There are 29,070 projects available.
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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26,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-01 |
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The project is located in Na'ur area south west Amman. It involves the establishment of a natural park containing almost 1000 indigenous forest trees annexed to a rehabilitation center for psychiatric patients and drug dependents that the NGO is ( ... )
ng to construct very soon. Once operational, the project will constitute a model case in integration of social efforts with environmental concerns. Social integration and rehabilitation provided to this marginalized group of the ocmmunity will depend on raising the patients' environmental awareness and participation in reviving the original features of biodiversity in this area of arid to
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Nepal
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Biodiversity
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1999
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: NEP/98/G52/04 |
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Jumla district is rich in nom-timber forest products (NTFPs). But many of the important species are threatened and/or in the verge of extinction due to lack of proper production and harvesting approaches. Jumla is one of the most inaccessible and ( ... )
districts in Nepal which is still way behind in terms of social and economic development when referring to the human development index. The average age of people of Jumla is 44 years, which is 11 years less than the national average. It takes a minimum a week's walk to access the area from the nearest roadhead at Surkhet. The only fastest means to get Jumla is aeroplane which is rare and
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Guatemala
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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15,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-02-99 |
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1)To provide access an training to local communities leaders, indigenous peoples representatives, governmental and municipal authorities, to innovative and alternative methods for socio - environmental conflicts.2)To produce and distribute ( ... )
ional materials for training sessions on alternative conflict resolution on environmental issues.3)To establish the Regional Network for Environmental Conflict Resolution on the West region of the country. /This project will develop a series of 7 training workshops on alternative environmental conflict resolution in three departments of the West region of Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Sololá and
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Palestine, State of
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Biodiversity
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1999
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37,940.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PAL/99/05 |
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Conducting size distribution study as well as literature review on endemic plant species in the coastal sand-dunes in Gaza Strip in order to classify, identify the most threatened species and device integrated restoration plan in four designated ( ... )
ons that (College of Education, Youth and Sport Camp, Marine forces, Ministry of Agriculture), documenting the outcome of the study in a colored printed booklet and disseminating information collected through workshops, schools/ public seminars and distribution of
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Suriname
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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25,130.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TRI/95/G52/2101/014 |
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Contracted services of NGO to assist in day-to-day coordination of GEF/SGP activities in Suriname |
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India
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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14,274.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP1/99/MP01 |
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The project had focus on two GEF thematic areas Biodiversity and Climate Change. To mitigate the loss of biodiversity, the project had a provision of creating plantations for fuel wood, fodder and timbers. This helped not only in reducing the ( ... )
re on the existing biomass, but also negating the exploitation of the natural resources by enabling communities, gaining skills in managing plantations. The emphasis was on fast growing, multi-use tree species that are valued by the locals, and were locally
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Kenya
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Biodiversity
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1999
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2,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-PLN-00-009 |
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The aim of this project was to collect baseline data and conduct an environment impact assessment for the kakamega forest ecotourism project. The data collected will be compared with the end result after the project has been conducted. |
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India
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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18,247.10
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/CCF/IND/OP1/WB02 |
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Project will attempt to form women organisation/ groups, train them in the areas of ecology and bio-diversity conservation, installation of renewable energy sources(solar, smokeless chulhas and bio-gas plants),biocomposting technology, undertake ( ... )
tensive kitchen gardens and entrepreneurship development..At the first instalment level of the project and while project progress review it is observed that project is not performing well and organisation is not capable enough to manage the funds. At a first instalment level the NSC decided that project needs to be terminated and district administartion issued a legal notofication against the
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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452.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/031 |
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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452.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/021/P |
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The primamry aims of the planning grant are to promote the participation of key stakeholders of the proposed project, including local authorities and relevant agencies and communties, 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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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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17,903.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/008 |
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The project meets the goal of the GEF/SGP by contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of the biological resources of Chu Yang Sin Nature Reserve in Daklak Province. Chu Yang Sin Nature Reserve is one of the biggest national nature ( ... )
es in Vietnam. It contains highly valuable biological resources of a rainforest ecosystem. Poverty and population growth (due to high birth rate and illegal immigration), isolation and a strong lack of human and financial resources for the Reserve management and protection are the main causes of biodiversity loss and deforestation, which are considered two major environmental problems in the
