There are 29,070 projects available.
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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2003
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40,903.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: VN/02/006 |
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Vietnam is one of the Vavilov?s ?Centre of Origin? of domesticated plants and animals and is one of 10 centres of highest biodiversity in the world. The total number of native plant species found in Vietnam is estimated at 4,800. Of these 1,900 are ( ... )
lants or cultivated plants and their wild relatives.
Cinnamomum species belongs to the plant family of Lauracea which is a typical plant family of tropical forest in South East Asia. Due to overexploitation of Cinnamomum, it does not exist in natural forest anymore. People have domesticated this for a long time. There is a high species and varietal diversity of Cinnamomum in Vietnam.
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Thailand
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Multifocal Area
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2003
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11,540.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: THA/02/11 |
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Originating in the Phu(mountain) Si Than and receiving water from a number of smaller streams of various sizes the Huay Sai Creek runs its course eastward into the Mekhong River.Along the banks of the creeks are community settlement and cultivated ( ... )
Major crops include tapioca, rice, sugarcane and other alien crops such as rose, edible cactus , oranges and grapes. The creek has been providing water for household consumption and agriculture for generations as well as sources of food.
The agricultural practice, especially cash crop and plants of alien species, has resulted in the expansion of cultivated land into national
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Thailand
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Multifocal Area
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2003
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11,536.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: THA/02/24 |
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Harn Arng Thong is a water body integrated with the Songkhla Lagoon and Gulf of Thailand /
South China Sea. Apart from supplying water for agriculture, the 2000-ha wetland is a habitat for water species. Currently, the ecosystems of this wetland ( ... )
ng degraded due to sedimentation, deforestation from encroachment, drain-off of chemicals from both agricultural practice and household. Added to this is the rice-field burning after harvest practiced by the majority ,resulting in degradation of land and affecting water flow regimes.
The participatory community plan of Tambol Don Pradu comprises 32 projects under 12 programmes where the
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Kazakhstan
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Biodiversity
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2003
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15,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KAZ/03/17 |
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For more than 50 years during summer and autumn time the numerous groups of amateur tourists and climbers have been rushing to the exceptionally beautiful area near Belukha Mountain. Mainly the tourists use the well-known route ?Yazevoe Village ? ( ... )
okkol Waterfall?. As a rule, nobody accompanies the tourists. As a result the number of marks left after bonfires in the most beautiful places keeps increasing, the meadows are trampled down, springs and forest meadows are contaminated with rubbish and fires destroy the habitat of the valuable forest species. As a result, for the last twenty years 50% of reserves of the plants in the foothills
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Pakistan
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Biodiversity
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2003
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36,068.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PAK/03/50 |
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The project is to address the issues concerned to bio-divserity conservation through small scale activities and successful approaches leading to the improvement of bio-diversity and sustainable livelihood sources of the concerned communities. The ( ... )
ch ensures an active involvement of communities of the project area and using their indigenous skills and
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2003
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: MAL/03/FP-03/30 |
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The project will create economic incentives such as premium price for their traditional varieties of rice, extra incomes from the ducks, fish and herbs. The project also hopes to initiate and sustaian some business sense among the farming ( ... )
ities where their produce will be marketed in the vicinity of the village. This will inevitably attract local tourist, local sudents and other local communities nearby. It will also provide employment and help to reduce the presence of rural and urban migration.The mission of the project is to create awareness, facilitate research, foster education on the application of modern technologies for
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2003
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19,344.42
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Phase 2
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Project Number: ZIM/03/04 |
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The project is aimed at addressing the problem of over exploitation of the ilala palm and other trees that are used in tanning of the ilala which include Rhus Lancea, Berchemia Zeyheri and Kirkia Acuminata.It also seeks to avoid degradation and ( ... )
tion of the valued resources and also improve the livelihoods of the community through production and marketing of quality crafts and improved access to lucrative markets at local, regional and international levels.
project goals and objectives
The goal of the project is improve the livelihoods of the Ngomambi Suth ward community through sustainable utilization of illala and other
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2003
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596.20
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Phase 2
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Project Number: ZIM/03/02 |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Nkayi Folk Development Foundation is a community-based organization founded in 1994 with the aim of facilitating the development of communities in Nkayi District. It currently has a membership of 5000 drawn from 25 wards of ( ... )
District. It has gained experience of mobilizing communities to spearhead development initiatives at the local level. The purpose of NFDF is to empower disadvantaged groups (such as school leavers, the poor and women) in local communities with knowledge and skills to develop sustainable livelihoods through the conservation and utilization of natural resources sustainable agriculture and income
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Cote d'ivoire
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Biodiversity
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2003
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14,914.51
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Phase 2
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Project Number: IVC/98/G52/040 |
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Le riche patrimoine de plantes médicinales de Côte d'Ivoire est grandement menacé par la surexploitation forestiere, les feux de brousse, le développement des cultures de rente, mais aussi par l'exploitation abusive par les herboristes. Plus ( ... )
centaine d'especes, essentiellement dans le traitement d'affections courantes, sont en train de disparaître. Le présent projet vise a donner des solutions concretes et rapides a la gestion et au renouvellement de la faune et de la flore, par l'incitation des paysans a la création de jardins botaniques communautaires générateurs de revenus, au profit des femmes pratiquant les cultures
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Cote d'ivoire
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Biodiversity
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2003
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28,235.29
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Phase 2
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Project Number: IVC/98/G52/051 |
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Les riverains des zones côtieres pratiquent la chasse aux tortues. cette activité contribue a résoudre leurs besoins immédiats mais ne les aide pas a sortir de la pauvreté.Il faut donc prendre des mesures énergiques et s'attaquer au manque de ( ... )
rces des populations locales en les attirant vers d'autres activités plus rentables. Cette proposition présentée par l'ONG SOS-FORETS, est le second volet de l'initiative de conservation de tortues marines, basée sur la participation communautaires des populations littorales, réalisée dans dans la région de Grand-Bereby et San-Pedro. Le projet s'appuie sur les résultats capitalisés lors
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Papua new guinea
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Biodiversity
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2003
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16,975.31
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PNG/03/42 |
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The Conservation Forum Project is an umbrella NGO that is mandated to facilitate a venue to serve biodiversity conservation NGOs/CBOs in the country. This NGO is new, however its strenght come from within its broad constituency which represents the ( ... )
ty of NGOs working on Biodiversity Conservation in
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Kyrgyzstan
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2003
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7,822.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/62 |
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The main idea of the project is biodiversity conservation at the foot of Bosbu maintain by rehabilitation of endangered species of plants such as almond, walnut, wild kind of apple, cherry and pasture regulation, organizing forest nursery, ( ... )
tion of plots among the local population. Rehabilitation of birds habitat.
