Recently finished
70th Meeting of the GEF Council
At their December 2025 meetings, the Councils of the family of funds managed by the GEF approved approximately USD 372 million in funding to support climate action, biodiversity conservation, pollution prevention and reduction, and integrated environmental action across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
GEF Consultation with CSOs
Participants reviewed progress toward the ninth replenishment cycle and considered ways to ensure implementation of the whole-of-society approach throughout the cycle.
21st Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF)
Participants called for urgent global action on systemic threats driving environmental challenges and said peace, justice and equity are prerequisites for sustainable development.
24th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP 24)
A sustainable, climate-resilient, and inclusive Mediterranean blue economy was the common vision identified in Cairo.
23rd Session of the UNCCD Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC-23)
Amid the exchanges on capacity-building, reporting, resource mobilization, land degradation neutrality, and sand and dust storms, the Gender Caucus meeting, which focused on Indigenous women’s leadership, brought a sense of urgency, as well as colorful energy to the discussions.
OECPR-7 and UNEA-7
Delegates at UNEA-7 confronted new and emerging issues, linking the environment to technology, health, and the global economy, while also considering how best to deal with ever-growing concerns pertaining to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
11th Session of the ITPGRFA Governing Body
After 12 years of negotiations, delegates could not agree on measures to enhance the Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing.
20th Meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (CITES CoP20)
Delegates worked through 114 agenda items, adopted 353 decisions, and reviewed 50 listing proposals, protecting 77 new species.
Upcoming events
12th Session of the IPBES Plenary and Stakeholder Day
1st Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP P1)
3rd Part of the 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5.3)
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