Podcasts about global environment facility

In this episode, Aslesh and Nischal dive into Nepal's first-ever sovereign credit rating and what it means for the nation's bold economic future as it gears up to graduate from LDC status. They break down its implications on foreign investments, business opportunities, and more. From hydropower to tourism, they explore the sectors ready to thrive and the reforms needed to keep the momentum going. Nischal Dhungel is a Consultant for the World Bank Group and the Independent Evaluation Office at the Global Environment Facility in Washington, DC. He is also a Non-resident Fellow at the Nepal Institute for Policy Research. Holding an MSc in Economic Theory and Policy from Bard College, New York, he has published over 50 articles on economic issues in international and national platforms. The views expressed in this podcast are Nischal's personal views and do not reflect the views of the organization he works for or represents. If you liked the episode, hear more from us through our free newsletter services, PEI Substack: Of Policies and Politics ( ⁠⁠https://policyentre.substack.com/welcome⁠⁠ ), and click here ( ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/podsbypei⁠⁠ ) to support us on Patreon!! 

In this episode, FAO sounds alarm over high risk of famine in Gaza as a new analysis reveals 1 in 5 Gazans being on the catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity; the FAO and the European Union convened in Rome to increase efforts in transforming agrifood systems; and the Global Environment Facility approved $70 million for FAO projects.  Producer: Ruki Inoshita, Heriberto Araujo, Flora Trouilloud Presenter: Ruki Inoshita Sound: Eric Deleu Editorial supervision: Tszmei Ho © FAO/ Yousef Alrozzi

In this episode: the latest on acute food insecurity in Somalia; the Global Environment Facility approves a series of new FAO-led environmental projects; and looking ahead to food and climate challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.  Producers: Heriberto Araujo, Flora Trouilloud Presenter: Simona Vani Sound: Heriberto Araujo, Flora Trouilloud Editorial supervision: Michelle Hoffman © FAO / Than Rathany

«Puntare alle stelle» Irene Galan è stata orgoglioso membro di MSOI Gorizia. La città la vede tagliare numerosi traguardi, tra questi la laurea triennale in Scienze Internazionali e DIplomatiche, e la specialistica in Environmental Economics con focus su Waste management Comincia la sua carriera lavorativa con il Chemicals and Waste Portfolio della Global Environment Facility, un fondo della Banca Mondiale implementato in parte da UNEP. Per loro ricoprire vari ruoli, tra cui Communications Officer. Attualmente Irene è Associate Programme Management Officer a UNEP - il programma dell'ambiente delle Nazioni Unite- e lavora per un processo di negoziazione che creera' un International Panel on Chemicals Waste and Pollution #generazioneMSOI è un'iniziativa ideata per avvicinare le giovani generazioni ai temi di politica internazionale attraverso l'esperienza di chi ha fatto parte del Movimento. Crediamo che l'esempio sia il miglior veicolo di entusiasmo per gli studenti curiosi e ambiziosi, a per chi – nella ricerca della propria strada – incrocia quella già battuta da altri prima di lui, e ci si immedesima sentendosi meno solo lungo il suo personalissimo cammino!

At its annual gala, the Wildlife Conservation Society recently honored Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, the CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility, or GEF. WCS Wild Audio's Nat Moss sat down with Carlos Manuel to discuss his long career of conservation leadership, the work of the GEF, and the extraordinary example set by Rodríguez's home country of Costa Rica for environmental stewardship, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity protection.

Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Earthna (https://www.earthna.qa/about-us), a sustainability center established by the Qatar Foundation ( https://www.qf.org.qa/ ), and is an ecologist recognized as a global leader in the promotion of sustainability, with emphasis on innovative free market solutions to environmental issues. Prior to joining Earthna / Qatar Foundation, Dr. Castro de la Mata was the managing director for External Affairs with Pluspetrol, the largest private gas and oil company in Latin America. From 2014 to 2018, he was the chairman of the World Bank's Inspection Panel in Washington, where he ensured compliance with the Bank's environmental and social standards. He was also the founder of Ecosystem Services LLC and the managing director of Sustainable Forestry Management (SFM) for the Americas. Prior to that, Dr. Castro de la Mata was the head of Biodiversity at the Global Environment Facility in Washington, the largest source of funds to address global environmental challenges, and a Lead Environmental Specialist at the World Bank in Washington. Dr. Castro de la Mata has been involved in the founding of leading international conservation organizations, including Wetlands for the Americas (today Wetlands International) and American Bird Conservancy. He has served as a member of the Accreditation Panel at the Green Climate Fund, as chair of the US Ex-Im Bank's Independent Advisory Panel on Development Issues in South-Central Peru, and as a high-level international expert engaged by the United Nations to assess the social end ecological impacts of the Barro Blanco Dam in Panama. In 2021, he was appointed as a Counselor of Honor for the Supervisory Council of Wetlands International, and as a member of the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the period 2022 to 2024. Dr. Castro de la Mata has appeared in numerous publications in topics related to ecology, environment, mining, oil and gas, and sustainable development, and is a regular editorial contributor to El Comercio in Lima, Peru, and Diario Altavoz. He has published over 250 articles in scientific journals, magazines, and book chapters. He is the author of two books. Dr. Castro de la Mata received a Ph.D. in ecology and population biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988, and M.Sc. in Biophysics (1985) and B.Sc. in Biology (1983) degrees from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. Support the show

No #valeAPenaOuvirDeNovo de hoje trazemos o episódio em que Dr. Fernando Lima recebeu o Dr. Gustavo Fonseca! Gustavo Fonseca era graduado em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade de Brasília, Mestre em Latin American Studies e Doutor em Wildlife and Range Sciences pela University of Florida. Sua tese de doutorado ganhou o prêmio Rodolpho von Ihering pela Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia e o prêmio Oliver Austin concedido pela universidade da Florida a estudantes que demonstram excelência em pesquisa na área de ciências naturais. Foi professor titular da Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, além de um dos idealizadores do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Conservação e Manejo da UFMG e um dos fundadores da Fundação Biodiversitas. Possui ampla experiência nas áreas de Ecologia, Biogeografia, Zoologia Aplicada, Política Ambiental, Priorização de Investimentos em Conservação, Captação de Recursos e Financiamento de Projetos em Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável. A sua produção científica e técnica gerou mais de 170 publicações, incluindo várias publicadas nos periódicos Science, Nature, Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences - PNAS e na Conservation Biology. Foi também agraciado com a Order of the Golden Ark pelo governo da Holanda, uma das mais importantes condecorações mundiais destinada àqueles que se destacam na defesa de ecossistemas terrestres.  Foi diretor de Programas no Global Environment Facility, supervisionando o portfólio de investimentos em conservação da biodiversidade, na mitigação e adaptação a mudanças climáticas, conservação de recursos hídricos e águas internacionais, produtos químicos, uso e manejo sustentável da terra e investimentos no REDD+ (incentivo desenvolvido no âmbito da Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança do Clima (UNFCCC) para recompensar financeiramente países em desenvolvimento pela redução de Emissões de gases de efeito estufa provenientes de desmatamento). Infelizmente, Gustavo faleceu em 31/08/2022, aos 66 anos, vítima de um infarto fulminante. O Fundo Mundial para o Meio Ambiente Em 1989 a França sugeriu que o Banco Mundial tivesse recursos adicionais para financiar projetos ambientais e ofereceu uma contribuição de 900 milhões de marcos por 3 anos. Em novembro de 1990 - com o desenvolvimento da proposta pelo banco mundial - 27 países aderiram e concordaram em estabelecer o Global Environmental Facility, com 1 bilhão de dólares para os 3 primeiros anos. O objetivo deste recurso foi financiar países em desenvolvimento em quatro áreas: mudanças climáticas, biodiversidade, degradação da camada de ozônio e águas internacionais. A ideia era que estes países pudessem usar esse investimento nas ações de mitigação destas questões ambientais que de fato são de interesse global, sem ter que comprometer o seu próprio desenvolvimento econômico. Após a Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Meio Ambiente e o Desenvolvimento - a Rio -92 ou Eco-92 - o GEF deixou de ser um projeto do banco mundial e se tornou uma organização independente, embora ainda mantendo relações importantes com o banco. O GEF é hoje a principal instituição mundial na gestão de recursos para a implementação das convenções e protocolos estabelecidos pelas conferências das nações unidas. Desde então o GEF disponibilizou diretamente mais de 21 bilhões de dólares em financiamentos de projetos e mobilizou mais 114 bilhões com contrapartidas em mais de 5 mil projetos em 170 países. Com o programa de small grants (pequenos financiamentos) o GEF financiou mais de 25 mil organizações da sociedade civil em iniciativas comunitárias em 133 países. Texto: Fernando Lima Fonte: https://www.thegef.org/ Dá uma força para manter o DesAbraçando online e com episódios no cronograma contribuindo financeiramente com nosso projeto: O DesAbraçando é um projeto independente e conta com o apoio dos ouvintes para se manter online e pagar a edição de áudio.

