Since the year 2000, the Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) initiative has been testing an innovative model for engaging communities in the conservation and shared governance of protected areas considered to be the "global commons" of humankind. An initiative of the GEF ...read more

The official launch of the fifth operational phase (OP5) of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) was hosted today in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. The Delegate to the Prime Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Mr. Amedi Camara, organized this workshop in collaboration ...read more

This event took place on July 13th in Nouakchott during a workshop held under the theme "Information sharing and exchange on The GEF Small Grant Program and the Community Management of Protected Areas for Conservation-COMPACT" and the slogan "local action for global impact." Fifty six (56) ...read more