There are 26,002 projects available.
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Thailand
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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7,688.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: THA/99/G06 |
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Following the advice and notification of the grant allocation from the Coordinating Unit, the Thailand-GEF/SGP has launched the implementation of the second operational phase. The GEF/SGP information has been disseminated to target ( ... )
ities throughout the country. In addition, upon requests, the National Coordinator and some members of NSC travelled to meet and discuss face-to-face with groups of NGOs/CBOs in the central and northern region.
From mid-August to the end of September 1999, the programme has received 35 concept papers from NGOs/CBOs active in the region. In the view of the National Coordinator, 30 papers,
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Indonesia
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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1,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-084 |
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Project development goal:
Collaborative effort of stakeholders toward establishment of conservative strategy of Pegunungan Dieng area
Project objectives:
1.To stimulate common perception on the importance of the Pegunungan Dieng area as a ( ... )
gic conservation area
2.To facilitate the agreed strategic planning should be conducted and supported by stakeholders (local government, university, local NGO/CBO, international NGO, private sector) toward Pegunungan Dieng conservation activities
3.To form an organizational structure conducted and supported by the stakeholders as a mean to ease the program development toward Pegunungan Dieng
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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1999
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9,420.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TRI/95/G52/2101/012 |
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The project addresses the design and implementation of a community-based survey of visitors to turtle-nesting beaches in north-east Trinidad during the 1999 turtle nesting season. Interviews with visitors will be recorded on standardised ( ... )
onnaires by trained representatives of each of the four community-based turtle-conservation organisations located in north-east Trinidad. The questionnaire data will be recorded on a database specifically prepared for the project. The data will be used at the completion of the nesting season to identify opportunities for increasing the economic benefits to the organisations and their immediate
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India
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Biodiversity
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1999
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11,493.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP1/99/OR03 |
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In the project areas, there was a 'high pressure' on timber and fuelwood extraction for feeding sawmills, paddy parboiling units and bullock cart manufacturing units in the nearby small towns. In villages close to the coast, degradation of forests ( ... )
gher. As a result, there are only a few patches of forests left and many 'bald hills'. The aim of this project, therefore, was to capacitate the inhabitants of the project areas to manage the forests they live in and subsist on, by themselves.
The project was proposed to form cluster and block level forums of Forest Protection Committees (FPCs); to create linkages among FPCs and the forums to
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Pakistan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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3,636.19
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PAK/99/01 |
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The Pakistan Galliform Project is a three year project which is in the completion stages. It was executed by World Pheasant Association Pakistan with collaboration with the N.W.F.P Wildlife Department.
It has been a monitoring program aiming to ( ... )
e various populations of pheasants in Hazara district of N.W.F.P. A lot of information regarding pheasant populations, habitat utilization and ecological pressure has been collected as well as annotated checklists of bird and mammal species, updating distribution and status of many species in Hazara.
Many biodiversity projects in Pakistan working in the Northern Areas do not have any
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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46,356.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MAR/95/G52/17 |
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This project aims to provide simple small-scale PV systems for irrigation for community-based farms situated in the re-instated valley of Riviere Banane. Irrigation of the small holdings in the re-instated valleys of Rodrigues remains a major ( ... )
, especially for women who have to manually carry water from the wells to the plantations. A small submersible water pump will be coupled to a 50-80Wp panel and the system will draw water from 5 metre deep wells and deliver it to the plantations via a garden hose connected probably to a sprinkler. A second component of the project concerns compost making from agricultural wastes for enhancing
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India
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Biodiversity
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1999
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9,068.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP1/99/AP01 |
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The purpose of the project was to improve the degraded land through wide spread awareness regarding hill forest wasteland development and agro-forestry system, involving and assisting the local community in developing more effective model in ( ... )
ng, maintenance and protection of environment. The project also proposed to stop shifting cultivation/ podu cultivation, reduction in the deforestation activity by the tribals leading to environmental protection, make tribal women aware of their environment and start up some income generation activities for them to contribute in the family income.
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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523.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/98/028/P |
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The primamry aims of the planning grant are to promote the participation of key stakeholders of the proposed project, including local authorities and relevant agencies and communties, and identify project sites, and provide scientific assistance for ( ... )
ject development. Major activities of the project include conducting surveys on socio-economic conditions of the proposed project site, identifying proposed project objectives and activities and assessing their feasibility, and providing needed technical assistance in project design and writing project proposal which will be submitted to GEF/SGP for review and appraisal; and identifying
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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523.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/029 |
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The primamry aims of the planning grant are to promote the participation of key stakeholders of the proposed project, including local authorities and relevant agencies and communties, and provide scientific assistance for the project development. ( ... )
activities of the project include conducting surveys on socio-economic conditions of the proposed project site, identifying proposed project objectives and activities and assessing their feasibility, and providing needed technical assistance in project design and writing project proposal which will be submitted to GEF/SGP for review and appraisal; and identifying possibilities for project
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Albania
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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15,745.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ALB/98/04 |
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This project aims at organising two training courses (3 days each) offering methodologies in inventory, monitory and evaluation of biodiversity level in Albania would be held. 25 environmental specialists and 25 NGO members would be trained on ( ... )
ersity protection issues, including inventory, monitory and evaluation. A training model, applicable for a wider range of stakeholders would be provided. A practical guide with inventory forms would be designed and distributed. This project is also an application of actions recommended in the Country Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation. The training module can also enable a series of practical
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Philippines
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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8,142.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: OP-23.98-M |
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Preparation of the social and technical feasibility study for the development and installation of a 40-kilowatt micro hydropower facility. |
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India
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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22,883.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP1/99/KER02 |
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The main aim of the project was to provide electricity for lighting and other purposes in the 500 households in Thulappally village, which is remote and isolated where there, is no electric supply so far. A micro-hydel project has been designed at ( ... )
paly, a remote village in Kerala. Near the village, about 70% of the periphery is reserve forest; the chances of the State Electricity Board to reach up to these areas were less.
