There are 29,070 projects available.
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India
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Land Degradation
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2006
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24,630.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/1/06/MP06 |
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During 2002-04, Samrakshan had successfully implemented a SGP project for community mobilization, watershed planning and medicinal plant cultivation in the same set of villages. The proposed project has its origin in the earlier project and aims to ( ... )
up the interventions of the first project. The project is a part of a larger five-year livelihood plan for the Pataar-Palpur watershed area. Community based institutions of women and men are envisaged as the agency for implementation of the livelihood strategy under the project. Watersheds have been selected as the geographical unit of intervention, since agriculture is the mainstay of the
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Turkiye
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Land Degradation
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2006
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34,500.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: TUR/OP3/2/06/01 |
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The Büyükçekmece Lake is not only an important nature area, but also is one of the most important sources of potable water for Istanbul. The area of approximately 500 hectare around the Lake is exposed to extensive use of chemicals and intense ( ... )
lture, resulted in land degradation, loss of nutrients, minerals and land fertility. The pesticides and herbicides have destroyed the microorganisms in the soil and all the plants and animals, and have become life threatening for humans. The Social Development Volunteers Solidarity Society supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), aims to demonstrate good agricultural practices, giving
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2006
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/1/06/05 |
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Qadheb village located at N 12 63410 E 53 94980, under the Raiged watershed. It has 3011 people in 309 families live in 232 hiouses. The village suffer from heavy flood in 1998 and 2004 when many houses were washed out. This is as a result of ( ... )
earosion and deposition of earth materials elevates Wadi bed and divert flood path towards the village. Local community in the village abundon their home due to fear from flood. Poverty is prevauiling since people only fishermen and herders fish only 6 months per year, hence are unable to shift and build their houses away from the area.
The project was based on baseline hydrological study
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Kazakhstan
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Land Degradation
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2006
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5,500.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: kaz/06/06 |
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The village Sarzhal is located in the East Kazakhstan area. 2150 people live there, 73 farming facilities are placed there. Tradition common for the area is cattle breeding, in particular, horse breeding. Last years one of the serious problems is ( ... )
es degradation due to non-observance of traditional rules of the pasturing: it is quite spontaneously.
The consequence of the problem is change of quantity and quality of herbage on pastures, which leads to frequent diseases among the cattle and decrease in relative density. The farmers are not familiar with the key rules of the catle breeding, technologies of seasonal pasture use in view of
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India
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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22,556.39
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/02/06/MS 21 |
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The Goal of the project is to enhance the environmental and social benefits accruing from the municipal grand economic activity of solid waste management. It will streamline the existing primary collection system for municipal solid waste in Pune ( ... )
tend it city-wide, through establishing a local policy and institutional framework and integrate through a local SWM notification and setting up appropriate institutional forms (cooperative/s), urban poor who have been traditionally dependent on recyclables in solid waste management. It will streamline management and capacity-building systems for the primary collection agents (cooperative/s) and
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
International Waters
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2006
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP3/10 |
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Background
Today dolphins of the region of Tamarin are being harassed. Some days as much as 20 boats are around the same group of dolphins at the same time, chasing the animals around the bay. For the welfare of the animals, boat activities ( ... )
be managed in the area. However, this activity generates income for the country and decent jobs in the region.
Up to the year 2000, pods of spinner dolphin were living in the Tamarin Bay without disturbance. Delphine Legay came in Mauritius to perform a PhD study on the spinner dolphin population of Tamarin Bay. In order to fund her studies, Delphine started to take a few tourists out on
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2006
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29,216.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP3/Y2/CORE/2006/07 |
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background
the project is located in Nyandoro village a riverine community that is situated at the extreme southeastern corner of Mudzi district. this project seeks to achieve sustainable management of biodiversity resources in Nyandoro village ( ... )
s environs. The eradication of the tsetse fly menace, population migration to the lower Rwenya area due to gold panning activities along the river and the resultant increase in the huaman population in Nyandoro and adjacent villages in Nyanga district have resulted in increased human population pressure on biodiversity resources. the threat to sustainable management of biodiversity has been
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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47,865.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/06/75 |
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The project aims at consolidating achievements registered with GEF SGP support provided to Sironko Valley Integrated Projects for the period 2001-2004, notably reversing land degradation by providing the community with skills to obtain alternative ( ... )
products and reduce pressure on the land which will improve the quality and quantity of water in Sironko
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2006
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16,511.63
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/06/22 |
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The goal of this Project is development of a management plan for wild collection of Cerrado medicinal plants in the municipality of Goiás, state of Goiás, in private property areas. A community group organized by the Itaberaí (neighboring ( ... )
pality) Health Care Pastoral will be responsible for this. Several community pharmacies have been experimentally implemented in the region, producing medication from medicinal plants for primary health care coverage for the population. On average, approximately 32 thousand people each year benefit from the community pharmacies in the region. In this context, there is much demand for the use of
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India
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2006
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33,326.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/2/06/JKD 02 |
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Palamau in Jharkhand is famous for its rich biodiversity. The Palamau plateau extends over an area of 127.49 km, which is thickly forested. Only 26 percent area is under net sown and about 6949 hectares is cultivable wasteland. It is one of the most ( ... )
d areas in the country with a large tribal population. SESA has been working in the area since 1992 with the objective of conservation and promotion of natural and cultural heritage. The organization has been working with women and entrepreneurship development, providing traditional healthcare and sanitation. The goal of the project is to undertake an action oriented demonstration programme
