New $135 million initiative will support Small Island Developing States to tackle drivers of environmental degradation

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility launched a new $135 million Blue and Green Islands Integrated Program (BGI-IP) today during the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). This initiative aims to emphasize the crucial role of nature and expand nature-based solutions to combat environmental degradation in three key sectors: urban develop

Technical Discussion: Advancing the Integrated Approach to Tackle Commodity-driven Deforestation

In 2014, the Global Environment Facility launched an ambitious effort to influence the shift in supply chains for the commodities of beef, soy, and palm oil towards reduced-deforestation production, while delivering continued social and economic development to farmers and their communities. The GEF-6 program, Taking Deforestation out of Commodity Supply Chains, evolved into the Good Growth Partnership (GGP) program, and draws on a range of skills and experience from a consortium of GEF agencies and a diverse set of partners.

Building resilient livelihoods through nature-based solutions in the Tonle Sap Basin and Siem Reap/Phnom Kulen landscape

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To build the climate resilience of local communities in the Tonle Sap Basin through an integrated watershed management approach that also conserves the natural and cultural heritage that forms the foundation of the local societies