Avril

Financial innovation for environmental protection @theGEF. #greenfinance #blendedfinance #conservation

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🚫 Transforming harmful subsidies into positive incentives for #nature is crucial for achieving Target 18 of the #KMGBF.

🎥 At #COP16Colombia, experts gathered to discuss the impacts of misaligned policies & the power of nature-positive investments.

#GEFatCOP16Colombia

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

“Are we going to look our grandchildren in the eye and tell them that we understood the issues, that we recognized the dangers and the opportunities, and still we failed to act?”

― Nicholas Stern, Grantham Research Institute

🎨: cartoon by @Nick_Anderson_

[Natan Sachs @natansachs]

My latest longish piece @ForeignAffairs
America’s Israel Conundrum - The Right Way to Use U.S. Leverage With Netanyahu
https://t.co/TtP076Bdmy

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

📢@UNBiodiversity #COP15 requested @theGEF to establish the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund as soon as possible, to complement existing support and scale up financing to ensure the timely implementation of the #post2020 global biodiversity framework.
➡️ https://t.co/vh0ovXbIce

[Carlos Manuel Rodriguez @cmrodrigueze]

The GEF family at the COP. Towards the end of two weeks of “ mucho trabajo “.!

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Experts at @theGEF #COP15 event highlighted the power of private sector in global conservation efforts

In a video, speakers remarked how structures like the Wildlife Conservation Bond can be scaled to close the financing gap for #biodiversity

Watch 📽️ https://t.co/hy5h5BIFLe

[Financial Times @FT]

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2022 https://t.co/qaz4Dtclwu

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Day 3 of #GEFCouncil63 starts, with Avril Benchimol, @theGEF Secretariat, presenting the GEF Blended Finance Program and the policy update for Non-Grant Instruments to mobilize private sector investment in projects that generate global environmental benefits.

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

“The private sector will not be where the money is not...it won’t be until governments create the right framework and incentives"

At #GEFCouncil63, @theGEF Council underlined the role of the private sector in scaling-up community-led initiatives for global environmental benefits

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

.@theGEF mourns the loss of renowned tropical scientist Gustavo Fonseca, its long-standing Director of Programs.

Gustavo spent his career facing environmental challenges with his optimism & pragmatism intact, an approach that won him friends & accolades. https://t.co/TioghfytZ6

[Carlos Manuel Rodriguez @cmrodrigueze]

Countries pledge record support to the Global Environment Facility. Twenty-nine countries have jointly pledged more than $5.2 billion providing a major boost to protect biodiversity, climate change, plastics and toxic chemicals. https://t.co/MgoMW7JHkf

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Scientific synthesis published in @ScienceMagazine
provides a novel framework to understand, evaluate, and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas 🌊 🦈 🐚

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/7HKpQvK5Nv

#MPAGuide #30x30 @unepwcmc

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

📣JUST LAUNCHED: The #WildlifeConservationBond, issued by @WorldBank with financing from @theGEF, will support #BlackRhino conservation in South Africa and create jobs for local communities.

➡️https://t.co/zLYjukza50 #InvestInNature

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Today, the #BlackRhino is considered a critically endangered species 🦏📉

The #WildlifeConservationBond, issued by @WorldBank w/ funding from @theGEF, is a game-changing innovation that can direct funding to nature reserves and protected areas.

📖https://t.co/euAAOKNysD

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

“GEF investments have had transformational impacts for people and the planet,” said @DavidMalpassWBG President of the @WorldBank Group.

Take a look at the highlights from #GEFCouncil61: https://t.co/WR5gPhwUjA

[TNFD @TNFD_]

#COP26 EVENT today: 'How to align public & private financial flows for implementation of Rio conventions on #biodiversity, #climatechange & desertification?' w/ @OConchou @UNBiodiversity

📅 1 Nov
⏰ 15.15-16.45
@theGEF @theGCF Pavilion

https://t.co/jak7VUHgN1

[Carlos Manuel Rodriguez @cmrodrigueze]

Today we celebrate our first COP @UNBiodiversity since the pandemic. Best wishes to the CBD Presidency (China) and to all Parties. The birds of Costa Rica will be extremely happy with a great outcome!

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🗣 Today, global businesses and financial firms join the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure #TNFD to tackle nature-related risks & identify opportunities for nature restoration🌎 #ForNature

📖Press release: https://t.co/1XfiZq5vIq w/ @TNFD_

[TNFD @TNFD_]

"It is clear we cannot solve global #biodiversity & climate crises in isolation."

"[W]e have an opportunity & responsibility to put world on a path to recovery. ...addressing biodiversity loss & climate change together offers our best chance of doing so.”
https://t.co/fhW6RWSh0n

[Natan Sachs @natansachs]

My latest for ⁦@washingtonpost⁩
⁦@PostOutlook⁩ in search of Israel’s new agenda for the Israeli-Palestinian issue (spoiler…)
Cc ⁦@BrookingsFP⁩ https://t.co/oLcdeiSzRT