There are 27,190 projects available.
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Zambia
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Land Degradation
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2009
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29,979.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ZAM/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/07 |
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The project Community Based Natural Resource Management through Environmental Rehabilitation, Desertification Control for Sustainable Livelihoods and Reduced Vulnerability for Rural Communities in Chipata District is emerging from the under ( ... )
ation of the abundant natural resources potential by local communities. Furthermore, these resources are under severe pressure from local communities who exploit the resources at the expense of conservation. This pressure is partly caused by high levels of poverty that exists and lack of adequate natural resource management information.
The government of Zambia?s great challenge is to reduce
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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29,170.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/10 |
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The project aims to minimize environmental degradation, particularly land degradation of the village through biological and physical soil-water conservation measures, and restoring and enriching the vegetation cover of the area through ( ... )
station, and introducing the application of energy saving technology and area closure; enhancing the income of the households specially those who are poor members of the community through on/off-farm income generating schemes, and enhancing awareness of the community and the level of their understanding on natural resource conservation & wise use of it through training. It also aims to improve
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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27,695.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/11 |
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The project works towards enhancing the land quality and vegetation cover so as to curb the problem of climate change with specific objectives of rehabilitating the sparsely stocked vegetation cover through reforestation, and area closure; ( ... )
litating and conserving degraded ecosystem through implementation of different physical soil and water conservation measures and flood protection mechanisms; introducing and promoting improved stoves that can reduce both deforestation and the consumption of fuel wood; creating alternative income source and improving productivity including women whose livelihood largely depended on fuel wood/
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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26,020.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/12 |
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This project is focusing on the rehabilitation and conservation of degraded biophysical environment and livelihood development, by enhancing the land quality and vegetation cover through biological and physical soil and water conservation practice; ( ... )
ing the patchy vegetation cover by afforestation, promoting of energy efficient technology, and area closure; to generate alternative income source for those whose livelihood is largely reliant on the natural resource; strengthening the community in environmental management and sustainable livelihood through capacity building and awareness creation.
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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27,522.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/13 |
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The project focuses on the rehabilitation and conservation of degraded biophysical environment and livelihood development, by rehabilitating the fragmented vegetation cover through afforestation, promoting of energy efficient technologies and area ( ... )
e; restoring the degraded land through biological and physical soil and water conservation practice; creating alternative income source for those whose livelihood is largely dependant on natural resource; strengthening and empowering the community in environmental management and sustainable livelihood through capacity building and awareness creation. The overall goal of the project is to assure
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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24,593.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/14 |
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The project works towards enhancing the land quality and vegetation cover so as to curb the problem of climate change with specific objectives of (1) rehabilitating and conserving degraded ecosystem through plantation and implementation of different ( ... )
l and biological soil and water conservation activities, (2) Improving agricultural productivity and diversifying and maintaining sustainable income generating schemes especially for females, and (3) strengthening and building the overall capacity of the Association through training and experience
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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25,404.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/09/15 |
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This project plans to achieve sustainable management of resources and maintain community welfare through restoring and rehabilitation of degraded lands so that it contributes to the global environment by restoring the degraded landscape through ( ... )
ysical soil and water conservation and flood protection structure; enriching the sparsely distributed vegetation cover through reforestation, area closure for natural regeneration and promotion of energy efficient stoves; diversifying income source of the community especially women whose livelihood largely depends on fuel wood and charcoal selling; and strengthening the technical capacity of the
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Ethiopia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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33,616.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/09/17 |
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This project aims to assure goods and service of the natural environment and food security of the community by hiring integrated approach of sustainable natural resource management and development measures thereby contributing to the global ( ... )
nmental wellbeing through rehabilitation and conservation of degraded biophysical environment and enhancement of the land quality and vegetation cover by undertaking activities like restoration of the degraded land through biological and physical soil and water conservation practices; rehabilitation of the fragmented vegetation cover through afforestation, promotion of energy efficient
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Pakistan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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31,269.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: PAK/SGP/OP4/CORE/09/35 |
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Project objectives:
1. Mobilize and organize the local communities, make them aware about the sustainable land management practices in Hingol National Park to prevent land, water and biodiversity losses in the park
2. Introduce and strengthen ( ... )
nous sustainable land management practices for preventing land and water resource degradation in the National Park
3. Develop and support the alternative livelihood skills and option of the local communities of Hingol National Park to reduce pressure on increasing agriculture practices
Project Activities
? Mobilize the local communities in four villages on the issues of sustainable land
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Samoa
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Land Degradation
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2009
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: CKI/SGP/OP4/YR3/CORE/09/05 |
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The project is about the community coming together and setting up a compost centrre. The compost produced is used for the community's gardens. |
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Malawi
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Land Degradation
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2009
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24,250.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: MLW/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/04 |
