Global Environment Facility co financing supporting over 14,500 community based projects in over 125 countries. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, sustainable cities. The GEF also serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions: The GEF, although not linked formally to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP), supports implementation of the Protocol in countries with economies in transition. The Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured GEF is the document that
Wiley protocol at separate times throughout the period. The protocol is promoted as differing from conventional hormone replacement therapy in several ways: The protocol also includes a follow-up program to monitor the serum of the bioidentical hormones. Wiley has stated that in her opinion, the most important aspect of the protocol is the specific schedule and levels of the hormone doses rather than their bioidentical nature. A patent was granted for the protocol in 2011 for the specific blend of hormones and dosing method. Concerns have been raised that serum levels may not be an acceptable marker for transdermally administered hormones, that