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Supporting transparency to drive ambitious climate action
Over the past five years, the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) has helped more than 80 countries improve their ability to monitor and share their progress toward international climate goals. The improved reporting and transparency resulting from CBIT support has had a truly game…
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A surfer's view on a blue and green recovery
In a blog for IUCN's World Conservation Congress, GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez writes how surfing has given him a deeper understanding of oceans and marine life, and a passion for addressing biodiversity loss and climate change.
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Mapping nature to create a global biodiversity framework
The year 2020 was considered a 'super year' for biodiversity. A string of interconnected events offered a unique opportunity to build a global coalition and international policy framework that recognized the central role of nature to all life on Earth. At the UN Biodiversity Conference (…
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Investing in nature makes more sense than ever
It is not easy to plan for the future during a pandemic or a recession. But this is 2020, and governments and businesses are working hard to navigate both challenges at once.
As they do so, it is incredibly important they cast aside the notion that the environment is a tangential concern.
The…
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![In Costa Rica, Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency support allowed the Ministry of Environment and Energy to build an online platform that will track progress to the country’s ambitious goals. The platform will allow data producers to input data and for data users to gain an understanding of how the country is doing to meet its National Determined Contributions. Photo: Stefan Scherer-Emunds/Shutterstock. Wind turbines on Costa Rica ridgelines. Photo: Stefan Scherer-Emunds/Shutterstock.](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image_290x218/public/shutterstock_costa_rica_wind_turbines_news.jpg?h=e85f6c07&itok=4UgVYR-k)
Helping countries improve transparency to meet bold climate commitments
Costa Rica has an ambitious goal to become the first carbon neutral nation in the world by 2021. The Central American country has long been known for its environmental stewardship, but the commitments Costa Rica made for itself under the Paris Agreement have set a new high bar for decarbonization.…