Original sentence: The GEF is run from the World Bank, which limits in independence both of action and policy.The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established by donor governments in 1991, possibly to pre-empt politically more radically alternative models of conservation finance proposed at the Rio Earth Summit, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that are claimed to protect the global environment.Up to 20% of this funding flows through Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
Edited sentence: The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established by donor governments in 1991 to pre-empt politically more radically alternative models of conservation finance proposed at the Rio Earth Summit, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that are claimed to protect the global environment.This is a minuscule proportion of the sums needed to save global nature from rampant capitalism, even if 'projects' managed and funded by 'professionals' from the top down were actually an effective means of conservation in the real world.Unfortunately, the reality is often very different from the brochures, primarily because the GEF is run from the World Bank, and is structurally unable to a.Up to 20% of this funding flows through Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), most of whom are naturally unwilling to raise criticisms of the GEF too loudly, lest GEF employees find more 'co-operative' groups to subsidise.challenge the casino capitalist 'logic' of its parent agency.listen to affected people and scientists on the ground in the Third World nor b