There are 267 projects that match your search.
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2001
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30,383.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/07 |
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The grantee will organize an environmental awareness campaign that involves the Department of Forests and Rangeland, schools, and the local community members in the two villages where the project is operating. Other components of the project ( ... )
e land protection measures such as construction of stone walls, tree stone basins, efficient irrigation systems, rain collection cisterns, bee-keeping and flowering trees and shrub planting. The project is technically assited by the Watershed Management Project of the GTZ implemented at the Ministry of Agriculture and will also be supported by the Water Efficiency and Public Information For
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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2001
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/05 |
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The project will contribute to the communication and information sharing through the establishment of an on-line forum that consolidates environment NGOs and enhances the flow of information and experiences among them. This will contribute to ( ... )
g of lessons learned from community action in environment and development fields and the relation of that action to sustainable development. Project activities include providing training and some equipment to targeted NGOs in order to help them make use of the on-line forum. The project complements national initiatives supported by the UNDP in the field of IT Community Centers and the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2001
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26,834.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/08 |
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The project will promote the sound management of natural resources in a semi-arid ecosystem close to a forest area overlooking the Jordan Valley. It will support income-generating activities that improve local community's livelihood without ( ... )
dizing the delicate ecosystem in the area. Traditional productive home gardens and domestic water harvesting techniques will be promoted among local community members with special emphasis on women and
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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22,147.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/06 |
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The Women Committee in Damia, Jordan Valley the first women group to be established in Damia is implementing this project, which will contribute to the improvement of living conditions of the local community in the town which suffered greatly after ( ... )
osure of the border facilities following the peace treaty with Israel. The activities will involve women and their families in income-generating activities that contribute to the comprehensive management of land and water resources in the Jordna Valley. Activities include herbal plant production and bee-keeping. Awareness activities will also be conducted to promote the significance of proper
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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39,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/10 |
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The grantee, in cooperation with the Aqaba Fishermen Cooperative Society and other official institutions and non-governmental organizations in Aqaba, will implement this project in order to contribute to the existing national and local efforts to ( ... )
t marine environment and promote the well being of fishermen and their families. It will include a training and public awareness component that targets the fishermen community and their families promoting safe fishing mehtods, and enhancing fishing capabilities. A loaning system will be developed to assit fishermen upgrade their equipment in order to improve their fishing practices. Special
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
International Waters
Land Degradation
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2001
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40,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/03 |
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The project aims at building the capacity of national NGOs and community groups which are eligible to support by the Small Grants Programme. The project constitutes a mechanism by which capacities of targt NGOs in project development and ( ... )
entation are built, proper networking and communication among targeted NGOs are enhanced, sustainability of the supported projects by the SGP is insured, and the areas covered by the Programme is
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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1,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/02 |
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The project conducted a study on the influence of fishing practices on marine life in Aqaba Gulf. The study looks into the fishing situation in Aqaba Gulf including fishermen conditions, fishing techniques used, and the laws and legislation ( ... )
ning to this situation in the context of the Special Economica Zone. Based on the results of this study the NGO submitted a full proposal to address the negative impacts
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2001
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28,136.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/09 |
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The project aims at controlling the negative impacts of desert tourism on biodiversity in Wadi Rum Reserve through direct involvement of the local indigenous Bedouin community in a pilot program based on building local capacities of the Rum Tourism ( ... )
ative to enable it to manage tourism services in the area in an effective manner. It will assist individual members of the cooperative to upgrade their vehicles so that their trips become less harmful to the area's delicate ecosystem. Members of the cooperative will also be able to promote camel rides by improving camels' health and providing them with better and more attractive accesories. The
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2000
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49,650.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-11 |
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The project will teach young volunteers (ages 16-20) similar skills to those of a Marine Park ranger, including marine biology classes, scuba diving, park patrol, communication skills and other related fields. The Marine Park in Aqaba Gulf is part ( ... )
gular GEF project implemented by the Aqaba Region Authority. The project will also train younger volunteers (ages 12-15) on marine conservation, swimming and snorkeling, public awareness activities as well as general marine safety. It is expected that the activities of this project would contribute to the conservation of marine environment in the Aqaba
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2000
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37,143.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-12 |
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The general objective of the project is to reduce the adverse impacts of human activities on the general and marine environment by instilling a sense of guardianship in the local public. The project includes an element of capacity building for the ( ... )
