There are 288 projects that match your search.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2014
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25,000.00
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OP5 – Y4 (Jul 14 – Jun 15)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y4/CORE/BD/14/03 |
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This project will be implemented over a 12 months period and will seek to achieve the following objectives;
1. Build the human, and infrastructure capacity of CFA to represent fishers at local, national and international forums
2. Develop well ( ... )
d strategic and operational plans that would lead to achieving the objectives of the association
3. Promote responsible fishing practices and provide fishers with reliable and timely information on the fishery sector.
4. Collaborate with partners to develop, plan and implement fisheries diversification, economic alternatives or any activity that results in a reduction of cost of living and
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2013
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20,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/03 |
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The principal goal of this project is to enhance community involvement in the protection of the
Rio Grande River Watershed. The riparian forests within the Rio Grande watershed have deteriorated through habitat degradation and deforestation. Much ( ... )
land clearance has been by farmers who typically clear most riverside trees, leaving favored species such as fig. However Hurricane Iris, in 2001, also destroyed huge swathes of lowland forests, including trees that had been spared by farmers. Re-growth was then prevented in many areas by famers using the land for traditional Milpa agriculture or grazing
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Belize
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CapDev
CapDev
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2013
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45,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y3/CORE/CD/13/05 |
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The request for resources from the GEF/SGP programme is to enhance the productive capacity of the cooperative through the development and implementation of an Institutional Capacity Building Programme that would address the issues of improved ( ... )
tion technology, environmental degradation and sustainability, cooperative management and marketing. It will put into effect a ?learn by doing? strategy based on the practical training and capacitating of members on major issues of production and
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2013
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2,500.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/13/01 |
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The goal of the project is to improve the livelihoods of the residents of Aguacate village through the conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity resources within the Aguacate area.
Aguacate has approximately 85 square kilometers of ( ... )
al land and about 50 per cent of this is comprised of steep mountains that are not suitable for farming. Our landscape offers abundant flora and fauna and rich cultural resources. This bio-diverse environment is fostered by a tropical broadleaf forest within the upper reaches of the Moho River watershed. There are numerous species of plants and wildlife along with caves and waterfalls that are
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Belize
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/01 |
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The goal of this project is to further reduce fishing dependency and pressure in and around the BBRRS-WHS (GSSCMR and LBCNP) in the north tip of the Gladden and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve, and strengthen the institutional and financial capacity of ( ... )
CSL by establishing ten more renewable, sustainable seaweed farms.
This project is directly in line with the first objective of the COMPACT Phase II Strategy, ?to expand the sustainable livelihoods options for community group who impact the reef system with a view towards reducing stressors on the BBRS-WHS?. The project will accomplish this by providing training to 25 fishers with priority
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Belize
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/04 |
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As Belize?s environmental threats become more evident in the face of weak monitoring and enforcement capacities of the regulatory bodies, the need for effective co-managers is more pronounced.
Despite the effort in protecting large areas of land ( ... )
rine environment, Belize faces increasing anthropocentric pressures that impact the biodiversity and viability of its protected areas.
The fundamental responsibility for ensuring the development and proper management of the national protected areas system lies with the Government. However, given its limited human, financial and technical resources to ensure proper management of the country?s
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2013
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40,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/02 |
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The purpose of this project is to produce a publication targeted at policy makers, fishermen, tour guides, other users of the marine resources, and students, providing information on the roles of each of Belize?s marine protected area, management ( ... )
s, rules and regulations, and specific benefits (biodiversity, socio-economic and environmental). Highly visual in format, the publication will be developed with the integrated participation of the fishing and tourism stakeholders, and in collaboration with the Fisheries Department and co-management agencies, through a series of concept and review meetings. These meetings are particularly
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Belize
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Community Based Adaptation
Community Based Adaptation
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2013
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1,845.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/SIDS-CBA/13/01 |
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The objective of this project is to improve adaptive capacity, increase food security and promote sustainable development in the Medina Bank community to combat the challenges posed by climate change, addressing the thematic areas of "Food ( ... )
ty" and "Natural Resources/Ecosystem Resilience and Related Livelihoods" through nationally replicable
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/03 |
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The project aims at improving the sustainability of Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (CBWS) through the promotion of sustainable supplementary livelihoods, an environmental stewardship program and monitoring incursion trends. |
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2013
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5,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/12/05 |
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Improve the welfare of coastal fishing communities and increase conservation, protection and sustainable harvest of marine resources from the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. |
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2013
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22,500.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/04 |
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PROJECT GOAL:
Improve the welfare of coastal fishing communities and increase conservation, protection and sustainable harvest of marine resources from the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System.
