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October 25, 2008 - The French newspaper "Le Monde" published an article on the "Save Your Logo" initiative. The campaign, launched by the GEF at the World Conservation Congress 2008, encourages multinational companies to protect the signature animal on which they have partially based their brand.

Mainstreaming gender in sustainable oyster farming projects

The Fédération Régionale des Groupements de Promotion Féminine (FRGPF) launched a campaign, with GEF SGP support, to train local women in more sustainable management and harvesting techniques, in response to the widespread destruction of mangroves due to unsustainable oyster farming in the Ziguinchor region.

PARIS RE, Marsh and the UNEP-GEF develop innovative renewable energy insurance solutions

ZUG, Switzerland, October 9, 2008 - PARIS RE and MARSH have jointly developed a new index-based cover that will encourage the development of wind farm projects.

GEF, World Bank and IUCN Launch Partnership to Protect Globally Threatened Species

BARCELONA/WASHINGTON DC, October 7, 2008-- Businesses that have built their brands on the back of threatened species should invest more in the preservation of their natural habitats according to a new conservation campaign launched here today.

GEF Small Grants Programme in Honduras Wins Tourism Innovation Award

TEGUCIGALPA/WASHINGTON, October 6,2008 – Five indigenous communities recently won a distinguished international business award for an ecotourism rainforest project funded through the Global Environment Facility.

GEF, World Bank and Partners Award $4 Million to Innovative Agriculture, Sustainable Development Projects

WASHINGTON, September 26, 2008 — More than $4 million was awarded in seed money to 22 innovative agricultural projects today at the end of the 2008 Development Marketplace, a competitive grant program that aims to spur sustainable development. The 2008 global competition was co-sponsored by the GEF, World Bank Group, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and GTZ.Winners represented 16 countries.

Consultations and GEF Council Meeting, Nov.10-13, 2008 - Washington D.C.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 14), Dec. 1-12, 2008 - Poznan, Poland

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