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Vanuatu
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2009
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41,400.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: VUT/SGP/OP4/CORE/09/05 |
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The Species Birgus latro (giant Coconut crab) is an IUCN listed endangered species that is subject to over exploitation in Vanuatu. Some viable stocks identified in Sanma province are also vulnerable to over harvesting with the increasing demand ( ... )
e local peoples food and cash income through the sale of the resources to the restaurants. This project will determine the current status of the species and provide ecological and biological information to local communities and protected areas managers and buyers, train local monitors in good presentation of reports on any breaches of the laws that ban the harvesting of the resources, assist
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2009
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/05 |
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The goal of the ?Strengthening of the Beekeeping Industry in Toledo? project is to conserve biodiversity in the Toledo District through the practice of ecologically friendly apiculture (Output 2 ? Annex 2, Logical Framework for the CPS, GEF SGP). ( ... )
t activities fall in line directly with 3 of GEF SGP?s lines of intervention, namely: ?a) Production, marketing, and certification of agricultural and apicultural produce in and adjacent to ecologically sensitive areas. (BD, LD), e) Promotion of community forestry initiatives targeting the sustainable exploitation of timber and non-timber forest products. (BD, LD, CC), and g) Promote viable
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Pakistan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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38,390.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: PAK/SGP/OP4/RAF/09/37 |
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The project has been proposed to accomplish following objectives:
1. To document indigenous knowledge of use of medicinal herbs and uncultivated food plants.
2. To note current state of use or availability of medicinal herbs and uncultivated food ( ... )
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3. To help boost cultivation of precious medicinal herbs and food plants.
4. To establish a seed/seedling bank to conserve and sustain cultivation of identified medicinal and food plants.
5. To provide training to the Gypsy communities in order to help them earn attractive income from there products made by medicinal herbs and food plants.
6. To help boost production of medicinal and food
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Armenia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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26,379.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ARM/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/2009/03 |
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In the last 5 (five) years ASPB, BirdLife International and its partner organizations in the Caucasus, have been creating a coordinated network of people living at or near sites identified for one or more globally threatened bird species. These ( ... )
are the Important Bird Areas (IBAs).
The people or groups - BirdLife calls them "IBA Caretakers" ? members of local site-adjacent communities that are able to promote the conservation and monitoring of globally threatened species and sites. "IBA Caretakers" are a powerful advocacy tool which cannot be ignored by decision-makers at all levels. They address threats at site level and use birds to
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Egypt
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Biodiversity
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2009
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12,500.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: EGY/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/2009/360 |
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Invasive species management project in Gabel Elba protectorate that funded by GEF/SGP is a small project aims to contribute for assessment and management of the invasive mesquite trees that invaded the southern areas of Elba protected area since ( ... )
Mesquite tree ?Prosopisjuliflora? is the most serious invader in the southeast corner of Egypt. Introduced to the area by the local community of the Halaib region in the 1980s for agro- forestry and charcoaling purposes, it subsequently spread rapidly, especially after a period of heavy rain in 1996, Prosopis poses a threat to the Elba PA?s biodiversity, and negatively impacts ecosystem
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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30,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: INS/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/13 |
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Project Development Goals :
?SUNGAIKU BERSAHABAT KEMBALI? program can contribute benefit, both for community livelihood and ecosystem in Bali.
Project Development Objetives :
1. Improving youth knowledge and understanding regarding Denpasar ( ... )
Basin biodiversity;
2. Increasing youth skills in identifying river basin biodiversity; plant and animal species; and traditional wisdom in utilizing river vegetation;
3. Conserving river biodiversity through river planting and waste cleaning;
4. Conducting documentation regarding river basin ecosystem;
5. Developing network through web blog to invite participation from members working in
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Zambia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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39,500.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ZAM/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/08 |
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Project?s Description:
The project is aimed at enhancing biodiversity conservation and management through the promotion and enhancement of community based ecologically friendly and sustainable production. This is critical to ensure both community ( ... )
pation and buy-in in conservation as well as assuring sustainability.
Like most parts of Zambia, Mutulang?anga Important Bird Area (IBA) has high poverty levels with 89% of the inhabitants on average living on US $ 0.61 or less than a dollar per day (ZOS, Baseline Report, 2010). Besides high poverty levels, environmental degradation and reduction in the flow of benefits from ecosystem goods
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Albania
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Biodiversity
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2009
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13,240.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ALB/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/04 |
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Cultivation of medicinal plants holds a great and still not fully explored potential for fighting poverty in the Albanian countryside. Frequently, medicinal plants are hardy plants that can be cultivated on low quality soils and do not require ( ... )
nt irrigation and pesticide spraying.
