In order to achieve progress in the implementation of the Biodiversity Accord, we need to promote a new paradigm in multilateral negotiations. Non-state actors and sub-national governments are part of the solution and should receive direct funding.

.WUF12Egypt gets underway as cities around the world grapple with #inequality, social #injustice, and the growing impacts of #climatechange. UN-Habitat #WUF12

.WUF12Egypt National and Local #government leaders are calling for #integrated, holistic, and comprehensive approaches to #urbandevelopment. #WUF12

.#urban challenges are intertwined and linked. Cities must overcome political, institutional, financial, and governance silos that is holding them back from innovating for a brighter future. WUF12Egypt #WUF12

.Global Environment Facility (GEF) Theme Lead for urban and infrastructure highlights the critical need for countries to align national and local level governance for #Sustainable #urban transformation. WUF12Egypt #WUF12

Climate, biodiversity, land and equity issues are interlinked in cities and can’t be tackled through siloed investments. Global Environment Facility (GEF) packages its focal area resources of the 3 Rio conventions to transform urban system through an integrated approach. Mohamed Bakarr World Urban Forum #WUF12

Creating sustainable cities requires innovation 💡 In Recife, Brazil, filtering gardens were planted on the riverbank to clean the water. Read how 40 cities in 20 countries will adopt unique and innovative approaches for healthier urban environments: wrld.bg/V0kJ50SOaTN

.UN Land and Drought Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw during opening plenary calls on #COP16Riyadh parties and delegates to raise ambition in tackling #land degradation, #desertification, and #drought.

.UN Land and Drought Executive Secretary, Ibrahim Thiaw - "USD 1 billion per day needed to restore degraded land through 2050" based on new report on financial needs assessment. COP16 Riyadh #COP16Riyadh

.Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez calls for financial needs assessment at country level where policy coherence, institutional reforms, domestic resource mobilization, and subsidy repurposing are critical for driving action. COP16 Riyadh #COP16Riyadh

32 countries🌍 4 target sectors🐄🐟🌾🍫 1 program to transform #AgriFood systems from farm to table🚀 Join Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development & Global Environment Facility (GEF) to launch the Food Systems Integrated Program at #COP16Riyadh. Learn more & register👉wrld.bg/ehAL50Ukq3E 🗓️5 Dec 🕟17:30-19:00 AST 📍Action Dome

At a packed room event, Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO amd Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez reiterates the need for #interated actions and #policy coherence by countries; key to meeting the scale and ambition for achieving global envionmental sustainability.

At a packed room event, Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO amd Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez reiterates the need for #integrated actions and #policy coherence by countries; key to meeting the scale and ambition for achieving global envionmental sustainability.

Peter Umunay of Global Environment Facility (GEF) discusses rice's dual nature as a vital food source and a GHG emitter. 🌱Learn more at the 3rd Global Sustainable Rice Conference: sustainablerice.org/srp-global-sus… #ThinkLandscape via Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

This is a defining challenge of our time & deserves more attention at all levels of decision-making. Nature-positive governance is needed to end policy incoherence & stop perverse incentives that harm forests. It's our path to meet international environmental goals & targets.

Kicking off #GEF9 with insights from technical experts. Excited to share my work in #CostaRica on reforestation models that support farmers long-term. Exploring the potential of nature-positive governance to benefit both ecosystems and economies!

.Global Environment Facility (GEF) #TAG meetings - Amazing day of discussions on substantive issues for a #HealthyPlanetHealthyPeople! Harnessing Science, Finance, Policy, IP&LCs, and more to advance #integration, #inclusiveness, and #impact!

Healthy ocean ecosystems are essential for people & the planet 🌏 From providing food and jobs to protecting biodiversity and storing carbon, our oceans do it all. This #WorldOceanDay read how Global Environment Facility (GEF) investments are accelerating action to #SaveOurOcean 🌊thegef.org/newsroom/publi…

The ocean 🌊generates 50% of the oxygen we breathe🫁🫧, absorbs 25% of CO₂ emissions🚗, and regulates global climate🌡️. The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference will drive solutions to restore our ocean’s health. #SaveOurOcean

.Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat joins govt reps, agencies, and partners for first joint forum of #CongoBasin and #Guinean #forests under the Critical Forest Biomes #integrated program. UN Environment Programme Conservation Intl World Bank Food and Agriculture Organization IUCN Jimmiel Mandima