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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 2h

The GEF is welcoming four new members to its Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group #IPAG, expanding regional and youth representation and strengthening Indigenous Peoples’ voices in the GEF’s work. Meet the new members 🧵

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As Diego Mesa Puyo begins his four-year term as GEF CEO and Chairperson, the #GEF9 period will focus on integrated solutions, blended finance, stronger partnerships and other priorities for the 2030 environmental goals. www.thegef.org/newsroom/pre...

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At #WorldForestWeek, voices from across key forest biomes will explore how primary forests can be safeguarded and the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in their stewardship. Learn more: www.fao.org/forestry/com... Watch the webcast: www.fao.org/webcast/deta... #COFO28

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

150,000 hectares of Indigenous & community land. 6,000 households. One province in the DRC 🇨🇩 leading by example. See how the GBFF is putting the Twa Indigenous Peoples at the heart of conservation. Heading into #COP17 Yerevan — nature action, community-led. 🎥 @fao.org #GBFF #CBDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The GEF and Lao PDR’s Ministry of Agriculture & Environment 🇱🇦 are bringing together representatives from 16 countries in #Vientiane for the #GEF9 Planning Workshop for Asia to strengthen regional cooperation, exchange experiences, and advance country-driven environmental priorities. #LaoPDR #Asia

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The 2026 Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize honors Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre for 40+ years of groundbreaking Amazon science. The GEF Interim CEO Claude Gascon joined the celebration in NYC as we proudly marked Tom Lovejoy’s legacy and the Amazon champions carrying it forward. #ClimateWeekNYC

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

More than 180 partners & stakeholders gathered in Panama City for the GEF-funded @planetgold.org Global Forum to advance mercury-free, responsible artisanal gold mining. Led by @unep.org, #planetGOLD is helping turn proven solutions into action: planetgold.org/planetgold-g... #ASGM

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planetGOLD Global Forum accelerates action towards mercury-free, responsible artisanal gold mining | planetGOLD

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

At #AFSF2026 in Kigali, the GEF-supported Food Systems Integrated Program #FSIP, led by @fao.org and @ifad.org, explored how finance & partnerships can advance food systems transformation across Africa: fao.org/in-action/fo... #FoodSystems #AFSF

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planetGOLD Programme @planetgold.org · 25/09/2026

📰 More than 180 partners & stakeholders gathered for @thegef.bsky.social funded planetGOLD programme’s 2026 Global Forum on Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining, held from 22 to 24 September, to advance practical action toward a mercury-free, responsibly managed sector.

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planetGOLD Global Forum accelerates action towards mercury-free, responsible artisanal gold mining | planetGOLD

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

6.4 million ha. Nine Indigenous ethnicities. One goal: a nature-positive Brazil. See how the #GBFF is putting Indigenous Peoples at the center of #Biodiversity conservation. Ahead of #COP17 in Yerevan — "Taking Action for Nature" starts with the people already doing it. 🎥

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The UK pledges £330 million to #GEF9. Donors have now pledged more than $4.3 billion to the ninth GEF replenishment. The GEF welcomes the UK’s continued leadership and long-term partnership. www.thegef.org/newsroom/new... @rkyte365.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

World leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly. The ocean reminds us of something simple: protecting it requires us to work together. Currents cross borders. Marine life migrates between nations. Many Nations, One Ocean. 🌊 @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social 📷 joakant

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planetGOLD Programme @planetgold.org · 15/09/2026

Supporting countries’ commitments under the @minamataconvention.bsky.social, planetGOLD is funded by @thegef.bsky.social, led by @unep.org, and implemented in collaboration with @undp.org, UNIDO and @conservationorg.bsky.social.

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yesterday, the GEF and @CIF opened a new learning series examining where blended finance can scale #ClimateAdaptation – and where grants and public finance remain essential. The takeaway: different investments need different forms of capital. youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4q...

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Mongolia’s cashmere and leather industries are advancing toward safer, cleaner & more sustainable production through the Eliminating Hazardous Chemicals from Supply Chains in Mongolia project, funded by the GEF & implemented by @undp.org. 🔗 www.undp.org/mongolia/pub...

