With record $5.3B in pledges, GEF proposes environmental funding shift

Earlier this month, the Global Environment Facility announced a record-setting $5.25 billion in pledges to support conservation and environmental protection programs worldwide over the next four years. The 30% budget increase for one of the world’s largest and most influential environmental funders is accompanied by a shift in the GEF’s approach to grant-making, according to Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, its CEO and Chairperson. [(https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/04/26002821/50590752227c122b66864k.jpg) Carlos Manuel Rodriguez. Photo credit: The GEF Rodriguez told Mongabay …

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