Iran’s ab-bandaans or wetlands are one of the most important ecosystems in the country in terms of biodiversity, indigenous culture, and various environmental and economic functions. Currently, 2,208 ab-bandaans cover an area of 32,000 hectares scattered across the country. According to ...read more

The ICCA-GSI COVID-19 Resonse Initiative (formerly reffered to as ICCA-GSI Phase 2) was launched in October 2020 as a rapid response initiative to the COVID-19 pandemic for communities living in territories and areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (ICCAs).  After a ...read more

Confronted with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the world is now facing the greatest health, economic and social challenge in the recent times. For communities living in indigenous peoples and community-conserved territories and areas (ICCAs), COVID-19 poses grave health threats since ...read more

The Jesús María River Basin is located in Costa Rica’s Pacific region, and covers 35,280ha of a diverse landscape comprised of forests, coffee plantations and fruit trees, mangroves, pastures, cash crops, water bodies, and urban areas, descending from a maximum elevation of 1,400m through ...read more

To celebrate this year’s International Biodiversity Day and its theme ‘Solutions are in Nature’, we are featuring nature-based solutions that have been shared among communities through South-South cooperation (SSC) and supported by the Small Grants Programme. These shared ...read more

‘Protecting nature makes me very happy in life’, says Victorin Laboudallon. ‘We need to protect it as much as we can, so future generations can enjoy it like I did when I was a kid’. Victorin Laboudallon, frequently considered the ‘Father of Seychelles Conservation’, established ...read more

Foto Cortesía: Mayra Perugachi, presidenta del Cabildo de la Comuna Zuleta en Imbabura, en actividades de atención a adultos mayores durante la emergencia sanitaria. Ante la emergencia sanitaria del #COVID-19, la pregunta recurrente que venía a nuestra mente era: ¿Cómo están ...read more

Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) conserve vast areas of the world, but the international community often fails to appreciate the scale of their contributions to preserving global biodiversity. To bridge this knowledge gap, IPLCs can share information on their ICCAs through the ...read more

In 2016 the GEF Small Grants Programme, implemented by UNDP and funded by the Global Environment Facility, launched the global component of the Indigenous Peoples’ Fellowship Initiative. Four women who are working in biodiversity conservation were selected. The programme also has ...read more

Today, preceding the official beginning of the 55th GEF council, a special session on gender was held at the traditional CSO Forum in line with GEF’s increased ambition to address gender equality. The session served as an opportunity for the GEF Council to consult with civil society organizations ...read more