GEF Council Highlights: June 2024

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Published Jun 28, 2024

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GEF Council approves $700M+ for vast environmental needs

Transforming our cities: a collective path to sustainability

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez reappointed as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility

GEF approves first funding related to BBNJ Agreement

Some chemical pollutants reducing in humans and the environment, but new ones keep popping up

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New $135 million initiative will support Small Island Developing States to tackle drivers of environmental degradation
African Development Bank secures $18 million GEF funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects
With new GEF funding, IUCN to help cities in two Latin American countries become more sustainable
GEF approves support for the conservation of 6.4 million hectares in 15 Brazilian indigenous lands
Global Environment Facility funding for UNIDO projects set to exceed USD 100m
Global Environment Facility green-lights climate adaptation projects in Cambodia, Comoros, São Tomé and Principe, and Somalia
Land Degradation Neutrality Knowledge Management and Learning Initiative: Learning from the GEF Portfolio of Projects

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