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Palestinian authority
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Biodiversity
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1999
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43,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PAL/99/06 |
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The project demonstrates community-based approach to restore native Mediterranean vegetative cover in the degraded area. This approach is demonstrate in the rehabilitation of an old dump site in Beit Lahia village south Gaza through establishing and ( ... )
onal garden for endemic of endanger sp. of the Mediterranean area. It is also demonstated through establishing partnership with the local government organizations of involving the community (men and women) in different stages of the
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Albania
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Biodiversity
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1999
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11,200.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ALB/98/06 |
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The Shkodra Lake is the biggest one in the Balkans, and it is an International water-body. It is an important route for several migratory birds, and some globally threatened species. The Montenegrin part of the lake is a protected area, while the ( ... )
an one is not. This project would serve as a pre-feasibility study for this lake, would publish an inventory of biodiversity, as well as a draft strategy for protection of biodiversity of this lake. TV emissions and spots, a brochure, two types of posters, flyers, exhibition, a training course, and several workshops are all scheduled under this
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1999
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8,324.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-23-99 |
To protect the local natural resources through the establishment of agroforestry systems with native endangered tree species.
This project consists on a series of training workshops on agroforestry systems with native species of trees, that are ( ... )
red, tree nursery establishment and management, environmental awareness, reforestation, commercialization of trees and financial resources management.
The project activities will be implemented after training and will be oriented to establish agroforestry systems using soil conservation techniques, with the trees produced at their tree nursery, selling surplus at local surrounding
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Turkey
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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33,850.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TUR-99-01 |
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Construction of a solar house within the UN tent city furnished as a science park (science experiments playing area) in Kocaeli (one of the most effected city from the earthquake in Turkey in August 1999 where thousands of people lost their ( ... )
ves and houses have been living in the Tent cities.) The house with solar collectors and solar cells produces hot water and electricity. Hot water obtained from solar collectors is connected and utilised in the two cabins of shower and one washing facility building n the tent-city. The electricity is used for illimunation of both inside and outside of the solar
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Viet nam
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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11,345.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/VN/98/004 |
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The project aims to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from burning coffee cover by using coffee cover to grow edible mushroom and produce biofertilizer in Hoa Thang Commune in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Tay Nguyen), a major coffee ( ... )
g area. Biofertilizer application improves soil fertility, prevents soil degradation and results in higher coffee yield, reducing forest destruction for coffee fields. This contributes to the protection of high biodiversity of Tay Nguyen
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Palestinian authority
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Biodiversity
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1999
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33,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PAL/99/01 |
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The project focuses on disseminating indigenous practices and information to the conservation of soil agro-biodiversity by substituting the use of Methyl bromide, as a pest controler, and promoting the use of soil solarization as sustainable and ( ... )
nment freindly method to control land degradation.The project also emphasizes raising public awareness and building community and institutional capacities through envolving around 330 farmers working in 330 doums in different part of
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Pakistan
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International Waters
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1999
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27,720.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PAK/99/03 |
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Hudiara drain originates from Batala (District Gurdaspur - East India, Punjab) and after being joined by many tributaries in Amritsar and covering 40 Kms enters Pakistan near Laloo village. This drain which used to be a natural storm water nullah ( ... )
rries sewage water mingled with untreated industrial waste as it enters Pakistan taking the highly contaminated water to the river Ravi after travelling 55 Km.
This drain was originally a storm water drain. However, dumping of industrial and domestic wastewater has turned it into a perennial drain. Its annual average discharge at its confluence with the River Ravi is 178 cusecs. There are
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Indonesia
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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1,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-083 |
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Project development goal:
A wildlife trading system which regard to natural conservation concept.
Project objectives:
1.To stimulate common perception and to support the synergy of rules and regulations which regard to natural conservation ( ... )
n among potential stakeholders in wildlife trading
2.To support the socialization process of the Network programs, and enhance the information sharing among concerned and committed parties.
3.To stimulate the common perception toward the importance of program sustainability in the Network.
4.To evaluate and to draw program prioritizing of the Network.
Activities to be carried out under the
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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1998
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11,797.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MAR/95/G52/I/11 |
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The project's main objective was to install in the young Mauritian population of around 7 to 15 years of age, a clear comprehension of the need to protect the coastal zone from environmental degradation through a card game. "Les 7 Familles du Bord ( ... )
" is a game where the players learn more about the coastal zone of Mauritius as each card presents a brief on the related coastal zone. The game was distributed as a free enclosure of a Sunday newspaper. Several sets of cards were also given to a specific school where a survey was carried out before and after distribution of the game to measure its impact. Schoolteachers were also involved in the
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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1998
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22,792.68
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BRA/98/13 |
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“Sempre viva” flowers are native Cerrado species tiny in size and are traditionally dried and used for decorations. Collection of these flowers in the state of Minas Gerais is an extractive activity which has taken place for many years. ( ... )
sful commercialization of the flowers created much interest in the activity, decimating the natural occurrence of the species in the Cerrado fields. The use of fire was considered necessary for reproduction of the plants once their flowers had been collected. This project has the objective of establishing sustainable management techniques for these flowers, adding to ecological and socio-economic
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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1998
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21,620.21
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BRA/98/14 |
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It is no longer possible for Xavante women to collect fruit as they used to in the Tanguro Village, Nova Xavantina municipality, state of Mato Grosso. Cerrado fruit and roots can no longer be collected due to degradation of an area cleared by ( ... )
s for agriculture. Recovery of the vegetation supply and improvement of its quality is the goal of this project, rescuing Xavante traditions and guaranteeing food security and generation of income through the women’s work. Seeds will be collected for the realization of the planned activities, and reproduced for later
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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3,329.12
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-066 |
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Project goal:
To conserve biodiversity and to increase community’s income through planting and sustainable cultivating of high value Tengkawang trees
Project objectives:
1.To raise community’s awareness on conservation effort
2.To raise ( ... )
ity’s participation on conservation activities
3.To improve community’s capability in managing available lands
4.To improve the productivity of available lands
5.To provide alternative source of income for local community
6.To increase community’s welfare
7.To conserve biodiversity by planting local plant variety
Project activities to be carried out:
1.Preparation.
a)Survey on
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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9,709.90
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF INS/YBUL/97-032 |
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Project goal:
To preserve population of tropical local fruits varieties, through stimulating the conservation awareness of the local community and maximizing the utilization of unproductive lands.
