GEF
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 April 2011: The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) convened a workshop titled “Seeking Global and Regional Solutions to Marine Debris Problem” on 23 March 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii, US, at the fifth International Marine Debris Conference. The Conference was organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The workshop explored a specific role for GEF in supporting global...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 April 2011: The World Bank approved a US$4.9 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support five years of Save our Species (SOS) work, complemented by an additional US$5 million from the World Bank’s Development Grant Facility.
The Save our Species (SOS) program was launched in 2010 at the 10th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan. It is a unique partnership of the GEF, the World Bank, the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 April 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has informed parties to the CBD and to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety that the GEF is making available expanded and expedited access to funding for enabling activities, including national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), and national reports under the CBD and the Biosafety Protocol.
According to the GEF communication, GEF will assist GEF-eligible parties in meeting their reporting obligations under the CBD and the UN...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 April 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved a project to integrate climate change risks and resilience into forestry management in Samoa, thus contributing to food security, increased yields and crop variety, and health benefits.
The project will cover approximately 10,000 hectares of native forest areas, and at least 20,000 hectares of lowland agroforestry areas and will be funded by US$2.6 million from the Kyoto Protocol’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
March 2011: The Fifth Session of the South West Indian Fisheries Commission (SWIOF) was organized upon invitation of the Government of Maldives, from 13-16 March 2011, in Male, Maldives. The session included delegates from the region as well as observers from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Bank.
The Commission considered the report of the Scientific Committee, reflected on the status of fisheries resources and decided to draw attention to depleted stocks. It also discussed...
