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18 October 2013
UNDP Ukraine Resident Coordinator visits SGP projects
In July 2013, Ms. Alessandra Tisot, UN Resident Representative/UNDP Resident Coordinator in the Ukraine, visited local communities in the Khmelnytsk
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11 November 2013
Government scales up GEF SGP project to rehabilitate severely degraded land in Ethiopia
Following the positive impact of a GEF Small Grants Programme supported project in Hawassa, Ethiopia, the government of Southern Nations
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24 October 2013
Innovations from GEF SGP showcased at UNCCD in Namibia
Location: Windhoek, Namibia   The GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) shared innovative practices from its Land Degradation project portfolio
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03 October 2013
SGP's work in SIDS featured at the SIDS Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting in Barbados
The Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting (IPM) for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) took place From August
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20 September 2013
SGP Project wins Emerging Exporters Gold Award in Mauritius
On August 22th, 2013, the Association Pour l'Education des Enfants Defavorises (APEDED), a grantee of the GEF Small Grants Programme, won the
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12 August 2013
SGP Sri Lanka to lead a workshop on best practices in Community Based Adaptation
From July 16 to the 18, 2013, the GEF Small Grants Programme in Sri Lanka organized a Symposium on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change that
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26 July 2013
Agroforestry and Sustainable Pistachio Production
Bastamkul lives in the area of typical arid foothills, with around 300 mm of precipitation annually. There are more than 400,000 ha of such lands
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25 June 2013
The GEF SGP is launched in Sierra Leone
Last June 5 marked the commemoration of the World Environment Day and the official launch of the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in Sierra
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24 June 2013
COMPACT 12-year report launched at UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Since the year 2000, the Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation (COMPACT) initiative has been testing an innovative model for engaging
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13 June 2013
SGP's work with youth was highlighted at Bonn Climate Change Conference
The GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by UNDP, is proud to be featured in "Youth in Action on Climate Change: Inspiration from Around
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31 May 2013
SGP launches new ICCA toolkit
On May 29, 2013 on the occasion of the first World Indigenous Network (WIN) in Darwin, Australia, UNDP, UNEP WCMC, and SGP launched a toolkit
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06 May 2013
SGP is launched in Guyana
On April 26, 2013, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) launched its programme in Guyana. The event started with a brief introduction of the history
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