Project objective :
1. To conserve ( ... )
ersity through the active participation of local community;
2. To increase the participation of the community in utilizing unproductive lands;
3. To provide a pilot for the community in replicating demoplot to a larger areas;
4. To establish a picnic ground (fruits garden) for holidays to be visited by local or urban inhabitants;
5. To provide potential alternative source of income for local
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Indonesia
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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2,912.50
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-064 |
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Project goal:
Avoiding further exploitation on endangered and protected animals, especially to the most traded bird species
Project objectives:
1.To provide clear information on endangered and protected bird species, which are available in the ( ... )
, to the stakeholders
2.To raise awareness of the trading stakeholders on conservation effort
3.To raise stakeholders participation on conservation effort
4.To avoid further trading of well known endangered and protected bird species
5.To compile the most informative guide book on endangered and protected bird species, which is user friendly
6.To disseminate clear information to potential
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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14,003.60
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-038 |
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Project goal:
To strengthen community based small scale industry (with regards to environmental conservation effort as well as a potential source of income), which could finally increase community’s bargaining position toward local government ( ... )
in managing fresh water ecosystem (in this case : river).
Project objective (including GEF problem area addressed by project) :
1. To introduce and enhance fish culture system, as a way to prevent the population of the fish in Ogan river;
2. To develop the skill of the community in fish breeding and culture;
3. To provide institutional strengthening activities for the local co-operative
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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10,784.20
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF INS/YBUL/97-033 |
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Project goal:
Sustainable utilization of marine resources and its conservation through strengthening house-wife group as new alternative source of income.
Project objective :
1. To enhance the productivity of the coastal community in ( ... )
ation of marine resources;
2. To conserve the inhabitant island from erosion and abrasion;
3. To establish a new source of income;
4. To increase the quality of live of the community.
Activities to be carried out under the project :
1. Preparation.
a) Training module preparation;
b) Socialization of the project plan to the community;
c) Farming preparation.
2. Local training
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,165.80
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF INS/YBUL/97-035 |
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Project goal:
To conserve natural resources (in this case : biodiversity) in protected forest.
Project objective :
1. To conserve biodiversity through planting local as well as productive plants;
2. To decrease community dependency on ( ... )
’s resources (trees/branches) to be used as fire wood;
3. To increase local community participation in natural resources and energy conservation;
4. To decrease biomass/farming waste and turn it into potential raw material for briquette
5. To develop alternative energy source from biomass and produce briquette
6. To provide alternative energy source to be used for community
7. To provide
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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1,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MAR/95/G52/I/16 |
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GEF Small Grants Programme (Planning Grant)
1. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is proposing to consider the financing of a project proposed by the "Association Des 1I0is d'Agalega (AlA)" under the Global Environment Facility Small ( ... )
Programme (GEF/SGP). AlA is a registered NGO at the Registrar of Associations of Mauritius and can benefit from the GEF/SGP scheme.
2. A Planning Grant has been allocated to the AlA, C/o the Outer Islands Development Corporation (OIDC) in order to undertake a feasibility study on a project on "Solar Refrigerators for Indigenous Community of Agalega Island" which will consists of the
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Kazakhstan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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50,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: KAZ/98/01 |
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Now the apple forests of the Zailijskij-Alatau are represented with three wild species of apple tree: Malus sieversii, M. kirghisorum and M. niedzwetzkyana. Among them, M. sieversii included in Red Data Book, is most widely spread, forming large ( ... )
enosae in the bottom of the Northern slope of the Zailijskij-Alatau. Earlier, wild apple trees were much more widely distributed in the steppe zone of the Zailijskij-Alatau Mountains. However, now the numbers of apple trees are extremely reduced as a result of many years' felling of precious wood by local people and using apple forests as pastures. Also apple trees suffer from hay-making, soil
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Guatemala
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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6,772.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PPS-08-98 |
To provide stakeholders with training opportunities for the implementation of a revolving fund for organic coffee production and the maintenance of traditional biological richness of shade for this plantations.
This project has been designed to ( ... )
hen the traditional biological richness of coffee plantations and the promotion of organic farming practices to improve commercialization options for small coffee producers on the watershed of the Lake Atitlán protected
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Mexico
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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10,475.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MEX/97/15 |
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Garantizar la continuidad de los proyectos de agroforestería y permacultura insertos en el Plan de Desarrollo de la Zona de los Chenes, a través del soporte administrativo-contable necesario para mantener la estabilidad de nuestra práctica ( ... )
zacional, y con ello, la eficacia y eficiencia de la organización pivote, en su objetivo de detener la frontera agrícola; fomentar la diversidad de especies y la integralidad de acciones en parcelas y solares
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1998
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11,112.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ECU/98/007 |
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Apply alternative production and agroforestry systems to traditional management practices of soils, forests and other natural resources, so as to contribute to the improvement of the campesino families’ economies; recover forest vegetation, ( ... )
ersity and soils, and protect natural water supplies.
Operational phase
Dutch & GEF
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1998
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9,806.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ECU/98/006 |
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Reduce the pressure exerted on the Molleturo-Mullopungo forest area and its protecting vegetation through wild biodiversity conservation and agroforestry efforts in the campesino communities of Chaupitranca that are currently facing strong pressure ( ... )
ining.
Operational phase
Dutch & GEF
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1998
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9,806.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ECU/98/004 |
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Generate forest conservation and recovery efforts through alternative activities that, without damaging the forests, will allow sustainable development activities for campesino family livelihood.
Operational phase
Dutch & GEF contribution |
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Mali
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Biodiversity
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1998
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33,139.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MLI/97/14 |
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Réintroduction d'especes sylvicole autochtone menacée de disparition a travers la création de bois villageois par village en niche écologique.
Avec l’intensification du phénomene de la désertification, les zones arides et semi-arides ( ... )
t du terrain chaque année. La zone du projet avec sa situation de proximité par rapport au Sahel est de plus en plus menacée. Ce phénomene ajouté a l’action destructrice de l’homme transforme peu a peu le paysage jadis de savane arborée a un paysage herbeux.
