Global Environment Facility (GEF)
@thegef
The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.
Building resilience takes long-term partnerships and investment. The GEF and @undp.org are backing a pipeline of adaptation projects in Fiji, FSM, Tuvalu and Vanuatu aimed at protecting communities, ecosystems and critical infrastructure. undp.org/pacific/pres...
In this #GEFVoices interview, Tania Ukuncham of the Federation of the Shuar Nationality of Pastaza shares how Indigenous leadership and ancestral knowledge are helping protect the Ecuadorian Amazon. Read the full interview: thegef.org/newsroom/fea... 🇪🇨 #Ecuador #Biodiversity
🌍 A new global initiative will strengthen civil society leadership for biodiversity conservation. With $18M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @conservationorg.bsky.social — will improve management across 1.1M ha of terrestrial landscapes. #GEFassembly2026
#Senegal 🇸🇳 will receive new support to strengthen resilient communities and ecosystems. With $8.9M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @undp.org — will improve management across 25,000 ha and benefit 362,882 people. #GEFassembly2026 #LDCF
The GEF welcomes the Kumamoto Declaration and its call for whole-of-society action to deliver the #KMGBF 2030 Mission. Several of its core elements speak directly to how the GEF is already investing. To learn more: naturepositive.org/news/other/k... #Biodiversity #Japan #GNPS2026
In this #GEFVoices interview, Rico Rau of the Save Soil Movement and the UNCCD Youth Caucus shares why finding common ground is essential to restoring land and protecting soil. Read the full interview: thegef.org/newsroom/fea... @unccd.bsky.social #SoilHealth #LandRestoration
At the #NaturePositiveSummit in Kumamoto, GEF Interim CEO Claude Gascon: nature positive isn't a slogan — it's measurable gains in species, ecosystems & resilience. With GEF-9 now live and the GBFF advancing the Kunming-Montreal GBF, GEF + GBFF invest $1B+/year in nature. 🌱
"The land can forgive if you give it time." In this #GEFVoices interview, Joshua Laizer shares how Indigenous knowledge and modern technology are helping pastoralist communities restore rangelands and build resilience. Read the full interview: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
Access to affordable finance can help communities turn adaptation plans into action. Learn how the GEF and the @adaptationfund.bsky.social are supporting low-interest loans, microfinance, and locally led resilience from Antigua and Barbuda to Bangladesh and beyond: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
🇹🇬 #Togo will receive new support for sustainable urban transport and flood risk reduction. With $9.3M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by the West African Development Bank (BOAD) — will improve mobility and benefit 45,000 people. www.thegef.org/newsroom/new... #GEFassembly2026 #LDCF
🇳🇺 #Niue will receive new support for resilient infrastructure and biodiversity protection. With $8M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @undp.org and @conservationorg.bsky.social — will improve management across 32M ha of coastal and marine areas and benefit 1,142 people.
🇸🇧 The Solomon Islands will receive new support for resilient urban services and flood mitigation. With $9.2M from the GEF, this new project will strengthen urban resilience and benefit 153,285 people. #LDCF #SCCF #GEFassembly2026
In this #GEFVoices interview, Francis Ndeleva, Chief Fire Officer at the @kenyaairports.bsky.social shares why protecting firefighters and protecting the environment go hand in hand. Read the full interview: thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
🇮🇳 #India will receive new support for ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation. With $6.5M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by IUCN and @undp.org — will improve management across 468,000 ha and support nature-positive livelihoods. #GEFassembly2026
🇯🇵 the GEF is at #GNPS2026 in Kumamoto, Japan, where Interim CEO Claude Gascon is joining global leaders to discuss the partnerships and investment needed for a nature-positive future. 🔗 naturepositive.org/events/summit/ #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #KMGBF
🇲🇾 #Malaysia will receive new support to conserve the Ulu Jelai–Fraser’s Hill watershed. With $5.6M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @undp.org — will improve management across 250,000 ha and restore more than 7,500 ha of forests and riparian corridors. #GEFassembly2026 #GEFCouncil71
In this #GEFVoices interview, Erikka Mokanya shares how partnerships with communities are restoring landscapes and strengthening livelihoods across the Okavango River Basin. Read the full interview: thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #LandRestoration #Drylands #SustainableLandscapes
GEF partner Friendship was recognized at the @earthshotprize.bsky.social Impact Assembly during #LondonClimateActionWeek. GEF is supporting its next phase with $10M from #LDCF to restore Sundarbans mangroves & strengthen coastal livelihoods in Bangladesh with @conservationorg.bsky.social. #LCAW2026
From ambition to implementation: GEF-9 is built to deliver. #GEF9 will help countries deliver results for people and planet through integrated solutions, country leadership, & partnerships that support healthier ecosystems, stronger communities, & sustainable economies.
In this #GEFVoices interview, Esther Mwaura Muiru of the Stand For Her Land initiative at Landesa, shares how women’s access to land and natural resources can improve agricultural productivity and support healthier landscapes and communities. To read more: thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
#DesertificationAndDroughtDay reminds us that restoring land starts with people. Through a GEF-supported mentorship program, civil society leaders are bringing local voices into global discussions under the @unccd.bsky.social. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... #LandRestoration #UNCCD
This #DesertificationandDroughtDay we know that where land thrives, people thrive. Recognize. Respect. Restore. From Kenya to Mongolia, see how we’re working with @undp.org to restore the land and unlock the opportunities. go.undp.org/cQu
In this #GEFVoices interview, Melina Tuiravakai shares how the Cook Islands are tackling plastic pollution through community-led solutions, Indigenous knowledge, and circular systems that support a sustainable future. Read the full interview: thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and the 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic will receive new support for sustainable management of the Chu and Talas river basins. With $5.8M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @undp.org — will improve management across 80,000 ha and benefit 50,000 people. #GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026
🇺🇿 #Uzbekistan will receive new support to scale up renewable energy investment. With $12.8M from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), this new project is expected to mobilize at least $1B in private investment for renewable energy and storage. #GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026
🇻🇨 St. Vincent and the Grenadines will receive new support to address land degradation. With $6.1M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @undp.org — will improve management across 3,300 ha and benefit 1,000 people. #GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026
🇵🇭 The Philippines will receive new support for biodiversity conservation across island landscapes and seascapes. With $5.3M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @undp.org — will improve management of 62,500 ha and expand protected areas. #GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026
A new global initiative will strengthen protection of ocean ecosystems through the Blue Nature Alliance. With $18.1M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @conservationorg.bsky.social — will support protection and improved management across 1.8B ha of ocean areas. #GEFassembly2026
🇧🇩 #Bangladesh will receive new support to strengthen resilience in coastal communities and ecosystems. With $8.8M from the GEF, this new project — implemented by @conservationorg.bsky.social — will support 43,050 people and improve management across coastal areas. #GEFassembly2026 #LDCF