There are 27,190 projects available.
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1995
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19,340.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: SRL/92/G51/015 |
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Rationale, objectives
Protect existing forest by preventing slash and burn agriculture.
Provide stable income generation avenues to farmers to alleviate poverty.
Activities:
Protection of forest patches and awareness raising programmes for ( ... )
and the general community on nutrition, basic hygiene, housework as well as training them for self employment
Establish 18 permanent demonstration plots for agro forestry.
Establish a central plant nursery.
Convert 100 chena plots in to permanent farming blocks to generate income as an alternative to slash and burn cultivation.
Train 60 volunteers as trainers to raise awareness and
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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9,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/05 |
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Planting trees with the collaboration of farmer organizations, and establishing demonstration plots and greenhouses. |
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Thailand
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Multifocal Area
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1995
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13,200.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: THA/95/G08 |
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A capacity-building programme for village committees on natural resources management, community-scale environment planning and rehabilitate forest ecosystems. |
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Chile
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Biodiversity
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1995
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46,125.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: CHI/95/09 |
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En la Iv Región las condiciones ambientales son de exterma fragilidad es una zomna con ecosistemas áridos y semiáridos que tiene una gran presión antrópica por los escasos recursos naturales que existen. Esto es particularmente importante en ( ... )
lles donde se concentran los cuerpos de agua (ríos) y la presencia de vestigios de vegetación nativa. Este proyecto pretende disenar y promover un modelo de gestión ambiental en comunidades agrícolas a fin de conservar y mejorar los recursos naturales
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Senegal
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Biodiversity
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1995
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18,329.49
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: SEN/95/04 |
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Situé dans le département de Kédougou, à la périphérie du Parc National du Niokolo Koba, le site du projet était riche en peuplements de Karité ( Buturospermum parki), peuplement actuellement en diminution du fait de la combinaison des ( ... )
de la sécheresse et de l'action de l'homme ( déboisement et coupe anarchique de bois ).A travers ce projet, les jeunes de l' Association des Volontaires pour le Progrès de Kédougou visent les objectifs suivants :
- réhabilitation et restauration des peuplements de karité
- soutien aux activités productives
- mise en place de pépinières et plantation de karité
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1995
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1,624.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/07 |
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Protection and screening of corracias garrulus' s breading grounds at Kozienica Forest.Installing 100 new breeding boxes, cleaning existing breedind boxes and tree hollows which might be settled by birds. Preparation of the education film on ( ... )
ias garrulus protection, organization of the conference on that topic.Protection of old tree stands.Education campaign for local community to increase awareness on environment protection in that
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1995
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12,271.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/08 |
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Protection and construction of breeding grounds of corraciacs garrulus with co-operation with local communities and foresters.
The project?s overall goal is to create basis for a program of conservation of endangered Roller (Coracias garrulus). ( ... )
is listed in Poland?s Red Book, being considered one of the most endangered species of birds.Accordingly to at the time Polish legislation, the Rollers? nest should be protected by special zones, reinforcing strict protection during breeding season (?hands off?) within radius of 200m around the nest and allowing some forms of human activities within radius between 200 and 500m around the nest.
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1995
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1,781.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: SRL/92/G51/010 |
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Rationale
Sugarcane and chena cultivation has led to deforestation and have caused the natural springs to dry up in the catchment areas.
Objectives
Protection of Narangaswatta water springs and its catchment.
Establish a carbon sink to absorb ( ... )
dioxide emission from sugarcane factories in the area.
Cultivate environmentally friendly attitudes among people through school children.
Activities:
Providing advice on tree plantation and the planting of necessary plants
for the protection of the forest as well as watershed protection
Construction of a protective wall around the water springs.
Plant trees in the catchment
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1995
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14,234.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/05 |
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In 1970s ornithologist observations ( eg. in Hungary) brought a dramatic mesage; renovation of houses in rural areas and gradually demolishion friendly for white storks thatched roofs replaced by azbestos roof caused move of white storks to other ( ... )
where hey construct nests, including pillars of elecricity grid.Young stock often was killed during first attempts to fly killed by electrcity.It had also economic implications - breaks in electricity delivery, repaation costs etc.Combination of these two negative impacts gave the ground for the first POLISH GEF/SGP approved project in July 1994.The pilot project of testing artificially
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Egypt
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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8,781.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: EG-PP-10 |
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Environmental awareness through different activities. A model for environmental participation and cooperation was established. Cooperation between NGOs was established, networking with NGOs started.. Tree planting.
