There are 175 projects that match your search.
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2005
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37,019.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/04/01 |
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Fishing is one of the largest employment sectors on Rodrigues, but declining catch sizes, regular landing of immature individuals and the skewed structure of the fish population illustrate that the fisheries are not sustainable. The techniques used ( ... )
fishers create further problems as trampling and deliberate breakage of coral cause substantial damage to the lagoon habitats. This is of particular concern as Rodrigues is part of the fourth most important reef ecosystem in the world. The unique nature of the island’s reefs is further highlighted by the presence of endemic coral and fish species.
The aim of the project is to improve
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2005
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37,019.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/04/01 |
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Fishing is one of the largest employment sectors on Rodrigues, but declining catch sizes, regular landing of immature individuals and the skewed structure of the fish population illustrate that the fisheries are not sustainable. The techniques used ( ... )
fishers create further problems as trampling and deliberate breakage of coral cause substantial damage to the lagoon habitats. This is of particular concern as Rodrigues is part of the fourth most important reef ecosystem in the world. The unique nature of the island’s reefs is further highlighted by the presence of endemic coral and fish species.
The aim of the project is to improve
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Mauritius
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Land Degradation
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2005
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1,522.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP3/02 |
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PLanning grant to allow consultation
Capacity Building in Compost making and utilization in Rodrigues
Introduction
Development of a sustainable agricultural industry in Rodrigues is highly dependent on having a rich soil base. This can be ( ... )
ed by continuously replenishing the soil with natural organic matter which can be obtained with compost. Composting would produce a material rich in nutrients, microorganisms and organic matter which will nourish poor and nutrient depleted soils where crops have been planted on a continuous basis. The application of composts regularly to soils would build up organic matter as well as enrich the
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2005
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606.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/05/05 |
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The association, Entreprendre au Féminin – Océan Indien has decided to set up a project of distillation of essential oils using vetiver roots. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Ferme des Iles Association, which will ( ... )
ily use the plants for treating pig effluents and after harvesting provide the roots to EFOI for the other uses thus providing a source of economic activity for women entrepreneurs. Dried vetiver roots will be used for handicraft
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/04/03 |
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The primary objective of the project is to establish training in environment aware craft design and production within Mauritian prisons – as sustainable contribution to rehabilitation of prisoners through income-generation skills training that ( ... )
ates creative development of self-value. The second objective is to recycle the waste paper generated during the UN SIDS Conference held in Mauritius 10-15 January 2005.
This project will thus:
·Develop a novel system of environment aware craft production for prisoner rehabilitation
·Improve the income levels, quality of environment and quality of life of people from “vulnerable
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/05/01 |
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The “Centre de Solidarité Pour Une Nouvelle Vie” is a Non-Governmental Organisation that has been offering for the last 15 years a safe haven in Rose-Hill for the rehabilitation from and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. We also run a ( ... )
ntial rehabilitation community for male substance abusers in Solitude. We are a very active NGO that acts as a leader in the field of rehabilitation and prevention of Substance Abuse in the Mauritian society and even beyond, notably the propagation of HIV/Aids infection through the injecting drug using population.
Since its official opening in 2001, our Prevention Unit has increased its
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2005
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/05/03 |
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The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to the conservation of the native wildlife of Mauritius and Rodrigues and their habitats. It has a specialisation in the restoration of small islands and has a long term involvement in the restoration ( ... )
ands around Mauritius and Rodrigues. MWF recognises that islands are important tourist resources and are important for wildlife and has developed an ecotourism project on Ile aux Aigrettes that integrates tourism with conservation. The objectives of MWF closely mirror those of the GEF/SGP Country Programme Strategy, since we are dedicated to training, developing local capacity and establishing
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Mauritius
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International Waters
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2005
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1,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/05/04 |
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Planning grant request to look into the possibilty of submitting a full project for treating waste produced by pig breaders |
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2005
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48,904.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/05/06 |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The association, Entreprendre au Féminin – Océan Indien has decided to set up a project of distillation of essential oils using vetiver roots. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Ferme des Iles ( ... )
ation, which will primarily use the plants for treating pig effluents and after harvesting provide the roots to EFOI for the other uses thus providing a source of economic activity for women entrepreneurs. Dried vetiver roots will be used for handicraft purposes.
Entreprendre au Féminin – Océan Indien is an association of women entrepreneurs of micro-enterprises set up for the promotion
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2003
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35,423.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/10 |
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Project Delayed.
