There are 12,310 projects that match your search.
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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13,900.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/02 |
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Training women on sustainable uses for biological resources, through use of non-timber forest products, and supporting organizational development of grassroots womens groups in the community of Los Bolos. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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18,200.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/002 |
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Develop sustainable technologies through participatory research.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1995
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21,786.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-INS-94-G14 |
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Short term objectives :
? To increase the local communities participation in conservation and environment through utilization of [Islamic community] donated land (waqaf);
? To improve the local community welfare by means of the small scale animal ( ... )
dry on the waqaf land;
? To provide alternative and/or means of income generating activities in the area.
Long term objectives :
? To use donated land as the community asset for developing community welfare;
? To establish a sustainable long term alternative co-operative units through distribution of cows (from the animal husbandry activities);
? To increase income from agricultural
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Thailand
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Biodiversity
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1995
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6,120.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: THA/95/G03 |
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A community effort to reduce wild fire incidence and loss of a forest area which is a watershed for the Chaophraya River draining into the Gulf of Thailand through focusing on environment education & undertaking afforestation in the watershed ( ... )
nd providing training on
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1995
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14,450.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BZE/95/01 |
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Protecting the environment and having the opportunity for environmental education has been very limited in Yo Creek Village. This is indicated by improper management of reserves, poor hygiene in the village and lack of awareness in conservation of ( ... )
tural resources. Thus, it is critical that community members begin to realize the importance of protecting the environment and improving the ecological surroundings through an environmental education program.
This project will encourage youths to become more involved in community activities by:
1. Protecting and landscaping of reserve/recreational areas.
2. Creek rehabilitation and
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-94-05 |
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Project aimed to combat desertification and soil erosion through activities aimed at raising public awareness in this area.
Desertification is one of the main environmental problem areas in Turkey. Soil erosion, unsustainable land use practices ( ... )
ss of ofrests and illeagal fores cutting are major reasons behind aggrevated land degradation. The project consisted of a widely publicised campaign (TV, radio, newpapers, documentary films, posters etc.) and inviting all individuals to plant 7 trees as to offset the damage given by each individual on the assumption that a person consumes 7 trees each
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1994
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16,980.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: SRL/92/G51/003 |
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Rationale
Energy requirements of the communities in the Jaffna district are mainly met by burning of firewood.
Many valuable deep rooted trees are removed as a result.
The erosion rate in the sandy tracts due to wind, is very high.
A dense tree ( ... )
s required to stabilize the soil.
Objectives
A targeted extent of 40% of the land area in the district to be brought under the afforestation project.
Activities
Establishing plant nurseries, replanting arid zone in beach areas with casuarina mainly as a buffer, community awareness
Plantation of deep rooted trees such as Palmyrah, Tamarind, Margosa, Casuarina etc. identified as suitable
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1994
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32,292.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/94/019 |
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Lessons learnt from GEF/SGP projects in the arid/semi-arid zones of Ghana and to some extent even in the forest zones showed that the rate of deforestation and its effect on the Ghana environment was enormous. The main causes of deforestation were ( ... )
to be the following: unsustainable slash and burn agriculture or shifting cultivation, bushfires, over extraction of fuelwood from the wild and free-grazing of livestock leading to over-grazing. Further lessons learnt were that efforts at deliberate afforestation had not met with the expected success because of two major threats namely, bushfires and free grazing of livestock.
In response to the
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1994
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4,405.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/94/01 |
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The lack of proper and updated publications helpful in environmental education for wider public, schools.
Project aims in publishing the first publication about endangered,wild animals from the RED BOOK;also mobilization of NGOs in distribution ( ... )
publication, potential imodest ncome generation for NGOs, but the main aim is networking within very young generation of ecological NGOs, not mature enough, a little bit selfish;creation of network of potential partners in further activities, implementation of various
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,937.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/23/92 (Pilot Phase 123-V) |
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Development and installation of a community-based coastal resource management for the coastal areas of Anini-y and Nogos Island |
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Cote d'ivoire
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Biodiversity
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1994
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13,085.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: IVC/94/G006 |
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Le projet est localisé dans la sous-préfecture de Katiola dans le centre-nord de la Côte d?ivoire, C?est une région traditionnellement favorable à l?apiculture. Le projet permettra d?élaborer des stratégies de mobilisation des populations ( ... )
e conservation de l?environnement qui est susceptible de générer des revenus (par la vente de miel).L?essaimage des abeilles dans un espace reboisé de plantes médicinales permettra de conférer au miel produit, outre les qualités traditionnelles, des propriétés médicinales et
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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1994
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14,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-94-01 |
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The project aimed to provide various actors in the society with the basic information on the importance, formation and protection of soil resouces via conducting erosion prevention and land improvement activities in Kargali village; conducting ( ... )
ch and publishing a booklet on soil degradation, conservation and rehabilitation; training at the School on Soil
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1994
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7,519.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/22/92 (Pilot Phase 122-V) |
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Community-based mangrove and coral reefs rehabilitation project. Project strategies also aimed to strengthen coastal communities capacity to sustain the conservation project. |
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Kenya
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Biodiversity
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1994
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33,469.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-93-009 |
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Assistance to Pastoralist communities to sustainability exploit gum arabic, increasing their incomes and thereby reducing tree cutting for charcoal and utilizatioin gum arabic waste for making saw dust briquettes. |
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1994
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12,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BZE/94/01 |
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The goal of the project is to demonstrate to the surrounding communities of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area how the conservation of the area and its biodiversity, together with involvement in alternative activities besides slash and burn ( ... )
lture, can provide tangible benefits to them. This primary goal could be achieved while at the same time, two other direct objectives would be accomplished: a) to encourage the Arts and Crafts Group to utilize sustainable resources in their community and immediate environment to produce crafts for sale to obtain additional income for their families and to improve their standard of living; b) to
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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1994
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50,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ZIM/92/G31/03 |
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The Chandarwarira Bangira Dam and Grazing Scheme is an initiative by the community in Ward G of Mhondoro aimed at environmental rehabilitation.As with most communal areas ,Mhondoro suffers the problems of soil erosion , deforestration and shortage ( ... )
er .The sum total of this is the problem of desertification resulting in extensive losses of biodiversity. The propsed dam will ensure increased supplies of water in the dam without which all attempts at biodiversity protection will not succeed . The dam will hold up to 30 400m3 or 66 87057 gallons of water at full capacity.
Most erosion problems in communal areas result from poorly managed
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1994
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634.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/94/13 |
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The main objective of this project is creation of conditions enabling secure development of bat population in Poznan through protection of their winter habitats in military forts.Educational/information campaign should change people,s negative ( ... )
de towards
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1994
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24,908.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/19/92 (Pilot Phase 119-L) |
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Protection and conservation of forest ecosystem (Northern Palawan) and arrest the ethno-cultural extinction of the Batak tribe. |
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1994
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2,720.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/93/015 |
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The Ho District is a major honey production area. Most honey producers harvest honey from the wild using fire to kill or scare away bees ? a practice that sometimes lead to bushfires. The project was to introduce the CBO members to modern methods of ( ... )
ing that will not lead to bushfires and increase the survival of bees who will in turn enhance the pollination of plants in the wild. The CBO was assisted to train 30 of its members in the use of the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) .The CBO was also assisted in managing their business to improve their
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-10 |
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The proponent carried out fund raising activities and produced awareness materials to promote the Dana Reserve which was supported by a GEF macro project. The NGO later used the generated funds to restore historical and cultural heritage of the ( ... )
e and improve the quality of life of residents by promoting eco-tourism in the
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