Global Environment Facility (GEF)

The GEF is a family of funds working to address the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Landmark decisions from #GEFCouncil71: $232.5 million approved for new projects and programs, and the $3.9 billion #GEF9 replenishment endorsed to support action through 2030.

https://t.co/Dcjy5xz7iI #GEFassembly2026

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

Reimagining a better future is the first step to building it.

Our just launched report shows how regional cooperation transformed the world’s largest tuna fishery.

This is what it looks like to #FinanceTheFuture: https://t.co/Qygz79L3eg

#GEFAssembly2026

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Thank you, Uzbekistan, for your leadership and generosity in hosting the Eighth #GEFAssembly2026 and becoming the Global Environment Facility's newest donor country. It was meaningful to gather in Samarkand, a city with a long history of connecting people and ideas. Katta rahmat!

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Unveiled at the #GEFAssembly2026, the new GEF SGP logo reflects the program's commitment to supporting the innovative solutions of communities and civil society organizations tackling global environmental and sustainable development challenges.

https://t.co/qtaOYvkZmS

[FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity @FAOclimate]

🌱At today's Roundtable at the #GEFAssembly2026, @FAO’s @KavehZahedi2030 discussed how to translate ambition into action through agriculture and food systems.

"How do we know when the @IFAD-@FAO led #FoodSystemsIP is bringing about needed change?"

🔗https://t.co/66WrqiHoaN

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Welcome to Samarkand, #SilkRoadCaravan! 🌍🐪

Your journey is a reminder that the people closest to the land are often those leading its restoration. We are proud to welcome you to #GEFAssembly2026 as we come together to advance solutions for people and planet. #UNited4Land

[UN Land and Drought @UNCCD]

🇺🇿 THE SILK ROAD CARAVAN COMES TO SAMARKAND 🕌

Join us for a celebration of heritage, resilience and unity at the #GEFAssembly2026.

5 June 2026 | 5:30 PM | entrance to The Eternal City before the bridge.

#SilkRoadCaravan #UNited4Land

[Inter Press Service @ipsnews]

As @theGEF steps into its next financial cycle, Interim CEO Claude Gascon says the institution is at a moment of transition and delivery, building on strong GEF-8 results while launching GEF-9 with sharper focus on impact, speed and scale #GEFAssembly2026 https://t.co/71qrtCmhka

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🇨🇩 The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive new support for agriculture and rural livelihoods. With $9M from @theGEF, this new project — implemented by @IFAD — will support 200,000 people and strengthen sustainable land management.
#GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026 #LCDF

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

Opening the Eighth #GEFassembly2026 in Samarkand, GEF Interim CEO Claude Gascon welcomed the conclusion of the GEF-9 negotiations and the shared commitment to work together for people and the planet.

Read his full remarks: https://t.co/aTCzOQA2XR

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🇸🇩 Sudan’s River Nile & Northern States will receive new support for sustainable agribusiness and resilient livelihoods. With $8.9M from @theGEF, this new project — implemented by @UNIDO — will support 27,000 people and strengthen resilience.

#GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP, said that GEF’s science-based solutions have reached communities, protected nature, underwritten resilience, and helped governments deliver their commitments through local, national, and regional actions #GEFassembly2026

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

"It is a simple, powerful truth that when we come together, we can achieve more than any country alone.” Interim CEO Claude Gascon urged the #GEFassembly2026 to seize the moment toward securing a sustainable future for all.

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions, stressed that overlapping environmental pressures require integrated, whole-of-society approaches, adding that “non-grant instruments are no longer optional if we are to move at scale.” #GEFassembly2026

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration, Uzbekistan, presented at #GEFassembly2026 national initiatives on air quality, biodiversity conservation, waste management, and environmental education, and announced Uzbekistan will become a GEF donor country.

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🌍A renewed vote of confidence in multilateralism. At the #GEFAssembly2026, countries took note of the #GEF9 replenishment package, setting the course for the next four years of investment in global environmental action.
https://t.co/MSe17Isvad

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s Sebungwe will receive new support to strengthen biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods. With $5.7M from @theGEF, this new project — implemented by @UNDP — will improve management across hundreds of thousands of hectares. #GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026

[UNDP Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 @UNDPKAZ]

Nature needs space to survive. @theGEF support helped Kazakhstan create & expand 12+ protected areas, establish ecological corridors spanning 2.9 mln ha, and strengthen habitats for wildlife across the country. Along-term investment in biodiversity continues to deliver results #ForPeopleForPlanet

#GEFAssembly2026

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

🇪🇷 #Eritrea’s Aylagundet Watershed will receive new support for sustainable land management and climate-resilient livelihoods. With $8.4M from @theGEF, this new project — implemented by @UNDP — will restore degraded land and benefit 25,830 people.

#GEFCouncil71 #GEFassembly2026

[IUCN @IUCN]

At #GEFAssembly2026 @theGEF approved nearly US$23 million in funding for projects implemented by IUCN to tackle biodiversity loss and boost #climate resilience.

Two full-sized projects include helping to reverse forest degradation in India and restoring freshwater and coastal ecosystems in the Solomon Islands.

🔗Learn more https://t.co/TuZGvWMdeC

[Global Environment Facility (GEF) @theGEF]

The Earth Partner Prize is coming soon!

An annual arts contest for youth engagement, hosted by Art Partner in collaboration with @theGEF.

Stay tuned for exciting updates!