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Press Releases
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May 21, 2004
GEF Grants $5 Million to Fight Land Degradation in Burundi
GEF Commits $13.8 Million for Caribbean Small Islands Project
$9 Million GEF Grant for Indigenous Ecosystem Management in Central America
GEF Commits $7 Million for Lower Volga Wetlands Project
GEF Council Approves $4.7 Million for Energy Project in Malaysia
GEF Commits Nearly $3 Million for Zambia Energy Project
November 21, 2003
GEF Council Approves $224 Million in Grants for 19 Projects to Improve the Global Environment
GEF Grant of $13.5 Million Supports Protection of Madagascarīs Biodiversity
GEF Council Approves $7 Million to Support Protection and Sustainable Use of Brazilīs Land and Biodiversity Resources
GEF Grant Supports Plan to Protect West African Waters
GEF Council Approves $6.5 Million Grant for the Restoration and Protection of the Caspian Sea
September 23, 2003
GEF Grants Support Protection of Forest Ecosystems in Developing Countries ( English, French, Spanish)
September 8, 2003
GEF Funds Support Use of Protected Areas to Conserve Nature and Promote Sustainable Livelihoods ( English, French, Spanish )
September 5, 2003
UN Convention on Desertification Designates GEF as a Source of Funding for Projects in Developing Countries ( English, French, Spanish )
August 21, 2003
GEF to Provide $500 Million to Combat Land Degradation (English, French, Spanish)
July 17, 2003
GEF Commits $250 Million to Help Developing Countries Tackle Toxic Organic Pollutants (English, French, Spanish)
July 1, 2003
GEF to Double Funding Available to NGOs for Community-Based Environmental Projects (English, French, Spanish)
May 15, 2003
GEF Council Approves $270 Million in Grants for 35 Projects to Improve the Global Environment (English, French, Spanish)
Chile and Peru: $15.61 Grant Million Approved for Two Projects Promoting Sustainable Transportation ( English, French, Spanish)
Danube River Basin: GEF Council Approves US$46 Million in Grants for Two Projects (English, French, Spanish)
Honduras: $43.8 Million Grant Approved for Project to Protect Globally Significant Natural Resources in Honduras (English, French, Spanish)
Slovakia: US$10 Million Grant Approved for Deployment of Innovative Technology to Destroy Toxic Pollutants (English, French, Spanish)
South Africa: $14.55 Million Approved for Initiative to Protect the Biodiversity of the Cape Floristic Region (English, French, Spanish)
May 14, 2003
Global Environment Facility Council appoints Len Good as GEF's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (English, French, Spanish)
Photograph of Mr. Len Good
April 22, 2003
GEF Announces Special Global Environment Leadership Award to Dr. Mostafa Tolba of Egypt (English, French, Spanish)
March 12, 2003
Global Environment Facility to Devote Another $400 Million to Address Critical Global Water Problems (English, French, Japanese, Spanish)
December 3, 2002
Vacancy Advertisement for the GEF CEO Chairperson position
November 20, 2002
Nominations Open for the 2003 Global Environment Leadership Award
( English, French, Spanish )
November 19, 2002
GEF Supports Platform Adopted at Largest-Ever Global Mountain Summit
( English, French, Spanish )
October 18, 2002
Assembly Formalizes the GEFīs Commitment to Funding Land Degradation and Persistent Organic Pollutants Projects (English, French, Spanish)
October 16, 2002
New Book Describes How To Move From Words To Action For Global Sustainability (English, French, Spanish)
October 16, 2002
GEF Council Approves 33 New Projects Worth $681 Million (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
GEF Council Approves $22.7 Million Regional Project to Protect Migratory Waterbirds in Asia ( Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
GEF Creates Credit Facility to Help Cut Danube and Black Sea Pollution (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
GEF Council Approves First Phase in Major Effort to Eliminate Stockpiles of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Africa (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
US$15.35 million GEF Project to Combat Land Degradation in Western China (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
GEF Council Approves $39.15 Million Project to Promote Renewable Energy in India (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
$12.85 million GEF Project to Protect Medicinal and Herbal Plants in Jordan (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
GEF Council Approves $16.41 Renewable Energy Project in Mali (Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
October 15, 2002
Mohamed T. El-Ashry to Step Down From GEF Leadership (English, French, Spanish)
September 13, 2002
GEF Shares Lessons Learned in Efforts to Reduce Production and Consumption of Ozone-Depleting Substances (English, French, Spanish)
August 8, 2002
Global Environment Facility Provides US$30 million to Protect Brazilīs Amazon Ecosystems (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish)
August 7, 2002
Donor Countries Agree to the Highest Replenishment Ever for the Global Environment Facility (English, French, Spanish)
July 25, 2002
Final Meeting to Determine Level of Global Environment Facility Funding for 2002-2006
June 6, 2002
GEF Announces Global Environment Leadership Award Winners
May 17, 2002
GEF Council Approves 20 Projects Worth $610.9 Million
GEF Project to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Five Eastern European Countries
GEF Project to Help Create Climate-Friendly Transportation in Mexico City
GEF Supports Three Integrated Ecosystem Management Projects Worth $124.4 Million
GEF Project Creates Unique Partnership to Support Biodiversity in the Philippines
GEF Projects Promote Alternatives to Toxic Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants
GEF Project to Protect Biodiversity in South Africa
March 13, 2002
International Panel Recognizes Valuable "Services" of World Forests
January 24, 2002
Nominations Open for the 2002 Global Environment Leadership Award
January 21, 2002
Press Advisory: GEF Roundtable on Sustainable Energy
January 30, 2002, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
809 United Nations Plaza, 12th Floor, New York City
October 12, 2001
In Edinburgh, Scotland, International Donors Promise Strong Financial Support to Protect the Global Environment
June 13, 2001
With $25 Million Grant, MacArthur Foundation Joins Effort to Protect Critical Ecosystems
June 6, 2001
GEF Helps Fund Extensive Study of Earthīs Ecosystems, Launched June 5 at the United Nations
June 5, 2001
GEF, UNDP, UNV award Certificates of Appreciation for World Environment Day
May 14, 2001
Global Environment Facility Approves Grants of $150.5 Million to 16 Environmental Projects with Total Value of over $1/2 Billion
GEF Funds 2 Fuel-Cell Bus Projects to Ease Air Pollution
GEF Project to Protect Both Livestock and Forests
GEF Council Approves $8 Million Grant to Help Control Land Degradation in Nigeria
6 Million Grant Signals New Phase in GEF Support for Global Action on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
GEF Grant for Strategic Partnership Aiming to Restore Danube/Black Sea Basin to 1960 Conditions
Partnership Key to Project to Increase Use of Renewable Energy
April 5, 2001
GEF Announces Launch of First Solar Venture Fund Focused on Developing World
February 7, 2001
New Global Environment Facility Report Highlights Renewable Energy
Markets in Developing Countries
October 18, 2000, Washington, DC
Nominations Open for the 2001 Global Environment Leadership Award
( English / French / Spanish )
May 11, 2000, Washington, DC
Global Environment Facility to Fund Preservation of More Than 91 Million Acres in Brazilīs Amazon Ecosystem.
(To view, click here)
April 22, 2000, Washington, DC
Environmentalists Anil Agarwal of India and Earth Day Founder Denis Hayes of the USA win the GEF's Year 2000 Global Environment Leadership Award (To view, click here)
March 20, 2000, The Hague
GEF to double funding for addressing global water issues
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