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09 August 2022
Women. Tradition. Culture. From looms to lutes, the importance of women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge in China cannot be overstated
Since 2010, more than 41,800 people belonging to ethnic minorities and living in China’s Community Conserved Areas have been supported by the
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11 July 2022
Innovation Challenge for SIDS
The Innovation Challenge for SIDS is a special opportunity for UNDP country offices to support innovative Small Grants Programme (SGP) projects that
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08 July 2022
Norwegian Ambassador and Norad Senior Advisor visit Small Grant Programme initiatives in Indonesia
Senior advisor on environmental and climate-related issues at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and Advisor to Norway’s GEF
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17 June 2022
SGP's 30th Anniversary: Reflecting on three decades of local action for people and planet - and looking forward to more
This year SGP is celebrating its 30th anniversary, find out how this story began and where it is heading next in this new
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12 June 2022
Tajiskistan: Mountain indigenous communities contribute to the Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development", 2018-2028
The Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028, was held in
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07 June 2022
Small Grants Programme provides emergency support to tackle food insecurity in Ukraine
In less than three months, the war in Ukraine has caused extensive damage across the country and sparked massive displacement: more than 5.6 million
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19 May 2022
A sweet solution to a mammoth problem: using bees to foster coexistence between people and elephants in South Africa
It's true; elephants are surprisingly afraid of bees. It’s hard to believe that these goliaths are afraid of a small insect, but this fear may
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03 May 2022
Honor the action: SGP reflects on 30 years of being an ally to Indigenous Peoples
After delivering over US$720 million to >26,000 community-based projects and changing countless lives in 136 countries since 1992, the Small
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30 March 2022
GEF CEO visits Small Grants Programme organic farming projects in Indonesia
Indonesia, March 24, 2022 – Last week, the CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, visited
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23 March 2022
GEF Small Grants Programme supports US$250,000 for recovery efforts in Tonga
In response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami that devastated the Kingdom of Tonga in January, the Small Grants Programme (SGP) – a corporate
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28 February 2022
The Queen, the Crown and Conservation
Their vision: a world where humans and wildlife co-exist peacefully. Their mission: to support biodiversity conservation and foster sustainable
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31 January 2022
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,
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