Actions to be undertaken by Public Association ?SEKOL?:
9. Social mobilization of local people.
10. Allotment of land to NGO
11. Fence construction around the plot of 10 hectares
12. Watering
13. Procurement, planting, saplings surgery.
14. Establish foundation to support watering and enlarging planted area in
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India
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Biodiversity
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2003
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23,967.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/03/WB05 |
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The Himalayas greatly affect the economic well-being of billions of people on earth. This region is heavily populated with unmatched cultural and ethnic diversity, generated by its complex topography and climate variability. Considered as one of the ( ... )
al hotspots of biodiversity, it is under tremendous pressure from a burgeoning population. The Darjeeling hills are known for their unique levels of biodiversity and scenic landscapes and are widely covered with forests. With stoppage of income from forest operations, the pressure on land had increased, with people engaging in illicit collection of firewood, livestock grazing and non-timber
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2003
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19,610.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/UNF-GEF/03/06 |
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Ebony tree( African Black wood) has been growing in the lower land of Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of the natural species of the area. The increased need for this wood for marking carvings has resulted to its reduction in number of this specie all over ( ... )
nty and to the extent of closer to disappearing in Kilimanjaro region. This tree species takes long to grow to maturity while the rate of harvesting without replanting is increasing. For many people it was believed that this tree species cannot be replanted as it has to grow natural.
This project has been proposed by a group of people who are involved in making carvings from ebony tree. This
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2003
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: UGA/03/27 |
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Conservation of endemic fisheries resources of Lake Albert through enhanced local institutional capacity is a project designed to employ new approaches of collaborative management and conservation of the fisheries biodiversity of Lake Albert. ( ... )
> The project was conceived by Uganda Fisheries and Fish Conservation Association (UFFCA) using participatory approaches and is to be implemented with funding from both UNDP/GEF Small Grants Program Uganda and Siemenpuu Foundation of Finland for a period of 24-months/two years (2003 to 2005). The main focus is to involve the local resource users in managing the resource they exploit for their
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India
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Biodiversity
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2003
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8,842.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/02/ASM06 |
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Vast majorities of local people of upper Assam were directly or indirectly dependent on the resources of its rainforests. These forests had been providing subsistence to the people of this area. But due to lack of knowledge and proper utilization ( ... )
nservation of forest resources, the people of this region failed to make adequate progress in their lives in spite of adequate scope. This project was undertaken to educate the people to conserve the forest resources because these rainforests were very resourceful and also hotspot zone for biodiversity. The project also laid emphasis on sustainable biodiversity conservation of the rainforests and
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2003
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37,867.24
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/03/04 |
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Project aims at reducing rate of poaching and frequency of forest fires in Katavi National Park through promotion of beekeeping activities in the fringes of the National Park. The project will also provide alternative income generating ( ... )
unities for communities living adjacent to Katavi National Park by promoting production of high priced organic honey with a view to addressing income
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2003
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7,246.37
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SRL/03/19 |
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Rationale:
This area being one of religious and historical importance, there is a constant demand for bamboo trees for reconstruction work in the Buddhist monuments, dagabas etc. They are brought from outside and its use is both costly and ( ... )
ental to the environment.
Objectives, benefits:
Conserve the biodiversity in the Malwathu oya site and plant bamboo trees on the banks.
Remove the toxic pollutants in the waters of Malwathu oya.
Improve the soil quality in the adjoining areas.
Retain environmental equilibrium through sustainable use of the resources available in the area.
Provide livelihoods to members of the community
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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2003
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46,275.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PHI/49/03 GEF-RNE |
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The project aims to undertake community-based activities that will promote/establish the rehabilitation, conservation and management of the coastal and marine resources in Bolinao to sustain the strengthening of eight POs towards the comprehensive ( ... )
tives conserving the coastal and marine resources and for the development of sustainable livelihood of the communities of Bolinao and to replicate the conservation of coastal resources in another five new barangays in Bolinao and Lingayen
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India
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Biodiversity
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2003
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22,220.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/03/KER04 |
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The project aims to achieve conservation of bio-diversity of wayanad through awareness generation and sustainable production and use of herbal medicines and promotion of indigenous knowledge, as an alternate health care system among the resource ( ... )
ommunities in Wayanad.
Major activities include:-
? Awareness generation and capacity building.
? Community based ex-situ conservation of medicinal plants.
? Extending use of medicinal plants by community.
? Developing medicinal plant enterprise.
? Enterpreneurship development.
? Formation of networks --- of SHGs, farmers groups.
? Starting of a treatment centre.
? Resource centre
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