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15 December 2022

Launch of COMDEKS Phase 4- Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative

At the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada, the Japan Ministry of Environment

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11 December 2022

Moving Mountains

Mountains matter Mountains are among the most important ecosystems for the survival of our planet, providing essential goods and services. Not only

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28 November 2022

A Giant Leap- jaguar conservation in Argentina

Though it is South America’s largest predator, with a name meaning ‘wild beast that overcomes its prey in a single bound’, the jaguar is

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28 November 2022

GEF SGP Annual Monitoring Report 2021 - 2022

The GEF Small Grants Programme has been providing financial and technical support to civil society and community-based organizations on innovative

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21 November 2022

Local Action, Global Impact: Commemorating SGP's 30th Anniversary at COP 27

SGP is the largest and longest standing corporate programme of the Global Environment Facility, dedicated to supporting civil society and

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27 September 2022

Gustavo Fonseca: In Memoriam

The GEF Small Grants Programme wishes to honour and pay tribute to Gustavo Fonseca who passed away on 31 August 2022. Joining the GEF Secretariat

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18 September 2022

Turning the tide on marine plastic pollution: How local NGOs in Seychelles and The Bahamas are working with youth to raise awareness and inspire action

#WorldCleanUpDay (17 September 2022) unites millions of volunteers, governments and organisations in 191 countries to tackle the global waste

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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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