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$180 million investment to tackle the hidden cost of gold
The artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector accounts for 20 per cent of the world's annual gold production
As many as 15 million people work in the ASGM sector globally – including 4.5 million women and over 600,000 children
The ASGM sector is the single largest source of man-made mercury emissions, responsible for the release of as much as 1,000 tonnes of mercury to the atmosphere annually
New $180 million Global Environment Facility programme will improve conditions for artis
25 years of the GEF in Colombia: a fertile ground for building peace
Why is it that in a country like Colombia, the first project developed and implemented with GEF funding at the beginning of the 1990s had to do with the Conservation of Biodiversity in the Biogeographical Region of Choco, yet today, 25 years later we are preparing a project entitled Biodiversity and Sustainable Development in the Pacific Region in the context of Peacebuilding?
New Regional Program to Protect the Amazon
Joint World Bank Group/Global Environment Facility Press Release
GEF project gives boost to climate action
Washington DC, October 21, 2015 – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council approved today a first-of-its-kind multi-million dollar project to help protect over 80 percent of the Amazon and boost efforts to combat climate change.
Support to Aichi Target 7: Mainstreaming Biodiversity conservation in Palm cropping in Colombia
Project Title/ID: Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in palm cropping in Colombia / #4113
Type of Project: Full Size Project
Approved on: 2012-02-13
Country: Colombia