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌍 16 countries. One shared goal: shaping priorities for #GEF9. GEF and Moldova’s Ministry of Environment are bringing together partners from across Eastern Europe & Central Asia in #Chisinau to strengthen regional cooperation and advance country-driven environmental priorities.

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In this #GEFVoices interview, Salote Covilati, a geospatial information specialist with the Pacific Community (SPC), shares how combining traditional knowledge with geospatial tools can empower women & support community decision making across the Pacific. Read more: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Meet the winners of “The Amazon Through Our Eyes” photo contest! 🏆Grand Prize: Roly Ortiz 🇵🇪 🎖️Honorable Mention: Nelson Hernández 🇨🇴 🎖️Honorable Mention: Alan Paco 🇵🇪 Explore the winning photos & more from across the Amazon: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b681... #AmazonSustainableLandscapes

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The GEF, @agendacaf.bsky.social, and Instiglio have launched a new financing mechanism to scale climate adaptation solutions, starting in 🇧🇸 The Bahamas and 🇩🇴 the Dominican Republic and helping mobilize public and private investment across the Caribbean: caf.com/en/currently... #SIDS

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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

To support the work of the Great Green Wall initiative, @unep.org manages a $78 million programme with the West African Development Bank, with funding support from @thegef.bsky.social, to help deliver the initiatives goals.

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In Mongolia, this GEF - @fao.org project supports community-based natural resource management across the Khangai mountain landscape. It is expected to restore 24,000 ha, improve management of 630,000 ha, and benefit 10,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On #WorldLakeDay, see how $5.8M in GEF financing will help 🇱🇾 Libya restore the Ubari Lakes Basin—while advancing Land Degradation Neutrality and the country’s commitments under @unccd.bsky.social. 🔗 go.undp.org/GEF8Libya #UNCCDCOP17 #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

As #UNCCDCOP17 focuses attention on land, #GEFVoices Seruni Lestari shares how trust, local knowledge, and better data can support land restoration and more resilient landscapes in 🇮🇩 Indonesia. Read more: thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In Panama, this GEF-funded, @fao.org -implemented project is restoring river basins through sustainable land management, climate-smart agriculture, and livestock. It aims to improve 5,000 ha and enhance incomes for 4,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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IPS Inter Press Service @ipsnews.net · 25/08/2026

A new $140 million initiative is proposed by @thegef.bsky.social to help countries prepare for drought, strengthen resilience in drylands and reduce the growing risks to ecosystems, food security, water availability, livelihoods and health www.ipsnews.net/2026/08/gef-...

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GEF Proposes $140 Million Program to Strengthen Drought Resilience

The GEF has announced plans for a new $140 million initiative aimed at helping countries prepare for drought and strengthen resilience.

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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Always a pleasure to meet Aziz Adbdukhakimov, Advisor to the Uzbekistan President on Ecology & Climate. Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 is leaning in on global environmental cooperation, delivering action at a national, regional & global level - including a successful @thegef.bsky.social #GEF8 Assembly in Samarkand.

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In 🇺🇾 Uruguay, GEF's @fao.org -implemented project is supporting land degradation neutrality while conserving biodiversity and native grasslands. The project is expected to improve practices on 15,000 ha, restore 4,000 ha and directly benefit 8,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In South Sudan, a GEF-funded, @undp.org -implemented project is helping agricultural & pastoral communities build climate and drought resilience—placing 15,000 hectares under resilient management and benefiting 75,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17 @worldvision.bsky.social

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Mongolia is advancing a new vision for #UrbanDevelopment. A new GEF-funded initiative, launched by @undp.org and the Government of Mongolia, will support three major cities in becoming greener, more inclusive, and nature-positive. undp.org/mongolia/pre... #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In 🇺🇦 Ukraine, GEF’s @undp.org -implemented project is transforming livestock planning & management towards sustainability. It's expected to improve practices across about 3 million ha and restore over 30,000 ha of degraded land, benefiting 9,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

