With support from Global Environment Facility (GEF) and partners, #Seychelles 🇸🇨 is protecting its natural assets with two landmark deals: the world’s first debt swap for ocean conservation & the first-ever sovereign blue bond 💙

🔗 Read the full story: wrld.bg/Iprk50RmG1L

🇧🇹 #Bhutan 's ACREWAS project, funded by UN Development and Global Environment Facility (GEF), is a game-changer for water resilience. By restoring watersheds, promoting climate-smart agriculture, and enhancing water infrastructure, it aims to empower communities and safeguard livelihoods.

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In a wide ranging interview with Bhutan Broadcasting news anchor Samten Dolkar @theGEf CEO Carlos Manuel Rodriguez talks about his current visit to #Bhutan , the need to protect #tigers & his experience as a former environment minister in #CostaRica  

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From rare songbird sanctuary to award-winning chocolate producer: learn how a Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project is supporting initiatives like Zorzal to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴: wrld.bg/iXHj50RmG5x

What is the GEF doing in #Bhutan ? 🧐

Visit our interactive platform, the GEF Geospatial Platform, that maps the locations of the GEF's investments in the country and all over the world: wrld.bg/esVA50RmH3p

2️⃣3️⃣ civil societies won the Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Program award last year.

Learn more about the initiative that supports community-driven climate & nature projects focusing on contributions from historically unrepresented groups: wrld.bg/jxs950R76yv

The CEO of of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, visited Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTF) secretariat for a brief meeting on Wednesday. The CEO discussed about future collaboration and partnerships for environmental conservation.

.Global Environment Facility (GEF) is committed to halting nature loss and achieving a net-zero, pollution-free world by 2050. 💨

🔗 Learn how GEF initiatives are fostering innovation and enabling conditions for climate action in Africa: wrld.bg/2Fnv50QSkQ6

The countdown to #COP16Colombia has begun 🇨🇴

The theme, 'Peace with Nature,' reflects a commitment to biodiversity conservation.

Learn more about this pivotal event and its goals from Global Environment Facility (GEF)🌿🐾

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🍫 Conservation meets chocolate at Reserva Privada Zorzal.

With support from Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Zorzal reserve in the Dominican Republic is leading the way in sustainable farming practices while safeguarding critical habitats for endangered songbirds.
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.Global Environment Facility (GEF) commitment & contribution to sustainable finance for conservation dates back 30 years - #Bhutan was the recipient of its second-ever grant ➡️ Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation

CEO Carlos Manuel Rodriguez met leaders of the conservation trust fund, GEF agencies & govt officials to discuss future cooperation

A rapid urban shift has elevated cities into economic powerhouses that can foster innovation, economic development & social interactions. Check out some examples of how Small Grants Programme supports #LocalAction to address urban environmental issues: wrld.bg/BlHX50Qx0xV

🌏 Empowering communities for climate resilience.

In partnership with the Royal Government of #Bhutan , Small Grants Programme & @UNDP_Bhutan are supporting 7️⃣ micro projects aimed at promoting community-led climate adaptation in six districts: wrld.bg/qU1E50RheNK

Join Food and Agriculture Organization and Global Environment Facility (GEF) for a webinar on forest data transparency & the new #CBIT -Forest II Project!

Enhancing forest data transparency for climate action
🗓️ Tues 30 April 2024
⏰ 15:00-16:30 (UTC +1)

Register 👉 ow.ly/5LLo50Rg7G6

#ClimateAction #AIM4Forests

On this #EarthDay2024 I celebrate all #nature and all who dedicate their life to unraveling the #natural world. Together, we can promote #transformativechange in all systems that pose threats to #nature and our future on this beautiful #planet .

Bhutan — like Costa Rica — is a nature positive country!

On day 1️⃣ of the SFTL Conference, I spoke with GEF Climate Change Specialist Tshewang Dorji (Dorji) on Bhutan's vision for conservation & how Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding can support nature positive policies worldwide.

Biodiversity hotspots are home to a staggering array of different species, however they are under threat from human activity. 🌍🏭

⬇️ Learn why we must protect them.

An engaging conversation on closing the funding gap in the conservation of tiger landscapes moderated by UN Development's Senior Nature Economist Maxim Vergeichick. Panelists include Global Environment Facility (GEF)'s CEO & Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, 🇧🇹's Finance Sec Leki Wangmo and WCS's Katherine Sherrill.

Production of the toxic mosquito repellent DDT has almost been completely phased out. That’s because alternatives exist.

Discover a joint UNIDO & UN Environment Programme project, funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF), that’s working with HIL INDIA to develop replacements: wrld.bg/koFn50Qs9je

7️⃣ countries unite for a $379M initiative to tackle pesticide & plastic pollution in agriculture.

The FARM program, supported by UN Environment Programme & Global Environment Facility (GEF), empowers farmers with sustainable alternatives, safeguarding health, environment, and food security: wrld.bg/9i9J50QW1Fo