⚡️#COP30 is in full swing in #Belém today! Join the GEF at the #TheClimateFundsPavilion with @adaptationfund.bsky.social, Climate Investment Fund, & @greenclimate.fund in Blue Zone C83. 🔗Check out our full list of engagements: thegef.org/events/gef-u... #GEFatCOP30 #Finance4Climate #ClimateAction

⚡️#COP30 kicked off in #Belém yesterday! Join the GEF at the #TheClimateFundsPavilion with @adaptationfund.bsky.social, Climate Investment Fund CIF, @greenclimate.fund in Blue Zone C83. 🔗Check out our full list of engagements: thegef.org/events/gef-u... #GEFatCOP30 #Finance4Climate #ClimateAction

The Amazon houses 10% of all known species but is under threat. See how ARPA, funded by the GEF, and implemented by the World Bank and FUNBIO, has helped protect 60M hectares of rainforest. thegef.org/what-we-do/t... #Rainforest #Biodiversity #Conservation

Cleaner chemistry, healthier planet.🌿 Through GEF and UNIDO’s Global Greenchem Program, entrepreneurs in #Ukraine, #Serbia, #Indonesia, #Jordan, #Peru & #Uganda are creating greener businesses and safer products. www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #GreenChemistry #CircularEconomy #Microplastics

The importance of simplifying #ASGM formalization processes was reinforced by @minamataconvention.bsky.social Exec Secretary Monika Stankiewicz at @thegef.bsky.social sponsored special event at #MinamataCOP6 this week, featuring lessons learned in the planetGOLD programme #MakeMercuryHistory

In rural #Gambia 🇬🇲 women once walked hours each day for water. Now, with support from the GEF and @afdbgroup.bsky.social, solar-powered systems deliver clean water to 110,000 people across 144 villages — transforming lives and strengthening climate resilience.💧🌍 www.afdb.org/en/success-s...

The last mercury-cell chlor-alkali plant in Mexico is going mercury-free. With the GEF, @unep.org, and government of Mexico support, the facility is adopting cleaner ion-exchange tech, protecting workers, & ecosystems. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #MinamataCOP6 @minamataconvention.bsky.social

Five countries – #Albania, #BurkinaFaso, #India, #Montenegro & #Uganda – are going mercury-free in healthcare. With the GEF & @unep.org support, they’re replacing mercury thermometers & sphygmomanometers with safer alternatives for people & planet. Learn more: thegef.org/newsroom/fea... @who.int

The Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme, funded by the GEF and led by @unep.org, fills gaps in POPs monitoring, boosts tracking capacity, and helps countries track levels of POPs and mercury over time. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... @minamataconvention.bsky.social #MinamataCOP6 #PollutionPrevention

🌳Global deforestation is slowing. The new @fao.org #FRA2025 report shows forests now cover 4.14B ha, or 30% of Earth’s land. More than under management plans and 20% protected. Progress is real, but 10.9M ha are still lost yearly. fao.org/newsroom/det... #ForestRestoration #SustainableForestry

The GEF funds action under the Stockholm Convention and Minamata Convention @minamataconvention.bsky.social, helping countries meet their commitments and create a cleaner, safer world for people and nature. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #MinamataCOP6 #MinamataConvention #MakeMercuryHistory #COP30

Join the GEF-funded and World Bank-led #AmazonSustainableLandscapes Program for a webinar to celebrate its 10 years of collaboration and impact across the #Amazon. 🗓️ October 30 | 10:30 AM ET 🔗Register: worldbankgroup.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

In Nepal 🇳🇵, The GEF and @fao.org helped farmers test and switch to climate-resilient crops that stand up to changing rain and wind.🌾Higher yields, more income, less pressure to migrate. Learn more🔗 fao.org/newsroom/sto... #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #RuralDevelopment

In 🇰🇪 #Kenya, the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund has helped thousands of farmers harvest water, conserve soil, and introduce high value crops such as Haas avocados. Read more about this GEF-funded and @ifad.org -implemented work: thegef.org/news/could-a... #SustainableAgriculture #SustainableFarming

📢 A new assessment of planetGOLD gives a comprehensive review of strategies taken up in 9 countries—providing deep observations, takeaways & recommendations that current & future initiatives on artisanal & small-scale gold mining can learn from. 🔻 Learn more 🔻 www.planetgold.org/new-report-e...

The Sahara & Sahel are difficult regions to cultivate. The #GreatGreenWall is restoring 100M ha across Africa with native vegetation. Funded by the GEF. Implemented by: @unep.org, @afdbgroup.bsky.social, @fao.org, the World Bank: thegef.org/what-we-do/t... #ForNature #UNited4Land #ForNature

October 23 is International Snow Leopard Day! Once monarchs of Central Asia’s high mountains, fewer than 4,000 exist in the wild. See how @undp.org and the GEF are helping protect these majestic cats: undp-nature.exposure.co/what-water-m... #SnowLeopardDay #WildlifeProtection

♻️A life-cycle approach to plastics could save $70B in waste costs and $4.5T in social/environmental costs by 2040. The 3-day Plastic Reboot conference aims to align policy, innovation, & best practice across sectors. www.unep.org/news-and-sto... #PlasticReboot #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution

Yesterday in #Panama 🇵🇦, the GEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Panama, began its Expanded Constituency Workshop for Latin American countries to share experiences, strengthen knowledge, build capacity, and inform the design of future GEF projects and programs.🌿🌎

The GEF’s Food Systems Integrated Program, led by @fao.org and @ifad.org directs $282M in GEF financing & $2B in co-financing to help countries transform food systems. Learn how it supports shifts in value chains, finance, policy, and more: wrld.bg/fM7b50Xc5QQ #worldfoodday

This week, GEF member governments and partners met in Kasane, Botswana, to review plans for #GEF9, the next funding cycle - a crucial moment for global goals on climate, nature, and pollution. 📍From Kasane: Hope is possible. Action is urgent. www.thegef.org/newsroom/new...

🗣️Want to engage with #theGEF? Join “Ask the GEF CEO” with Carlos Manuel Rodríguez at #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi on Oct 13. Bring your questions, leave with answers. 👉 iucncongress2025.org/programme/as... 📅 Oct.13 🕒 14:00 - 15:00 📍GEF Pavilion #GEFatIUCNcongress

A cleaner, healthier future is on the way for 33 island countries! 🌴🌊The $515 million GEF ISLANDS program supports efforts to curb hazardous substance imports, dispose of toxic waste, and build circular production systems. gefislands.org @undp.org @unep.org @fao.org

The Food Securities Fund’s first four years: 🌱150,962 ha of land restored 🌍215,939 tons of CO2 sequestered 🪴 95,181 smallholder farmers engaged Discover the fund’s 2030 goals in this story: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...

To strengthen institutional capacity across North Africa and ensure the GEF-supported projects deliver maximum benefits, are locally led, and sustainable, a two-day workshop took place last week in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Read to learn more: www.awf.org/pressroom/gl... #GEFOFPs

Congratulations to Martin von Hildrebrand, recipient of the 2nd Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for five decades of work defending the Amazon and Indigenous communities. Read the press release to learn more: www.worldwildlife.org/press-releas... #Biodiversity #AmazonConservation

🌍Historic milestone for the ocean: Morocco and Sierra Leone have ratified the #BBNJ Agreement, triggering its entry into force in 120 days. Read the press release: www.thegef.org/newsroom/pre...

The Nyandungu wetland restoration has been a success by reducing flooding, boosting biodiversity, and creating a vibrant public space. It’s now a model for restoring other wetlands across Kigali: www.shiftcities.org/post/breathi... #SustainableCities

💬Know your path, but don’t be too strategic. Also, follow your heart, stay flexible, and take on new challenges as they come. Career advice from Mia Callenberg on making an impact in sustainability, in this #GEFVoices interview: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...

Toxic firefighting foams at airports are on their way out! Read about @unep.org & ICAO’s $82.5M FIRE project to eliminate #PFAS-based foams from major airports in 5 African countries with support from @thegef.bsky.social: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

🌆Cities are on the frontlines of climate, biodiversity, and heat challenges. #UrbanShift, with support from the GEF, is helping them build low-carbon, resilient, and nature-positive futures through collaboration, data, and action Find out how: www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...

The Minimata Convention’s COP-6 takes place 3-7 Nov in Geneva. See how the GEF is driving progress, especially in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, the largest source of mercury emissions globally: minamataconvention.org/en/news/mina... #MinamataCop6 #MakeMercuryHistory

Nigeria, a major cocoa and palm oil, producer, lost almost 18% of its forest cover from 1990-2018. Now under the GEF-supported FOLUR Impact Program, it’s working to reduce deforestation in key value chains: www.folur.org/news/nigeria... @fao.org

Following the end of plastic pollution treaty negotiations, the GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodríguez indicated that the GEF will keep working to address challenges across the full life cycle of plastic. Read his full statement here: thegef.org/newsroom/pre... #INC5_2 #INC5

Youth are the present and the future. As countries review and update their #NBSAPs, the GEF encourages them to fully integrate youth at every stage of planning and implementation. Youth participation is essential to achieving global biodiversity goals! www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #YouthDay

In #Kenya, @‌impacttrustkenya is advancing formal recognition of the Upper Ewaso as an #ICCA, supporting 3.5M #Indigenous pastoralists. With biocultural maps & community land registered, Indigenous stewardship strengthens. 📖 Read how #ICI #WalkTheTalk: shorturl.at/WDFRX #IndigenousDay

🌍🥤Plastic pollution is everywhere with no place on Earth untouched. Harmful chemicals from plastic threaten people, animals, and ecosystems. See how the GEF is tackling this crisis to planetary health: www.thegef.org/newsroom/pub... #INC5 #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty

If we keep dumping 11M tons of plastic into the ocean yearly, it could outweigh fish by 2050. Learn how the GEF’s new Plastic Reboot Integrated Program is uniting governments, businesses, & civil society to cut single-use plastics and packaging: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...

🐅This #InternationalTigerDay we know that much has already been lost. We also know that we stand to lose much more if we don't take action. We believe in a #FutureWithTigers. See how we’re working to make this happen: undp-nature.exposure.co/tigers-know-... @undp.org

✅ With $40M from the #LDCF, new projects in Liberia, Malawi and Rwanda will boost resilience and scale nature-based solutions 💡 www.adaptation-undp.org/40m-gef-inve... w/ @undp.org

#Africa's leaders are coming together to drive environmental leadership and restoration. Over 30 years, the GEF has driven progress w/ $7.7B in funding, helping protect ecosystems, manage landscapes, and support a sustainable future. Read to learn more: thegef.org/newsroom/new... #AMCEN20 #GEF9

“By the time I retire, I envision a world where pollution is no longer an existential threat to people and ecosystems,” says Harinath Appalarajugari Sesha, Sr. Environmental Engineer at the World Bank. In this #GEFvoices interview, he shares how we can get there. www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...

Africa faces major climate risks, despite contributing less to global emissions. Discover how the GEF supports climate tracking, adaptation, and resilience through the #LDCF and the #SCCF: www.thegef.org/newsroom/pub... #AMCEN20

🌳Amazonian forests and livelihoods shouldn’t bear the cost of development. Learn about progress over the past decade, and how lasting impact depends on stronger institutions, applied lessons, and cross-sector collaboration. www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo... #AmazonSustainableLandscapes

Speaking at #AMCEN20, Fred Boltz, Head of Programming the GEF emphasized the fund's longstanding partnership w/ African leadership in advancing environmental progress & biodiversity efforts. GEF remains committed to ongoing reforms for #GEF9 to enhance efficiency & impact. 📸 Ahmed Nayim Yussuf/UNEP

Protected areas are essential for saving biodiversity. The GEF has helped create 160+ protected areas and strengthened management of 480 across 48 African countries. Learn more about the conservation efforts. www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #Amcenat40

“Healthy land is the foundation of healthy societies,” said GEF CEO Carlos Manuel Rodríguez. “Restoring degraded landscapes is not only essential for nature — it’s an investment in food security, livelihoods, climate resilience, and economic opportunity.” undp-nature.exposure.co/healthy-land...

🌊 The future of our ocean depends on sharks 🦈. That’s why the GEF supported @lewispugh.bsky.social's challenging swim around Martha’s Vineyard to raise awareness for their protection. Over the past 30 years, the GEF has invested $2B in #ocean conservation worldwide. www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...

"@thegef.bsky.social continues to be a unique partnership for the people and the planet. And it serves as a glue, supporting cohesive action, yielding results that stick for the long term." Our summary of #GEFCouncil69 is now online enb.iisd.org/global-envir...

🌊 After a productive #UNOC3, the GEF renews its commitment to ocean sustainability. With $2B+ invested in 300+ projects, we’re driving action on marine protected areas, plastic pollution, sustainable fisheries & more. Read to learn more: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release... #SaveOurOcean