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This brief, based on the STAP Information Note

Human-driven changes are transforming ecosystems at scales and speeds that challenge traditional conservation practices. This STAP Information Note examines what it means to protect biodiversity and sustain ecosystem services in the Anthropocene and outlines three priority actions for the GEF.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we address global environmental challenges.

This brief summarizes key principles of effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), illustrated through four case studies: three from GEF programs, FOLUR, the Global Wildlife Program (GWP), and the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program, and one from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Conservation and Markets Initiative (CMI).

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recognizes that empowering Indigenous Peoples is essential to enhancing the performance, equity, and impact of GEF-funded projects. This commitment has been reaffirmed in recent GEF Council and Assembly discussions.

The GEF increasingly recognizes that durable environmental outcomes depend on social resilience and the ability of communities to organize and cooperate. This STAP information note synthesizes evidence from the behavioral and social sciences to show that social resilience and collective action are prerequisites for achieving transformational change.

This report summarizes STAP’s virtual consultations with members of the GEF Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group (IPAG) and the Global Steering Committee of the GEF Inclusive Conservation Initiative-1 on enhancing GEF support for Indigenous Peoples. Key recommendations from participants are outlined in Box 1. These consultations provided a valua

Geetha Nayak joined the STAP Secretariat in July 2025 as a Programme Management Officer, focusing on International Waters and Land Degradation focal areas. Prior to this role, she served as the Regional Coordinator for Nature Action at the United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for West Asia (UNEP ROWA) in Beirut, Lebanon.

From June 2 to 6, representatives from the 186 member countries of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) will gather in Washington, DC for the 69th GEF Council Meeting. The Council will consider the allocation of $261 million across the GEF’s family of funds, including the GEF Trust Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund, and the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.

Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the 69th GEF, 38th LDCF/SCCF, and 4th GBBF Council Meetings

This STAP report on “strengthening GEF support for Indigenous Peoples” provides recommendations to the GEF on enhancing the effectiveness of its support for Indigenous Peoples.

The STAP information note on “strengthening source-to-sea approaches in the GEF” provides an overview of the S2S concept, highlighting the important role the GEF has played in advancing the approach, barriers to effective implementation, and presenting advice on how to enhance the adoption and scale up.

Developed in collaboration with the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the GEF, this note highlights best practices and approaches on monitoring, evaluation and learning.

Virtual Webinar 30 April – 1 May 2025 –The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) conducted two virtual webinars on Strengthening Theory of Change and Risk Management in Global Environment Facility (GEF) Projects and Programs.

STAP presentation focusing on Theory of Change and Risk in GEF projects and programs. 

Washington, DC, 18 - 20 February 2025 – Some of the world’s leading environmental scientists, technical experts, and practitioners gathered in Washington, DC, for the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Washington, DC, 26 February 2025 – In a critical moment for global environmental policy, with less than five years remaining to meet key international targets—leading experts gathered last week in Washington, DC, for the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

STAP Chair's opening remarks at the ninth Global Environment Facility Replenishment Technical Advisory Group Meetings in Washington, DC.

The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) will participate in the GEF Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings in Washington, D.C., from February 18 to 20, 2025.