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Mali
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Land Degradation
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2007
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41,105.74
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MLI/06/14 |
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Le présent projet est un projet de restauration des terres dégradés et de préservation du système hydrologique sur le fleuve Sankarani. Il vise à lutter contre la dégradation de l?environnement à travers la sensibilisation des populations ( ... )
renforcement des capacités des tous les acteurs concernés.
Aussi, les jeunes et les femmes qui ont abandonnés la coupe abusive du bois bénéficieront d?autres alternatives tels que des soutiens à des activités d?apiculture et de maraîchage, etc.
OBJECTIFS:- Lutter contre la dégradation des sols
- Préserver le système hydrologique du fleuve
RESULTATS:60% des populations de la
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Mauritania
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Biodiversity
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2007
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27,134.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAU/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/01 |
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Ce projet a pour objectif de restaurer un écosystème fortement dégradé par des pratiques culturales non appropriées qui ont conduit à une réduction drastique de la biodiversité au niveau de la cuvette de Koundel. Il 'agira de mettre en place ( ... )
ositif de régulation des eaux de crues du fleuve Sénégal à partir d'un ouvrage déjà existant afin de retenir l'eau au niveau de la cuvette le plus longtemps possible afin qu'elle puisse jouer son rôle d'antan (lieu de refuge d'espèces de poissons d'eau douce, point de passage de beaucoup d'oiseaux y compris d'oiseaux migrateurs, lieu d'abreuvage d'animaux transhumants, lieu d'activités
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Bulgaria
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
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2007
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39,202.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: BUL/SGP/OP4/RAF/07/01 |
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Justification: In 2001 a strong storm destroyed two parcels of the spruce forests on the territory of Vitosha Nature Park. From the damaged areas started a massive dissemination (calamity) of the Ips typographus, an insect, attacking the spruce ( ... )
Due to favorable climatic conditions and the lack of effective prevention, in the following years the Ips typographus spread all over the mountains causing the death of more than 600 ha spruce forests. Subsequently, felling of the dead forests started and to the end of 2006 nearly 50 ha were cleared without any measures for reforestation and restoration of the forest ecosystems. Since the
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2007
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP3/Y2/CORE/2007/04 |
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1.0 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
The Matobo World Heritage Site is a landscape that offers a unique combination of natural and cultural capital. Its natural landscape comprises of scenic geological formations and habitats that are home to a wide range ( ... )
ra and fauna. Numerous rock paintings, rock shelters, historical buildings, burial sites, religious sites and various artifacts. This natural and cultural capital covers a total area of 3100km2 of Matobo National Park whilst 1050Km2 covers communal areas.
2.0 PROJECT RATIONALE
The Matobo World Heritage Site Programme seeks to address the following problems:
i) Lack of understanding and
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India
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Biodiversity
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2007
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34,707.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: IND/SGP/OP4/Y1/RAF/2008/02/MS 26 |
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Project envisages ecosystem resotration and biodiversity conservation as key programmatic areas; which are being reflected through project objectives which are being reflected through project objectives.
The project has been developed keeping the ( ... )
ing objectives under consideration:
a.Forest restoration
b. Food and Nutrition Security.
c.Initiating advocacy by strengthening the study group on threatened Tribal Group.
Project focusses on following thematic areas:
a. Forest ecosystems: Sustainable community based activities in forest conservation areas and apply sustainable use methods in forestry as part of management in forest
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Kazakhstan
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Land Degradation
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2007
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9,303.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: kaz/06/34 |
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Korgalzhyn settlement is located in a meadow-steppe zone. Population is 4684 inhabitants.
The total number of the livestock is 2562 sheep, 4920 large horned livestock.
Local people have no opportunity for usage of the remote pastures. The ( ... )
are grazed around the settlement and this leads to strong pastures degradation. With the purpose of decreasing loading on actively used pastures it is offered to move a part of the cattle to the pastures located 20 km far from the settlement. The remote pastures are well supplied with water and have enough forage.