Grand River South East is a fishing village having about 1500 households. It has also an active small planters community. The other economic operators are the Deep River Beau Champ Sugar Estates and a hotel known as Laguna. The ( ... )
e life is structured through the Village Council and a certain number of local organisations exist including: Women, Youth, the Ageing and Fishermen organisation.The current project has given itself the ambition of contributing in changing the mind set of people in the context of climate change and create conditions for the people to take actions at their individual level within their household
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2003
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2,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/11 |
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Due to the stress of uncontrolled population growth, lack of proper planning and the proximity of extremely hazardous industrial sites (port area, chemicals, petroleum, waste disposal, etc.) in the Roche Bois region, environmental degradation has ( ... )
key factor affecting the life of its inhabitants. For a long time, the NGO has particularly engaged actions in the field of lobbying and networking in order to regroup communities and sensitise authorities about such threats. Following these actions, they have managed to obtain some good results: problems of acute pollution resolved, actions from the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Local
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2002
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24,863.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/05 |
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Winner of the World Environment Day Award for "101 Actions Pour L'Environnement": Special July Prize 2002.
The primary objective of this project is to develop and organise a comprehensive training course over six months for Community Leaders. The ( ... )
aims at empowerment and integration of Community Leaders, so as to enable them to understand the fundamentals of community care and to make use of management tools to provide an efficient service at field level.
The course will be run in 12 modules which encompass the general principles of community services management, community based environmental education as well as project development
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2002
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/04 |
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The Primary Objective of the project is to raise awareness and action for environmental protection, by using global and national environmental themes as a source of inspiration for creative training projects that will:
· Improve the income levels, ( ... )
of environment and quality of life of people from ‘vulnerable groups’
· and Help the children of these communities to re-engage with learning through new creative experiences
The specific objectives of the project are to:
(1) Train 18 out-of-school youth in environmentally-aware craft production through a year-long full time course - to build the necessary skills for participants to
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2002
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15,489.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/01/16 |
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The project is about the introduction and utilisation of energy saving lamps (ESLs) as a domestic energy saving option in Rodrigues. ESLs typically use a fifth of the electricity consumed by incandescent lamps (bulbs) and deliver the same light ( ... )
ESL's last 10 time's longer as compared to incandescent bulbs. This will help cutting down (i) on the electricity bill of a whole village in a first phase and would be extended to the whole population of Rodrigues in the 2nd phase. (ii)GHG emissions associated to power generation. GEF/SGP funds will be used to implement an intensive awareness campaign in favour of this end use
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Mauritius
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International Waters
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2002
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23,808.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/01/14 |
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This project looks into safely treating the 2000 to 3000 tons of horse manure produced annually by preventing nutrients and bacteria present in the manure to pollute watercourses, and the main objective is to ensure safe disposal of horse manure ( ... )
h composting and promote application of composts to growing crops. GEF/SGP grant will mainly be used forthe provision of expertise, training sessions and materials and
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2002
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28,847.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/03 |
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Winner of the Shell Livewire Best Business Plan Competition 2002
The Friends of Wildlife Rodrigues (FWR) is a local Rodriguan NGO, established in late 2001 that aims to help conserve Rodriguan plant biodiversity, by providing native plants for sale ( ... )
toration management consultancy services. FWR’s 8 members have worked as volunteers for over 1 year with Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) Rodrigues Branch. In this time they have been trained in native plant propagation, forest restoration and community conservation techniques.
The primary objective of the proposed project is to aid the establishment of a financially self-sustaining,
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2002
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879.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/01 |
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Primary goal is for a group of young trained unemployed Rodriguans to set up an income generating activity which would contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in Rodrigues. Planning grant allocated to NGO to hire the services of a consultant ( ... )
sult all potential clients and stakeholders, write up proposal and business
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2002
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/02 |
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Full-fledged implementation of a successful SGP and Ministry of Tourism funded pilot project. Primary objective is to protect and improve the marine habitats at popular diving and snorkelling sites and other ecologically important habitats in ( ... )
ius through developing a better understanding and appreciation of the marine environment among the stakeholder groups and the general public. This will be achieved by supporting the installation of 89 permanent mooring buoys (PMBs) at selected popular dive and snorkel sites around the island so as to prevent further anchor damage to corals on these heavily impacted ecologically sensitive sites.
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2002
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2,010.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/07 |
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The loss of employment due to the cessation of the sand extraction from the lagoons has made the ex sand extractors economically extremely vulnerable. Pointe des Lascars has 250 families, 150 of whom were directly involved with the sand extraction. ( ... )
des Lascars has several unique features making it particularly suitable for development as an eco-tourism village. A planning grant is awarded to hire 2 consultants to develop the project proposal, hold consultative meetings with all stakeholders,
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2002
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2,010.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAR/02/06 |
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The project is basically a restoration and conservation one initiated through an innovative approach to sensitize towards the conservation of the biodiversity of wetlands. The project will be based on Ramsar`s criteria of wise use activities and ( ... )
ore will be substantiated through a revival of local crafts and arts and other wise use activities.
Planning grant will be mainly used for:
1. Site appraisal with the help of consultants to define potential development avenues. Also appraisal of the pollution and its impact on the site to be restored.
2. Consultation with capacity building authority to appraise extent of involvement and
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