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Mzimba is endowed with diverse natural resources that include fertile soils, forests, abundant water and fish resources. These natural resources are not properly utilized to support sustainable socio-economic development poverty reduction in the ( ... )
ct. Previous efforts have emphasized conservation without balancing it with human needs for survival. These efforts have largely failed hence the need to promote a people centred development initiative where natural resources utilization will be linked to the responsibility to manage such resources. The hotspots include Zombwe, Madise, Embombeni and Enukweni areas where resource depletion is
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Ethiopia
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2009
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35,760.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/05 |
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This project is geared towards the conservation and improvement of biological diversity through community environmental rehabilitation and sustainable development of the natural resource base with specific objectives of the project are: to halt the ( ... )
t level of land degradation and ecosystem resource devastation, to undertake afforestation and conserve the remaining natural resources, to promote the regeneration of vegetation cover and protect biodiversity resources, to introduce energy efficient /fuel saving technologies, to restore soil fertility, improve productivity and enhance food security and improve water resources and, to create
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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18,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: INS/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/24 |
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Project Development Goals:
To apply the balance of community?s livelihood with its environment in order to improve the quality of community life
Project Development Objectives:
1. Improving land condition in working site to be more ( ... )
tive
2. Available alternative economy activities to increase community income and to reduce deforestation by community
3. Available revolving fund scheme and savings in form of micro finance institution
Expected Outputs:
1. Established group for critical land conservation and recovery
2. Developed income generating activities based on local potency and culture
3. Established micro-finance
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Vanuatu
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2009
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12,910.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: VUT/SGP/OP4/NZAID/09/02 |
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On smaller coralline islands in Vanuatu like Aniwa with the a population of 500 people living on the island had pressure on environmental resources. The increase harvesting of native forest vegetation for feul wood, ornamenta, settlement ( ... )
uction and clearance for subsistence farming and settlements has become a detriment to native forest to become shrubby low land vegetation. This had impacted the level of biodiversity of the small island terretrail fauna and flora that are not fully known. The sandal wood natural stock had been declined due to unsustainable harvest for market demand. Other local economic trees such as citrus
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2009
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23,700.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: GHA/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/041 |
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3.1 PROBLEM
In most parts of the Upper West Region, forest cover, which serves as the habitat of wildlife and the source of other wood and non-wood forest products are increasingly lost. Thus, wildlife is depleted, reducing the income generation ( ... )
ial of the area as an eco-tourism site. In view of this the few remaining wild animals take solace in the reserve.
The increasing depletion of wildlife in Gilan and its environs is attributed to annual ritual wildfires, inappropriate farming practices and inappropriate fuel wood harvesting with their attendant destruction of vegetative cover and habitat loss which have resulted in erratic
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Ethiopia
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2009
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27,327.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: ETH/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/04 |
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The project will contribute towards global environmental benefits through enhanced biological biodiversity in the area. It will have a positive impact on the overall well-being of the people as well as on the general environmental conditions at ( ... )
national and global levels. Major outputs include improved soil and water conservation levels; improved supply of fruit seedlings; agro forestry plantation around homesteads, farm lands and bare lands; adoption of fuel saving technologies and increased income at household level due to modern bee keeping
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Gambia
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2009
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40,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: GMB/SGP/OP4/CORE/09/08 |
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The aim of the project is to increase the incomes of the local communities in the Foni districts of the Western Region through a an integrated programme of conserving natural resources and promoting the adoption of a more sustainable resource use ( ... )
ces. The programme will involve forest management, conservation farming and capacity building among
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India
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Biodiversity
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2009
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32,484.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: IND/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/2009/45/KAR 15 |
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The project has set the following objectives:
? A well stocked gene-bank of local varieties of crops, vegetables is established
? The genebank is easily accessible to the farming community of the area
? Farmers grow and nurture local varieties ( ... )
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? Farmers are reintroduced to the benefits of growing crops adapted to the existing soil conditions and rainfall pattern
? Farmers realize the benefits of growing local varieties through savings in purchase of costly external inputs i.e. hybrid seeds, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals, etc.
? Farmers in peri-urban areas where the project is going to be grounded, will be linked
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Nepal
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International Waters
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2009
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45,545.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: NEP/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y2/09/05 |
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Pokhara is popular destination for toursit and is also well known as the City of Nine Lakes i.e., Rupa, Phewa, Dipang, Khaste, Begnas, Maidi, Neureni, Kamalpokhari and Gunde. Of this, Phewa and Begnas are well focused in terms of research and ( ... )
ment interventions. These lakes are resting place for 14 species of migratory birds, habitats for 18 native fish species (Ferro and Badagami 1980), and hotspots for Otter and wild rice (IUCN 1996) which revealed the international significance of the lake system. Gurung (2001) reports on Phewa lake being rich with 26 species of riparian vegetation and 7 species of aquatic vegetations. Begnas and
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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21,277.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/05 |
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Normally seed exchange happens at individual levels within small social network. With this project initiative farmer seed bank will be established in three communities of Pemagatshel, Mongar and Samdrup Jongkhar.
Agricultural biodiversity is ( ... )
ial for sustainable production of food and the gains made in the modern world food production can be attributed to the availability of agricultural biodiversity that contributed the essential genes. Local knowledge and community participation therefore, is the primary requirement for effective and sustainable conservation of agricultural biodiversity.
It is a fact that most seeds are
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