| Established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF Small Grants Programme embodies the very essence of sustainable development by "thinking globally acting locally". By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods, SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives. |
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GEF SGP’s Community Management of Protected Area...The GEF SGP 'Community Management of Protected Areas for Conservation initiative' (COMPACT) was prominently featured at the recent IUCN World Conservation ... read more
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Grantee from SGP China receives the 2012 Transpare...On December 1st, 2012, the Ningxia Center for Environment and Poverty Alleviation (the Center), a GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) grantee, became a recipient ... read more |
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20 Years: Community Action for the Global Environment This publication reviews the results achieved by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) over the last two decades (1992-2012), and recounts the ground gained in supporting communities and civil society organizations in their efforts to implement environment-cum-development initiatives. ...read more |