The purpose of the project is to create a demonstration scheme for cattle
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Kazakhstan
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Land Degradation
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2007
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6,773.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: kaz/06/31 |
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Kyrash settlement is located in Kyzylorda area. It has favorable conditions for development of pasturable animal industries as a primary activity of local community. There are 127 homesteads in the settlement. The area of pastures round the village ( ... )
70 hectares. The total number of the livestock is 24000 sheep, 300 large horned livestock, 450 horses and 150 camels. The herd is tended around the settlement, which results with a strong pasture degradation. There are mountain pastures, however, they cannot be used by inhabitants, as the foothill valley is absolutely deprived with watering places.
The purpose of the project is to restore
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Barbados
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Biodiversity
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2007
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45,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BAR/OP3/YEAR2/07/02/16 |
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Noting the reduction in population of the European Honey Bee due to the varroa mite and further noting the decline in production of several fruits and vegetables which need pollinators, the project seeks to promote the use of local species of bees ( ... )
ney production and pollination. The objectives of the project are to:
(i) reduce the dependence on the European Honeybee by developing community management of at least one species of native bee for pollination and honey production;
(ii) develop the capacity of both men and women apiculturist in the use of local species of bees; and
(iii) reduce the destruction of local species of
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Palestine, State of
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Land Degradation
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2007
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39,455.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: PAL/06/88 |
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A project on restoring soil fertility through soil solarization in Eastern Rafah. The project will contribute to overcoming the remarkable degradation of the agricultural soil fertility due the excessive use of chemical pesticides. It will also ( ... )
e farmers? capacities to apply biodiversity safe techniques such as soil solarization through organizing training for 190 farmers who own greenhouses in eastern Rafah in the South of Gaza. In collaboration with the local community committees, 190 nylon rolls for solarization will be distributed to 190 farmers. Ultimately, the project will contribute to reducing the production costs, increasing
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Viet nam
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Multifocal Area
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2007
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: VN/06/014 |
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Since the beginning of GEF SGP in Vietnam in 1999, GEF SGP has supported 70 projects in many parts of the country, drawing attention of CBOs, NGOs, local authorities and sectors. The major intention of GEF SGP is that attention is paid to ( ... )
ring, supervision and evaluation of projects in order to learn lessons and draw experience from managing and implementing projects to enhance GEF SGP impact.
However, some drawbacks in results monitoring and assessment of GEF SGP in Vietnam have been recorded:
- there have not been clear and specific criteria for assessment of the total programme as well as individual projects. The
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Bolivia
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Biodiversity
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2007
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34,946.61
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BOL/OP3/2/06/17 |
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En el norte de Potosí el cultivo de la Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) es uno de los alimentos de la dieta alimenticia, se consume en fresco, asimismo este tubérculo tiene la ventaja de almacenamiento una vez deshidratado, este producto es conocido ( ... )
mente como kawi. Existen experiencias exitosas del Distrito Municipal Indígena Uma Uma quienes han revalorizaso e identificado accesiones de oca con nombres locales como: kochala, yuraj oca, sawasiri, kellu oca, yuraj kellu, cinto, tani tani oca, waca parpa, tani tani kellu, yana oca, sawasiri blanco, puca cinto y sawasiri negro. Del kawi se ha elaborado la harina de oca y otros subproductos
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Namibia
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Biodiversity
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2007
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15,576.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: NAM/SGP/OP4/RAF/07/04 |
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The project goal is to address taxonomic clarity, utilization conservation status of the family Apocynaceae, including the economically important Hoodia.
Key Activities include:
?Provide baseline information needed in decision making on ( ... )
t conservation and natural resources management
?Complete an accurate alpha taxonomy of the genus
?Conduct fieldwork in Baynes Mountains and Ondangwa, and Omaheke region
?Herbarium studies in Pretoria, Münich, and Bolus
?Training workshop on plant identification of Apocynaceae
?Publish key findings
?Skill transfer to junior staff at National Botanical Research Institute to replicate these
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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2007
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49,785.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: VN/06/005 |
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The resin of lac is secreted by lac-producing insect (Lacca Kerria) which parasites in certain plants. The resin is used in industries, especially in cover painting and electrical insulation.
