"It is clear we cannot solve global #biodiversity & climate crises in isolation." "[W]e have an opportunity & responsibility to put world on a path to recovery. ...addressing biodiversity loss & climate change together offers our best chance of doing so.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

My latest for ⁦The Washington Post⁩ ⁦Post Outlook⁩ in search of Israel’s new agenda for the Israeli-Palestinian issue (spoiler…) Cc ⁦Brookings Foreign Policy⁩ washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…

🗣 Today, global businesses and financial firms join the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure #TNFD to tackle nature-related risks & identify opportunities for nature restoration🌎 #ForNature 📖Press release: wrld.bg/RFNA50GjtNP w/ TNFD

Today we celebrate our first COP UN Biodiversity since the pandemic. Best wishes to the CBD Presidency (China) and to all Parties. The birds of Costa Rica will be extremely happy with a great outcome!

#COP26 EVENT today: 'How to align public & private financial flows for implementation of Rio conventions on #biodiversity, #climatechange & desertification?' w/ Odile Conchou UN Biodiversity 📅 1 Nov ⏰ 15.15-16.45 Global Environment Facility (GEF) Green Climate Fund Pavilion ow.ly/FA3Z50GAI3o

“GEF investments have had transformational impacts for people and the planet,” said @DavidMalpassWBG President of the WorldBank Group. Take a look at the highlights from #GEFCouncil61: wrld.bg/hb5P50H8xMt

📣JUST LAUNCHED: The #WildlifeConservationBond, issued by WorldBank with financing from Global Environment Facility (GEF), will support #BlackRhino conservation in South Africa and create jobs for local communities. ➡️wrld.bg/Qxau50IqLxI #InvestInNature

Today, the #BlackRhino is considered a critically endangered species 🦏📉 The #WildlifeConservationBond, issued by WorldBank w/ funding from Global Environment Facility (GEF), is a game-changing innovation that can direct funding to nature reserves and protected areas. 📖wrld.bg/Znil50IqQ57

Scientific synthesis published in Science Magazine provides a novel framework to understand, evaluate, and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas 🌊 🦈 🐚 Read more ➡️ wrld.bg/B1Cz50IrsKj #MPAGuide #30x30 UNEP-WCMC

Countries pledge record support to the Global Environment Facility. Twenty-nine countries have jointly pledged more than $5.2 billion providing a major boost to protect biodiversity, climate change, plastics and toxic chemicals. thegef.org/newsroom/press…

.Global Environment Facility (GEF) mourns the loss of renowned tropical scientist Gustavo Fonseca, its long-standing Director of Programs. Gustavo spent his career facing environmental challenges with his optimism & pragmatism intact, an approach that won him friends & accolades. wrld.bg/KbuO50Kxfxw

Day 3 of #GEFCouncil63 starts, with Avril Benchimol, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat, presenting the GEF Blended Finance Program and the policy update for Non-Grant Instruments to mobilize private sector investment in projects that generate global environmental benefits.

“The private sector will not be where the money is not...it won’t be until governments create the right framework and incentives" At #GEFCouncil63, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council underlined the role of the private sector in scaling-up community-led initiatives for global environmental benefits

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2022 on.ft.com/3AYU1nB

Experts at Global Environment Facility (GEF) #COP15 event highlighted the power of private sector in global conservation efforts In a video, speakers remarked how structures like the Wildlife Conservation Bond can be scaled to close the financing gap for #biodiversity Watch 📽️ enb.iisd.org/gef-cbd-cop15-…

The GEF family at the COP. Towards the end of two weeks of “ mucho trabajo “.!

📢UN Biodiversity #COP15 requested Global Environment Facility (GEF) to establish the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund as soon as possible, to complement existing support and scale up financing to ensure the timely implementation of the #post2020 global biodiversity framework. ➡️ wrld.bg/k2YX50M7cpk

My latest longish piece Foreign Affairs America’s Israel Conundrum - The Right Way to Use U.S. Leverage With Netanyahu foreignaffairs.com/israel/america…

“Are we going to look our grandchildren in the eye and tell them that we understood the issues, that we recognized the dangers and the opportunities, and still we failed to act?” ― Nicholas Stern, Grantham Research Institute 🎨: cartoon by Nick Anderson/Political Cartoonist

🚫 Transforming harmful subsidies into positive incentives for #nature is crucial for achieving Target 18 of the #KMGBF. 🎥 At #COP16Colombia, experts gathered to discuss the impacts of misaligned policies & the power of nature-positive investments. #GEFatCOP16Colombia