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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15,040.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/010 |
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The project meets the goal of the GEF/SGP by contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources and the riverine wetland ecosystem of Van Long, a local nature reserve in Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province. Due to the ( ... )
ity low environmental awareness and low standard of living, the local community has overexploited the Reserve resources for their daily livelihoods, resulting in the biodiversity loss and deforestation. In addition, illegal hunting from local residents and outsiders is also a big problem in the area and a major threat to biodiversity conservation. Although the Province has designated the area as
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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18,190.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/005 |
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The project meets the goal of the GEF/SGP by contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources of the Xuan Thuy Ramsar Nature Reserve, located in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province. It is the only Ramsar site in ( ... )
m, which contains highly valuable biological resources of an estuarine and coastal wetland ecosystem and is the home of migratory bird species. However, the ecosystem and its biological diversity is seriously degraded due to the unsustainable and uncontrolled of aquaculture development in the area. Population growth and poverty put considerable pressures on the Reserve resources and results in
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Albania
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Biodiversity
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1999
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7,900.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: ALB/99/06 |
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The main aim of the project is the study, estimation and preservation of the today's biodiversity and habitats, flora, fauna in the area between Vjosa Delta Zone and Narta Lagoon. The long term aim is the renewal of biodiversity of this area and ( ... )
urroundings area. The project would draft an inventory with identification of globally threatened species (animals or plants) by extinction as well as defining some measurements for their preservation and renewal. A preliminary documentation will be compiled in order to preserve the natural values and to ensure the rational use of natural resources.
A short and long term strategy will be defined
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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29,400.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BHU/99/02 |
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The project sought to address some of the environmental and health related problems faced by the rural communities of Tsirang Dzongkhag such as: unsustainable extraction of fuelwood leading to destruction of natural forests and smoke related ( ... )
es particularly on women and children. This project is categorized as one of the best GEF/SGP projects in Bhutan. The project demonstrated tangible community development and conservation benefits, strong community committment, very good potential for sustainability (as the stoves are cleaned and repaired at regular intervals), high level of cost efficiency and solid link to improvement of the
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Poland
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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33,010.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: POL/98/06 |
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extension of the project financed in 1997/1998-introduction a prototype design of a fluidized bed biomass fired furnance |
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Albania
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Biodiversity
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1999
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16,670.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: ALB/98/01 |
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The main aim of the project is conservation of the Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), which is a globally threatened species. The project would occur at the Lagoon of Karavasta, which is a Ramsar site, and home to many rare and endangered ( ... )
s. The local community will be thoroughly involved in every step of the project. Strong awareness campaigns will be developed will particular attention on the education of school children.
Bird communities will be monitored throughout the year in order to evaluate their situation. Nesting sites of the Dalmatian Pelican would be guarded in order to protect the species and to improve their
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Albania
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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4,640.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: ALB/99/04 |
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The main aim of the project is to clean-up from parasite of infected pine trees. Strong campaigns will be developed for rising of public awareness with particular attention environmental education of school's pupils, local communities and ( ... )
ery's monks. The project will occur in the area Rrapez and Kolonja. Very good and closed links will be established with school's teams in the area, i order to monitor and help in cleaning-up of pine trees branches and developing the public awareness campaigns. 300 pine trees will be cleaned-up by school's pupils and by monks who wish to have a very cleaned environment. They will also clean-up the
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Guatemala
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International Waters
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1999
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13,063.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-05-99 |
OBJECTIVES
To reduce pollution on water bodies that receive the wastes of coffee processing.
This project will allow the organization to reduce the use of water in the processing of coffee, adapting their actual system and recycling the ( ... )
ater.
Additionally, they will give a physic treatment to waste waters and will use the resulting coffee pulp to feed a biodigestor to produce gas for their coffee dryers and use the resulting compost from the biodigestor as organic fertilizer for their
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Kenya
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Biodiversity
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1999
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10,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-99-004 |
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This project consists of 2 CBOs working in two different geographic areas growing different endemic medicianl plant species for commercial usage on a large scale farming. The project aims at establishing demonstartion plots so that local farmers are ( ... )
learn how to grow medicinal plants on their own shambas.Marketing outlets were already established by SAMTECH.
The medicinal plants production should be a high price approach and serve as an alternative to other low price crops like
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