There are 29,070 projects available.
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Project Title |
Country |
Area Of Work
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Start Date |
Amount (US$) |
Operational Phase |
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1999
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15,275.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-04-99 |
OBJECTIVES: To provide access to training on methods for cultivating a local endangered species of edible mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus, through the implementation of family greenhouses and mycelium reproduction and distribution on native ( ... )
remains. This project will develop a series of workshops to strengthen the three participant organizations, provide specific training on mushroom and forest ecology, cultivation techniques using agricultural wastes and methods of restock natural sources of the species at local natural forests remains. The project also includes a commercialization component to facilitate project
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India
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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7,406.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP1/99/OR02 |
The project was all about dissemination of Environametal education in school children. It includes development of corriculum and revising the sylabus of schools fto include environmental aspects to educate the children about conservation, ecosystem, ( ... )
and educating them in a very simple way eg. audio visulas, games to know the importance of birds, water management, trees, and animals etc. No co-financing was acheived in this project
The project was lack in repoting and Dcumentation, it is termintaed at 2 instalment level., Details are given in the results.
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Guatemala
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International Waters
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1999
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14,758.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-10-99 |
OBJECTIVES: To diminish environmental pollution on the Empresa Asociativa Campesina El Carmen Villa Seca environment and related river efluents, through the management of liquid and solid by-products of the coffee agroindustry. This ( ... )
t will allow the Empresa Campesina to build and install of basic infrastructure (decanter, sedimentation ponds, oxygenation ones, a set of filters and artificial waterfalls) in order to diminish chemical demand of oxygen, the official parameter for water pollution, in 80% on the first year of implementation of the project. Additionally the coffee pulp, main solid pollutant will be separated,
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Cote d'ivoire
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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9,743.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: IVC/95/G52/018 |
Réduire les émissions de gaz a effet de serre liées a l'usage du bois de feu dans 7 villages de la s/p de Diabo, par la construction de 400 foyers améliorés, et par la formation a la technique de constructions des foyers améliorés. |
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Senegal
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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34,404.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SEN/98/06 |
Le projet se justifie par la nécessité de réduire sensiblement l'abattement des arbres et la production de charbon de bois et de bois de chauffe. Le niveau de déboisement au Sénégal est de 30 000 ha par année, et la production de charbon de ( ... )
st de 330 000 tonnes annuellement.Face aux besoins de plus en plus croissants des populations en combustibles ligneux, il est nécessaire de prendre des mesures de réduction de la consommation en bois d'énergie.Ainsi, il s'agira dans ce projet de chercher à baisser la pression sur les ressources ligneuses par la réduction de la consommpation d'énergie des ménages grâce à:
- la
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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7,719.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BHU/98/02 |
The project sought to address some of the emerging environmental problems of Trashi Yangtse such as over exploitation of the limited arable land, encroachment of forestland and overgrazing due to rapidly increasing human and cattle population. ( ... )
nd degradation is a major problem in the eastern part of Bhutan. Degradation of land is highly attributed by heavy rainfall, difficult terrain, forest fire, human activities and excessive grazing. There is considerable natural erosion, which is further excerbated by human activities, especially when the soil becomes heavily water logged during monsoon season.
People of Trashi Yangtse has
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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12,500.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/VN/98/002 |
The project meets the goal of the GEF/SGP by combating land degradation caused by the overuse of chemical fertilizers in 3 pilot communes in Ba Vi District, which are located in the buffer zone of Ba Vi National Park. It promotes the application of ( ... )
c fertilizers, including biofertilizer and compost, in the pursuit of sustainable agriculture development. The project transfers the simple technology for biofertiliser production, using local materials, such as peat and rice husk, and its application to local farmers, targeting ethnic people and women. The combination of biofertiliser and compost application prevents land degradation and
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Palestine, State of
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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2,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PAL/99/02 |
The grant aims at enabling the grantee to get more acquainted with the techniques of the solar pumping for irrigation. Therefore they hired an external consultant to help in this term. Also, the grant helps the PHG to do initial investigation to ( ... )
ine the appropriate location for the project and conduct a primarily consultation with the potential group of
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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1999
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34,162.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/98/G52/99/05 |
In 1995, the Bobirwa Environmental Committee identified deforestation, resulting from the over-exploitation of natural woodlands for fuel, as one of the most serious environmental problems in the Bobirwa subdistrict. Some residents of Bobirwa ( ... )
ted that there were conservation committees that were willing to become more active in addressing the problem, but they needed support.
This project seeks to promote the use and manufacture of fuel efficient stoves for villages severely affected by deforestration resulting from the over-exploitation of natural woodlands for fuel wood. The proposed project will be implemented in the Bobirwa
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Cote d'ivoire
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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10,135.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: IVC/95/G52/012 |
The project objective is to contribute to protect the local environment by helping women of Komborodougou and of 4 other surrounding villages to improve the energetical efficiency and promote the alternative energies.
