Dear friends,

The GEF Secretariat organizes an extended meeting of the GEF Council of the following countries:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

The meeting will take place on October 11-13, 2011 in Tashkent. Uzbekistan. The GEF Secretariat would like to have an expanded representation of civil society representatives (NGOs, other non-governmental organizations in the field of environmental protection) to receive feedback on the investment program and future cooperation.

The secretariat covers the participation (accommodation and travel expenses) of one representative from each country. Participants who are eligible to pay for themselves will be considered first and their participation in addition to paid representatives will be encouraged.

All interested civil society representatives are invited to register online at https://www.thegef.org/gef/csos/ECW_Uzbekistan .

If for some reason participants are unable to register through the site, you can use the apps below:

- Download the application form

You should know that the selection of participants will be done according to the criteria and procedures available on the GEF website - http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/4051 or you can get acquainted with them. from the following document:

- Download selection criteria and procedures (in English)

Registration forms must be completed online or manually and sent to gefcivilsociety@thegef.org by September 5, 2011.

If you have any questions, you can contact them at the same address.

Withrespect,

Danielius