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Project Title |
Country |
Area Of Work
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Start Date |
Amount (US$) |
Operational Phase |
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Chile
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Biodiversity
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2005
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39,629.63
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: CHI/05/10 |
este proyecto esta ubicado en la isla grande de Chiloe, en 11.000 ha que fueron desafectadas del parque nacional Chiloe es un grupo de jovenes Huilliches que quiern construir y habilitar un sendero , actualemte existe el trasado y en muchos sectores ( ... )
semi
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Nicaragua
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Biodiversity
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2005
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22,375.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: NIC/OP3/05/03 |
El proyecto se ejecutará en la Reserva Natural Miraflor, con pobladores que viven dentro de la Reserva. En esta área existe una gran diversidad de flora y fauna, entre ellas plantas medicinales que tradicionalmente han sido utilizadas por las ( ... )
dades para el uso y venta. Esto ha provocado que la población de plantas medicinales haya disminuido drásticamente. Con el proyecto se pretende la reproducción de las plantas medicinales Calaguala y Cola de Caballo, a través de la reproducción en invernaderos para posteriormente ser llevados a jardines individuales que serán cuidados por los comunitarios con la asistencia técnica y
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India
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Biodiversity
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2005
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42,956.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/1/05/TN15 |
Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation is a professional development organization working in field of livelihoods and development, promoting institutions to reach scale and human resource development. The goal of the project is conservation ( ... )
velopment of water and agricultural ecosystems in the selected villages of Nassandra watershed located in Magadi block of Bangalore Rural District. The area is mainly dependent on monsoon receiving less than 40 days of rain in a year. The six tanks present in the area are deteriorating due to negligence. Overgrazing and overexploitation has threatened rainwater harvesting and conservation
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Kyrgyzstan
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Biodiversity
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2005
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8,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP3/Y1/CORE/2005/08 |
The Aiyr Bolotnyi (Acorus calamus l.) is included into Red Book not only Kyrgyzstan but many other counties too; the main reasons of its disappearance are marsh drain, reeds setting on the fire, its gathering for herbal and food needs by local ( ... )
. The east Issyk-Kul is the only place in Kyrgyzstan, where on separate marsh we can meet this vegetation. It is supposed to demonstrate on several plots of possibility to preserve wetland and at the same time to provide economic interests of local people.
The main goal of the project is preservation wetlands habitat of Aiyr Bolotnyi and reeds through the organizing protected zones,
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation Land Degradation
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2005
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30,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP3/Y1/CORE/2005/01 |
The Kara-Koyun plot is the favorable wintering and mating place of Central Asian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldi), steppe viper (Vipera ursini) and (Pseudopus apodus) included into Red Book of Kyrgyzstan. Tortoise concentration achieves to 3-5 ( ... )
duals on 1m2 at the turn of the April and at the beginning of May. As a result of big anthropogenic load (annually deforestation, plough out of slope, cattle pasturing) this habitat was destroyed. The other threat for tortoise and snakes becomes their provision provoked by foreign procurer for the last 3-4 years. All these processes can bring to total disappearance of these species.
The main
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Samoa
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Land Degradation
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2005
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5,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: WSM/OP3/01/05/11 |
The community of Vaega-Satupaitea has a large number of unemployed women with little opportunity of securing work. The Women's Committee see's the SGP as providing an incentive to start-up the women handicraft market for all young women in the ( ... )
e to work and earn an income for their families. Many young women have skills in handicrafts and gardening, but lack the resources and tools needed for production.
The project intends to revive and promote traditional handicraft skills of women through the replanting of tree species that are used in making tapa and woven handicrafts. The planting of mulberry trees and pandanus as well as
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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2005
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49,850.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: POL/04/15 |
Krasna River Valley with established thanks to previous GEF/SGP grant is natural eco-tourism back-up for Voivodship centre Kielce with nearly 300.000 inhabitatats;establishment of the reserve which should be enlarged, took a lot of efforts to ( ... )
e local people that nature preservation can generate extra income for them through growing tourism; previous activities concentrated on nature value, this project is aiming in preparation of local community for growing tourism and genereation of income by special, local products based on cattle,sheep,goose,poultry raising of forgotten, on the RED LIST of FAO, local species of genetic value
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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38,219.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/57 |
This project seeks to mobilise the communities that live in close proximity with the ?Rwenzori Mountain National Park? (RMNP) to proactively take responsibility in the conservation and protection of the mountain ecosystem through creation of ( ... )
ess and community involvement in biodiversity conservation, collection and documentation of indigenous knowledge, promotion of ex-situ conservation and introduction of multipurpose plant varieties for soil erosion control and production of essential oils.
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Cote d'ivoire
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Biodiversity
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2005
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10,065.21
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: IVC/05/32 |
Dans la région de Dimbokro, le riche patrimoine forestier est gravement menacé du fait de la surexploitation des ressources naturelles et des feux de brousse. Des espèces comme le "Onfoin" -Antiaris toxicaria- tendent à disparaitre. Dans cet ( ... )
les ecorces servent à la confection de pagnes, pochettes, draps,...etc.
Le projet vise à développer une stratégie de préservation et de valorisation de cette espèce.
En outre la vente des produits issus de la tranformation de l'ecorce, permettra de générer des ressources addtionnels aux bénéficiaires.
Le projet concerne 7 villages dans le département de Dimbokro, ce sont: Booré,
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Tunisia
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Biodiversity
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2005
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45,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUN/OP3/Y1/05/005 |
Le projet contribut à la conservation et la revivification par l'utilisation durables de l'oasis Chmila par la sauvegarde de la biodiversité et des ressources naturelles de l'oasis, la valorisation des eaux saumatres par l'application de la ( ... )
che et l'amélioration des revenus
Les activités du projet sont:
- Construction d?un ouvrage de recharge de la nappe
- Protection de l'oasis contre l'ensablement (3km de tabias).
