GEF Small Grants Programme

10/16/2026

📢 UNDP LAUNCHES A CALL FOR PROPOSALS UNDER GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY'S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME! 📢

Does your organization have an idea to protect Papua New Guinea’s incredible biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience or build sustainable livelihoods? 🌏 💚

UNDP, through the Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Programme, is inviting eligible community-based and civil society organizations to submit proposals for grants of up to USD 75,000 to turn your ideas into action.

Around 70% of programme resources will support initiatives in these three priority landscapes:

🌳 Sepik-Hunstein Landscape
🌊 New Britain Ridge-to-Reef Landscape and Seascape
🏔️ Mount Wilhelm Climate Resilient Landscape

🌱 Projects can focus on biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, sustainable agriculture, green livelihoods and much more, as long as the initiatives place community participation at their heart.

🗓️ Application deadline: 15 November 2026

🔗 Read the full Call for Proposals and find out how to apply: https://tinyurl.com/4b32xenh

GEF Small Grants Programme Global Environment Facility

10/16/2026

🤝 3 days to go until Biodiversity !

Lasting solutions for nature must work for people, too.

Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women and young people are essential partners in protecting biodiversity and shaping a more sustainable future for everyone.

COP17 is an opportunity to champion inclusive, locally led action that protects nature while strengthening livelihoods and resilience.

Learn more about our work at our COP17 events: https://sgp.undp.org/resources-155/event-flyer/839-uncbd-cop17.html

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

💚 4 days to go until !

Ambition needs investment. Closing the biodiversity finance gap is essential to turning global targets into lasting results.

But from mobilizing public resources that unlocks blended and private sector investment with returns, finance for biodiversity can be innovative and supportive of nature-positive development, unlocking opportunities for communities, countries and investors.

Investing in nature is investing in our shared future.

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Emma Petrosyan was on the verge of giving up. An enthusiastic mountain biker based in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, she had a vision that few people understood: a sustainable enterprise that could restore degraded forests and protect biodiversity by getting people out of their cars and onto bicycles. It was a pioneering model that focused on environmental conservation as the very foundation for a successful business.

As is set to begin, read more about how Emma’s unwavering vision brought to life Armenia’s first mountain bike park, and how she is restoring degraded forests and inspiring a new generation :

Emma Petrosyan was on the verge of giving up. An enthusiastic mountain biker based in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, she had a vision that few people understood: a sustainable enterprise that could restore degraded forests and protect biodiversity by getting people out of their cars and onto bicycles....

10/14/2026

⏳ 5 days to go until !

The world has a global plan to halt and reverse nature loss: the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Now comes the critical task: turning commitments into action on the ground, at the scale and speed required to meet the 2030 targets.

At COP17, implementation must take centre stage.

10/13/2026

🌱 6 days to go until !

Biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation are deeply interconnected. We cannot solve one crisis while overlooking the others.

The 2026 Tri-COP year is an opportunity to connect global agendas, align action and deliver solutions that benefit people and planet.

One planet. One interconnected agenda. Our shared future.

Take a look: https://www.undp.org/events/cbd-cop17