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  • 12 May 2025 Press release

    Small Islands, Big Challenges: SIDS Rally for Stronger Chemicals and Waste Management

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    08 May 2025 Press release

    GEF Agencies Communications Retreat strengthens inter-agency cooperation towards increasing stakeholder engagement

  • 05 May 2025 Story

    In Costa Rica, electric taxis open the road to cleaner mobility

  • 28 Apr 2025 Video

    Unlocking finance to help gold miners #MakeMercuryHistory in Burkina Faso

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    25 Apr 2025 Blogpost

    Safeguard Mother Earth’s Precious Heritage

  • 25 Apr 2025 Technical Highlight

    Worst Friends Forever: Persistent Organic Pollutants

  • 23 Apr 2025 Story

    With rainwater tanks and solar-powered pumps, Somalia aims to take on climate change

  • 17 Apr 2025 Story

    After years of decline, Gambia’s natural spaces are on the mend

  • 14 Apr 2025 Story

    What is the international agreement to protect the high seas and why is it important?

  • 24 Mar 2025 Story

    Johannesburg shows how people and planet gain from greener cities

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) includes several multilateral funds working together to address the planet's most pressing challenges in an integrated way. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $26 billion in financing, primarily as grants, and mobilized another $148 billion for country-driven priority projects.

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