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04 May 2011
My Island - My Community: A Regional Awareness on the Effects of Climate Change in the Caribbean
In 2010, more than 30 regional and national partners, including the GEF Small Grants Programme, PCI-Media Impact, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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14 April 2011
GEF Small Grants Programme supports communities in their efforts to preserve and restore forests
The GEF Small Grants Programme is joining in the celebration of the International Year of Forests as it recognizes the importance of raising
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28 February 2011
The GEF Small Grants Programme to start in Russia during its Fifth Operational Phase
Launched in 1992, the GEF Small Grants Programme supports activities of non-governmental and community-based organizations in developing countries
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20 October 2010
Driving Innovation for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia and the Pacific
Drawing lessons from field activities across the region, Masanori Kobayashi, IGES, emphasized the importance of linking biodiversity with income
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20 October 2010
The GEF and Indigenous Peoples Event at the CBD COP10
The GEF has been working with the local and indigenous communities on many of its projects and programs. On the occasion of the Convention of
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20 October 2010
SGP participates in the Capacity Development Session of the Indigenous and Local Peoples Day at the Ecosystems Pavilion in the CBD COP10
On October 20th, at the Indigenous and Local Peoples Day at the Ecosystems Pavilion during the Convention of Biological Diversity COP10 taking place
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30 November -0001
Speyside Eco-Marine Park Rangers
Tobago's coral reefs have been threatened significantly by numerous factors both anthropogenic and natural. The reefs in Speyside, however, showed
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01 February 2011
Khama Rhino Sanctuary
November 2010 marked a historical moment for environmentalists in Botswana when Chinga, the only female black rhino at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary,
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10 February 2011
The Kingdom of the Eternal Ecologists
Last January 31 at 12 pm in the Auditorium Complex Javier Perez de Cuellar in Lima, Peru the GEF Small Grants Programme in Peru, implemented by UNDP,
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22 March 2011
Micro Hydro Power helps achieve Sustainable Livelihoods among Minority Community
In remote Houay Ngou village, northern Lao, 48 year old Keupkku is settling down to the evening news on his new color Television. At the other side
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05 April 2011
Three SGP Projects were showcased during the celebration 43rd Anniversary Mauritius Independence Day
On the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Independence Day and the 19th anniversary of the Republic Day in Mauritius celebrated last March 12,
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11 April 2011
SGP Ecuador project wins award from UNESCO
On March 3, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization-UNESCO gave Hector Parion, a grantee of the GEF Small Grants
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