L'Africa Investment Forum qui s'est tenu du 2 au 4 novembre à Abidjan, sous l'égide de la Banque africaine de développement, était l'occasion d'un premier tour de chauffe sur la question en prévision de la COP27. La BAD s'apprête à y lancer sa propre initiative pour les banques vertes en Afrique : l'initiative AG3F, pour African Green Finance Facility Fund. C'est un paradoxe qui a été répété, martelé même, à chacune des conférences du forum. Les pays africains sont à la fois les moins responsables des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, les plus exposés aux dérèglements climatiques, et ceux qui bénéficient le moins des financements verts : à peine 3% du total mondial. Pour y remédier, la Banque africaine de Développement (BAD) s'apprête à lancer à la COP sa propre initiative pour les banques vertes en Afrique, l'African Green Finance Facility Fund, l'AG3F. Laquelle devrait, à terme, être dotée d'un fonds d'un milliard et demi de dollars. L'objectif, pour Kevin Kariuki, vice-président chargé de la croissance verte à la BAD, est de favoriser la création d'un écosystème d'institutions financières écoresponsables sur le continent. « Nous devons trouver des moyens de diversifier les sources de financement du climat. Aujourd'hui en Afrique, 80% des sources de financement du climat proviennent d'entités publiques : le Fonds vert pour le Climat (Green Climate Change), le Fonds pour l'environnement mondial (Global Environment Facility), et les contributions de pays donateurs. Il y a une immense opportunité d'accroître le montant du financement climatique mobilisé par le biais du secteur privé. Et l'un des domaines de mobilisation du financement climatique par le secteur privé est le secteur bancaire, d'où le lancement de cette initiative. » L'enjeu est donc désormais d'attirer les investisseurs privés, plutôt frileux sur le sujet. La Trade and Development Bank (TDB) est l'un des pionniers du secteur et fera partie de l'initiative AG3F de la BAD. Son directeur général, Admassu Tadesse, se dit confiant : la prise de conscience de l'urgence climatique est aujourd'hui suffisante chez les acteurs financiers, promet-il, pour créer un climat propice aux investissements durables. « Il y a eu une vraie évolution ces dernières années, les obligations durables pèsent aujourd'hui plus de 1 000 milliards de dollars. Nous avons nous-mêmes investi [à TDB] dans divers placements respectueux du climat, et lorsqu'on décortique ces problématiques, on se rend compte qu'il y a énormément à faire. Tout le monde peut désormais facilement voir que c'est faisable. C'est pratique. Ce n'est pas une chimère. » Les chantres de la finance verte affirment qu'elle permet, elle aussi, d'offrir le retour sur investissement attendu par les acteurs privés. « Pour les investisseurs, la question est : "Est-ce un projet bankable ?" Pour les investisseurs, la question est : "Est-ce que j'obtiens un retour ajusté au risque ?" Et je pense que dans les deux cas, Africa50 a pu faire l'expérience de nombreux projets bancables et rentables sur le continent. Nous avons été convaincus, et les investisseurs privés seront convaincus à leur tour », avance Tshepedi Moremong, directrice des opérations de la plateforme d'investissements Africa50. Pour l'heure, les besoins sont énormes : selon la BAD, les économies africaines auront besoin de 2 800 milliards de dollars d'investissements verts d'ici 2030.

