There are 26,002 projects available.
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Area Of Work
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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
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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
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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
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8,923.00
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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
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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
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1998
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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 |
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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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