decrease the amount of evolved ( ... )
ntinuosly by transport vehciles
involve young people -especially environmetal protection groups in schools- practically in protection and bettering thier
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Tunisia
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Multifocal Area
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1995
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6,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUN/92/G51/17 |
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Le projet: Campagne de sensibilisation à la lutte contre la désertification vise à :
-Contribuer à la lutte contre la désertification
-Sensibiliser la population et notamment les jeunes à la nécessiter d'agir pour lutter ( ... )
la désertification
Les activités du projet sont:
-Préparer et confectionner des affiches et des autocollants
-Organiser des débats et les conférences sur la désertification
-Dupliquer le film "Comment lutter contre la désertification" en 100 exemplaires
-Mobiliser les
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Chile
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Biodiversity
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1995
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37,248.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: CHI/95/05 |
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En la Isla del Rey existía un bosque siempreverde en donde se encontraban especies como coigue tepa, ulmo y otros, debiso a los procesos de sustitución muchos de los suelos quedaron descubiertos y fueron colonizados por el ulex especie europea que ( ... )
onvertido en una plaga en el sur. Siempre el argumento de reforestar con especies nativas era desechado por lo lento del crecimiento así como las altas tasas de mortandad, el presente proyecto trabajará a partir de la Reforestación de zonas degradadas con especies nativas , implementación de un vivero, capacitación de monitores y desarrollo de un programa de educación ambiental. Se
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Chile
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Biodiversity
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1995
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9,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: CHI/95/01 |
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La LocalidadMapuhe del pangue está ubicada en la VIII Región del Bío
- Bío ante un uso intesivo de los suelos por la agricultura y ante la deforestación del borde costero se produce una duna activa que permanentemente avanza hacia los suelos ( ... )
ocalidad, el proyecto pretende controlar el avance de la dunas, mostrar a la comunidad que se puede hacer cambios en la capacidad de uso del suelo pasando de un suelo inproductivo a uno productivo y los beneficiarios del proyecto capacitados en control de
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Ecuador
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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18,200.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/009 |
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Use organic family wastes to manage urban green areas.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Turkiye
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Multifocal Area
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1995
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8,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-95-04 |
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Organization of an ecology summer school with the participation of 50 children. Following issues will be studied during the summer schools: biodiversity, climate change, land degradation and water pollution. The summer school will include visits to ( ... )
Specially Protected Areas? and some demonstrative projects previously funded by the
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1995
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12,146.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: THA/95/G01 |
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A community-based conservation activities to rehabilitate the ecology of the Kok River , a major tributary of the Mekhong River ,through strengthening networks of CBOs flanking both sides of river, building capacity of target population, undertaking ( ... )
tation and launching conservation campaigns
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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17,943.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/001 |
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Rehabilitate the Urumbilla ravine and improve the ecosystem,resulting in improvement of local economy.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1995
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20,695.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/31/92 (Pilot Phase 131-N) |
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Training program to develop and popularize training modules on rapid ri\ural appraisal/participatory resource appraisal as a tool in community-based resource management for NGOs and POs. |
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Ecuador
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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18,800.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/010 |
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Design an integrated waste management system to improve the environment in Portoviejo.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Poland
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International Waters
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1995
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8,223.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/06 |
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Protection and reconstruction of wetland for the purpose of the Olawa River self purification. Inventarization of pollution sources in the Olawa River basin. Tree planting along the river. Education and information campaign in the Groblice village ( ... )
se awarenss between inhabitants of that village. All those activities will increase the biodiversity in the region and will result with the better drinking water quality in Wroclaw
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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1995
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32,312.11
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Phase 1
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Project Number: ZIM/92/G31/10 |
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The Serengeti Five project is located in the Chiduku communal land of Makoni district in Manicaland province. The project area has been allocated 12 hectares for field crops, 8 hectares for dam site, 8 hectares for lodge and 3 hectares for nursery ( ... )
shment and another 3 hectares for preservation of the natural woodland. The project essentially includes a plethora of activities , namely waterharvesting , market gardening and ecotourism.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1) To conserve and manage resources sustainably and to stimulate neighbouring communities to do the same through learning by example.
2) To encourage sustainable agriculture production
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Tunisia
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Biodiversity
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1995
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10,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUN/92/G51/19 |
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Le projet: "Contribution à la conservation de la biodiversité et la lutte contre la désertification à la base". Projet pilote de l'école primaire de Sidi Sâad vise à:
-Contribuer à la Conservation de la biodiversité ( ... )
tribuer à la préservation du patrimoine biologique national et protection des espèces végétales locales
-Impliquer des enfants dans la protection de l'environnement.
-Développer du volontariat à la base dans les écoles primaires pour la sauvegarde de la nature et de l'environnement.
Les activités du projet sont:
-Créer de 2 mini-pépinières :
-Une
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Pakistan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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7,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PAK/95/27 |
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The objective of the project was aimed at reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions entering the atmosphere by construction of smokeless stoves and protecting biodiversity through releasing the pressure for fuel wood of waste lands amounting ( ... )
otal area of 8664 acres in Tehsil Chunian and Tehsil Pattoki of District Kasur.
