, recipient of the 2nd Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for five decades of work defending the Amazon and Indigenous communities. Read the press release to learn more: www.worldwildlife.org/press-releas... #Biodiversity #AmazonConservation
2nd Lovejoy Prize Awarded in NYC
The second Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize was awarded last night to an exceptional leader who has led innovative approaches to advance the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
www.worldwildlife.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Congratulations to Martin von Hildrebrand, recipient of the 2nd Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for five decades of work defending the Amazon and Indigenous communities. Read the press release to learn more: www.worldwildlife.org/press-releas... #Biodiversity #AmazonConservation
🌍Historic milestone for the ocean: Morocco and Sierra Leone have ratified the #BBNJ Agreement, triggering its entry into force in 120 days. Read the press release: www.thegef.org/newsroom/pre...
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🌍Historic milestone for the ocean: Morocco and Sierra Leone have ratified the #BBNJ Agreement, triggering its entry into force in 120 days. Read the press release: www.thegef.org/newsroom/pre...
The Nyandungu wetland restoration has been a success by reducing flooding, boosting biodiversity, and creating a vibrant public space. It’s now a model for restoring other wetlands across Kigali: www.shiftcities.org/post/breathi... #SustainableCities
Breathing New Life into 5 Kigali Wetlands to Enhance Climate Resilience and Quality of Life | UrbanShift
These formerly degraded sites will soon welcome visitors for recreational and educational opportunities—while alleviating flood challenges for the city.
www.shiftcities.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Nyandungu wetland restoration has been a success by reducing flooding, boosting biodiversity, and creating a vibrant public space. It’s now a model for restoring other wetlands across Kigali: www.shiftcities.org/post/breathi... #SustainableCities