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Wetlands, Waterfowl and Water Buffalos: Enhancing the ecological resilience of the Samsun Region, Türkiye
Located on the Black Sea coast, the Turkish province of Samsun is a unique landscape made up of forests, wetlands, deltas and agroecosystems. Samsun
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Boosting biodiversity conservation in Ghana’s Afadzato Landscape
Nestled in the northern reaches of the Togo-Atakora Mountains, Ghana’s South Afadzato landscape encompasses over 180,000 hectares of forests,
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Protecting Peru’s high Andean heritage through a landscape approach
Recognized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, the Ácora district in Peru
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Ten years of community development in Cameroon’s Bogo landscape: an assessment of resilience and challenges
Located at the northernmost tip of Cameroon and spanning around 95,000 hectares of dry tropical savannah, the Bogo landscape encompasses the Sahelian
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Strengthening Morocco’s Landscape Approach in COMDEKS Phase 4
Although Morocco has only recently joined the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative Programme (COMDEKS) in its
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ICCA-GSI at CBD COP: Increasing financial support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities
A series of events were organized by the ICCA-GSI at the 16th meeting of Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference
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ICCA-GSI at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification COP
During the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in
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New IUCN guidelines on Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and protected areas
ICCA-GSI global partners launched the Recognising territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and localcommunities (ICCAs) overlapped by
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GEF Small Grants Programme’s new phase
The GEF Small Grants Programme is a flagship initiative that over the past three decades has enabled civil society organizations to access funding
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The power of local action: SGP highlights community-led solutions for triple environmental crises at global UN conferences
For the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2024 is a
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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
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SGP launches Annual Monitoring Report 2023-2024
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is launching its
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