Shermer and Ali discuss: • the search for structure in nature • order and randomness • economic laws • natural laws • natural orders: molecular, quantum, crystals, carbonic, nuclear, magnetic • hydrological, organismic, Gaia and Medea • reductionism and holism • Islamic economics • the origin of wealth • Is there an optimal economic order? • how mining rights work in the U.S. and elsewhere • the voter's paradox • Pareto optimality and why we can't achieve it • resource nationalism • the resource curse • why India and Pakistan have not used their nukes on each other • social orders • population and sustainability: neo-Malthusianism • How many people can the Earth hold? • why we need nuclear power for sustainability • internationalism and globalism • Trekonomics. Saleem H. Ali was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts but grew up in Lahore, Pakistan until his college years, receiving his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Tufts University, and his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in environmental policy and planning at Yale and MIT, respectively. He currently holds the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professorship in Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware and is Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (Australia). Dr. Ali's laurels include being a National Geographic Explorer (having travelled for research to over 150 countries); being chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and serving on the seven-member science panel of the Global Environment Facility (the world's largest multilateral trust fund for the environment held in trusteeship by the World Bank). His earlier books include Treasures of the Earth: Need Greed and a Sustainable Future. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Geographical Society in the United Kingdom and also serves on the boards of Adventure Scientists and Mediators Beyond Borders International. Along with his wife Maria and sons Shahmir and Shahroze, the family are citizens of Australia, Pakistan and the United States.

In episode 3, Sarah and Jenna make it to Baltimore for a two-day stay! Tune in to hear their discussion with Shanna Edberg, Director of Conservation Programs for Hispanic Access Foundation and cherished partner of the Healthy Ocean Coalition. Shanna leads a team that plans and executes programming to advance national conservation and climate goals while serving Latino communities. Shanna is a longtime conservation advocate and promoter of environmental justice in the U.S. and abroad. She comes to Hispanic Access Foundation from an extensive professional background including working in sustainable development at the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, climate policy at the nonprofit Climate Interactive, civil service with local government, and managing her own photography business.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Saleem H. Ali, author of Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life. Saleem H. Ali was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts but grew up in Lahore, Pakistan until his college years, receiving his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Tufts University, and his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in environmental policy and planning at Yale and MIT, respectively. He currently holds the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professorship in Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware (USA) and is Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (Australia). Dr. Ali's laurels include being a National Geographic Explorer (having travelled for research to over 150 countries); being chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and serving on the seven-member science panel of the Global Environment Facility (the world's largest multilateral trust fund for the environment held in trusteeship by the World Bank). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art sand the Royal Geographical Society in the United Kingdom and also serves on the boards of Adventure Scientists and Mediators Beyond Borders International. Along with his wife Maria and sons Shahmir and Shahroze, the family are citizens of Australia, Pakistan, and the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saleem H. Ali was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts but grew up in Lahore, Pakistan until his college years, receiving his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Tufts University, and his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in environmental policy and planning at Yale and MIT, respectively. He currently holds the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professorship in Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware(USA) and is Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (Australia). Dr. Ali's laurels include being a National Geographic Explorer (having travelled for research to over 150 countries); being chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and serving on the seven-member science panel of the Global Environment Facility (the world's largest multilateral trust fund for the environment held in trusteeship by the World Bank). His earlier books include Treasures of the Earth: Need Greed and a Sustainable Future which was hailed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as providing "welcome linkage between environmental behavior and poverty alleviation." Professor Ali was profiled in Forbes as "The Alchemist" and Bookseller called his earlier work "a pioneeringexploration of human wants and needs and the natural resources we consume." He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art sand the Royal Geographical Society in the United Kingdom and also serves on the boards of Adventure Scientists and Mediators Beyond Borders International. Along with his wife Maria and sons Shahmir and Shahroze, the family are citizens of Australia, Pakistan and the United States. Sign up for 10% off of Shrink Rap Radio CE credits at the Zur Institute

In this episode, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), connects with 4Nature Co-host David Meyers, on the importance of including agriculture and conservation in conversations together, the power of public and private divesting from industries and activities that are harmful to the environment, his legacy of transformational environmental leadership in Costa Rica, and his mission to promote policy coherence in GEF's work around the world.    “All development policies from the central government or from the different sectors should be aligned and aimed to the same goals. We need to create the right incentives so all public and private investments are aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement” - Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of the Global Environment Facility on policy coherence  

