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GEF produces publications that fall into several broad groups: general interest, thematic publications and fact sheets, working papers, and strategy and operations. Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are available in French, English, and Spanish.

Publications available only in hardcopy upon request from the GEF Secretariat are listed after the electronic publications.

General Interest

GEF Annual Report (2002) ( English, French, Spanish)

The Challenge of Sustainability (2002)

GEF...Dynamic Partnerships, Real Solutions* (Introduction to the GEF, 2002) (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish )

GEF Annual Report* (2001) ( English Part I, Part II; French; Spanish )

GEF Contributions to Agenda 21: The First Decade* (2000)(English, French, Spanish )

GEF: Caring for Generations (2000)

Thematic Publications

Forest Matters: GEF's Contribution to Conserving and Sustaining Forest Ecosystems (April 2004)

GEF and the Convention on Biological Diversity: A Strong Partnership with Solid Results (February 2004)

Making a Visible Difference in Our World (GEF and protected areas) (August 2003)

Part I - Front Cover, Table of Contents, Foreword from CEO and Chairman Len Good, and "A Tribute to Africa"

Part II - "A Historic Role for Protected Areas," "Protected Areas and the GEF," "Links to Land and Sea"

Part III - "Protected Areas in the Mainstream," "The GEF and Coastal and Marine Protected Areas," "New Ways of Working Together," "People and Equity"

Part IV - "Developing the Capacity to Manage," "The GEF and Mountain Protected Areas," "Maintaining Protected Areas Now and for the Future"

Part V - "Building a Secure Financial Future"

Part VI - "Constructing Comprehensive Protected Area Systems," "The GEF and the World Heritage Convention," "Looking Forward: Let Earth Last," photo and production credits.

What Kind of World? The Challenge of Land Degradation (English, French, Spanish )

Keeping the Promise on Water: GEF's Contributions to Sustaining Our Planet's Ecosystems (2003)

High Priorities: GEF's Contribution to Preserving and Sustaining Mountain Ecosystems (2002)

Biodiversity Matters: GEF's Contribution to Preserving and Sustaining the Natural Systems that Shape our Lives (2002)

GEF Roundtable Reports

IUCN & GEF: Partners in Conservation (2000)

Solar Thermal Energy Comes to Rajasthan (2000) (English, German)

Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: GEF Climate Change Projects and Impacts (2000)

GEF Partners with Business for a Better World

GEF Action on Biodiversity (2000)

GEF Projects Related to Water Resources (2000)

GEF Support for Activities to Address Climate Change (1999)

GEF Projects with Components That Address Land Degradation (1999)

10 Cases of Technology Transfer (2000)

Working Papers

WP 10: From Idea to Reality: The Creation of the Global Environment Facility (1994)

WP 13: Restructuring the Global Environment Facility: From Pilot Phase to Permanent Facility (1999)

GEF Strategy and Operations

GEF Operational Programs* [English (online version only); French 1997), Spanish (1997)]

Operational Strategy* (1996) (English: online version only) (French and Spanish: print copies available from the GEF Secretariat)

The GEF Project Cycle* (1995) (English: online version only) (French and Spanish: print copies available from the GEF Secretariat)

Incremental Costs* (1996) (English: online version only) (French and Spanish: print copies available from the GEF Secretariat)

Medium-Sized Projects (1997)

Publications available in hardcopy only upon request

Working Papers

The Social Challenge of Biodiversity Conservation (1993)

Economics and the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity (1993)

Implementing the Framework Convention on Climate Change: Incremental Costs and the Role of the GEF (1993)

Incremental Costs of Global Environmental Benefits (1993)

The Cost-Effectiveness of GEF Projects (1993)

A Review of Country Case Studies on Climate Change (1994)

Issues To Be Addressed by the Program for Measuring Incremental Costs for the Environment (1993)

The Incremental Cost of Climate Change Mitigation Projects (1993)

Environmental Indicators for Global Cooperation (1995)

Capacity Building Requirements for Global Environmental Protection (1995)

The Outlook for Renewable Energy Technologies (1998)

Implications of Agenda 21 and UNCLOS for International Waters as a GEF Focal Area (1998)

Monitoring and Evaluation Working Papers

GEF Land Degradation Linkage Study (2001)

Thematic Review of GEF-Financed Solar Thermal Projects (2002)

Contributions to Global and Regional Agreements: Review of GEF International Waters Program (2002)

The GEF Energy-Efficient Product Portfolio (2002)

GEF Strategy and Operations

A Framework of GEF Activities Concerning Land Degradation (1996)

Public Involvement in GEF-Financed Projects* (1996)