Ce projet découle de l’impact de l’initiative féminine financée par le FEM/PNUD dans le village de Goumanko..
Données
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Indonesia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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10,489.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-081 |
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Project goal:
Maximizing the uses of horse dung as raw material for biogas system
Project objectives:
1.To provide alternative energy source for community small scale industry (restaurants)
2.To raise community’s awareness on conservation ( ... )
3.To raise community’s participation on conservation activities
4.To increase income for horse owners by providing alternative income source
5.To make use horse waste as a potential energy source
6.To develop a simple and operation friendly biogas facility to be maintained by community
7.To be a sample of alternative energy facility for larger community
8.To conserve conventional energy
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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8,092.10
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-024 |
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Project goal:
To strengthen the economic condition of the community live surround Mt. Rinjani National Park’s buffer zone. The strong alternative income activities will hopefully reduce the dependency of the community of National Park’s ( ... )
resources. The success story will be based for the next policy of the national park to be implemented, especially in the concern of clear border line in buffer zone.
Project objective :
1.To develop community based economic activity, which could be reliable as primary source of income
2.To reduce the dependency of local community from national park’s nature resources by providing an
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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1998
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30,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BRA/98/08 |
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Debates will be promoted with the community and proposals will be presented for recovery of degraded areas and sustainable economic activities for the gold-prospecting population in the Paraguai River spring area. Influencing public policies at the ( ... )
level toward these objectives is also planned. This will contribute to the conservation of the biodiversity and water resources in the municipalities of Alto Paraguai, Diamantino, Nortelândia, and Arenápolis, in the state of Mato Grosso. Soil degradation processes resulting in erosion and silting up in the region. Information, environmental education, and sustainable economic activities will be
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Turkey
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Biodiversity
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1998
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25,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TUR-98-05 |
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Promotion and capacity building for production of Pictacia lentiscus L. to obtain a sustainable livelihood product, which is the natural gum. The project can be considered more of a sustainable livelihood opportunity than a biodiversity ( ... )
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Indonesia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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8,340.62
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-076 |
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Project goal:
Adoption of environmentally friendly technology in agriculture activities
Project objectives:
1.To increase community capability in managing their agriculture land which is friendly to the environment
2.To bring back the ( ... )
ity of agricultural land
3.To reduce the rate of infertility on agricultural land and avoid it to become critical
4.To reduce the rate of land selling by local community as an impact of economic stressing
5.To conserve agricultural land as well as local biodiversity
6.To provide alternative income generating source
7.To increase community welfare
8.To reduce local community dependency on
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,317.50
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-077 |
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Project goal:
To maximize agriculture product in very limited area with the implementation of environmentally friendly agriculture system.
Project objectives:
1.To identify local potential resources (have ecological and economical value) to ( ... )
ify food
2.To improve community skill in sustainable agriculture system
3.To reduce artificial inputs in agriculture activities
4.To strengthen community’s economic activities through cooperative management
5.To bring back the fertility of agricultural land
6.To improve the productivity of agricultural land
7.To conserve agricultural land by implementing organic farming system
8.To
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Mali
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Biodiversity
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1998
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39,146.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MLI/97/11 |
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Projet intégré de protection de l'environnement prévoyant la mise en place d'une niche écologique pour les oiseaux.
Vivant sur ces terres jadis combien fertiles, les populations de N’Togosso sont confrontées depuis plus de deux décennies a ( ... )
radation progressive de leur environnement : baisse de la production et de la productivité consécutive a la baisse de la fertilité des terres due a l’érosion, déboisement pour l’extension des terres de culture et pour le bois d’oeuvre et de chauffe non accompagné d’action compensatrices; épuisement du sol; pénurie alimentaire due aux tres grandes pertes causées par les oiseaux
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Mali
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Biodiversity
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1998
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14,494.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MLI/97/19 |
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Acitvités orientées vers la gestioin des ressources naturelles appuyees par le maraichage, alphabetisation.
Objectifs:
- Renforcer la capacité des villageois a la l’aménagement et a la gestion des ressources naturelles;
- Améliorer le ( ... )
de compréhension des bénéficiaires par l’alphabétisation;
- Améliorer le niveau de vie des membres de l’organisation par les activités génératrices de revenus, de restauration des sols.
Activites :
- Plantation forestiere
- Restauration et protection de la foret villageoise.
- Maraîchage.
-
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Papua new guinea
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Biodiversity
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1998
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19,289.34
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PNG/98/13 |
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The project recieved USD19, 289.34 from the SGP to set up an environment management plan that can be adhered to by the affected community so that they can manage their resources and sustain them for the future.
The activities carried out were ( ... )
ops, tree planting, survey of the marine and terrestrial flora and fauna. The data were documented for later use and also for conservation and development purposes.
The sustainability of the project was uncertain after SGP funding. The project was completed and further development from the data and surveys conducted in the area are uncertain. The progressive reports indicated that the
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,520.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/034 |
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The Red Volta River and the forest reserves bordering it serve as the main corridor for the movement of wildlife, particularly elephants, between Ghana and Burkina Faso. Unfortunately, because these forest reserves are degraded, they are unable to ( ... )
t the herds of elephants that lately come out of the reserve and raid the farms of the fringe communities leading to human-elephant conflicts and the killing of the elephants. This study assessed the population size and distribution of the elephants along the river in particular and the Northeastern corner of Ghana in general. It also mapped out the high risk areas for better management of the
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Suriname
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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14,442.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TRI/95/G52/2101/005 |
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Contracted services of NGO to assist in day-to-day coordination of GEF/SGP activities in Suriname |
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Suriname
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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9,122.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TRI/95/G52/2101/009 |
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Contracted services of NGO to assist in day-to-day coordination of GEF/SGP activities in Suriname |
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Mali
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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7,064.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MLI/97/17 |
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Echanges d’expériences entre les parties prenantes au FEM.
Le Programme de Petites Subventions du Fonds pour l’Environnement Mondial (PPS/FEM) depuis son démarrage en 1993 a financé 19 projets durant la phase pilote et 16 au stade actuel de ( ... )
se opérationnelle. Dans le souci de partager les expérience de terrain et d’une bonne visibilité, le SECO-ONG initie cet atelier qui regroupera pendant deux jours les parties prenantes : populations bénéficiaires, ONG intermédiaires, services techniques, membres du comité de pilotage, partenaires financiers.