From global trust funds to brand new decentralised approaches, what are the pros and cons of these approaches for building an investible pipeline for Nature-based Solutions within developing countries? In this episode, BNCFF manager Dorothée Herr explores initiatives and principles that guide insurers and impact funds. Plus find out how new forms of decentralised finance are using blockchain to create faster impact. With special thanks to Leah Bunce Karrer, Senior Environment Specialist for the Global Environment Facility; Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative; and Linwood Pendleton, Executive Director of the Ocean Knowledge Action Network and who leads the Moonjelly Academy. Investing For Ocean Impact is a Fresh Air Production on behalf of IUCN's Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility. It was produced by Phil Sansom and Izzie Clarke, with production assistance from Michelle Barnett. Follow or subscribe now for free, wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have long been the cogs turning the wheel of global economics, driving infrastructure growth and economic development while often supporting the exploitation of natural resources and ignoring the social consequences of poverty, displacement, and disruption. Some have argued that the World Bank and the IMF have outlived their purpose, no longer effective as tools for the future. This week we're discussing the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a little known agency that finances large international projects with demonstrated financial outcomes that are progressive and sustainable.

Dr Andrew Lawson is joined by his colleague Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Hannam to chat about his incredible personal background and his research in environmental law, particularly the governance of soil. Ian is the Adjunct Associate Professor at the AgLaw Centre, here at the UNE School of Law. He is the Chair Emeritus of the Specialist Group for Soil, Diversification and Sustainable Agriculture of the ICUN World Commission on Environmental Law. In this episode, Ian talks about the meaning of soil governance and why it is essential, especially now. He also speaks about his travels around the world working in international governance roles. Ian has visited over 40 countries seeing soils around the world throughout his amazing career. Ian mentions some highlights from his global travels, including to Iceland, North-Western China (also known as the dry land Region of China), and Central Asia. Ian has helped improve the Icelandic Government's environmental legislation and policies. He was also involved in a project set up by the Global Environment Facility and the Asian Development to look at integrated ecosystem management in improving how land use was carried out in the dry land Region of China. These are just a few of the fascinating things that Ian has done throughout his career. One of the reasons Ian became associated with UNE was after completing his PhD in International Environmental Law, he met Professor Paul Martin, the Director of UNE Law School's AgLaw Centre. Tune into this week's Law in the Bush episode to learn more about Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Hannam's background and journey in Agriculture and Law into the Environment and Soil health. We've got some prizes to giveaway. Tell us your favourite episode and why. The best ten entries win a prize. Email us at bushlawyerpodcast@une.edu.au and include your postal address. We'll send your prize via snail mail to anywhere in the world. Like our podcast? We'd love to hear from you. Check out our survey: https://unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_24sXnmLvXUMJ8kS Join our podcast community, and follow us at: · Law in the Bush Facebook page · Law in the Bush Webpage For more information on our research centres visit: · Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law · First Peoples...

Lis and Marcus discuss what their ideal climate-resilient cities would look and feel like - and Kobie Brand, the Africa regional director of the global cities network ICLEI, is back to talk about the exciting innovations happening in African cities, including the use of the Minecraft video game to map out climate adaptation strategies in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. And coffee farmer Hector Velasquez explains his crucial role in supporting San Salvador's ambitions to become a ‘sponge' city. Find out more about:- The UN's Global Adaptation Network: unep.org/gan- Climate adaptation resources and multimedia: bit.ly/2Y8SavL- CityAdapt: cityadapt.com/en- The ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: africa.iclei.org- The Global Environment Facility: thegef.orgReferences:- 68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, says UN: bit.ly/3Be7YvX- A Practical Guide to Climate-resilient Buildings & Communities: bit.ly/3DgWlFg- “Sponge City”: San Salvador uses nature to fight floods: bit.ly/3izMwKu

