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).
At the GEF Council’s request, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) and the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) developed a joint paper on Real-Time Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) in GEF as a cornerstone of integrated programming.