From drought resilience to restoring rangelands, the GEF is scaling up support for healthy land. A new $140M #GEF9 program will advance drought resilience, alongside support for the @unccd.bsky.social -led Rangelands Flagship Initiative. thegef.org/newsroom/pre... #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In Mauritania, GEF’s IUCN-implemented project supports drought-smart, sustainable land management and builds resilience amid climate change and desertification. It is expected to improve practices on 70,000 hectares and benefit 13,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In Mongolia, GEF’s @unep.org -implemented project is improving sustainable peatland management while safeguarding herders’ livelihoods. It is expected to place 12,000 hectares under restoration and benefit about 14,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In Pakistan, an @fao.org -implemented project is restoring rangelands and promoting sustainable livestock management to reduce land degradation. It aims to restore 3,000 hectares and bring 28,000 hectares under sustainable management, benefiting about 20,000 people. #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Rangelands sustain biodiversity, livelihoods & food security worldwide. During #UNCCDCOP17, we’re highlighting GEF-funded rangeland projects, starting with STELARR: $2M from the GEF to benefit 570,000 people. Implemented by @aciucn.bsky.social. #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In Mongolia, women-led herders are healing their rangelands from degradation. As the country hosts #COP17Mongolia, find out how traditional pastoralists are leading the way #ForPeopleForPlanet. go.undp.org/GhG #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Join us at #UNCCDCOP17 to explore how data, reporting & GEF-supported global initiatives can advance Land Degradation Neutrality. 📅 20 Aug | 18:00–19:30 📍MET-06 Hear project & country perspectives on turning data into decisions. 🔗 thegef.org/events/gef-u... #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“I see restoring degraded land as a means of securing our future.” As #UNCCDCOP17 focuses global attention on land, Maimuna Umaro shares in #GEFVoices how community-led land restoration can strengthen livelihoods & support biodiversity. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Day 2 at #UNCCDCOP17 highlighted GEF-8 results & the road ahead for #GEF9. Since COP16, 68 land degradation projects have been approved, providing $451.7M & leveraging $2.16B in co-financing. Partnerships are turning ambition into action. #GEFatLandCOP17 www.thegef.org/events/gef-u...

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In this #GEFVoices interview, Jessie Siga shares how Indigenous knowledge, community leadership, and patience are helping protect biodiversity and natural resources across 🇫🇯 #Fiji. Read more: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #Biodiversity #MarineConservation #YouthLeadership

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Conservation lessons: speak less, listen more, be patient

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Young artists are turning environmental challenges into art and the GEF wants to hear from them. For the 2nd year, the GEF is a lead partner of the 2026 Earth Partner Prize, open to artists aged 14–30 worldwide. Read more: thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #EarthPartnerPrize

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Outside Nairobi, farmers are being paid to plant trees and harvest rainwater — protecting the water supply for millions of people. The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund keeps growing, showing how public and private funding can work together for nature and livelihoods. #Biodiversity

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This month's UN talks on nature in Nairobi showed how GEF funding helps countries turn conservation plans into action — like a project in Brazil channeling funds directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Next stop: the UN biodiversity conference this October. #Biodiversity

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Since 2003, the GEF has provided $5.7B for 742 land degradation projects & programs across 144 countries in support of the @unccd.bsky.social agenda. See how #GEF9 will build on this work for healthy land, livelihoods & drought resilience: thegef.org/newsroom/pub... #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In this #GEFVoices interview, Esther Mwaura Muiru shares how women’s access to land and natural resources can improve agricultural productivity and support healthier landscapes and communities. 🔗 thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17 #UNited4Land #COP17Ulaanbaatar

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Young people give me hope.” 🌱 This #InternationalYouthDay, ahead of #UNCCDCOP17, meet #GEFVoices bringing youth perspectives to protecting and restoring land—from rangelands and soil health to Indigenous knowledge. Read their stories: www.thegef.org/what-we-do/t... #GEFatLandCOP17

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Global Environment Facility (GEF) @thegef.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Gustavo Fonseca built bridges between science, policy and action – and opened paths for others to follow. At FUNBIO in Brasília, the GEF joined family, authors, and conservation colleagues to launch the Portuguese edition of the book honoring his legacy: thegef.org/newsroom/pub...

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