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Report on the Third Joint GEF-UNDP Evaluation of the Small Grants Programme

The Third Joint Evaluation of the Small Grants Programme (SGP), conducted by the Independent Evaluation Offices of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was presented at the GEF’s 60th Council meeting and at UNDP’s Executive Board meeting in June 2021, as SGP reaches the milestone of 30 years of implementation amid unprecedented global environmental and public health crises. SGP had been jointly assessed by the independent evaluation offices of the GEF and UNDP in 2008 and 2015. This thi...

The Living Forest: innovative conservation efforts of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku earn the Equator Prize 2021

Deep in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, accessible only by boat or plane, the Kichwa p...

The Dragon’s Jewels: Vietnamese communities scale up local action to tackle plastic waste

One of the most popular attractions in Vietnam, Ha Long Bay, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with over 1,600 islands and islets spread over 43,400 hectares, forming a spectacular seascape that attract...

Our Mission

Established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF Small Grants Programme embodies the very essence of sustainable development by "thinking globally acting locally". By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods, SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives.