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The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.
⚡️#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
about 18 hours ago
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⚡️#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
about 18 hours ago
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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
about 19 hours ago
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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
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reposted by
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
planetGOLD Programme
6 days ago
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
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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...
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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
7 days ago
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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
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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
12 days ago
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🌳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
14 days ago
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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
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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...
15 days ago
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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
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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
19 days ago
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reposted by
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
planetGOLD Programme
20 days ago
📢 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...
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New report examines progress and takeaways from planetGOLD programme | planetGOLD
https://www.planetgold.org/new-report-examines-progress-and-takeaways-planetgold-programme
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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
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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
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♻️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
21 days ago
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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.🌿🌎
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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
23 days ago
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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...
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Governments and partners meet to consider crucial ninth replenishment
Representatives of member governments and other GEF stakeholders gathered October 7-9, 2025, in Kasane, Botswana to review proposed plans for the multilateral trust fund in its ninth funding cycle for the 2026-2030 period.
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/news/governments-and-partners-meet-consider-crucial-ninth-replenishment
about 1 month ago
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🗣️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
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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
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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...
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Scaling successes in sustainable agriculture
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/feature-stories/scaling-successes-sustainable-agriculture
about 1 month ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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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
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2nd Lovejoy Prize Awarded in NYC
The second Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize was awarded last night to an exceptional leader who has led innovative approaches to advance the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/lovejoy-prize-awarded-at-climate-week-nyc
about 2 months ago
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🌍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...
about 2 months ago
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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
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Breathing New Life into 5 Kigali Wetlands to Enhance Climate Resilience and Quality of Life | UrbanShift
These formerly degraded sites will soon welcome visitors for recreational and educational opportunities—while alleviating flood challenges for the city.
https://www.shiftcities.org/post/breathing-new-life-5-kigali-wetlands-enhance-climate-resilience-and-quality-life
about 2 months ago
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💬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...
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Building a better future through more sustainable cities
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/feature-stories/building-better-future-through-more-sustainable-cities
2 months ago
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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...
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UNEP and ICAO launch $82.5 Million project to eliminate harmful firefighting foams in African airports
Nairobi, 19 August 2025 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have jointly launched the Fortifying Infrastructure for Responsible Extinguishmen...
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/unep-and-icao-launch-825-million-project-eliminate-harmful
2 months ago
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🌆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...
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Building connections to support sustainability across the world's cities
The role of cities in addressing environmental challenges is both critical and transformative. By 2050, 75 percent of the global population is expected to live in urban areas, creating immense pressur...
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/blog/building-connections-support-sustainability-across-worlds-cities
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
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How young people are transforming biodiversity policy
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/feature-stories/how-young-people-are-transforming-biodiversity-policy
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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🌍🥤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
3 months ago
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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...
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Curbing single-use plastic starts with a reboot
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/feature-stories/curbing-single-use-plastic-starts-reboot
3 months ago
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🐅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
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Tigers Know No Borders - UNDP Nature
After vanishing for over a decade, in April this year wildlife officials confirmed a rare sighting of the critically endangered Malayan tiger in a forest in Southern Thailand.
https://undp-nature.exposure.co/tigers-know-no-borders
4 months ago
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✅ 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
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$40M GEF investment for Liberia, Malawi and Rwanda to scale nature-based climate solutions | UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
With GEF LDCF and UNDP support, Liberia, Malawi & Rwanda are scaling up nature-based solutions to boost resilience to climate change.
https://www.adaptation-undp.org/40m-gef-investment-liberia-malawi-and-rwanda-scale-nature-based-climate-solutions
4 months ago
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#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
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At AMCEN, a focus on Africa environmental leadership
The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concluded with an affirmation of the value of working together in a collaborative manner to build on Africa’s successe...
https://thegef.org/newsroom/news/amcen-focus-africa-environmental-leadership
4 months ago
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“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...
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Innovations for pollution's unique challenges
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/feature-stories/innovations-pollutions-unique-challenges
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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🌳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
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Lessons from roads that connect, but also divide
The Amazon covers about 40 percent of Colombia and holds over 60 percent of its natural forests. As one of the world’s major biodiversity reservoirs, the Colombian Amazon plays critical roles in regul...
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/blog/lessons-roads-connect-also-divide
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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
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The GEF's investments across Africa: an overview
https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/feature-stories/gefs-investments-across-africa-overview
4 months ago
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“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...
4 months ago
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🌊 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...
4 months ago
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reposted by
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Earth Negotiations Bulletin
5 months ago
"@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...
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🌊 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
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