Données sur le projet
Description Echanges d’expériences entre les
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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11,645.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/003 |
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Establishment of herbal nurseries with a central nursery of 6000 herbal plants and 30 herbal gardens in 30 dhamma Schools (religious) in the first year and develop 1500 home gardens with medicinal plants of selected students. Conduct 30 training ( ... )
ops for 1500 students in the 30 (30 x 50) Dhamma schools. Popularise Ayurveda system of medicine through the above activities and document knowledge of physicians who have gained the knowledge through a family
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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1,838.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/016 |
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Rationale
The people in the villages of Kalawana have been experiencing the ill effects of land clearing over the past few years. There is not adequate rainfall despite being 3500ft above mean sea level, and when it does rain, the soil is eroded as ( ... )
exposed. The natural springs have started running dry
Main Activities:
Initiate a community managed forest cover, to safeguard the surface soil and underground springs and community managed Medicinal Plant Garden covering the water catchment areas, enhance awareness on dangers of de-forestration among the youth and teenage school children
To protect water sources, springs, catchments of water
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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9,787.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/026 |
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Rationale
Catchment areas in the Matale district is rapidly reducing due to-
Pinus plantation in the barren lands of the Central hills,
The resulting infertile land due to monoculture of tea for long periods, being invaded
by ( ... )
species later on and setting of fire,
The human settlement in those areas.
Objectives, activities
Watershed protection and development of catchment areas by planting mixed species of trees in the central hills of Sri Lanka.
Development through reforestation of 50 acres of watershed area in each of the 2 DS divisions.
Awareness raising among the communities living on the hill tops and
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Papua new guinea
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,028.45
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PNG/98/14 |
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A grant of US$6028.45 has been appropriated for use by a community group who are the rightfull land and resource owners of the Balek Wildlife Sanctuary. The Wildlife Sanctuary is a National Government Conservation site although land and resources ( ... )
to the people of the Balek Community. Recently the people through frustration because of lack of development in their community decided to invite loggers into the site. As a means of preserving the presting site the GEF SGP decided to assist he people by providing a grant for eco tourist activities just at the entrance to the sirte. This includes traditional dancing, board walk , naming of
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1998
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12,238.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/98/05 |
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Increase of bat population through improvement of condition of their wintering in post-Soviet bunkers in Wilkocin.
Huge complex of strategic bunkers of Soviet Army was left by them in 1992; then year by year growing population of bats were ( ... )
ed. Foundation "Green Action" obtained permission from new owner of these objects - Forest Authority for adaptation work for securing wintering stands for bats and development of tourist
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1998
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302.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/98/02p |
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Improvement of project proposal submitted by Lublin Ornithological Society (information of potential places of intervention) and training of volunteers involved in project implementation.Corrections prepared on NC GEF/SGP request. |
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1998
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7,590.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/98/02 |
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The main project goal is protection of Bee Eater in south-east Poland, one of the most rare bird species in Poland.
Project activities:
• Stock-taking of bee eater nesting places;
• Monitoring of number and breeding success of bee ( ... )
• Maintaining proper parameters in the occupied slopes through: cutting shrubs, forming proper shape of
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Sri lanka
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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7,436.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/002 |
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Print a bi-annual journal in the two languages sinhala and tamil i.e. 8 journals in two years on the two themes - bio-diversity and climate change for distribution and sale, create awareness among the school children on GEF themes, encourage ( ... )
ation of nature, and enhance quality of writing skills of
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1998
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12,640.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/98/04 |
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Design and make educational billboards for the fencing of "Hel's Facilities for Seals", purchase a ticketing machine to provide financial basis for the activity in support of seals being rehabilitated, carry out a promotional campaign for seals and ( ... )
ltic Sea ecology (pamphlets, telephone cards with relevant information overprinted, educational programme for schools), co-operate with local community (volunteers); continuation and extention of
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1998
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22,481.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: OP-21.98-M |
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Conservation and protection of the biodiversity of the Subanen's ancestral domain located in Mat. Malindang. Focus of seedling propagation is on the native cinnamon tree species. The project assisted natural regeneration for most of the forest ( ... )
pecies and the cinnamon seedlings production has enhanced present population and has been a part of the livelihood component of the
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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11,282.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/029 |
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Rationale
The Kurulu kele area within the wildlife sanctuary in Kegalle district is subject to unauthorized encroachment, removal of the forest cover for use as firewood, removal of herbs with a medicinal value.
People entering the forest area and ( ... )
pollution by littering with polythene and other non-degradable waste.
Objectives, activities, groups involved
Protecting of bio diversity in urban forest and ts endemic flora and fauna, educating communities on bio diversity conservation and introducing alternative energy sources for household use.
Conservation of bio diversity and management of the Kurulu kele area.
Introduce energy
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1998
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50,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: OP-13.98-M |
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Biodiversity conservation of one of the remaining Philippine marshlands where strategies focused on IEC, capability building, research and documentation, establishment of a biodiversity resource center to support programs on enhancing growth of ( ... )
nous species within their natural habitat, and establishment of sustainable livelihood.
As a backgrounder, the Liguasan Marsh is found in one of the richest river basins in the country - the Cotabato-Agusan River Basin. Three main rivers and their tributaries traversing the marsh drain into Illana Bay, which flows into the Moro Gulf. The marsh covers an area of about 288,000 hectares spread
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1998
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5,685.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ECU/98/008 |
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Características socio económicas de la población:
Las familias de esta comunidad mantienen una situación económica media, se hallan emparentadas y su grado de organización es muy importante.
Tradicionalmente mantienen una relación de ( ... )
alidad, migran en tres pisos altitudinales (páramo, templado y subtropical) de acuerdo al calendario agrícola. En la zona de páramo, cultivan productos andinos, en la zona templada que es de residencia permanente la dedican al cultivo de hortalizas, plantas medicinales y ganadería; y hacia la zona subtropical la destinan a cultivos como plátano, yuca, naranjilla y maíz duro.