Lis and Marcus explore how investing in adaptation makes both economic sense and helps save the lives of millions of people faced with climate catastrophes. Professor Patrick Verkooijen joins from the Rotterdam-based Global Center on Adaptation which, as the largest floating office in the world, is a potent example of adaptation. And Rohey Ceesay, a forestry officer in the Gambia, talks about how she uses drama and music to spread crucial messages and early warnings about deadly storms. Find out more about:- The UN's Global Adaptation Network: unep.org/gan- Climate adaptation resources and multimedia: bit.ly/2Y8SavL- The Global Center on Adaptation: gca.org- The Global Environment Facility: thegef.orgReferences:- António Guterres: 50% of All Climate Finance Needed for Adaptation: bit.ly/2Yh8JWo- Reduced death rates from cyclones in Bangladesh: what more needs to be done?: bit.ly/3oEhyEP- Adaptation Gap Report 2020: bit.ly/2YkgRWI- Project Factsheet: Early Warning Climate Services in Gambia: bit.ly/3ldcDIV

Humanity is in trouble. Does Costa Rica have the answers? With over 99% of their electricity already produced from renewables and more than a quarter of their land protected, we look to Costa Rica's most powerful - and successful - climate leaders for answers. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, head of the Global Environment Facility (the largest environmental fund in the world) and Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment, walk us through the country's success story, how they got there, and what's up next for this Green (and Blue) Nation. A conversation on how Costa Rica shaped the Green Future ... for everyone.

Eco-Artist Diane Burko! Plus ACES for the environment, plus Global Environment Facility, and discover the World Ocean Network.

This is a special World Ocean Day podcast that was orginally for the WRI Ocean program and the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. It's with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez of the Global Environment Facility, and it's about what he's learned about the ocean from his decades of surfing, especially off the coast of Costa Rica. Go to oceanpanel.org or @oceanpanel on Twitter if you're interested to find out more.

Neste episódio Dr. Fernando Lima recebe Dr. Gustavo Fonseca, diretor de programas do Global Environmental Facility! Gustavo Fonseca é graduado em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade de Brasília, Mestre em Latin American Studies e Doutor em Wildlife and Range Sciences pela University of Florida. Sua tese de doutorado ganhou o prêmio Rodolpho von Ihering pela Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia e o prêmio Oliver Austin concedido pela universidade da Florida a estudantes que demonstram excelência em pesquisa na área de ciências naturais. Foi professor titular da Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, além de um dos idealizadores do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Conservação e Manejo da UFMG e um dos fundadores da Fundação Biodiversitas. Possui ampla experiência nas áreas de Ecologia, Biogeografia, Zoologia Aplicada, Política Ambiental, Priorização de Investimentos em Conservação, Captação de Recursos e Financiamento de Projetos em Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável. A sua produção científica e técnica gerou mais de 170 publicações, incluindo várias publicadas nos periódicos Science, Nature, Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences - PNAS e na Conservation Biology. Foi também agraciado com a Order of the Golden Ark pelo governo da Holanda, uma das mais importantes condecorações mundiais destinada àqueles que se destacam na defesa de ecossistemas terrestres.  Ele é diretor de Programas no Global Environment Facility, supervisionando o portfólio de investimentos em conservação da biodiversidade, na mitigação e adaptação a mudanças climáticas, conservação de recursos hídricos e águas internacionais, produtos químicos, uso e manejo sustentável da terra e investimentos no REDD+ (incentivo desenvolvido no âmbito da Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança do Clima (UNFCCC) para recompensar financeiramente países em desenvolvimento pela redução de Emissões de gases de efeito estufa provenientes de desmatamento). O Fundo Mundial para o Meio Ambiente Em 1989 a França sugeriu que o Banco Mundial tivesse recursos adicionais para financiar projetos ambientais e ofereceu uma contribuição de 900 milhões de marcos por 3 anos. Em novembro de 1990 - com o desenvolvimento da proposta pelo banco mundial - 27 países aderiram e concordaram em estabelecer o Global Environmental Facility, com 1 bilhão de dólares para os 3 primeiros anos. O objetivo deste recurso foi financiar países em desenvolvimento em quatro áreas: mudanças climáticas, biodiversidade, degradação da camada de ozônio e águas internacionais. A ideia era que estes países pudessem usar esse investimento nas ações de mitigação destas questões ambientais que de fato são de interesse global, sem ter que comprometer o seu próprio desenvolvimento econômico. Após a Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Meio Ambiente e o Desenvolvimento - a Rio -92 ou Eco-92 - o GEF deixou de ser um projeto do banco mundial e se tornou uma organização independente, embora ainda mantendo relações importantes com o banco. O GEF é hoje a principal instituição mundial na gestão de recursos para a implementação das convenções e protocolos estabelecidos pelas conferências das nações unidas. Desde então o GEF disponibilizou diretamente mais de 21 bilhões de dólares em financiamentos de projetos e mobilizou mais 114 bilhões com contrapartidas em mais de 5 mil projetos em 170 países. Com o programa de small grants (pequenos financiamentos) o GEF financiou mais de 25 mil organizações da sociedade civil em iniciativas comunitárias em 133 países. Texto: Fernando Lima Fonte: https://www.thegef.org/   Visite nossa loja! loja.desabrace.com.br Dá uma força para manter o DesAbraçando online e com episódios no cronograma contribuindo financeiramente com nosso projeto: O DesAbraçando é um projeto independente e conta com o apoio dos ouvintes para se manter online e pagar a edição de áudio. Se você curte o projeto,

