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FAO and partner agencies tasked with leading $115 million Clean and Healthy Oceans Program
Groundbreaking partnership with ADB, CAF, EBRD and IOC-UNESCO aims to address agricultural, municipal, and industrial pollution from land-based sources that harm coastal environments
29/06/2023
Brasilia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with four partner agencies, has been tasked with leading the [Clean and Healthy Oceans Integrated Program](https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/GEF_IP_HealthyOceans_2023_05.pdf), a source-to-sea initiative that will direct up to $115 million in grants to help countries curb land-based pollution of coastal environments and Large Marine Ecosystems.
The decision was made at the 64th Council Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a family of funds dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health.
FAO will co-lead the program together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), in a strategic partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO).
Oceans have lost nearly 2 percent of their oxygen since the 1950s, resulting in “dead zonesâ€