En el sector
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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21,147.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/012 |
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Promote bio diversity conservation in paddy farming and other agricultural practices, re-orient farmers to traditional and cultural practices in agriculture which are sustainable and environment friendly. Change attitudes of farmers on nature ( ... )
g - that it is an unprofitable method of farming giving less yield and get the support of more farmers to convert to this method to ensure food security thorugh an increased yield as opposed to decreased yield, less use of chemicals in rice farming and better quality of rice.
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Poland
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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28,784.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/98/08 |
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Foundation for Homeless People of Mutual help BARKA has 400ha farm and 2 typical buildings which belonged until 1990 to the state farm which collapsed and then was dissolved.All property with land became Barka's property. 2 buildings in past 10 ( ... )
were uninhabitated so were exposed to destruction and living standarts were for homeless people very modest.Initial idea of modernisation and coal to gas conversion was discussed again with GEF/SGP and modern heating system based on wood waste was designated by expert from the Agricultural University in Poznan. Permission from the Voivodship officer responsible for monuments protection
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Philippines
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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5,767.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: OP-12.98-L |
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The project is centered at production and utilization of biogas using swine waste products as a climate change mitigation strategy. The installation pf the biogas system is intended to make use of the waste matter from the expanded hog raising ( ... )
t of the cooperative resulting in the following: a. available alternative source of fuel for the cooperative members making them realize savings on costs of energy, feed materials and fertilizer; b, conservation of forest resource and; c. control of pollution by proper waste
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1998
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2,830.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/97/07 |
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Project aims in 2 monitorings (Winter and Spring 1998) of black grouse in the Kurpie Plain to confirm observed 15% yearly decrease of black grouse population from 1990, identification of main causes and preparation of measures stopping the ( ... )
r decline one of the biggest population of black grouse in Poland.
Preparation of valorisation of monitored places in order to work our plan of protection zones (where it is possible), potential places to be taken into "ecological use" protection form (weaker and less restrictive than reserve); education of local people (lectures in schools in vicinity of black grouse presence).,
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Cote d'ivoire
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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22,071.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: IVC/95/G52/001 |
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The firewood represents 85% of the household sources of energy in Côte d’Ivoire which also represents a consumption of 12,000,000m3 of firewood per year. This leads to an enormous dumping of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
It is then vital to ( ... )
the production of dioxyde of carbon by promoting technologies allowing the reduction of firewood consumption as it is mainly linked to the emissions of dioxyde.
The project is initiated by a women potters’ group of Ouassou and aims to build a 10m3 pottery oven in order to lower the excessive consumption of firewood used in traditionnal potteries’
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Cote d'ivoire
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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10,215.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: IVC/95/G52/004 |
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School canteens are big consumers of firewood. A rural primary school has on average 200 to 300 pupils, and providing these pupils with hot lunches every school day throughout the year, requires huge quantities of firewood; but this trend can be ( ... )
ed. The project aims to reduce by half the firewood used in 100 school canteens in
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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20,965.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/026 |
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The Gushiegu-Karaga District of the Northern Region of Ghana is of guinea savannah vegetation and suffers severe bushfires that affect biodiversity in the protected areas of the district. The NGO was piloting the reduction of bushfires by addressing ( ... )
the major problems/activities that lead to communities starting the fires. The identified problems are: (i) extensive burning of dry grass and foliage at the onset of the dry season to force early sprouting of fresh green foliage for livestock. (The underlying assumption is that ruminants will not eat dry foliage); (ii) hunting of wild honey using fire in the dry season that accidentally lead to
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
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1998
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9,800.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MEX/97/18 |
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Plan de desarrollo de amplia base comunitaria que sirva de respaldo para proyectos productivos y de conservación de recursos naturales. Pretende promover, mediante la capacitación y la organización comunitaria, una mayor participación de la ( ... )
ión en el manejo de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Ría Lagartos. Mediante la elaboración y gestión de proyectos productivos y de
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Sri lanka
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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661.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/035 |
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Conduct Capacity building workshop for NGOs/CBOs of the conflict areas of North, Sri Lanka.
Objectives
To identify suitable projects for GEF/SGP funding.
The identified environmental issues in the Jaffna district are categorized by the NGO as ( ... )
station, degradation of homestead gardens, water salinity, soil erosion, lack of resource centers for obtaining environmental related information, lack of knowledge and skill in using participatory approaches in identifying environmental issues etc
Groups involved
9 NGOs, 5 schools, 2 government
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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10,526.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G29 |
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In the past, Karnchanaburi province was rich in natural resources and healthy environment. The forest areas in 4 districts are watershed areas of the Meklong River which provides water for livelihood for many provinces. The river flows through ( ... )
nburi, Rachaburi, Nakhonprathom and into the Gulf of Thailand in Samutsongkhram.
The population growth coupled with the industrial development have rendered the forest areas reduction and ecosystem of Karnchaburi less efficient. The rate of consumption of basic resources ,such as land ,forest and water, are ever-increasing. Simultaneously, the demand for energy to keep human facilities is
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Philippines
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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13,945.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: OP-22.98-M |
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The project intends to rehabilite and establish at least 30 kilowatt Cateel Micro Hydropower System for household electrification and operation of production facilities (i.e. abaca stripping machine, rice and corn mill) and strengthening of the ( ... )
ity organization which was also an important component of the project to ensure sustainable project operation.
Partnership is also aim to forge between three NGOs: Yamog Renewable Energy Development Group; Sentro para sa Ganap na Pamayanan; and Sidlak Dabaw Development Foundation
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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9,384.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G21 |
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During the last decade, the environmental degradation has been an outstanding problems in every region of the country with an increasing degree of severity . This has been due to the unregulated economical development. The natural resource has ( ... )
xploited so carelessly that results in the loss of natural balance. The world and its human beings have witnessed this effect very regularly.
The target population of the project is the minority group residing in the watershed area of Mae Korn River and Mae Sarn River which are tributaries of the Mekhong River.The minority group comprises 3 tribes: the Lisu, Akha and Mian.The last 10
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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11,263.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G03 |
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Nan province contains many watershed areas for the Nan River which drains into the Gulf of Thailand. It is also the habitation of both hilltribe and lowland people For generations, the two communities have exhibited traditions ,ways of life and ( ... )
ment system to deal with water and community forest.
