Make Last Sprint Towards 2030 a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told By Cecilia Russell Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Make Last Sprint Towards 2030 a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told By Cecilia Russell https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/make-last-sprint-for-nature-a-turning-point-for-nature-finance-eighth-gef-assembly-told/ SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Jun 5 2026 (IPS) - “While pressures on public budgets are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, it can be tempting to see environmental finance as optional. It is not,” GEF Interim CEO and Chair Claude Gascon told the closing plenary of the Eighth GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, today. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.