There are 270 projects that match your search.
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1998
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5,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-20 |
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The proponent was given a Pilot Phase SGP grant to establish a Palm Tree Nursery, but the project lacked a training component at the time. This has helped the proponent achieve its objectives in applying land and soil conservation practices in an ( ... )
ant watershed where training and exchange of experiences would enhance the community's capacities to manage the land in their
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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10,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-19 |
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The proponent had established a "Nature Appreciation Center" with a SGP Pilot Phase grant. The project was completed three years ago and is being used by schools and youth clubs all over Jordan. The research lab is being used for practical ( ... )
ations and has enhanced the site and is improving the awareness of Jordanian people in global environmental
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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43,328.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-12 |
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The project promoted local community awareness and involvement in forest management and planting herb gardens as a source of supplementary income in a forest area threatened by increased urbanization close to the capital of the country, Amman. ( ... )
s of the proponent in the project area participated in the implementation of the project. the Municipality of Na'ur provided support to the project. NGO's capacities to manage environmental projects have been strengthened and the awareness of its members raised through teh activities of this project.
Through this project, JNFW's members, who are spread all over the country, were sensitized of
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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24,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-15 |
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This project is a repetition of the Deir alla women group IPM project and was inititated after the women group in Mafraq attended training activities in Deir alla. the project is also assisted technically by GTZ. The agricultural situation in ( ... )
and the socio-ecomic situation of women in this area are different from those in the Jordan Valley and prompted the use of different
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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1,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-10 |
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The grant was used to help proponent organize several structured meetings to involve its member NGOs in identifying their needs and include them into a project proposal to be submitted for SGP funding. |
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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42,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-18 |
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Jordan is located at the junction of three continents housing several globally and regionally important ecosystems and habitats. There are 17 International Bird Areas (IBAs)in Jordan. Three of these areas are fully protected by law and five are ( ... )
lly protected. IBAs in Jordan are exposed to several negative impacts such as ecosystem destruction, extinction of species and degradation of local migratory birds. The project is working on updating, promoting and conserving IBAs in Jordan to ensure their sustainability and to benefit the local economy from their cultural and natura values. The project is issuing a periodical newsletter
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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41,690.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-09 |
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The project involvesthe three partner NGOs of the Recycling Coalition in waste sorting and income generating in support of Biogas project (a macro GEF project). The main achievements of the project so far are: larger numbers of people are becoming ( ... )
ers of the recycling process, more collection sites have been allocated, production of information materials on local recycled paper is increasing and improving in quality with more people getting convinced in using these products. The project is still maintaining its activities through the sale of recycled paper products and mobilizing other
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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46,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-11 |
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The project rehabilitated the Amman oldest disposal site in Marka establishing a local community development center in a poor, polluted suburb of Amman, providing an example of what can be done in similar situations. In the first stage, 50,000 m2 ( ... )
the total surface area of 173,000 m2 were rehabilitated. The land was leveled; the soil tested and topographical maps prepared. Retaining walls were constructed, the site fenced, top-soil brought to the site and 6000 forest trees of varieties that tolerate the conditions in the area planted, in addition to 500 olive trees to be used for soap production later. All this was achieved through
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
Multifocal Area
Multifocal Area
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1998
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49,441.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-16 |
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The Union worked to build up the capacities of its member societies around the country to deal with environmental issues and sensitize the local communities of those issues. Member societies planted trees, organized environmental camps and field ( ... )
in all parts of the country.
The Union had developed capacities in training and awareness delivery, and built its capacities in the field of environmental projects management.
A publication on environmental education was produced by the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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30,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-13 |
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The proponent used Pilot Phase projects and other experiences to train women NGOs in Irbid governorate on sound management of natural resources and integrate environmental considerations in their field of interests.
Rural women NGOs were the main ( ... )
ipants in this project. They were involved at the beginning stages of planning and during implementation. Training activities conducted by the project emphasized local and global environmental issues. Universitites in the area provided part of the technical assistance for these activities.
