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The GEF Partnership is Celebrating 25 Years
50th Council Meeting will focus on Africa, MEAs, and Biodiversity.
From June 7-9, 2016, the GEF Council will meet for the 50th time. Following the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement last year, the meeting comes at a critical moment for the future of the planet and its peoples.
IFAD and the GEF: a partnership for sustainable agriculture
Editor's note: This story is part of the publication produced for the 25th Anniversary of the Global Environment Facility. The publication is a compilation of contributions from across the GEF partnership; it includes stories and guest articles that have being submitted by countries, partner organizations and dignitaries from around the world.
By Ms. Margarita Astralaga, Director of Environment and Climate Division, IFAD
Finland and the GEF
By Ms. Lenita Toivakka, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Finland
Long live the GEF!
For Finland, the Global Environment Facility has been and remains the main financial instrument in the fight against environmental degradation and for the realization of global environmental benefits.
Sweden and the GEF
By Isabella Lövin Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden
The year 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the Global Environment Facility. Twenty-five is a highly respectable age for an international organisation – sufficient to have accumulated a considerable amount of experience, young enough to retain the energy needed to continue to play a vital role in its area. It is an age which allows us to draw several conclusions on the outstanding value the Swedish Government believes the GEF has had, and will continue to have.
GEF contributions to sustainable development in Cote d'Ivoire
With ongoing energy development, the trend toward greener growth that would take into account the urgency of climate events through optimal management of natural and energy resources (gas, electricity) by mitigating their environmental impact is becoming essential.
It is against this background that the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was created in 1991. It is the main mechanism for financing environmental projects and was chosen as the primary financing mechanism for the main Rio conventions in 1992.
GEF’s Contribution to Sustainable Development in Seychelles
Seychelles consist of over 100 islands of granitic and coralline origin with a total land area of 455 km2 but a total marine area of 1.374 million km2. Its economy is based on its natural assets: tourism and fisheries together contribute more than 70% of national GDP. The population of only 93,000 persons share the land and marine areas with some 7,200 species of animals and plants, including several flagship species, such as the Aldabra giant tortoise and the Coco-de-mer palm, and over 1,000 varieties of reef fish.
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