Like water for tigers: Protecting tigers in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan by increasing local food security
As we enter the Year of the Tiger, characterized by universal respect and reverence for its namesake creature’s unique passion and fearlessness, the animal’s defenders are drawing inspiration from its enthusiasm and dynamism. In Bhutan, the Royal Manas National Park is home to countless valuable plant and wildlife species, including endangered animals such as one-horned rhinoceros, golden langur, Rufous-necked hornbills, Asiatic water buffalo and the Asian elephant, and rare migratory fish such as the golden mahseer and chocolate mahse...
 
SGP launches Results Report 2020-2021
The Small Grants Programme (SGP), a corporate programme of the Global Environment Fac...
 
Fighting hunger, protecting wildlife
The wildlife-based tourism sector has been devastated by the effects of COVID-19. As tourism collapsed, related jobs and income were lost, conservation project funds were withdrawn, and as a result, p...

Our Mission

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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Like water for tigers: Protecting tigers in the re...
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Working to make a generational difference...
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IUCN World Conservation Congress...
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Tajikistan: Supporting rural mountain communities ...
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Guatemala: Transforming young unemployed women in...
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Madagascar: Reinforcing indigenous conservation sy...
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Iran: Using Indigenous culture-based solutions to ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: local NGO Mbou-Mon-T...
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Creating and strengthening national indigenous net...
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SGP launches Results Report 2020-2021...