The development strategy of the country, during the past years ,which had focused very little upon the capacity building of communities, has caused the environmental and natural resources degradeation at an alarming rate. While ecosystems are being damaged , the conflicts between local people and government officers in the conservation
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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1998
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17,422.10
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BRA/98/10 |
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Native Cerrado fruit processing is the subject of this project. A processing unit will be structured for insertion of the products in the local market, technologies for the processing will be developed, commercialization tests will be run, ( ... )
restry systems will be implemented, and employment and income will be generated. Construction of the plant will be concluded and equipment will be purchased. Fruit collectors will be organized for management of the venture. The brand name will be patented. Local smallholders will be encouraged to leave the Cerrado standing in their properties by receiving income for the fruit collected in their
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Thailand
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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8,421.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G16 |
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The world is gradually warming up everyday. The climate is at variance. There are
the El Nino and other natural variance such as unusual storms and rains that causes natural disasters.All most all of these natural disasters ,of the past and ( ... )
t, are the consequences of human daily activities both in agricultural and industrial sector. These activities cause the Green House Effect warming up the earth.
In general, facts about global warming are rather difficult for average communities to appreciate. The information and figures concerning this are too complicate and seems to belong only to some special type of technical persons.
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
|
1998
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7,054.10
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF INS/YBUL/97-025 |
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Project goal:
To stimulate the growth of nature conservation (mangrove rehabilitation activity) done by local community through pilot project
Project objective :
1. To introduce training model : from farmer to farmer
2. To promote the ( ... )
ity based nature conservation activity
3. In the long term, to increase local community’s income and welfare’s
4. To maintain biodiversity in coastal area
Activities to be carried out under the project :
1. Preparation.
a) Social preparation - networking (with non-formal and formal leaders - government
institution)
b) CBO strengthening - coastal area management
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Guatemala
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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7,559.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PPS-11-98 |
OBJECTIVES:
To promote agroforestry practices among a sub-urban population to avoid watershed deterioration.
This project will allow stakeholders from 8 communities at Cantel, Quetzaltenango, to have technical advice and training on ( ... )
restry and organic farming practices, that promote watershed and soil conservation of the Samalá river.
A series of workshops will be held and the practices related to them will be done on stakeholders
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1998
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10,079.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PPS-05-98 |
OBJECTIVES
1)To maintain an environmental education program for adults and children of the participant organizations.
2)To provide continuity to efforts of already begun reforestation and natural forest management activities.
This ( ... )
t will provide opportunities for training to stakeholders that have already begun reforestation activities, strengthen tree nurseries production, locate and process forest seeds, and manage of organic mulching.
Additionally, will provide access to forests inventories assessments and technical assistance for the establishment of forest management
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
|
1998
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5,160.30
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-036 |
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Project goal:
To maximilize the uses of unproductive land - through encouraging the community to execute polyculture farming system, using non-organic fertilizer
Project objective :
1. To raise community awareness of nature conservation ( ... )
2. To enhance biodiversity concept application in farming the non-productive land
3. To increase community skill and knowledge in polyculture farming system
4. To enrich plants varieties planted with planting other local productive plants
5. To decrease the area of non-productive land and turn it to potential resources
6. To create new source of income opportunity for local community
7. To
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
|
8,923.00
|
Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-028 |
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Project goal:
Protection of marine biodiversity and coral reefs habitat as well, by reducing dependency of community towards those natural resources
Project objective :
1. To provide options of reliable alternative source of income to ( ... )
ity
2. To reduce disturbances by community towards natural resources available
3. To preserve marine biodiversity as well as coral reefs habitat
4. To avoid decreasing population of fish through rehabilation of coral reefs
5. To increase community’s awareness on nature conservation efforts (in this case : marine
and coastal ecosystem)
6. To increase community participation on naturae
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,186.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-060 |
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Project goal:
To preserve traditional practices related to information dissemination effort done by local community, through implementing sustainable way in farming the plants which is necessary for writing material.
Project objective ( ... )
1. To increase community participation (especially housewives) in planting and harvesting Daluang plants in sustainable way
2. To enliven endangered traditional practices in producing writing material
3. To preserve traditional culture, especially in information dissemination related activities
4. To increase productivity of unproductive land (garden) owned by community
5. To increase
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
|
9,710.30
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Phase 1
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Project Number: INS95/G52/0031 |
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Project goal:
To conserve biodiversity and establish a local gene-plasm pool in Gunung Bungkuk protected forest by re-planting local varieties of fruit trees (in this case: durian trees) .
Project objective :
1. To raise community ( ... )
ess on nature conservation concept
2. To execute conservation effort done with community participation
3. To build community capacity on farming techniques as well as better land management
4. To build a demoplot of planting techniques which also regards to land and water conservation
Activities to be carried out under the project :
1. Preparation.
a) Survey on village potentiality
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Pakistan
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Biodiversity
|
1998
|
2,017.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PAK/98/28 |
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To develop a project proposal by involving local communities for the conservation of Baluchistan Black Bear.
The main objective of the project is to prepare a detailed proposal for conserving Balochistan Bear and its habitat along with other ( ... )
and faunal biodiversity of the area with active community participation.
Surveys will be conducted in the area to determine the population and status of Balochistan Bear, its ecological needs, threats to species and its conservation needs, as well as to determine the general biodiversity of the area. Identification of communities near the important population cities of the species, rapid
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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2,928.70
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-030 |
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Project goal :
To conserve biodiversity of local rice varieties - through reviving traditional practices of rice farming.
