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About IUCN
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by supporting scientific research, managing field projects all over the world, and bringing governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.
IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government and NGO members and almost 11,000 volunteer experts in some 160 countries. IUCN’s work is supported by over 1,000 staff in 60 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. For more information, visit www.iucn.org.
About GEF
The GEF (Global Environment Facility) unites 182 countries in partnership with international institutions, NGOs and the private sector to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. Today, the GEF is the largest funder of projects to improve the global environment. An independent financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants. Since 1991, the GEF has invested US $ 9 billion in grants and leveraged another US $ 40 billion in co-financing for more than 2600 projects in 165 countries. For more information, visit www.thegef.org.
Source: The World Bank Press Release dated October 28, 2010.
Other Nagoya 2010 Features:
- Nagoya 2010: World Bank Launches New Global Partnership to “Green” National Accounts
- Nagoya 2010: Hardwiring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Finance
- Nagoya 2010: Bridging Biodiversity and Business
- Nagoya 2010 – TEEB Report Puts World’s Natural Assets on Global Political Radar
- Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit: A New Biodiversity Strategy for 21st Century
- Nagoya 2010 – Carbon Mapping to Curb Climate Change and Boost Biodiversity
- Valuing Nature the Way to Protect it, WWF Advises Biodiversity Summit
- TEEB Report for Local and Regional Policy Makers Launched
