Like the 2003 Fifth World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, this publication is structured around themes and issues on the cutting edge of research, policy, and practice in the field of protected areas. It highlights contributions by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and presents its...

This report reviews the collaboration between the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the African states. Since 1991 GEF has financed 425 projects to address global environmental problems through sustainable development in more than 50 African countries. This report specifically reviews the...

The report highlights the GEF's work with small island developing states (SIDS) on key natural resource issues -climate change, biodiversity, international waters, and land degradation. It also describes the GEF's strategic priorities for SIDS over the next five years, recognizing the...