The project also enhance the capacities of the Women Federation (proponent) in project
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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1998
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4,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-08 |
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The proponent organized this workshop in cooperation with SGP management to familiarize NGOs with GEF/SGP guidelines and train them on proposal writing in order to compete for SGP projects. Partner NGOs assisted new ones by discussing their ( ... )
ts and exchanging ideas regarding the difficulties and challenges facing their projects and the lessons learned from their experiences. Several participant NGOs in this workshop later applied for funding and six of them were
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1997
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45,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-04 |
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The project used environment friendly technology to transfer an old mineral exploration camp to an environment and cultural center. The camp is located in Wadi Faynan, part of the Dana Reserve (macro GEF site), famous for its wild and haunting ( ... )
, unique and rare flora and fauna. The Faynan area hosts the added attraction of archaeological evidence which portrays how the landscape changed over time and what the interaction was like between humans and
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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1997
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46,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-05 |
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In close cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The NGO disseminated the information on Pilot Phase projects to students, they were given the task to evaluate projects in their areas & results were disseminated to larger audience within the ( ... )
ity. Through involving students from all over the country in project activities, environmental concepts and GEF focal areas were spread among a large group of the young generation of Jordan.
NGO capacity to manage youth programs and relating them to other global and local initiatives was strengthened, enhancing its capability to achieve its objectives. Male and female youth from all over the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1997
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31,548.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-06 |
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The NGO established a demonstration site for research and forest management and desertification control, in a semi-arid area north east of Amman, involving the local community and school children from different areas of the country. The site was ( ... )
ed the Ministry of Agriculture which delegated the NGO the task of protecting the area and using it for demonstrating sound practices for land management and biodiversity protection.
Some job opportunities were provided to local community members over the lifetime of the project. Schools and local community members also participated in project activities. The public awareness component of the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1997
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48,310.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-02 |
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This project consists the second phase of the "Environmental Youth Camps at Madaba Productive Forest" which was started in the first operational phase of the GEF/Small Grants Programme. The first phase of the Project was implemented by the ( ... )
ian Forum for Environmental and Population Culture (FORUM) in a protected area in a site south of Amman; activities accomplished there included the installation of renewable energy applications in the site where many awareness activities were organized targeting youth and women in particular. This second phase is being transferred to the Cultural Society for Youth and Childhood (CSYC) at the
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1997
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30,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-03 |
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The project helped low-income female farmers to use Integrated Pest Management in order to improve the quality of their products and conserve the fragile ecology of the Jordan Valley. The GTZ and the Ministry of Agriculture provided technical ( ... )
ance for the project. The success of this experience led to its replication in Mafraq north of
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1997
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27,183.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-07 |
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The proponent protected eroded forest land in Senfha/ Tafileh through integration of forest and range land management practices and involved the local community in that effort through awareness activities and participation in local environmental ( ... )
ties.
Women and school children participated in project activities. Many school visits were conducted to the site promoting sound soil conservation measures and biodiversity protection.
Awareness of global environmental concerns in a remote area of the country was achieved through direct participation in project public awareness activities and through working on the site.
A few years after
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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1997
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2,500.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-01 |
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This was the first stakeholder workshop organized by the Programme. It aimed at introducing GEF/SGP programme to the NGO community and explaining its guidelines and criteria. An introduction to the fundementals of proposal writing was provided. ( ... )
rkshop resulted in formulation of 16 project proposals; six of them were further developed and approved by the National Steering Committee.
NGOs from all over the country were represented inteh workshop. Lectures on environmental issues of global importance were presented in the
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1995
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50,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-12 |
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Through SGP funding the JREDS was formed as the first NGO concerned with the protection of the Red Sea Unique Ecology. The project activities included the initiation of a continuos coral reef monitoring programme followed by an intensive public ( ... )
ation and awareness campaign. The project invited an interanational research vessel, which took data collected by the project and used it as part of a global survey of the coral reefs around the world.
several exhibits were organized, annual clean-up dives anr still conducted. The NGO managed to secure additional funding to sustain the project beyond proposed duration. They are currently
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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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