TRIPOLI, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Libya said on Monday it had approved a 5.8-million-U.S.-dollar project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to address environmental and development challenges in the Ubari Lakes basin in western Libya.
The five-year initiative, to be implemented in partnership with Libya's Ministry of Environment, will focus on combating land degradation and biodiversity loss while promoting sustainable economic development in the region, UNDP said in a statement.
