Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
Description
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was created after the World's Environmental Summit in Rio in 1992. The GEF provides funding for developing countries to meet their responsibilities and commitments under global conventions. The GEF is the financing mechanism for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention for Combating Desertification (CCD). The conservation and wise use of grasslands can be supported through a variety of funding opportunities. The GEF channels support through Implementing Agencies, of which UNDP specialises in technical assistance and capacity building. The HQ of UNDP is in New York. There are Regional Offices in all continents and offices across all developing nations. The CBD focuses on ecosystems and grasslands form an important part of GEF's mountain ecosystem and dryland ecosystem programmes. The CCD concerns are accessed by GEF through a new programme for sustainable management to overcome land degradation.
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Agricultural Science Commons, Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, Plant Biology Commons, Plant Pathology Commons, Soil Science Commons, Weed Science Commons
The Global Environment Programme (GEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Supporting the Conservation of Grassland Systems in Africa
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was created after the World's Environmental Summit in Rio in 1992. The GEF provides funding for developing countries to meet their responsibilities and commitments under global conventions. The GEF is the financing mechanism for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention for Combating Desertification (CCD). The conservation and wise use of grasslands can be supported through a variety of funding opportunities. The GEF channels support through Implementing Agencies, of which UNDP specialises in technical assistance and capacity building. The HQ of UNDP is in New York. There are Regional Offices in all continents and offices across all developing nations. The CBD focuses on ecosystems and grasslands form an important part of GEF's mountain ecosystem and dryland ecosystem programmes. The CCD concerns are accessed by GEF through a new programme for sustainable management to overcome land degradation.
