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Combating Land Degradation
Land is a vital resource to humankind, like air and water. Land degradation - the progressive deterioration or loss of the productive capacity of soils for present and future - is linked to key aspects of human security and well-being: food, jobs, health, and livelihoods.
Desertification - the extreme form of land degradation in drylands - already affects 3.5 billion people, especially rural communities, smallholder farmers, and the very poor.
GEF CEO keynote statement at the 2022 Desertif'actions Summit
NGOs, scientists, local communities, international institutions, private and public sectors gathered in Montpellier, France from October 5-8, 2022 to debate and share their stances on land degradation viewed from the angles of desertification, the protection of biodiversity and adaptation to climate change, and its consequences on both the North and the South. GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez provided this keynote message to the summit.
The Restoration Initiative: 2021 Year in Review
Launched in 2019, the GEF-supported The Restoration Initiative unites ten Asian and African countries and three Global Environment Facility agencies – the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – in working to restore degraded landscapes in support of the Bonn Challenge.
At GEF Council, a commitment to lean into hope
Meeting in person for the first time since the COVID pandemic began, the Global Environment Facility’s governing body approved the final tranche of its seventh funding cycle and endorsed record donor contributions for the coming four years as the partnership rallied around the need to invest in improved planetary health.
The GEF Council’s June 21-23 gathering had a distinctly positive tone, with delegates from around the world describing their commitment to work together to prioritize environmental action despite ongoing headwinds from the pandemic and related crises.
Donors boost Global Environment Facility contributions to $5.33 billion
Twenty-nine donor governments have finalized $5.33 billion in pledges to the Global Environment Facility for the next four years, an increase of more than 30 percent from its last operating period and a surge of support for international efforts to meet nature and climate targets.
'I work for the dignity of my community'
As an advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, Joseph Itongwa works to ensure that planning around the Congo Basin’s natural resources involves those living in the forests. In an interview, he shared what his work as Director of the National Alliance for the Support and Promotion of Indigenous and Community Heritage Areas and Territories has taught him about community, leadership, adversity, and hope.