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implemented over 1,000 projects, </strong>inspiring, informing, and enabling the public and policymakers<strong> across more than 160 countries </strong>to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.</p> <p>As one of its founding agencies, we have been with the GEF on every step of its journey since 1992. Today, UNEP continues to support the GEF to achieve its mandate of tackling our planet’s most pressing environmental problems and is currently one of 18 GEF Agencies that can <a href="/gef/partner-us">assist partners in accessing GEF finance</a>.</p> <p>Working across all <a href="/gef/focal-areas">GEF focal areas</a>, our dedicated GEF technical teams bring together the best in environmental science and policy expertise with the unique convening power of the United Nations to design and deliver <a href="/gef/projects">high-impact projects</a> that enable lasting change.</p> </div> </p> <div class="views-element-container"> <div> <a class="button orange" href="/gef/about-us">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div> <div id="block-homefiguresen">  <div class="yg_ln_facts figures_bgcolor"> <div class="yg_ln_facts_wrap"> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box"> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item quad"> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_icon"><img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/2021-09/calendar_icon_0.png" alt=""></div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_figure"> <div>32</div> </div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_text"> <div>Years of partnership</div> </div> </div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item quad"> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_icon"><img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/2021-09/projects_icon_0.png" alt=""></div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_figure"> <div>1035</div> </div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_text"> <div>Projects</div> </div> </div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item quad"> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_icon"><img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/2021-09/map_icon_0.png" alt=""></div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_figure"> <div>162</div> </div> <div class="yg_ln_facts_box_item_text"> <div>Countries</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="yg_ln_revnews"> <div class="yg_ln_revnews_wrap"> <h4>Latest News</h4> <div class="yg_ln_revnews_resource"> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="yg_ln_revnews_resource_item"> <div class="yg_ln_revnews_resource_item_image"> <img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/2024-12/Madagascar.%2520Sakaivo%2520Ecovillage%2520shown%2520from%2520above.%25C2%25A9UNEP%252C%2520Florian%2520Fussstetter%2520_0.jpg" width="1504" height="846" alt="" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="yg_ln_revnews_resource_item_text"> <span class="yg_ln_revnews_resource_item_text_meta">Story</span> <a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/can-network-eco-villages-save-madagascars-prehistoric-biodiversity">Can a network of “eco-villages” save Madagascar’s prehistoric biodiversity? 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The taxi is part of a pilot GEF e-moto program in the Lome region of Togo" title="E-mobility project Lome, Togo" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <br/> <span class="jb-title">E-mobility project Lome, Togo</span><br/> <span class="jb-caption">A rider examines his electric motorbike taxi. The taxi is part of a pilot GEF e-moto program in the Lome region of Togo</span> </p> <p class="jb-image"> <img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/styles/juicebox_medium/s3/2023-09/UNEP%20Adaptation%20unit%20Nepal%20052023-14%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ZS1OZ8UO" alt="Through the GEF's climate change adaptation portfolio, farmers in Dholaka region of Nepal have adapted to climate change and risks." title="Nepalese landscapes that are affected by landslides and rainfall changes" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <br/> <span class="jb-title">Nepalese landscapes that are affected by landslides and rainfall changes</span><br/> <span class="jb-caption">Through the GEF's climate change adaptation portfolio, farmers in Dholaka region of Nepal have adapted to climate change and risks.</span> </p> <p class="jb-image"> <img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/styles/juicebox_medium/s3/2023-09/R6M24329.jpg?itok=tGPKMkSd" alt="In Cameroon, in order to protect forests, a GEF program is offering beneficiaries alternative livelihoods to foster conservation work." title="Sacred Forests, Cameroon" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <br/> <span class="jb-title">Sacred Forests, Cameroon</span><br/> <span class="jb-caption">In Cameroon, in order to protect forests, a GEF program is offering beneficiaries alternative livelihoods to foster conservation work.</span> </p> <p class="jb-image"> <img src="https://cdn.unenvironment.org/gef/styles/juicebox_medium/s3/2023-09/DJI_0435%20%281%29.jpg?itok=SiG9nEZM" alt="Mangrove restoration in the Xai-Xai region of Mozambique is affected by mangrove loss due to misuse and natural disasters. A GEF mangrove restoration program has led to many positive changes towards adapting to the changing climate and risks." title="Xai-Xai region of Mozambique" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <br/> <span class="jb-title">Xai-Xai region of Mozambique</span><br/> <span class="jb-caption">Mangrove restoration in the Xai-Xai region of Mozambique is affected by mangrove loss due to misuse and natural disasters. 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