- Valorisation des ressources en eaux par la promotion d?exploration viables.
- Initiation d' un processus de certification de l?oasis de Chemila comme produit de terroir ? d?appellation d?origine
- Dotation
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Burkina faso
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Biodiversity
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2005
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48,617.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: BFA/05/010 |
Délimitation, sécurisation / amélioration de l'habitat de la faune, accroissement qualitatif et quantitatif de la population faunique par des aménagements de la zone villageoise de chasse; meilleure organisation de la chasse villageoise, du ( ... )
me de vision; formation des membres; création de sources alternatives de revenus des communautés de
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Uganda
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Land Degradation
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2005
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/48 |
Conservation Farming Practices in Busiro North Upland Rice System is a local community project being implemented by Busiro North Development Foundation( BNDF), a local community based organization in the area. The project seeks to stabilize upland ( ... )
sed systems for sustainable productivity thereby averting potential environmental impacts resulting from unsustainable farming practices. The project activities also aim at improving local community livelihoods through diversified income sources such as beekeeping and upland rice growing.The project operates in Wakiso district which experiences unsustainable landuse practices that threaten the
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Mongolia
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Biodiversity
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2005
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3,111.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: MON/05/13 |
For the last years the water-table of Tamir River has been lowered due to illegal cutting of willows and improper use of natural resource. The project supports a local community initiative to take a conservation measures in a section along Tamir ( ... )
The local community are establishing a tree plantation in 2ha area in order to rehabilitate willow grove along Tamir River. Also they intent to plant fruit trees and establish a small brick production workshop for their livelihood enhancement. This project will be a good model of linking locally protected area management with sustainable livelihood of local
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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2005
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47,500.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: PHI/101/05 |
The project shall promote technologies that will help provide oppurtunities for farmers and their household to increase their income and spearhead public advocacy initiatives to increase public awareness and actions that will create a wholesome ( ... )
nment for present and future generation, i.e. increase diversity of high value, high-yielding and adapted coconut varieties and fruit tree species, as sources of
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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31,975.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/SGP/OP3/Y1/05/11 |
Uluguru mountains form part of the Eastern Arc Ecosystem. Uluguru mountains are considered as a water tower. They supply water which is consumed in Morogoro, Coast and Dar es Salaam regions. In addition, forest reserves on the slopes provides ( ... )
nd non-wood products, store genetic information, enrich soils, regulate local climate, offer beautiful landscare and enrich mankind spiritually. This project aims at solving encroachment for agriculture and habitation, uncontrolled fires, tree felling for timber and firewood, mining and laissez faire observation of
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Nepal
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Biodiversity
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2005
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42,120.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: NEP/05/02 |
The Phalung Valley, known to have rich biodiversity including a large number of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids, is one of the ?Orchid hotspots? among the few areas of Nepal. The rapid destruction of forests in the valley is contributing to the ( ... )
f biodiversity including the valuable orchids. IUCN has listed 11 species of Orchid found in Nepal, which are extinct, critically endangered, vulnerable, and near threatened. Exact number of threatened species from Phalung Valley and adjacent areas is not known and it needs an immediate action to conserve in situ and ex-situ the remaining species. The project will conserve these endagnered orchid
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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27,358.49
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/04/05 |
Mbizi forest reserve is found 10 km North of Sumbawanga. It is a montane cloud forest lying between 2,100-2,400 meters above sea level and spanning over 23, 500 ha. The importance of Mbizi to the Community it two fold. First, it is a major source ( ... )
er for Sumbawanga town and surrounding areas. Secondly, it is the last remaining patch of forest of its type remaining in Tanzania and is home to species of plants and animals, which are endemic to the area. Animals and birds found in the forest include cultural African red colobus, assorted bird species, four of which are endemic, five sub-species of butterfly also endemic to the area.
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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2005
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37,334.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: POL/05/01 |
Extensive farming present in area of project intervention kept high biological diversity, reachness of birds and plants.Changes in agriculture, rejection of milk cow breeding caused immidiate expansion of secondary vegetation and lose of previous ( ... )
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Pproject aims at bringing back extensive cattle breeding and farming in long term solution subsidized from EU Funds for Natura 2000 areas (keeping extensive pasture land) in Borsuki, Gnojno and Trojany by Zabuz (projected reserve "Trojan").Mechanical clearance and moving will be developed until eco-agro programmes of EU become operational for this area..
Organisation information workshops
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Sri lanka
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Land Degradation
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2005
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12,769.85
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: SRL/05/11 |
Awareness raising of communites and relevant govnt officials, conduct study on threatened endemic flora of the area, propogate and plant 5000 of these along with other plants in the watershed. Rehabilitate 10 small water tanks, 3 months training on ( ... )
using 'pandas' rush and reed varieties and development of markets. Implement soil conservation methods in selected home gardens situated on steep
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Samoa
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International Waters
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2005
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1,533.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: WSM/OP3/01/05/15 |
The Women's Committee proposes to use the existing wetland within the village for a conservation area. The aim of the women's committee is to learn about value of wetland areas and their uses. There are people in the community who would like to ( ... )
m the area, however the women's committee has been given the task by the village council to implement a project on protecting the wetland area;
The objectives of the project as set-out by the women's committee are;
1. Learn about species living in wetland ecosystems and their uses (Fisheries Division to conduct training)
2. Find an innovative means for the wetland to provide incentive for
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