PARTNERSHIPS DEEPEN WITH GLOBAL FUNDING BODIES WWF successfully completed its first project as an implementing agency for Global Environment Facility funding. The three-year project, undertaken in collaboration with the Government of Nepal, supported 6,000 people in the Himalayan foothills by tackling land degradation and soil erosion. Meanwhile, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) signed the agreement that formalizes WWF's accreditation status - meaning that we can partner with developing countries seeking GCF funds to tackle climate change. Our new status led to a collaboration with the government of Bhutan that resulted in a US$26.5 million GCF investment in securing the country's national network of protected areas. © Simon Rawles / WWF-UK Pictured: protecting nature in Bhutan +11% CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PUBLIC PARTNERS INCREASED BY 11% YEAR ON YEAR WWF-INT Annual Review 2017 page 36http://wwfgef.org/gef/ http://wwfgef.org/gef/ https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/wwf-and-green-climate-fund-join-forces-to-accelerate-global-climate-action https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/wwf-and-green-climate-fund-join-forces-to-accelerate-global-climate-action