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North Macedonia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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15,827.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MKD/OP3/02/06/05 |
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One of the most significant issues of the contemporary living is the absolute domination of the fossil oil as a source of energy. The combustion of the fossil fuels causes emission of GHG causing climate changes. Due to the fact that the sources of ( ... )
ssil fuels are limited while the demand for it is increasing, the price of the oil shows a continuously growing trend, causing major disturbances and turbulence in the economies of both developed and developing countries. The project aim to contribute to reduction of the green house gasses emission on the local level by starting the sustainable pilot-production of bio-diesel [organized collection
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2006
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34,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: JOR/OP3/Y2/06/04 |
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In Al Faisaliyeh village/ Madaba governorate, characterized by its beautiful rural nature and moderate climate in addition to its significant tourist attractions, especially for religious tourism, such as Mount Nebo, Siyagha, and Al Mkhayat, An Noor ( ... )
tive will implement this project which aims to maintain the rangeland productivity and contribute to sustaining the livelihoods of the local community through promoting the raising of a special breed of goats characterized by high milk yield and suitable for confined keeping, thus alleviating the pressure on natural rangeland. The project will also include an awareness component for livestock
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India
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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42,105.26
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/02/06/OR 20 |
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The project has been designed, based on the experience of the pilot project that was implemented in the same district to ameliorate the damages caused by the sponge iron plants to the local environment. The project aims to build capacities at the ( ... )
level for establishing and managing profitable enterprises producing smokeless briquettes from the industry waste, char. The units will provide an alternate source of income for the communities and will also provide a clean alternate to fuelwood at affordable prices.
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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2006
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1,295.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: VN/05/005 (P) |
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The primary aims of the planning grant are to promote the participation of key stakeholders of the proposed project, including local authorities and relevant agencies and communities, and provide scientific assistance for the project development. ( ... )
activities of the project include conducting surveys on socio-economic conditions of the proposed project site, identifying proposed project objectives and activities and assessing their feasibility, and providing needed technical assistance in project design and writing project proposal which will be submitted to GEF/SGP for review and appraisal; and identifying possibilities for project
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Kazakhstan
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Biodiversity
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2006
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35,970.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KAZ/05/27 |
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Saty settlement was chosen for the project implementation due to several reasons. First of all, it is located in the buffer zone to the Ile-Alatau National park, 270 km from Almaty on the way where the important tourist routes Almaty ? Kolsay lakes ( ... )
?Issyk-kul are situated. Nevertheless, local residents are not involved into tourist sphere. Thousand of tourists annually pass through Saty, but neither the local state budget nor local community members get any incomes.
Secondly, though the population of Saty is 1500 people, only 70 people are employed. The main source of incomes is farming, gardening and vegetable growing. Social and
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Botswana
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International Waters
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2006
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BOT/OP3/2/06/08 |
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The Boiteko Fishermen Syndicate comprises of fishermen who are affiliates of Okavango Fishermen Association. The fishermen run an enterprise from Samochina and subsist from the proceeds of the fishing expeditions. Through the consultations that have ( ... )
ne through the Okavango Delta Management Plan with regard to fish resources, it has been realised that there is limited baseline data on fish stocks and abundance within the study area, which is compounded by lack of capacity in terms of personnel and the vastness of the delta, leading to limited coverage. The fishers are widespread and could therefore help to collect some of the data that the
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2006
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/06/03 |
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Cane and Bamboo is means of livelihood enhancement is not new to the region or to Bhutan and has been a part of the local tradition. The resource management in the past has been fairly simple as there was no commercial exploitation. However, with ( ... )
mmercial exploitation of these picking up as more people turn to it as an economic means of enhancing livelihoods, sustainable management as well as proper resource utilization and conservation options need to be explored and adopted. Bamboo and cane can replace the use of wood to a large extent and this is yeat to be fostered. Most Bhutanese homes use a lot of wood in its construction even as
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Syrian arab republic
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Land Degradation
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2006
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49,418.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SGP/OP3/2/06/06 |
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The project aims at addressing land degradation problem in sloping olive orchards by applying cheap and easy-to-apply options to conserve the land. The project will work to create awareness among farmers about soil and water conservation techniques, ( ... )
l provide cheap credit for land management
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2006
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29,906.98
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/06/10 |
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The goal of this project is increasing Amazon Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) population and potential marketing in the Xambioá Indigenous Territory, located on the right margin of Lower Araguaia River, in the municipality of Santa Fé do Araguaia, in ( ... )
ate of Tocantins.
Due to an increase in population at the Indigenous Land, natural resources have been under heavy pressure, since after demarcation of the territory, land and its available natural resources became limited. As a result, a cultural change is necessary in order to create a new concept and methodology for natural resource use, since the limited size of the land does not allow
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2006
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29,925.58
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/06/14 |
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This porject is made up of a series of activities aimed at reintroduction of white-lipped peccary into the Apinayé Indigenous Land, with the goal of building a mutual relationship between peccaries and the indigenous community by means of ( ... )
ty-building on topics of sustainable management of the species, making it rational rather than predatory, which made the species extinct in the region in the past. The project will be developed in two stages, at the same time community corn crops will be grown for feeding the animals.
In the first phase two groups of peccaries will be acquired (18 females and 2 males), one for the Mariazinha
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