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International Cooperation

  • Conserving Pollinators

    Pollination is critical for food production and human livelihoods, and directly links wild ecosystems with agricultural production systems. UNEP What's New, 18 Apr 2012 more »

  • Mainstreaming Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas Sector Development

    The Government of Mauritania officially launched the Medium-Sized Project "Partnership to Mainstream Marine and Coastal Biodiversity into Oil and Gas UNEP What's New, 8 Apr 2012 more »

  • Nadejda’s farm gives hope for more biogas in Uzbekistan

    The problem of energy is one of the most vital in Uzbekistan, especially in rural areas. UNEP What's New, 2 Apr 2012 more »

  • New Momentum for the GEF Program on Sustainable Forest Management in the Congo Basin

    In Central Africa, several projects have been developed under the Strategic Program on Sustainable Forest Management for the Congo Basin. UNEP What's New, 29 Mar 2012 more »

  • Programs Must Recognize Links Between Women and Environment

    Environmental programs and initiatives must take into account the special burdens and contributions of women throughout the developing world, the head UNEP What's New, 8 Mar 2012 more »

  • Big boost for wildlife conservation: 23 new SOS projects

    Beginning in January 2012, top species conservation experts from around the world have determined the allocation of $US 3.3 million to 23 species cons UNEP What's New, 9 Feb 2012 more »

  • The GEF SGP Helps Establish Turkey?s First Wildlife Corridor

    Kars region of northeastern Turkey is a high plateau located between two important global biodiversity hotspots, the Caucasian and Iran-Anatolian. Kar UNEP What's New, 30 Jan 2012 more »

  • First Project will go to Panama for Search for Nature-Based Products of Interest to Pharmaceutical ...

    The Global Environment Facility (GEF) today announced approval of the first project under the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF), an effort in UNEP What's New, 12 Jan 2012 more »

  • Rebranding Biodiversity for the Decade Ahead.

    A year ago, the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity marked a historical milestone as the Nagoya Protocol on Acces UNEP What's New, 17 Dec 2011 more »

  • GEF Collaborates on the Satoyama Initiative

    Based on the concept of Satoyama, a traditional rural landscape in Japan, the initiative promotes integrating conservation and sustainable use of bio UNEP What's New, 17 Dec 2011 more »

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