Project objective :
1. To collect local rice varieties (in Sumatera) and gather it as gene plasma banks;
2. To ( ... )
t data and information of each local rice varieties - it’s taxonomy, habitat and planting methods;
3. To select prime quality, high demand rice varieties and reproduce them;
To increase the usage of organic manure and to decrease dependency on inorganic fertilizer and pesticide;
4. To decrease pollution caused by the usage of inorganic fertilizer and pesticide;
5. To involve local
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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16,525.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-065 |
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Project goal:
Best practices in managing post-fired land which is adopted and supported by local Community acts as well as Government policy
Project objectives:
1.To form a demonstration project which is suitable from conservation point of view ( ... )
as community’s interest
2.To improve the productivity of post-fired land
3.To increase farmer’s self reliance economic activities by applying intensification and diversification farming system
4.To conserve biodiversity by planting local variety plants
5.To raise community’s awareness and participation on conservation activities
6.To increase community’s awareness and participation
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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8,561.60
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-039 |
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Project goal:
To preserve nature resources, especially coastal and marine ecosystems
Project objective :
1. To decrase land erosion rate caused by direct exposure to the sea waves
2. To encourge better land management system
3. To ( ... )
se nature conservation effort done by local community
4. To increase productivity of brakish fish ponds owned by local community
5. To increase income of local community
6. To provide a forum for information sharing for CBOs
Activities to be carried out under project :
1. Preparation.
a) Forming local CBOs
b) Setting demoplot
c) Network buidling with local government and
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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10,234.38
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-059 |
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Project goal:
The establishment of community based sustainable management of biological diversity where the various interests are accommodated and the regional development is taken into account.
Project objective :
1. To provide a map ( ... )
ditional areas of resource utilization before and after the entry of commercial activities as well as documentation of traditional resource use pattern;
2. To compile an action plan on community based sustainable resource use on the basis of the achievement of objective #1;
3. To develop recommendations for a biosphere management area based on the data objective 1 and 2;
4. To raise wider
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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23,708.90
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/97-025 |
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Project goal:
To strenghthen community’s economic activities. Successful self-sustainability will decrease community’s dependency on natural resources available which also endanger the well being of world’s natural heritage (Borobudur ( ... )
)
Project objective :
1.To increase community’s awareness on natural conservation efforts
2.To provide options of reliable alternative source of income to community
3.To reduce disturbances by community towards national’s culture heritage (Borobudur temple)
4.To maximize the uses of land available in Majaksingi villages
5.To increase woman’s involvement in developing process
6.To
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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10,370.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-082 |
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Project goal:
To preserve and develop biodiversity conservation effort through implementing sustainable agriculture system
Project objectives:
1.To demonstrate best practice on agriculture land management through several demonstration projects ( ... )
as well as field training
2.To raise community’s awareness on conservation effort
3.To raise community’s participation on conservation activities
4.To increase community’s capability in managing their agriculture land in environmentally friendly manner
5.To improve the productivity of agricultural land
6.To conserve agricultural land by implementing organic farming system
7.To
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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9,537.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G09 |
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U-Taphao Canal runs about 120 km.long starting from Tambol Samnak Taew of Sadao District to the areas of other 3 districts of Songkhla Province before draining into the Songkhla Lagoon at Tambol Khou Tao, Hadyai District of Songkhla. The canal ( ... )
es its water from watershed area of Khao Nam Khang ( Nam Khang Mountain), a part of the San Kalakili Range bordering the Malaysian border.
In the past, the canal had been a source of water supply for livelihood.Apart form providing fishes, the canal had been supplying water for daily living, agriculture and a ship route for communication and transportation.
The accumulated effects of
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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8,400.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G39 |
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The forest area of about 480 ha around the project location once was a conservation areas but had recently been revoked. It has been the prime watershed area for the Bang Pra Kong Rivers and other tributaries which drain into the Gulf of Thailand. ( ... )
hough some portions of it has been degraded, it can still be rehabilitated through community effort.
The committee was established in 1995 , and with determination, has been launching conservation activities. However due to the limited capacity of the community, the progress has been very slow. Almost all of the community members are relocated and provided with about 2 ha of farmland
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Kenya
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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38,650.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-98-003 |
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To improve the livelihoods of Kenya communities living in remote areas by providing them with alternative source of energy.ITDG will backstop a community in Chuka to distribute the electricity by installing a generatorm, constructing a power line ( ... )
stributing the power in a community industrial park. In phase II the community will also use the same power to pump water to a central place and then reticulate it to their houses. The project is expected to reach a core group of 200 households but will eventually serve a total of about 10,000
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1998
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43,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-17 |
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The proponent has been working in coopertion with the concerned authorities to manage the land adjacent to the Jordan River in the village of Damia- previously a border town that had been neglected after the peace treaty with Israel- planting palm ( ... )
involving the local community in the process. The project address a priority issue for Jordan which is the managment of the Jordan River basin, and it will provide a model to be emulated by private land owners in the Jordan Valley. Planting has been very successful and additional areas have been
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1998
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1,010.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BZE/98/04 |
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Planning grant to develop a proposal that will allow stakeholder to contribute towards the co-management, including protection and conservation of the recently declared Aquacaliente (Lu Ha) Wildlife Sanctuary in the Toledo District. |
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Sri lanka
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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9,072.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/025 |
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Awareness programmes to change attitudes and practices of people on efficient use of domestic energy, introduce alternative energy sources for domestic and small scale industrial use, implement monitoring methods for students on efficient use of ( ... )
ic electricity through participation of 60 students from schools. The NGO attempts to develop a replicable model for energy conservation through two innovative approaches. In one, school children were successfully mobilsed to conserve household electricity consumption, while in the other a selected number of women were mobilised to change practices pertaining to use of excessive fuel-wood for
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1998
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7,547.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PPS-02-98 |
OBJECTIVES
1)To provide access to local communities of native endangered species of trees, as well as fast growing species for energy purposes.
2)To complement ongoing reforestation activities at 5 communities on the San Marcos ( ... )
nds.
3)To train stakeholders on tree nursery establishment, general business management to try to achieve sustainability, and forest management.
This project will establish tree nurseries on 5 communities at Comitancillo, San Marcos; for the production of 74,000 seedlings and their commercialization among participants and other community members that are managing forests with
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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30,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-14 |
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As part of the land and soil conservation measures undertaken in Wadi Ben Hammad, a women NGO reintroduced traditional water harvesting techniques i.e. rain collection wells in the community of the townof Rakin, south of Jordan. The NGO used a ( ... )
g system whereby beneficiaries pay back part of the cost of constructing the well provided by th
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