GEF CEO visits innovative climate resilience project in Senegal

Having grown up on a farm, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, GEF CEO and Chairperson, was eager to meet on May 14, 2022, and discuss with women and men from the village of Ngueye Ngueye in Ngoye, Senegal who benefited from an innovative project managed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and supported by the GEF’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF).

138 countries get head start on efforts to reverse species loss

  • 138 countries get funds to take fast action on nature ahead of global agreement on biodiversity
  • National governments eligible for new grants of $300,000 from the GEF to update and align biodiversity protection plans with expert guidance from UNDP and UNEP
  • Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework expected to be adopted later in 2022 will aim to halt and reverse biodiversity loss within a decade

With global biodiversity loss at dangerous levels, 138 countries have received a lifeline to fast-track efforts to conserve, protect and restore species and ec