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Virtual Webinar 10 February 2025 –The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) and the Global Environment Facility conducted two virtual webinars on "Using Simple Future Narratives to Improve the Robustness of Project Designs".

Bonn, 20 January 2026 — The Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility (STAP), Rosina Bierbaum, and STAP Executive Secretary, Sunday Leonard, participated as observers in the third meeting of the GEF-9 replenishment in Bonn, Germany, alongside donor countries and members of the wider GEF partne

Washington, DC, 15 December 2025 — At the 70th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council, Rosina Bierbaum, Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), underscored that multiple environmental indicators point to increasing risks, while emphasizing that timely and informed action can still alter current trajectories.

The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) will participate in the 70th Global Environment Facility (GEF), the 5th GBFF, and the 39th (LDCF/SCCF) Council Meetings, scheduled vi

Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the 70th GEF, 39th LDCF/SCCF, and 5th GBBF Council MeetingsPhoto: Anupam Anand/GEF-IEO

This brief, based on the STAP Information Note Fostering Cooperation and Managing Conflict in GEF Transboundary Water Projects, highlights why cooperation over shared waters is critical for achieving Global Environmental Benefits

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.