In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known as the Rio &quot; Earth Summit, &quot; set the GEF in motion as a financial mechanism for the Rio Conventions, the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known as the Rio &quot; Earth Summit, &quot; set the GEF in motion as a financial mechanism for the Rio Conventions, the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).