This objective will be ( ... )
pped through:
- the construction of 200 concrete mobile improved stoves in the subprefecture and its surroundings,
- the contruction of a 10m3 biogas digestor for the Public Primary School 1 of
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Cote d'ivoire
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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16,283.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: IVC/95/G52/010 |
Smoked fish represents a flourishing activity for women living in Attécoubé (a commune of Abidjan) and Yopougon Kouté (a village located on the bank of the lagoon), and generally in Côte d'Ivoire. It is an activity which also requires a lot of ( ... )
od leading to the emission of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
The project of promotion of improved ovens? technology will contribute to reduce the greenhouse gas, and promote the use of the thrifty energy technologies, at a small scale level although it is a community
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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1999
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21,782.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/98/G52/99/14 |
At present the genetic base on which crop farming takes place in Botswana is increasingly being eroded by mono cropping, the use of single 'modern' vareities, etc., making it more prone to the ravages of droughts and generally making it ( ... )
ainable (both environmentally and economically) to be engaged in crop farming. However crop farming is often the only economic activity left for the poorest section of the population.
Since its inception Permaculture Trust of Botswana has recognised the erosion of the genetic base on which crop farming takes place and has put efforts in gaining experience to set up a community based seed
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Peru
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Biodiversity
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1999
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17,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PER/98/05 |
El Proyecto se ubica en la zona de amortiguamiento de la Zona Reservada de Batán Grande, donde los comuneros han deforestado grandes extensiones de bosque seco y consecuentemente su calidad de vida se ha deteriorado. El proyecto pretende promover ( ... )
s de vida sostenible basado en la capacitación de la comunidad a través de los promotores campesinos que manejan módulos productivos (pecuarios, apicultura y vinomiel). Los promotores campesinos capacitados difunden las técnicas de manejo hacia otros sectores de Jayanca. Contempla también obras complementarias como cocinas mejoradas para disminuir el consumo de lena y mejorar las condiciones
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1999
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650.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: POL/00/02p |
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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1999
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30,992.74
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MAR/95/G52/18 |
This project has experienced lots of difficulties and is delyed due to lack of committment of NGO. It is proposed to close the project before the end of 2005 if nothing is done.
This project aims to conserve, re-introduce, propagate and sell ( ... )
c and indigenous ornamental plants. A portion of land of the extent of 1A12 at State land Malherbe, Wooton has exceptionally been allocated to the Mauritius Girl Guides Association in order to implement this project. The grant allocated by GEF/SGP will mainly be used to create jobs for four local people who will be responsible for the day to day care of the ornamental seedlings and plants. It
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India
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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11,363.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP1/99/OR04 |
The goal of the project was to involve the local people, especially women to protect the degrading eco-system through generating awareness about the renewable energy devices viz. biogas, smokeless chullah, and introducing the community to activities ( ... )
ganic compost, plantation of fuel wood, organise thrift and credit groups for the self employment opportunity to make the community self-reliant and
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Suriname
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Biodiversity
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1999
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50,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TRI/95/G52/2101/013 |
Promotion of alternative income activities for turtle egg poachers in Galibi, east Suriname, through development of ecotourism. Project includes a start-up revolving fund to facilitate community participation and benefits in ecotourism. |
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Palestine, State of
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1999
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45,600.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PAL/99/04 |
The project promots the application of hybrid system of solar and wind energy for domestic and public electrification in the boarder village in Innabl Al Kabear in Hebron in the southren area of the Palestinian Authority.The project enables 10 ( ... )
of 64 inhabitants, the mosque and the school to use 24/h eclectricity services as a sustainable alternative to the old deasil generator. Also, the project gives a special focus on raising community awareness on energy effeciency and saving techniques and peovids training on system manitenance for members of the community
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Kazakhstan
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Multifocal Area
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1999
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37,072.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KAZ/99/01 |
During realization of the first stage of the project a number of difficulties which NGOs collide with in the process of realization of different activities have been revealed.
1) NGOs leaders have a poor understanding of what monitoring is, what ( ... )
necessary for, and how monitoring results can be used in the NGOs activity. Besides, there is a lack of accessible methodical literature in Russian and in Kazakh.
2) NGOs don't successfully involve resources into the projects, they are not able to develop evident presentation materials and arrange success information campaign and to draw attention of journalists.
3) NGO leaders don't possess
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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37,640.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-02 |
The project involves installation of drought resistant landscaping on a site, dating back to the Umayyad period and occupied during the Ottoman and the recent Fallahi periods, to demonstrate traditional natural resource management practicies in an ( ... )
o semi-arid area in the East Mediterranean ecosystem comlementing ,at the same time, the restoration of a significant historical and archaeolgical site. The project has cleaned up and rehabilitated several historical cisterns on site, has made significant discoveries and is working on re-creating the xeriscape patterns in the
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