Limited GEF finance for nature reaching the local level
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a major multilateral funder delivering nature finance to developing countries to protect biodiversity.
The GEF is critical to ensuring that nature finance is delivered at scale and that it meets the needs of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, who are custodians of significant biodiversity across their lands and territories.
This briefing presents findings from recent research into the amount of GEF nature finance reaching Indigenous Peoples and local communities. It highlights that not enough GEF finance is reaching the local level where it is most needed and that it is not always being delivered in ways that support local priorities.
We offer recommendations to the GEF and other funders on ways to deliver better quality nature finance in line with local priorities, with the best possible outcomes for biodiversity.
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