SGP ? Albania over the years has consolidated a scheme consists in providing the farmers for the seedlings, agronomic support and facilitating the links with buyers of the product. Based on our data (still in development) farmers can pay out the initial investment in 2-3 years and have an economically profitable cultivation of the same plant without the
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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6,897.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/09 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJET
The support to beekeepers of local bees is deemed a valid and important intervention with a multitude of far reaching effects on the ecology and the micro-economy of producer groups at the grass root level. ( ... )
oposal is geared towards the support of an enthusiastic, newly established association of 30 members in Lalikharka, in Tsirang District, dedicated to improve the traditional method of beekeeping. The support to the beekeepers of Lalikharka advice for best practices to improve traditional log/wall hives, the introduction of hygienic honey extration through the supply of a stainless steel honey
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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22,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: INS/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/16 |
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Project Development Goals:
Achieved Sustainable Coastal Conservation and The Improvement of Traditional Fisherman Community Welfare
Project Development Objectives:
1. Improved woman capicity in sustainable coastal management;
2. Increased ( ... )
species diversity along Ngalawan Village coastline and riverbank in addition to Mangrove as buffer zone for coastal area and environment attraction
3. Increased household income
Expected Outputs:
1. Increasing community capacity in program implementation
2. Established woman groups in coastal management
3. Existing plant sepcies diversity as coastal buffer zone
4. Existing 3 marine-based
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Cambodia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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35,296.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: KHM/SGP/OP4/CORE/2009/07 |
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This project is aiming at conservation of a natural conservation lakes (35 ha) and replanting 5 ha flooded forest. The project will also support the 4 Community Fisheries Committees to sign an agreement with Fisheries Administration (FiA). They will ( ... )
dress the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources mainly fisheries and flooded forest in the area under increasing human pressure on those resources by strengthening 8 women saving & self-help groups to create community-based alternatives
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Nepal
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Biodiversity
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2009
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48,400.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: NEP/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/04 |
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Salyan district is one of the resurging districts due to conflict in the past. But the pace of resurgence is not very encoraging and the remote VDCs in the district are still not streamlined in the devleopment process. On the other hand, these ( ... )
VDCs are rich in non timber forest products and medicianal and aromatic plants (MAPs). Thus the project has aimed to establish essential oil extraction initiative to value add the MAPs thereby increasing the living standard of local people. Socially, the district is inhabitated by different ethnic groups such as Bramhan, Magar, Dalit, Janjati, and Chhetri. The project area includes two VDCs
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South africa
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Biodiversity
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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: SAF/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/2009/09 |
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Build a honey processing plant fo the existing local community beekeepers in the Baviaanskloof in order for the community to effectively extract honey from their hives and market and sell the honey commercially. This will decrease the pressure on ( ... )
isting wild hives, contribute to the maintenance and growth of a healthy bee population in the community apiary, result in job creation and the successful business development of a previously disadvantaged community-owned beekeeping project that can compete efficiently in the commercial
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Cook islands
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Biodiversity
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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/CORE/09/04 |
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The Vaka Taunga - Te Rito O Te Vairakau Maori Inc. was established in 1999 on Rarotonga and Incorporated in 2000. The primary aim of the Organization is to assist the traditional healers and to encourage them to openly practice their trational ( ... )
g practices. As an Incorporated body, the members are guided by the rules of the Organization.
In 2004, under the National Biodiversity Stategic Action Plan Programme (NBSAP) coordinated by the National Environment Service and funded by UNDP, The Incorporation was able to establish branches on the islands of Magaia and Mitiaro. With its current membership of 16 on the island of Rarotonga, 19 on
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2009
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24,956.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: BRA/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/09/08 |
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Building and implementation of the Naturarte House, focused on fomenting and recovering the traditional craft of weaving by women from the community, stimulating the production of organic wool and the use of Cerrado seeds and natural pigments. |
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South africa
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Biodiversity
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2009
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: SAF/SGP/OP4/RAF/09/01 |
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Propagation and planting of indegenous and traditional medicine trees and supporting sustainable livelihoods within Mambulu Village in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal and surrounding areas |
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Gambia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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30,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: GMB/SGP/OP4/CORE/09/05 |
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The Borassus palm has been heavily exploited as a roofing material for many decades in The Gambia in the sub-region. Due to ths over-exploitation, the tree has become threatened and near extinction. The aim of the project is to restore the Borassus ( ... )
the village of Kabekel where it once thrived so as to prevents its extinction. The effort will contribute to biodiversity conservation and will be undertaken alongside with other income generating activities such as vegetable gardening and animal husbandry while the Borassus palm matures. This effort will be taken by a group composed entirely of women who had been active in conservation efforts
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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27,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: INS/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/09/26 |
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Project Development Goals :
Achieved sustainable peat land forest management system by community to secure economy and environment aspect
Project Development Objectives :
1. Developing community forest management system;
2. Facilitating the ( ... )
ishment of community forest management organization;
3. Exploring forest and non-timber forest product-based alternative economy resource ;
4. Promoting sustainable peat land forest management by community
Expected Outputs :
1. Existed Management Plan Document (conservation zone, silviculture)
2. Existed business plan document;
3. Existed legal guarantee in forest and area product
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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15,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: INS/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/09/07 |
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Ecological Threat :
The earthquake struck in West Sumatera on October 2009 had a great impact, not only in terms of community livelihood, but also in environmental issue. Proper information system, which expected to be the communication and ( ... )
ation bridge between community and government or aid organization, also suffered great destruction. Whereas, in post-disaster recovery process, information system holds an important role that could provide information of community needs
(gained through community identification) to help the organization and/or government in distributing aids for the victims. Existed information system is
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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2009
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38,000.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: INS/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/09/01 |
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Ecological Threat :
The majority of community lived in Sebadak Raya village is working as a farmer. From generation to generation, this community depends to the natural resources surrounding their village. Currently, community of Sebadak Raya ( ... )
e still has no access to electricity and other available energy resource. This is due to the rejection by Sebadak Raya community regarding local government plan to convert this area into palm oil plantation.
Project Development Goals :
1. To establish Kampong Kebuai as pilot project for energy autonomous village.
2. To improve the welfare of community by reducing the consumption of fossil
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