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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... Read More »
29 August 2021
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Global biodiversity goals cannot be achieved without Indigenous Peoples and local communities, according to three new reports
The world has reached a critical juncture, with the interlinked climate and biodiversity crisis threatening life on Earth. Taking a leaf from the previous set of Aichi targets which expired at the... Read More »
21 May 2021
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Accelerating local action and innovation with Microsoft's Project 15
Digital technologies can make a significant contribution to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and to achieve an environmentally, socially and... Read More »
10 May 2021
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Award-winning SGP project leads Nepal to a mercury-free health sector
Chemicals are an integral part of everyday life, including for having heat, goods and clothing. While they are a significant contributor to our economies, their sound management is essential to... Read More »
07 April 2021
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Traditional knowledge and culture protect the last refuge of endangered monkey in Nigeria
Only a 15-minute drive away from the busy city center of Uyo, in southern Nigeria, one of the most threatened and lesser-known species of monkeys in the world still survives, thanks to a powerful... Read More »
03 March 2021
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Greening agriculture for people and the planet
In Northern Ghana, a young social entrepreneur named Abdullah Hamza has been promoting a ‘greening commodities’ business model that has strengthened the livelihoods of local farmers, while... Read More »
09 February 2021
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Launch of Plastics Innovation Programme by the GEF SGP, UNDP
During the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Conference of Parties Meeting held virtually in July 2021, the GEF SGP organized a side event to launch... Read More »
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Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Role of the Satoyama Initiative for Green and Blue Recovery
Key takeaways from this event included that the Satoyama Initiative brings traditionally siloed issues together and deals with them in a coherent and harmonized manner, and living in harmony... Read More »
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GEF Consultation with civil society on climate resilience at the 60th GEF Council Meeting
Prior to the 60th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council, the Council engaged in a consultation with civil society organizations (CSOs) on the theme, “Enhancing Climate Resilience: The Role of Civil Society, and Indigenous Peoples... Read More »
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SGP engagement with Indigenous Peoples: a retrospective review of 25 years and plans for the future
The 25th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNFPII) was held in virtual format between 19 and 30 April 2021, focusing on the theme “Peace, justice... Read More »
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In Cameroon, transforming lives with solar power
When the school where she teaches was forced to close by clashes in Cameroon’s northwest, Fadimatou Buba knew she had to find another way to help her community thrive. Herself an indigenous Mbororo woman, Buba knew through interviews and research she had conducted after university graduation that the lack of electricity was one of the greatest difficulties faced by her people. Read More »
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Adapting to climate change from the ground up
Developing countries’ climate change adaptation needs are vast, growing, and increasingly urgent. In a Civil Society Consultation hosted by the Global Environment Facility, representatives of indigenous peoples, local communities, and civil society organizations shared experiences and lessons from recent resilience-building efforts around the world supported by the Least Read More »
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Planting hope in Belarus with one million trees
A Belarusian civil society organization has planted more than 1 million trees in a Global Environment Facility-supported effort to help heal damage to the country’s forests inflicted by a widespread outbreak of bark beetles. “Planting a tree is always about planting hope for the people,” said Anastasia Zhdanovich, Managing Director of the Belarusian Environmental Movement, a Read More »
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