This week, experts from 16 countries convened in Panama to help #MakeMercuryHistory.
The @who.int, @unep.org, GMP & BRI organized workshops under the @thegef.bsky.social project "Eliminating Mercury Skin-Lightening Products".
Learn more: minamataconvention.org/en/news/glob...
With support from the GEF & implementation by @undp.org, a four-year project in Viet Nam is tackling hazardous chemicals in hospitals and industry—from safe disposal of mercury equipment to greener manufacturing. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... @minamataconvention.bsky.social @brsconventions.bsky.social
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Mountains and high-altitude ice are central to global water security.
At the #GEFAssembly, leaders will focus on mountains and shrinking high-altitude ice — from #Kenya 🇰🇪 to #Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 — and what this means for future water resources. thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
#GEFAssembly2026
The planetGOLD Guinea project is supported by @thegef.bsky.social, implemented by @unep.org and executed by the Centre Africain pour la Santé Environnementale. To learn more about planetGOLD Guinea, visit planetgold.org/guinea
#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #ArtisanalGold #EthicalGold #Gold
A major barrier to the transition away from mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining is the sector's typical lack of formalization.
📺 Discover how planetGOLD #Guinea 🇬🇳 aims to test Landscape Approaches to support #ASGM formalization, reduce conflict, and protect natural resources.
A pivotal moment for Pacific cooperation.
At the Expanded Constituency Workshop, the GEF and #Fiji 🇫🇯 bring together 15 countries to strengthen planning, coordination, and integrated programming across the GEF family of funds.
#SustainableDevelopment #GEF9
Along Mexico’s coasts, mangroves, reefs, and marshlands support biodiversity and communities. The GEF-funded Kuxatur project is creating sustainable, resilient tourism that protects nature while supporting local livelihoods. stories.undp.org/on-the-road-...
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High on Mount Kenya, the Lewis Glacier — one of the last remaining in Africa — is rapidly disappearing. Scientists warn it could be gone within three to five years. Learn why this matters far beyond Kenya: thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
@lewispugh.bsky.social #MountKenya #LewisGlacier
Along the Humboldt Current, women seaweed gatherers are turning care for the coast into new livelihoods. Discover how GEF-supported efforts in #Peru and #Chile are protecting a vital marine ecosystem. www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@undp.org #SustainableFisheries
Through #BIOFIN, countries are unlocking biodiversity finance at scale. Since 2018, the initiative has helped mobilize $2.7B for nature—with 91 countries now developing Biodiversity Finance Plans to drive long-term action. thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #BiodiversityFinance
In Egypt’s Kharga Oasis, silence speaks volumes.
A Farmer Field School, run by @fao.org & funded by @thegef.bsky.social, is equipping deaf farmers with adapted lessons, leading to an increase in date yields & income, showing how inclusion & innovation can grow together.
https://bit.ly/46fWhq8
In our February newsletter, learn more about the eighth meeting of the Effectiveness Evaluation Group in Geneva, the intersessional work towards #MinamataCOP7, the ninth replenishment of the @thegef.bsky.social Trust Fund, a #MinamataCOP6 highlights video & more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/expert...
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At the GEF, Emanuella Fernandes Dougherty turns knowledge into action — helping countries, partners, and practitioners learn from each other to tackle environmental challenges.
Read her #GEFVoices interview: thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
Through the GEF, #Sweden 🇸🇪 supports collaboration across Asia to improve tiger conservation and protect their habitats. Tiger numbers are up 40% since 2010.
Learn more: government.se/government-p...
@swemfa.bsky.social #WildlifeConservation
Kudarikilu, home to 300 people, is an island so small you could walk across it in an hour. The sea is always close. And yet, unexpected bursts of green appear
With @undp.org Maldives @thegef.bsky.social we support home gardens & fruit trees to elevate island life: undpmv.exposure.co/roots-of-res...
This #ValentinesDay, love for the ocean is opening doors along the Humboldt Current. In #Peru and #Chile, the GEF-supported projects are helping women seaweed gatherers gain skills and create new livelihoods. thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@undp.org #SustainableFisheries
This #ValentinesDay, a story from the Humboldt Current shows how care for the ocean is creating new opportunities.
The GEF-supported efforts in #Peru & #Chile are helping women seaweed gatherers create new livelihoods.
🔗 thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@undp.org #SustainableFisheries
A Sweden-supported programme through the GEF is working in eight countries to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industry.
Learn more: government.se/government-p...
@swedishmfa.bsky.social #SustainableFashion #TextileIndustry #CircularEconomy
Last week, the GEF met with the Gov't of Uzbekistan at
the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C., to advance cooperation ahead of the 8th GEF Assembly, where 186 countries will help shape global environmental priorities. assembly.thegef.org/event/2026/s...
#GEFassembly2026
At #SBI6, join the GEF, @undp.org, and the CBD Secretariat on 16 Feb for a lunchtime event on nature finance. Learn how countries are advancing Biodiversity Finance Plans and what’s ahead in #GEF9.
Webcast on UN Web TV: webtv.un.org/en
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #BioFin #BiodiversityFinance
From searching for snow leopards to helping with a microcredit program for rural entrepreneurs in #Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, Ainur Khaliollayeva shares how hope becomes visible through action. Read her lessons from before and during her GEF internship: www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
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We have already lost over 85% of all wetlands in the past two centuries.
This #WWD2026 join us in #CelebratingWetlands and how important they are.
See how we partner with @thegef.bsky.social @undp.org
in the Bahamas, Mexico & Zambia to protect them #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/5cr
The Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion spans 1,000 km of coastline across #Belize, #Guatemala, #Honduras, and #Mexico, making transboundary collaboration essential. Learn how the GEF supports this work: thegef.org/sites/defaul...
@worldwildlife.org #GEFresults #ResultsInMotion
Learn how the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures is now fully operational—with a Secretariat, Taskforce, Stewardship Council, and Forum: thegef.org/sites/defaul...
@worldwildlife.org #GEFresults #ResultsInMotion
Kenya’s water towers — highland ecosystems feeding rivers — supply most of the country’s surface water yet face overuse and poor land use. See how a GEF-funded project protects them through community stewardship: thegef.org/sites/defaul...
@ifad.org #ResultsInMotion #GEFresults
Wetlands are a sheer powerhouse in terms of value to humanity – supporting everything from clean air and water, to food and climate regulation.
See how we work with @thegef.bsky.social @undp.org Zimbabwe and local communities to protect them: go.undp.org/wUB
#WWD2026 #CelebratingWetlands
Karamoja’s farmers and herders face drought, floods, and threatening food security. An $8M GEF-funded project with $58M in co-financing is building resilience with climate-smart agriculture and alternative livelihoods. thegef.org/sites/defaul...
@undp.org @fao.org #ResultsInMotion #GEFresults
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage.
thegef.org/newsroom/new...
#WWD2026 #CelebratingWetlands
Join us this #WWD2026 in #CelebratingWetlands.
Despite being among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth, wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests.
See what we’re doing about it: go.undp.org/5cr
@undp.org @pnud.bsky.social #WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage
On #WorldWetlandsDay, the GEF joins the Ramsar Convention to mark the theme “Wetlands & Traditional Knowledge.” highlighting the vital role wetlands play in climate resilience and food & water security.
Read the statement by Claude Gascon, Interim CEO at the GEF: www.thegef.org/newsroom/new...