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
Strengthen the institutional ( ... )
ty of the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association (BFCA) to manage, develop and sustain programs that fulfill its
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Belize
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2013
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4,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/13/02 |
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The planning grant will be used to cover the cost of cooperative meetings, transportation and communication costs, meeting materials, and to hire a facilitator/proposal writer for the project for the ?Strengthening the Institutional & Productive ( ... )
ty of Cayo Quality Honey Producers Cooperative Society Limited (CQHPC) Through the Adoption of Sound Agro-Ecological
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Belize
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Community Based Adaptation
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2013
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5,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/SIDS-CBA/13/02 |
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The objective of this project is to provide productive adaptation to climate change for 60-plus grain producers in the Belize River Valley communities who plant approximately two (2) acres per crop cycle each by providing irrigation capability for ( ... )
g in the dry season instead of the rainy season and reduce the risk of crop loss due to increased flooding resulting from climate change.
This will be achieved through the provision of ten 3-inch diesel pumps, with intake hoses and output pipes for rotational use among the members and plastic/rubber liner material for implementation of 5 or more artificial
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Belize
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Community Based Adaptation
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2013
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5,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: BZE/SIDS-CBA/13/03 |
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This project focuses on strengthening management interventions for climate change adaptation for Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and its most vulnerable stakeholder communities, through the following three mechanisms:
Awareness: SACD will increase ( ... )
ess of climate change and its predicted impacts, focusing on the importance of mangroves and their ecosystem values as the vehicle to introduce the concept of climate change impacts in the target communities. Community awareness will also be increased through community participation of fishers and other stakeholders in a pilot study to assess the carbon store in mangroves in the Sarteneja area,
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2012
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9,997.50
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/12/01 |
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The Goal of the project is ?to promote biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity resources in the landscapes and marine ecosystems of southern Belize through community initiatives and actions?. This is consistent with the ( ... )
ties of the Country Programme Strategy of the GEF Small Grants Programme for Operational Phase 5 (2011-2014).
The Objectives of the project are:
? To promote the principles of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development among local grassroots communities
? To mobilize communities to participate in the International Day for Biological Diversity activities so that they can be made
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Belize
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Land Degradation
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2012
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49,129.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/12/03 |
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The problem this project aims to mitigate is that of unsustainable farming practices within the Maya Golden Landscape (MGL), specifically the expansion and intensification of slash-and-burn agriculture. Over-use of slash-and-burn is causing ( ... )
station, fires and soil erosion, which in turn are causing soil fertility, water quality and agricultural productivity to decline. To counter declining soil fertility, farmers are resorting to greater use of chemical fertilizer, which threatens to severely damage the Belize Barrier Reef World Heritage Site, so crucial to the Belizean economy. On communal lands, forest resources that were once
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/12/07 |
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The goal of the project is to build the capacity of key stakeholder Communities of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System - World Heritage Site to Promote Sustainable Marine Tourism on the Placencia Penisula which aims to expand the sustainable ( ... )
hood options for the communities near Laughing Bird Caye National Park, part of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site, and Gladden Spit and Silk Caye Marine
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/12/01 |
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The Goal of the project is to improve sustainable management of biodiversity resources in and around the Rio Blanco National Park.
The Specific Objectives are:
? to strengthen park management with training and capacity building
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tion to Rio Blanco National Park through improved marketing and physical infrastructure
? to improve relations with Santa Cruz and Santa Elena communities through opportunities for residents
? to improve awareness of the Rio Blanco National Park within the Santa Cruz and Santa Elena Primary Schools.
The project fits the GEF SGP Country Programme Strategy for Operational Phase 5 under
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2012
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20,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/CORE/BD/12/02 |
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The principal goal of this project is to empower the local community of Medina Bank, and specifically the members of the Tz?imin Che? watershed group, to address the land-based threats facing the Deep River watershed, which drains directly into the ( ... )
onduras Marine Reserve and impacts the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System-World Heritage Site. The initiative falls under COMPACT?s key goal in Belize to preserve the ecological integrity, biodiversity, and character of the BBRRS-WHS through the support and active participation of those communities that impact this
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2012
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45,500.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP5/CORE/BD/12/01 |
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The overall goal of this project is to empower northern fishing communities for economic and social transformation and reduce fishing pressures around the BBRRS-WHS. The primary objectives of this project are to empower three northern communities ( ... )
h the provision of alternative income generation opportunities and to increase the awareness of these communities on protecting the BBRRS. This will lead to reduced extractive pressures on the fisheries resources. The expected results are the following:
1.Seventy percent (70%) of community members increase their awareness on the importance of protecting the natural resources of the
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