June 2007

In This Issue

  1. A Letter from the CEO
  2. Provisional Agenda June Council Meeting
  3. Stories from Agencies
      a. Okavango Delta Boasts Magnificent Game Viewing
      b. Good Tourism Practices in Belize and Ecuador
      c. Important Lesson Learned from Crocodile Rehabilitation Project
      d. Bringing Sustainability to the Marine Aquarium Trade
  4. News from the GEF Evaluation Office
  5. Focal Point News
  6. New Country Support Programme
          Knowledge Management Facility Launched
  7. GEF Strategic Investment Program for SLM
           in Africa
  8. GEF NGO Network Election
  9. SGP Prizes and Awards
  10. New Focal Points/Council Members
  11. Announcements: New Staff at GEFSec

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GEF-NGO Network Election Results

 

The GEF-NGO Network is pleased to welcome five new Regional Focal Points (RFPs):

  • Western Africa : Enda Energy—Environment Development Programme - SENEGAL represented by Djimingue Nanasta
  • South Asia: Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)—INDIA represented by Jagdeesh Rao Puppala
  • South East Asia: Global Environment Centre—MALAYSIA represented by Faizal Parish
  • Western Europe: German NGO Forum Environment & Development—GERMANY represented by Jurgen Maier
  • North America: The Nature Conservancy (TNC)—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA represented by Yabanex Batista

The election process and results are helping streamline the GEF-NGO Network.

The election process began with an Election Committee that was put in place in November 2006. On March 16, 2007 a standard message for the election of RFPs for the GEF NGO Network was sent out and a deadline for receiving nomination was set for March 30, 2007. No nominees were received for Southern Africa, Russia and China. A nomination was received from the current RFP for Central and Eastern Europe; however, the Election Committee made the decision to defer elections in this region.

To ensure public participation, representation of global regions is key. The Network welcome all new RFPs.

For more information please contact: Dorothy Manuel, the GEF NGO Central Focal Point, dorothy@zeroregional.com.