In Vietnam, the ecological sites of lac consist of ( ... )
inous districts near the Laos -Vietnamese frontier in Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh, Son La, Lai Chau. In these provinces, lac develops well between 200-700 meters above the sea level.
Lac breeding is a traditional activity of ethnic minorities in these provinces. Their breeding techniques are simple, based mainly on experience from previous generations. Host plants for lac breeding are divided
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2007
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20,362.79
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/06/36 |
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This project will focus on capacity-building of thirty young sons and daughters of the Amarante Rural Family House associates. The municipality of Amarante is located in Southeastern Maranhão state, nest to the Bico do Papagaio region of Tocantins ( ... )
The environment in the region is under heavy pressure from forest fires to clear pastures and charcoal industries, in addition to illegal timber extraction, which generates much conflict and makes management and sustainable use of natural resources impossible, with heavy negatie impacts on local biodiversity.
The capacity-building mentioned above will be divided into five parts of eighty hours
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Fiji
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2007
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49,758.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: FJI/OP3/2/07/13 |
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The project aims to conserve and protect the environment, culture and people?s livelihoods of rural areas in coastal communities that suffer land degradation. The purpose in the present context is to: (a) prevent land degradation on sloping land ( ... )
by soil erosion (often resulting from inappropriate burning), (b) increase natural vegetation and biodiversity and (c) enhance the resilience of local livelihoods in a way that serves both environmental and cultural sustainability. These aims can be realised through a coordinated project that focuses on both biodiversity conservation and the enhancement of agro biodiversity and sustainable land
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Suriname
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Biodiversity
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2007
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26,950.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SUR/OP3/Y2/06/04 |
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The objective of this project has been to preserve traditional knowledge and improved access to traditional healthcare for the Maroon community of Gonini Mofo Kriki and surrounding villages in the interior of Suriname. |
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Syrian arab republic
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Biodiversity
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2007
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30,500.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SYR/OP3/3/07/19 |
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The project addresses the need to stimulate the natural silk industry of Syria, which is of cultural and historical importance to Syrian citizens, with an eco-friendly activity that improves the local environment, helps to alleviate poverty, and ( ... )
ically empowers rural women. The project aims at establishing a local micro-finance fund that issues loans to families who wish to engage in any of the stages in natural silk production, from growing mulberry trees to spinning silk thread.
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Syrian arab republic
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Biodiversity
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2007
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41,500.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SYR/OP3/3/07/20 |
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The project addresses the need to stimulate the natural silk industry of Syria, which is of cultural and historical importance to Syrian citizens, with an eco-friendly activity that improves the local environment, helps to alleviate poverty, and ( ... )
ically empowers rural women. The project aims at establishing a local micro-finance fund that issues loans to families who wish to engage in any of the stages in natural silk production, from growing mulberry trees to spinning silk
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
Chemicals
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2007
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37,223.25
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MEX/OP3/Y2/06/35 |
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Reunir y analizar datos biológicos, económicos y sociales para la elaboración de un documento en donde se plasme el conocimiento actual de la Biodiversidad del Estado de Quintana Roo, así como las amenazas que existen para la preservación de ( ... )
riqueza. Este análisis será de carácter propositivo para la solución de los principales problemas que obstaculizan la conservación de la Biodiversidad en el Estado e incluirá estudios de caso que ejemplificarán los temas
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Sri lanka
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Land Degradation
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2007
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17,600.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SRL/06/16 |
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This project is designed to address the urgent need for conservation measures to protect the ground water for the use of the community within the Bingiriya and Arachchikattuwa divisions, belonging to the North Western Province. The deepening of the ( ... )
ter source, ?Daduru Oya?, by over-extracting river deposits and damaging the river banks, has been identified as the main reason why ground water has declined.
Extensive sand mining has increased the depth of the river bed which caused the ground water to rise, seeping into the river and drying out the villagers? wells during most of the year. In addition, some of the wells are also being
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