escent Center which is conveniently located in the "old Town" area of Aqaba and already involved in public awareness and community development activities in this poor area. This will enable the Center to conduct public awareness activities that would promote knowledge about the environment in general and the marine environment in particular, promote proper waste disposal practices which would
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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2000
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1,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-21 |
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The NGO will conduct a baseline assessment of NGOs capacities in order to prepare a project proposal for establishing a network that will enable SGP NGOs to exchange experiences and lessons learned and assist them to better manage their projects. |
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
International Waters
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2000
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49,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-08 |
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To highlight the rich biodiversity in Jordan and teach children the importance of its conservation, The Haya Cultural Center has started to establish a "Biodiversity Exhibition for Children". The exhibition will include models, panels and other ( ... )
visual aides displaying the different elements of biodiversity. Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) granted the building for the exhibition to the Haya Center. The Center will cooperate with the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature in producing the required models and aides and in arranging field visits to nature reserves. It will also cooperate with the Ministry of Education and other
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2000
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48,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-20 |
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The project is implemented by the Noor Al Hussein Foundation/ Aqaba Center in cooperation with the Royal Jordanian Ecological Diving Society and the Friends of Environment Society. It aims at raising public awareness regarding the unique marine ( ... )
nment of the Gulf of Aqaba teaching the public, specially children, the best means of dealing with the environment whether on land, shore or in the sea. The project will use several innovative approaches to achieve its
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2000
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37,150.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-10 |
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The project will promote the use of energy efficiency equipment in Jordanian facilities through training 50 young engineers who will be placed in those facilities to implement and monitor energy saving procedures and equipment. The project will ( ... )
rganize an exhibition of energy efficient equipment featuring international equipment in order to introduce the equipment to the Jordanian industries and local dealers. It is hoped that conserving energy in the targeted facilities would decrease CO2 emissions by 28,000 tons annually within the two-year start up phase of the
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2000
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3,800.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-09 |
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The NGO organized a SGP stakeholder workshop in Aqaba. The workshop was attended by representatives of several NGOs in Aqaba, the Aqaba Region Authority that is implementing a regular GEF project in the Aqaba Gulf, as well as representatives of two ( ... )
ich implemented SGP projects in the first operational phase of the Programme. Memoranda of agreement for two projects to be implemented in Aqaba were signed by the concerned NGOs during the workshop opening. a presentation on M&E and reporting requirements was also given during the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
International Waters
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2000
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3,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-15 |
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The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature organized a "GEF/SGP Stakeholder Workshop" in Dana reserve. This workshop targeted the non-governmental organizations that were supported by the Small Grants Programme during the Second Operational ( ... )
and aimed at introducing certain environmental issues to NGOs as well as train them on the reporting and monitoring requirements of the Programme. The workshop had also provided the chance to participant NGOs to identify best practices from the concerned projects and exchange experiences among
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2000
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38,300.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-19 |
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The project is implemented by the Jordan River Foundation in cooperation with the Forestry Deartment and the Watershed Management Project at the Ministry of Agriculture. It will collect and update information on historical trees in Jordan which are ( ... )
ed at 500 trees located in different areas of the country, and document this information in a resource book containing pictures and traditional information as well as the scientific data on historical trees. A series of public awareness activities highlighting the importance of conserving historical trees to preserve the genetic resources of indigenous species will be conducted in various areas
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2000
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920.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-06 |
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The planning grant aimed at assisting the NGO in developing their proposal to implement an environmental project in the old disposal site in Balqa. The grant assisted NGO to conduct several community meetings to assess their needs and involve them ( ... )
early stages of project planning and development. JNFW later submitted a project proposal which was approved by
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2000
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1,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-16 |
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The NGO is using this grant to develop a project proposla on "Camel Raising iN Jordan" with the aim to conserve this animal in its natural environment. A series of meetings and a questionnaire survey will be conducted in the Northrn, Middle and ( ... )
rn regions of the ocuntry in order to collect the necessary data for compiling the project
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2000
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17,726.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-07 |
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The project aims to enhance and disseminate sound approaches to biodiversity, soil and water conservation through rehabilitation of sloppy lands and protection of soil through re-introducing indigenous plant species and traditional water harvesting ( ... )
ques. The project is located in Senfeha/ Tafileh, an area of special topographical features overlooking the Jordan Valley in the arid to semi-arid east Mediterranean
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