A major partnership launched today has a goal of protecting 18 million square kilometers around the world. The partnership is called the Blue Nature Alliance and its goal is to team up with communities in Fiji, Antarctica's Southern Ocean, and Tristan da Cunha. The Blue Nature Alliance is a collaboration led by Conservation International, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Global Environment Facility, Minderoo Foundation, and the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation. These are huge organizations with the resources to help communities establish and manage Marine Protected Areas.  Visit the website below for more information: https://www.bluenaturealliance.org/  Want To Talk Oceans? Join the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group. Speak Up For Blue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakupforblue/ Speak Up For Blue Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakUpforBlue Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk Madame CuriosityApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2xUlSax Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V38QQ1 ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw

iTHINK is hosted by Melissa Brown and Crispin Blackall, series two is asking the question "Do You Have a Start-Up In You?"  interviewing founders of startups small and large, leaders who have taken their business offshore and those that have stayed in Australia.  Beyond the founders we talk to advisors, accelerators, educators, marketers and funders.In this last episode for the series we talk to Omar Khalifa. Omar started his career as an engineer working with NASA at the Kennedy Space Centre on the Space Shuttle Program, he went on to work in Silicon Valley with Hewlett Packard and Apple.   And if that is not impressive enough he went work for The World Bank in Washington DC where he was working for the Global Environment Facility.    After that Omar also spent two years in Switzerland at the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Geneva. But it is Omar's contribution to innovation and the start up community that has been his passion in recent years.  For the last five years he has been CEO of iAccelerate a business accelerator and incubator that helps entrepreneurs take ideas and build successful companies. Omar talks about innovation, Silicon Valley, the challenges of COVID, the wealth of talent in Australia as well as the Indigenous Business Hub Yarpa and opportunities for start-ups in regional Australia.  This is an episode not to miss!Our next series is on networks and how they fit into leadership.

Sam Fankhauser is Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. He has been at the institute since its inception a decade ago, where he initially joined as a Principal Research Fellow. He also holds positions as Deputy Director of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Non-Executive Director the CDC Group and a member of the editorial board for the journals Global Environmental Change, Climate Policy and Global Sustainability. Prior to joining the Grantham Institute, Sam served as Deputy Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He has also worked at the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility and in the private sector. His research interests include the economics of adaptation to climate change, climate finance and the functioning of carbon markets and climate change policy in the UK. In this episode, Sam provides an excellent overview of the state of carbon pricing today and outlines its two principal forms; carbon taxation and carbon trading. He discusses the merits and disadvantages of each, stressing that all carbon pricing is ultimately results based. Noting that current carbon prices are far too low to meet the objectives of the Paris agreement, he provides words of cautious optimism looking at successful schemes in Sweden and British Colombia in Canada which show the effectiveness and viability of carbon trading. Sam also discusses significant barriers around issues of political economy and voters' suspicion of government taxation, and how this renders carbon trading easier to implement practically. He also addresses “shadow pricing” and how the private sector's growing enthusiasm seems to reflect an understanding that the economic growth of this century will arise from low-carbon opportunities. Finally, he stresses the need for collaboration around carbon pricing to avoid “carbon leakage.” He also points to how empirical evidence suggests that successful schemes can be imported as regulators in different jurisdictions learn from one another. The post Episode 38: Sam Fankhauser, Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE, discusses carbon pricing appeared first on The Sustainability Agenda.