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02 October 2023
SGP grantees among Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Programme winners
Four grantees from the Small Grants Programme (SGP) are among the winners of the Inclusive Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly Challenge
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08 September 2023
SGP celebrates local action for global impact at the 7th GEF Assembly
The 7th Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was held in Vancouver, Canada, where environmental leaders from 185 countries gathered last
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23 June 2023
Central do Cerrado- Supporting livelihoods while conserving traditions and ecosystems in Brazil
Buriti fruit harvest “We’re here to value socio-biodiversity products and support sustainable livelihoods for indigenous peoples and
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24 March 2023
Indigenous Peoples at the UN Water Conference: Commitment to Action
  The UN Water Conference was held on 22-24 March 2023 in New York, and brought together governments, civil society and all stakeholders
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29 December 2022
UNDP and German BMUV renew collaboration to support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at COP15
On the occasion of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), the United Nations
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19 May 2023
In Living Colour- Local action for coral reef restoration in Barbados
 “I was on board from day one,” remembers Courtney Forde, Volunteer and past Vice President of the Coral Reef Restoration Alliance
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16 May 2023
Grown with water and sun: regenerative agriculture in in Moldova
“How else can you grow, if not ecological and natural?” says Valeria Șvarț, development director at EcoVisio. This is how they do organic
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16 May 2023
GEF SGP, UNDP and Rare announce partnership to address plastic pollution
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Rare announced a global partnership to tackle plastic waste management and behavior change. The
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23 March 2023
River rangers- Strengthening livelihoods rooted in watershed stewardship in Babagon Catchment, Sabah, Malaysia
Jeffrey Abun is an inspiring citizen scientist and one of the village leaders for the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) project near the Babagon
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17 March 2023
We, the women: empowering communities from farm to market in Viet Nam
Celebrating International Women's Day 2023 Under the forest canopy of Vietnam, women like Vi Thi Tuoi are working to redefine how medicinal herbs
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15 March 2023
Improving water security and sanitation for rural communities in Kiribati
Kiribati is a small Pacific island nation comprising of 33 coral atolls and isles with an average height of three to four metres above mean sea
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07 February 2023
Community transformation through sustainable agriculture and fish farming in Zambia
The Present Amenities for Zambia’s Economically Surged Adolescence, or PAZESA as it is colloquially known, works with communities throughout the
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