Two or more women from twelve villages were trained as ?Chuhla Misteries? or ?Chuhla Mechanics? in a five day workshop conducted in collaboration with FPAP-Pakistan at Changa Manga. Furthermore the local ?lohars? or blacksmiths of each village were trained in making steel material need to construct the Stove. The
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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1995
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23,712.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BRA/95/03 |
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This project will take place in Western Goiás State, in the Upper Araguaia River Region, in the Municipalities of Doverlândia and Iporá. Solar energy will be harvested for dehydration of native tropical fruit and medicinal plants, thus reducing ( ... )
scale industrial processing costs. Value will be added to the finished product, and commercial feasibility of alternative energy use in small rural properties. Employment and alternative income will be generated, consequently alleviating the rural exodus. Sustainable use of natural Cerrado resources will be promoted through cultivation and extraction of fruit and medicinal plants. A solar
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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1995
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3,690.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BOT/95/G51/003 |
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The village of Lesoma is situated in the North-East part of the Chobe District, about 12km south of Kazungula. The local community relies on farming as an essential activity to supply basic food and provide some income by selling surplus to Kasane ( ... )
zungula. Arable farmers in Lesoma have always faced the problem of their crops being destroyed by wildlife, elephants in particular. The situation has since become worse due to the increased number of animals coming from the east after the border fence with Zimbabwe was destroyed by elephants. Even though farmers are allowed to shoot animals to protect their fields, the majority of the crops
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Kenya
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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7,388.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-95-003 |
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To renovate 3 existing stoves: supply and install heavy duty stainless steel cooking system and demolition of the existing old cookers, water heating system using gas fuel. |
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Kenya
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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49,999.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-95-004 |
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Install energy-efficient jiko cookstoves in 10 schools to reduce wood use, reduce fuel costs and improve health of school workers. |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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8,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/11 |
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Production, promotion and marketing of aromatic plants, including the establishment of a greenhouse and construction of a small-scale distillation plant for aromatic oils. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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19,267.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/96/008 |
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Community appraisal, inventory of flora and fauna species, management plan, experimental plots, training and dissemination.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Mali
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Biodiversity
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1995
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9,056.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: MLI/94/18 |
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Régénération de ronier une espece qui est menacée de disparition a Wadie.
Compte tenu de l?utilité du rônier et l?exploitation dont il a toujours été l?objet, les villages ont toujours eu des brigades de défense de rônier. Ces brigades ( ... )
ent contre l?exploitation des fruits avant leur maturité, la coupe frauduleuse des pieds. Ces mesures ne sont pas toujours efficace c?est dans ce cadre que le projet s?inscrit dans le renforcement des capacités pour la protection de l'environnement.
Description Protection de l?environnement a travers le reboisement
Objectifs spécifiques - régénération des rôniers
- protection du
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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1995
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869.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TRI/92/G51/2101/005 |
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The island of Trinidad, despite its natural beauty, does not have an extensive tourist industry. However, the potential exists to make tourism a vibrant, lucrative and eco-sustainable industry for the inhabitants of Trinidad. The Toco Foundation: ( ... )
ultural Foundation for Integrated Development, an NGO founded in 1991, has embarked on a plan to develop the county of St. David through an Ecotourist Project which would generate employment, be sensitive to the local customs
and ecology of the region, and promote national environmental awareness. It is hoped that the project will gain national attention as an alternative model for economic
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Poland
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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19,957.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/02 |
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Projects aims in enabling inhabitants of Lubon, suburb of Poznan and Poznan itself, use bikes instead of cars for weekend (and everyday) trips from the city along warta River, to Wielkopolski Park Narodowy, place of weekend visits.
Bicycle and ( ... )
g road from Poznan to Wielkopolski National Park, 17 km in total - the levelling of the ground prior to the start of construction work, construction of 3 wooden bridges, tree planting, marking the road, printing the
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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10,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/09 |
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Create awareness amongst women on the dangers of pesticide misuse through courses, workshops, and community meetings. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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18,114.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/007 |
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Research on Amazonian biotic resources, conservation of an in situ flora and fauna genetic bank, training and environmental education.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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9,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/12 |
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Supporting community-based conservation efforts through training, site visits and community exchanges. Inventory and production of a catalogue regarding wild varieties of plants and animals. |
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Dominican republic
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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6,100.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/15 |
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Providing information to owners of air conditioner and refrigerator repair shops on CFC's and the need to protect the ozone layer. |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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8,375.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/06 |
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Support community-based management of protected areas through training courses for volunteer rangers. |
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Pakistan
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Biodiversity
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1995
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3,089.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PAK/95/25 |
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The project was composed of two phases, in the first phase a forest on one hundred acres of land was to be raised in which appropriate plants and bushes including Babool, Shesham, Bar mulberry, Jund and wild roses shall be planted. In the second ( ... )
parent stock of black/gray partridge and hog deer was to be re introduced in the area, the idea behind the whole project was to create a refuge for wildlife which will be used as a hatchery initially for partridges and hog deer and later on for other birds and animals. Wild life would be provided with all the possible protection and facilities i.e. Shelter, Food, Proper Plants, Trees and
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Trinidad and tobago
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International Waters
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1995
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8,880.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TRI/92/G51/2101/002 |
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The TYRE GARDEN PROJECT will re-use old tyres, plastic bottles, chicken feathers, leaves, manure etc., to create an environment for the growing of vegetables, fruits, flowers, Christmas trees, etc., in a hostile agricultural environment e.g. Beetham ( ... )
Laventille, Sea Lots. This will be done using the organic approach.
