This report could not have been prepared without the timely and invaluable assistance of the task team leaders and staff of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). They provided documentation and verified the information presented here, which is drawn largely from draft and final GEF IEO evaluation reports.
ADB
Asian Development Bank
AFOLU
agriculture, forestry and other land use
AI
artificial intelligence
CBA
community-based approach
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CES
Country Engagement Strategy
CIEWS
climate information and early warning systems
CO2e
carbon dioxide equivalent
COP
conference of the parties
CSO
civil society organization
CSP
Country Support Program
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ESS
environmental and social safeguards
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FCS
fragile or conflict-affected situation
FCV
fragile, conflict-affected, and violent
FOLUR
Food, Land Use, and Restoration Impact Program
FPIC
free, prior, and informed consent
GAP
gender action plan
GBFF
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
GCF
Green Climate Fund
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GGP
Good Growth Partnership
GWP
Global Wildlife Program
IAP
integrated approach pilot
IEO
Independent Evaluation Office
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IPLCs
Indigenous Peoples and local communities
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
KM&L
knowledge management and learning
LDC
least developed country
LDCF
Least Developed Countries Fund
M&E
monitoring and evaluation
MDB
multilateral development bank
MMT
million metric ton
NbS
nature-based solutions
NGI
nongrant instrument
OFP
operational focal point
OPS
comprehensive evaluation of the GEF (previously overall performance study)
PIF
project identification form
PIR
project implementation report
POP
persistent organic pollutant
PPP
private-public partnership
PSES
Private Sector Engagement Strategy
R2R
ridge to reef
RBM
results-based management
RFS
Resilient Food Systems
SAP
strategic action program
SCCF
Special Climate Change Fund
SDG
Sustainable Development Goal
SFM
sustainable forest management
SGP
Small Grants Programme
SIDS
small island developing states
SLM
sustainable land management
STAP
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel
STAR
System for Transparent Allocation of Resources
TDA
transboundary diagnostic analysis
UN
United Nations
UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
WWF
World Wildlife Fund
