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26 June 2018
A Mighty Wind: Powering a sustainable future in Afghanistan
Sang-e-Nawishta village is located in Mussahi district, one of the poorest districts in Kabul province. Mussahi is just 25km from Kabul City, but a
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24 June 2018
Community Based REDD+ Programme in Nigeria: a success story
Nigeria has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, with less than 10 percent of the country forested. Since 2010, the UN-REDD
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22 June 2018
ICCA-GSI engages Natural Justice
Natural Justice joins the ICCA-GSI as the global technical partner to provide legal, policy and other technical support for the recognition and
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30 June 2017
Bottom-up need for transparency on hazardous chemicals in chemical products: Experience from GEF SGP in Cameroon
In Cameroon, plastic bottles, plastic bags, old rubber tyres, end of lives energy saving bulbs, and glass thermometers are frequently and carelessly
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22 June 2018
SGP at the 21st meeting on Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
The GEF SGP presented their continuous support to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), and their work on the preservation of traditional
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22 June 2018
Safeguarding the ICCA of Senegal's Lake Guiers
The ICCA of Lac de Guiers or Lake Guiers, located in Northern Senegal, covers an area of ​​3400 hectares of landscapes and seascapes.  Its
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22 June 2018
Preserving the local wisdom of Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogi, Wiwa indigenous groups
In Colombia, SGP is implementing 33 projects, valued at over $1m USD, aimed at increasing the recognition of ICCAs. The projects target different
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22 June 2018
Increasing recognition for Indonesia's Talang Mamak indigenous peoples for policy influence
In Indonesia's Riau Province, the Talang Mamak indigenous peoples of Indragiri Hulu are also known as “Tuku Tuha" which means ‘the first tribe
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22 June 2018
Protecting traditional knowledge amidst modernization lures in Morocco
Located in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Oukaimeden is a natural and cultural heritage and a repository of immeasurable history. For
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22 June 2018
ICCA-GSI contributes to Indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and resources at the 2018 UNFPII event
  The 17th Session of the United Nations Permananent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNFPII) was held at the UN Secretariat headquarters in New
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06 April 2018
Rural Women Leading on Climate Resilience
The 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the United Nation Headquarters in New York, March 12th to 23rd. The priority
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05 April 2018
Dump site turned into a land of milk and honey
SGP Lesotho has supported grantee partner Liphamola Dairy Farmers Association (LDFA) since 2012 in its initiative to transfer into a dairy farming a
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