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22 August 2022

Senegal: Répertoire des Plantes Médicinales (Directory of Medicinal Plants) for various diseases and aliments, including those associated with COVID-19

Senegal is one of the 45 participating countries in the Phase 2 of the Global Support Initiative to territories and areas conserved by indigenous

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09 August 2022

Women. Tradition. Culture. From looms to lutes, the importance of women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge in China cannot be overstated

Since 2010, more than 41,800 people belonging to ethnic minorities and living in China’s Community Conserved Areas have been supported by the

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11 July 2022

Innovation Challenge for SIDS

The Innovation Challenge for SIDS is a special opportunity for UNDP country offices to support innovative Small Grants Programme (SGP) projects that

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08 July 2022

Norwegian Ambassador and Norad Senior Advisor visit Small Grant Programme initiatives in Indonesia

Senior advisor on environmental and climate-related issues at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and Advisor to Norway’s GEF

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17 June 2022

SGP's 30th Anniversary: Reflecting on three decades of local action for people and planet - and looking forward to more

This year SGP is celebrating its 30th anniversary, find out how this story began and where it is heading next in this new

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12 June 2022

Tajiskistan: Mountain indigenous communities contribute to the Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development", 2018-2028

The Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028, was held in

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07 June 2022

Small Grants Programme provides emergency support to tackle food insecurity in Ukraine

In less than three months, the war in Ukraine has caused extensive damage across the country and sparked massive displacement: more than 5.6 million

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03 June 2022

Indigenous Peoples and local communities participate at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress to set the agenda for protected and conserved areas in the region and contribute to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

The 2nd Asia Parks Congress was held in Kota Kinabalu (state capital of Sabah), Malaysia from 25-29 May 2022 to set the agenda for protected and

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22 May 2022

Our Human Tribe: Valuing traditional governance and securing land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities across Madagascar

In Madagascar, the SGP has been supporting the empowerment of more than 300 local community organizations since 2007, including through the Global

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19 May 2022

A sweet solution to a mammoth problem: using bees to foster coexistence between people and elephants in South Africa

It's true; elephants are surprisingly afraid of bees. It’s hard to believe that these goliaths are afraid of a small insect, but this fear may

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03 May 2022

Honor the action: SGP reflects on 30 years of being an ally to Indigenous Peoples

After delivering over US$720 million to >26,000 community-based projects and changing countless lives in 136 countries since 1992, the Small

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18 April 2022

First sub-regional conference for ICCAs in Central Africa concludes with the Goma Declaration

The first sub-regional conference for territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs) in Central Africa was held

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