Jeffrey Leonard, president of the Global Environment Fund, a private equity firm that invests in clean-technology ventures, echoes these sentiments.

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The African Development Bank has also become an implementing partner for the Adaptation Fund, and has considerably expanded work under the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

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To assist eligible countries in translating the Aichi Targets into NBSAPs before COP11, Japan has established a Japan Biodiversity Fund, while additional funds have been made available through the Global Environment Facility.

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