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Good Practice Brief: Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and the Caribbean Trawl Fisheries
The Good Practice Briefs were produced by the GEF Secretariat in collaboration with relevant GEF Agencies. Shared at the 57th Council meeting, this pilot series identifies good practice examples from the GEF project portfolio, in line with key GEF2020 strategic priorities and GEF-7 programming directions and policy recommendations.
GEF announces new investment in Central America's blue economy
At the Our Ocean conference in Oslo, the head of the Global Environment Facility announced a $6.8 million contribution from the GEF Trust Fund to help seven countries across Central America jointly assess opportunities and challenges from the blue economy along their Pacific coasts.
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.
For Costa Rica and all countries participating in the Paris Agreement, the ability to meet their greenhouse gas emission targets – known as National Determined Contributions (NDCs)—hinges on their capacity to monitor, track, and report on progress, and make adjustments as needed.
Costa Rica: Everything connects
By Dr. Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica
The 25th anniversary of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is a timely opportunity to celebrate the achievements it has accumulated over these years, and to recognize the impact that its funding contributions have had on our country's sustainable development.