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21 March 2014
Celebrating Indigenous Communities’ Contribution to Forests Conservation
The International Day of Forests celebrates and raises awareness about the importance of forests and trees for our planet. One third of the world's
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07 March 2014
International Women's Day 2014: "Equality for Women Means Better Progress for All"
On March 8, 2014 the world is celebrating International Women's Day with this year's theme highlighting the importance of women and gender equality
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03 March 2014
Let’ s Go Wild for Wildlife! SGP welcomes the first World Wildlife Day
World Wildife Day, which was celebrated on March 3rd, 2014 for the first time, honors the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and
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24 February 2014
Launch of the 2014 International Year of the Small Island Developing States
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) have always faced a range of particular challenges and vulnerabilities – isolation, limited land, and
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14 February 2014
Australian High Commissioner Visits Water Harvesting Project in Jamaica
Australian High Commissioner Ross Tysoe, who was in Jamaica during the Diplomatic week in Kingston last week, took the opportunity to visit one of
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04 March 2013
The GEF SGP is launched in Saint Lucia
On February 14, 2013, the Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Country Programme was formally launched in Saint Lucia. The event took place
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02 February 2014
Revitalizing Ramsar Wetlands in the Naghadeh plain near Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest hypersaline lakes, has been suffering from shrinkage for decades but when its satellite wetlands in the south
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06 January 2014
GEF SGP Projects receive Awards and Recognition
During 2013, SGP grantees received more than 50 awards, prizes or other forms of recognition for their outstanding efforts in conserving and
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31 December 2013
Moroccan NGO High Atlas Foundation awarded 2013 SEED Prize
The High Atlas Foundation (HAF), partner of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) Morocco, is one of the 34 winners of the 2013 SEED Awards, which
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24 December 2013
Ban Ki-moon Visits Women-led Biodiversity Project in Peru
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who was in Peru to open the 15th session of the UNIDO General Conference in Lima, took the opportunity to visit one of
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16 December 2013
SGP Turkey shares Responsible Fishery Experience at MEDPAN
Ms. Gökmen Argun, National Coordinator of SGP Turkey, was invited to share Turkey's experience on promoting sustainable, recreational fishing
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04 November 2013
From Saint Lucia to England’s University Lecture Room – Championing the GEF SGP Approach
In October 2013, Snaliah Maha, one of the youth leaders of a GEF Small Grants Programme funded climate change project in Saint Lucia, organized a
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