There are 296 projects that match your search.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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48,750.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/07 |
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The goal of this project is to build community linkages and alternative livelihood opportunities with BCNPMR. In order to achieve this goal, the project has three specific objectives which are to increase awareness of the value and unique attributes ( ... )
(BCNPMR), to provide additional alternative livelihood skills to active fishermen who are trained tour guides resident in the targeted communities, and to develop a programme for marketing BCNPMR to eco-tourists and educational institutions in order to enhance the possibility of future opportunities for utilization of such additional alternative livelihood skills.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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38,450.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/10 |
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This project seeks to capitalize on the thriving tourism industry in Hopkins and need for preservation of the Garifuna culture by adding a new experience through a living homestead. This project will provide for the construction of a living museum, ( ... )
on of sustainable livelihoods through a tourism venture and an educational workshop to the South Water Caye Marine
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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45,900.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/13 |
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The Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is a part of the BBRRS-WHS and the effective management of this reserve is dependent on proper enforcement, the collection of quality environmental data and the active participation of community stakeholders. This ( ... )
t will focus on the development of a community researcher program that will be able to assist with the implementation of the SCMR monitoring plan.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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39,957.50
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/11 |
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The goal of this project is to build the administrative and financial capacity of the TTGA to enable them to become leaders in Toledo’s tourism industry. This will be accomplished through the development and management of a small tourism based ( ... )
e, becoming a licensed tour operator and marketing the services offered by tour guides and the natural and cultural attractions that Toledo has to offer visitors.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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38,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/09 |
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The Belize National Tourist Guide Association (BNTGA) is a registered not for profit company under the Companies Act Chapter 250 of the laws of Belize. BNTGA is managed by a seven member executive committee which includes a President, Vice ( ... )
ent, Treasurer, Secretary and three Directors. Presently, the Association has 445 members from Corozal, Orange Walk, Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek and the Toledo Districts of which 105 are women. BNTGA is also an official member of the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA).
BNTGA seeks to strengthen its institutional capacity to effectively implement its mandate of contributing
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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25,911.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/GEF-UNF/PH2/2/06/12 |
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The project seeks to promote the sustainable economic development of a remote coastal community and to increase the awareness and support of the community for the Port Honduras Marine Reserve which has been identified for incorporation in the Belize ( ... )
Reef Reserve System-World Heritage
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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21,099.50
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/06 |
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Riversdale is a traditional fishing community comprised of approximately sixty (60) residents. The Riversdale Fishermen Association was formed in January 2006 and the members of the group harvest lobster, conch and scale fish which are supplied to ( ... )
cal resorts in the area and the fishing cooperatives. This is the group's first project and the goal is to involve residents of Riversdale in sustainably using and protecting the marine resources and biodiversity of the South Water Caye Marine Reserve as a part of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve World Heritage Site. This will be done by creating awareness and providing training for residents to
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Belize
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Land Degradation
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2007
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35,321.50
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/OP3/2/06/10 |
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Double Head Cabbage is one of seven communities of the Belize River Valley that forms the Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS), an IUCN Category IV private protected area (12,980.10 acres) established in 1985 to protect one of the few healthy ( ... )
tions of black howler monkey (Alloutta pigra). The sanctuary also contains other endangered and rare species such as the jaguar, ocelot, margay, jaguarindi and the tapir, Belize’s national animal. Based on the results of the Protected Areas System Plan site scoring system, the CBS ranks as a top ten important protected area because of its biophysical values, however, it is not highly regarded
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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0.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP4/Y1/CORE/07/01 |
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Hurricane Dean which made landfall along the East Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on 21 August 2007 resulted in extensive damage to northern Belize. Hurricane Dean was ranked a Category Five hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Scale and registered ( ... )
m sustained winds of 165 mph with gale force winds extending up to 60 miles from the centre. Information contained in a Preliminary Report on Damage Assessment & Needs Analysis, carried out by the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), points to significant damage to the agriculture and fisheries sectors which have direct implications on the livelihoods of those persons living in the
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2007
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38,100.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/08 |
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The goal of this project is to help conserve the biodiversity of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site through the introduction of sustainable fishing techniques. This project makes use of lobster shade technology as a fishing ( ... )
and is modeled after similar COMPACT projects carried out by the Placencia Producers Cooperative Society Ltd. titled, “Placencia Fishermen: Traps & Shades Rehabilitation Project”, and the Monkey River Tour Guide Association titled “Adopting Sustainable Lobster Fishing Techniques using Concrete Shades in the marine areas adjacent to Monkey River Village”.
