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Weaving the future of women’s empowerment: Female alpaca breeders in the Peruvian Andes promote a sustainable value chain that restores grasslands and water

At 4,000 metres above sea level and surrounded by mountains and vast meadows, the women of the Sumac Vicuñitas Artisans Association of Umpuco-Palca (ASVICUP), are promoting a sustainable value chain in the Peruvian department of Puno. Today, this allows them to transform alpaca fibres into competitive products replete with added value, opening the way for Quechua women to have better opportunities from the sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. Guardians of an Andean Tradition “I was born in the Andes mountains, my parents have always bred...

The Rider of the Giant Armadillo: Traditional Knowledge Meets Conservation Science to Protect Guyana’s Iconic Wildlife

“Years ago, our grandparents still lived in the forest and carried their children t...

From Soil to Strength: How Climate-Smart Agriculture is Empowering Persons with Disabilities

Gaynel Agustus likes to be on the ground, feeling the soil under her feet: “I love to get my hands dirty, and I love plants. Because I can’t see, I use my hands, nose and feet to ‘see’ wh...

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.