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21 November 2017
SGP launches partnership with SOS Sahel
The Twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in this in Bonn,
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20 November 2017
SGP brings the voices of local communities to the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn
The 23rd Convention of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Change conference convened in Bonn, from 6th to 17th November this year. The COP was
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07 November 2017
More Corals, More Fish
Fragments of Hope, an NGO and GEF-Small Grants Programme grantee partner from Belize, is among the recipients of the 2017 Momentum for Change Awards.
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24 October 2017
AGRICULTORES Y AGRICULTORAS COSTARRICENSES BUSCAN PROMOVER SUS DERECHOS Y CONTRIBUIR A LA CONSERVACIÓN
San José, Costa Rica, 11 de octubre 2016 Mesa de Trabajo en el Taller sobre los Derechos de los Agricultores y las Agricultoras en Costa Rica-
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23 October 2017
Protecting snow leopards and the ecosystems they depend on
Happy International Snow Leopard Day! The snow leopard (Panthera unicia) is an elusive, majestic animal that lives in the vast landscapes, mainly in
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17 October 2017
Eritrea kicks off low carbon solar systems for rural homes in Qnafna
Since Eritrea enjoys sunny weather most of the year, solar energy is a good alternative for lighting rural households. This inspired the Qnafna
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02 October 2017
LOCAL TO GLOBAL COALITIONS ON CHEMICALS, WASTE AND MERCURY MANAGEMENT
At the first Conference of Parties of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the GEF Small Grants Programme, implemented by UNDP, launched a “Local to
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26 September 2017
SGP experience on South-South and Triangular Cooperation featured at event the UN General Assembly
On Sep 25, 2017, during the last day of the UN General Assembly and as part of the second annual Global Goals week, UNDP, the Republic of Uganda
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22 September 2017
Community Approaches to Sustainable Land Management and Agroecology Practices
With the global rise in human population and the status of environmental degradation, accelerating the use of sustainable land management practices
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18 September 2017
Six SGP grantees receive the Equator Prize 2017
Six community and indigenous people organizations supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme were honored yesterday at the Equator Prize award
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09 August 2017
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ key role as environmental stewards
Today the world celebrates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to highlight the achievements and contributions that indigenous
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08 August 2017
Strengthening resilience of the Thongrong community in Bhutan’s Gamri Watershed through the COMDEKS Programme
The Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative Programme (COMDEKS) was launched in 2011 as the flagship of the
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