The specific objectives of
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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38,275.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/OP3/2/06/06 |
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Communities perceive the laws established to protect and conserve forest resources, which is essential to their survival, as an obstacle to their development. The viability of the protected areas is threatened by the unsustainable survival ( ... )
gies carried out by communities around them. The 2002 Poverty Assessment conducted by National Human Development Advisory Council showed Cayo having 27.4% of its population being poor and this situation arises as a result of the communities’ limited capacity to pursue sustainable livelihoods and limited actions to develop capacities and alternatives.
The goal of the proposed project is,
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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32,387.50
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/OP3/1/06/07 |
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It is recognized at local, national and international level that the artisanal fishing industry is in decline, with too many fishermen seeking a declining fisheries resource. With low levels of education, the majority of fishermen within Sarteneja ( ... )
g school at primary level, poor agricultural soils, and a lack of training in other skills, it is difficult for the fishermen to move away from their traditional livelihood as lobster, conch and finfish fishermen. Community consultations with the fishermen and other community members of Sarteneja have demonstrated a clear desire to develop alternative livelihoods through tourism in the local area
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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30,884.50
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/1/06/07 |
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Sarteneja Wildlife, Environment and Ecotourism Team (SWEET) is a community-driven conservation organization based in Sarteneja Village, Corozal District, and has arisen from local concern for the state of the natural resources of the marine ( ... )
nment, and the future sustainable development of the community.
In particular SWEET is focused on the Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and the Belize Barrier Reef, on which a large proportion of Sarteneja residents depend. These two priority areas support a number of endangered species – Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1998 under a transboundary agreement with Mexico
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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39,909.93
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/02 |
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The goal of this COMPACT project is to increase awareness of the marine environment of the BBRRS-WHS through the engagement of one sector of the Belize general public – Standard Five students in 75 target primary schools classes in the Belize ( ... )
ct. This goal has been developed from lessons learned during the successful implementation of the Pilot Project (September 2004/ June 2006), as the first phase of a long-term Program that will eventually reach all schools throughout Belize. This will be achieved through the strengthening and further development of the HPFoundation’s “Marine Science Educational Outreach Program”, which
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Belize
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Land Degradation
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2006
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1,955.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/OP3/2/06/01 |
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The planning grant will facilitate the preparation of the proposal for the Indigenous Community Conservation Area Capacity Building Project by supporting the consultative planning process of the Benil Oc’Keb Ha group. It will be used to provide ( ... )
ical support to the group for obtaining inputs from members and other interested stakeholders in and around the community of San Antonio, Toledo. Planning grant funds will provide for contracting a resource person who will facilitate 4 community stakeholder workshops and guide preparation of a flip chart proposal by members of the Benil Oc’Keb Ha
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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1,997.50
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/OP3/2/06/02 |
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The planning grant will facilitate the preparation of the proposal for Alternative Livelihoods Through Honey Production in the Cayo District by supporting the consultative planning process of the Cayo Quality Honey Producers Cooperative Society Ltd. ( ... )
l be used to provide logistical support to the Cooperative for obtaining inputs from members and other interested stakeholders in participating communities. Consultation meetings will be held in five member communities (San Antonio, Bullet Tree, Seven Miles, Cristo Rey and San Jose Succotz). Planning grant funds will also assist with funding an initial planning workshop with, and a session to
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/04 |
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The planning grant will be used to develop a project conceptualized by the Belize National Tour Guide Association that seeks to aid the continual development of tour guides, including women, by giving them the opportunity to attain specialized and ( ... )
ied training in fly fishing and scuba diving in order to meet the continual demand by the Tourism Industry. The project will also simultaneously develop the institutional capacity of the management of the BNTGA.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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1,250.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/1/06/06 |
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The Planning Grant will be used by Green Reef Environmental Institute to conduct community consultation meetings with stakeholders of Corozal Town, Chunox, Copper Bank and Sarteneja Village to gather information and seek input for development of an ( ... )
ative livelihoods opportunities project.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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1,550.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/UNF-GEF/PH2/2/06/01 |
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The planning grant will be used by the Belfuna Cultural Organization to conduct community consultations with the participants and all other other identified stakeholders and to acquire the services of a professional consultant to ensure that a ( ... )
cal and achievable proposal is
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2006
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1,996.50
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BZE/OP3/2/06/03 |
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The planning grant will facilitate the preparation of the proposal entitled Meeting the Goal and Objectives of the CBS Through Demonstrating Benefits from Community Involvement in Fish Farming by supporting the consultative planning process of the ( ... )
ity Baboon Sanctuary Women’s Conservation Group. It will be used to cover the cost of logistical support for obtaining inputs from members and other interested stakeholders from the seven villages (Bermudian Landing, Flower’s Bank, Scotland Halfmoon, Double Head Cabbage, Willows Bank, Isabella Bank and St. Paul’s Bank) that make up the Community Baboon Sanctuary. The funds will facilitate
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