There are 270 projects that match your search.
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1994
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37,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-11 |
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The proponenet undertook an ecologicla survey and socio-economic study of Petra Region, obtained additonal funds through the Swiss and the Jordanian governements to establish a visitors center. The study resulted in producing comprehensive ( ... )
erized maps of flora and fauna communitiies in the area and defined risks to
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Jordan
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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: GEF-JOR-92-G51-09 |
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The proponent, a women NGO, established a community-owned nature park and women's training center by rehabilitation of a degraded unlicenced dumping site. The site is now a standing proof of how small scale, community based action can contribute to ( ... )
local and global environmental problems and improve the living conditions of the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1993
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40,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-06 |
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The Committee carried out & published a full inventory of Avifauna of Jordan, established birdwatch stations and published a reference on the birds of Jordan in Arabic, which is used by students and bird lovers until now. Work accomplished under ( ... )
roject later qualified Jordan to host Birdlife International/ Middle East Regional Office.
This project improved the capacities of the NGO's Research Unit and made it easier for the people who came later to conduct their work and accomplish their objectives. For the first time a reference in Arabic on the birds of Jordan was made available to specialists and lay people providing them with a new
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1993
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50,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-01 |
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A women organization took the lead in forest management by managing and protecting forest land in Madaba area, an area close to the country's capital and is characterized by its historic and religious importance which attracts religious and eco ( ... )
m. The NGO established a training centre for youth and women. The center, called "Bait Al Bee'a" (Environment House), houses solar energy applications which are used to generate electricity needed for the center. Ancient cisterns were rehabilitated and other water harvesting techniques are also in place on site and are used, together with the solar energy applications, as practical
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1993
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30,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-04 |
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The proponenet conducted an intensive monitoring program of vehicle emissions and used the results of this monitoring to highlight the risks to human health and the global climate caused by pollution resulting from transport movement. The study ( ... )
s formed the bases for new standards and monitoring has become part of the vehicle annual testing
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1993
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40,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-03 |
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The proponent, a youth NGO protected a natural site in Balqa' governorate, fenced it, introduced sound soil and land management practices on site, and used it as apractical field research site where young students can observe environment and ( ... )
t innovative activities in this field. Students could observe the revival of plant cover compared to the surrounding unprotected areas which suffer from overgrazing. A training center was established on site. Many public awareness activities promoting different environmental applications including water harvesting, composting wind and solar energy are still conducted until
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1993
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32,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-05 |
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The NGO, located in Irbid, north of Jordan, and one of the community development centers of the Jordanian Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) established an olive tree nursery, enhanced an on-going project for home gardens including medicinal herbs ( ... )
e keeping, and carried out a training programme for the local community. Twenty five women from the local community participated monthly in project activities. By providing healthy seedlings to the local community, the project helped them to improve the quality of their products, rendering them more competitive. The Center also provided other development centers with quality seedlings and
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1993
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30,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-08 |
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The proponent established a palm plantation run by the community in an area where a rare ecosystem prevails (northern Jordan Valley shared by Jordan, Palestine and Syria). The NGO also carried out outreach activities. The project was duplicated on ( ... )
r scale with FAO funding in other areas in the Jordan Valley. The project was implemented by a community development council represernting local community directly with support and supervision from the Noor Al Hussein Foundation. The NGO acquired good experience in the field of palm plantation, organizing community work and liaising with other national institutions working in similar fields,
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1993
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33,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-02 |
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The NGO cooperated with a local cement industry in the area and established a Rhus Forest on al old quarry site. Rhus trees used to grow in the area in the past and diminished as a result of mining and industrial operations. The NGO believed that ( ... )
oject would help restore an element of biodiversity in the area, promote local action to improve performance of a local industry towards land management and pollution prevention. The achievements of this project included planting a shelterbelt around the Cement Factory, which helps to reduce the effects of pollution caused by this industry. The factory had also improved its environmental
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1993
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40,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-07 |
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The proponent conducted a field survey, documented, classified and published its results in a book entitled "Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Jordan and Neighboring Countries". The book contains almost 500 colored photographs of wild flowers with ( ... )
description of each. It serves as a valuable reference for both academics and laypersons who are interested in knowing about plants in their country. The NGO conducted an outreach campaign along with the field
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