Portfolio Bulletin 2025 May Edition
 

May 2025

Welcome to the May 2025 edition of the GEF International Waters Portfolio Bulletin!

This month, we asked you to focus on the 'OCEAN', riding the momentum of UNOC3, LME24, and World Ocean Day.

And you did so! We received inspiring stories and updates showcasing the great work you're doing across the globe, and we're very proud to share them with you.

Sri Lanka lagoon set to implement new ecosystems approach for fisheries management
GEF/FAO/IUCN/BOBP-IGO/SEAFDEC
BOBLME II		 Building bridges for the SEA
GEF/UNEP/COBSEA 
SCS SAP
Pacific power: A blueprint for global fisheries
GEF/UNDP/FFA
OFMP3		 Source-to-Sea Integration: A Tale of Two Nations
GEF/UNEP/MAP/EBRD
MedProgramme

From hidden threats to visible actions
GEF/UNEP/MAP/Plan Bleu/SCP/RAC
MedWaves		 Tackling Marine Pollution in the Western Indian Ocean

GEF/UNDP
 SAPPHIRE
Early Lessons Learned from the Sargasso Sea Project
GEF/UNDP/UNESCO-IOC 
Sargasso Sea project		 The IMO Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety
GEF/UNDP/IMO
GloFouling Partnerships

More news of the GEF IW projects here 

On 14-16 May, we were in Athens, Greece, for LME24.
Take a look at our main conclusions on our blog.

Partnering for Ocean Sustainability and SDG14: 30 years of LME Cooperation and the Path Ahead. Register here by 5 June
Launching four new twinning programmes to foster peer learning across the GEF IW portfolio.
Join our LinkedIn group, and connect with the IW:LEARN community. This group is a space for all GEF International Waters (IW) project teams to connect, collaborate, and support each other.
Join IW:LEARN LinkedIn group

Join the GEF International Waters Data and Information Management (DIM) Task Force

Visit iwlearn.net for the latest information on GEF IW:LEARN, upcoming events, and the latest news from the GEF IW portfolio. 

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The GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (GEF IW:LEARN) collects and shares best practices, lessons learned and innovative solutions to common problems across the GEF International Waters portfolio to strengthen transboundary water management around the globe. IW:LEARN is financed by the GEF, jointly implemented by UNDP and UNEP, and executed by IOC-UNESCO.

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