The project, which will be coordinated by an agriculturalist, will train members of fourteen (14) NGOs/CBOs and schools that have expressed interest in learning the Tyre Garden technique in the first instance followed by newly-interested organisations and schools. Demonstrations will be given to each organisation on the
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Turkiye
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Multifocal Area
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1995
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30,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-95-05 |
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Preparation and establishment of the first Local Agenda 21 in Turkey, for the town of Urla with the participation of all stakeholders at local and national level. |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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13,900.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/02 |
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Training women on sustainable uses for biological resources, through use of non-timber forest products, and supporting organizational development of grassroots womens groups in the community of Los Bolos. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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18,200.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/002 |
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Develop sustainable technologies through participatory research.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1995
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21,786.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-INS-94-G14 |
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Short term objectives :
? To increase the local communities participation in conservation and environment through utilization of [Islamic community] donated land (waqaf);
? To improve the local community welfare by means of the small scale animal ( ... )
dry on the waqaf land;
? To provide alternative and/or means of income generating activities in the area.
Long term objectives :
? To use donated land as the community asset for developing community welfare;
? To establish a sustainable long term alternative co-operative units through distribution of cows (from the animal husbandry activities);
? To increase income from agricultural
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Thailand
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Biodiversity
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1995
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6,120.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: THA/95/G03 |
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A community effort to reduce wild fire incidence and loss of a forest area which is a watershed for the Chaophraya River draining into the Gulf of Thailand through focusing on environment education & undertaking afforestation in the watershed ( ... )
nd providing training on
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Poland
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International Waters
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1995
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8,547.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/01 |
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Construction of hydrobotanical waste water treatment plant for agricultural school buildings in Krzelow (for abot 800 users). That's the innovative solution with use of reed pond which can be replicated as model solution for schools and other ( ... )
buildings in other voivodships. Expected capacity of the treatment plant is 100 m3/day. That initiative will be also used in the school at classes on the environment protection as acological education is one of main statutory school
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Ecuador
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Land Degradation
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1995
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22,307.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/011 |
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Initiate a program to improve irrigation water and natural resource management in highland ecosystems.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Turkiye
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International Waters
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1995
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5,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-95-01 |
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The project is about introduction of solid waste management in Kozyatagi Neighborhood in cooperation with Kadikoy Municipality in Istanbul. Kozyatagi is a settlement with 65 streets where 40,000 people live.
OBJECTIVES
To start a solid waste ( ... )
ment system in Kadikoy Kozyatagi in cooperation with the Municipality.
? solid waste separation at source
? recycling of solid wastes
MAIN ACTIVITIES
? A questionnaire on ?types and quantity of wastes in household? distributed to all buildings together with a project brochure.
? Answers to questionnaires assessed
? 2 volunteers per street selected for each of the 65 street together
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Ecuador
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Land Degradation
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1995
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12,065.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/96/007 |
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Sustainable management of highland areas and recovery of native tree species.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1995
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14,450.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BZE/95/01 |
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Protecting the environment and having the opportunity for environmental education has been very limited in Yo Creek Village. This is indicated by improper management of reserves, poor hygiene in the village and lack of awareness in conservation of ( ... )
tural resources. Thus, it is critical that community members begin to realize the importance of protecting the environment and improving the ecological surroundings through an environmental education program.
This project will encourage youths to become more involved in community activities by:
1. Protecting and landscaping of reserve/recreational areas.
2. Creek rehabilitation and
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-94-05 |
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Project aimed to combat desertification and soil erosion through activities aimed at raising public awareness in this area.
Desertification is one of the main environmental problem areas in Turkey. Soil erosion, unsustainable land use practices ( ... )
ss of ofrests and illeagal fores cutting are major reasons behind aggrevated land degradation. The project consisted of a widely publicised campaign (TV, radio, newpapers, documentary films, posters etc.) and inviting all individuals to plant 7 trees as to offset the damage given by each individual on the assumption that a person consumes 7 trees each
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