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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2006
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29,651.17
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/06/18 |
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Descrição do projeto: The municipality of Carolina has poor health care and education services in the village of Solta (60 km from the municipal seat). There is no health care center and schools do not go beyond fourth grade. The region of ( ... )
na is under rapid expansion of large scale agriculture, mainly soy plantations, and part of the municipality is threatened by construction of the Estreito hydroelectric power plant, in beginning stages of construction, which will flood much of the municipality.
This porject is aimed at increasing income for inhabitants of the Solta village and strengthen the Association. Both objectives will be
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Samoa
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Land Degradation
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2006
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5,277.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: WSM/OP3/02/06/48 |
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The Village of Paia has already started its organic vegetable garden and the planting of medicinal plants used by traditional healers for treating illness. The current problem faced by the community is lack of water to water the garden. Majority of ( ... )
es have a water tank, but its only for their family consumption, currently they are using water from their water tanks to water the garden. However, the members of the women?s committee said that having a water tank for the community, will be fare on all members, seeing that only a few members share their family water tanks and the garden benefits all the women in the village.
- Lack of
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Samoa
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Land Degradation
Chemicals
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2006
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7,778.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: WSM/OP3/02/06/50 |
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The Village of Gataivai depends largely on agriculture to support families in the community. Most families own a plantation, and the major problem in the village is the large areas of fallow land left unused due to poor land management from land ( ... )
nce for subsistence agriculture use and over use of pesticides. The village project is expanding and it will be the start of pesticide phase-out for the community.
- Lack of available water resources to water garden
- More tools needed for farming
- Training of women on how to manage organic garden and the looking at certification of farms
Specific objective: The project discourages the
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North Macedonia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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20,511.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MKD/OP3/02/06/10 |
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The general aim of this Project is exploration of the possibilities for production of biodiesel from crops grown on the agricultural land contaminated with heavy metals. This would provide a double effect: soil decontamination by the method of ( ... )
xtraction and effective utilization of the agricultural produce, that is otherwise unusable for human and livestock consumption and would have to be disposed off.
The specific aims of the Project are:
1. Decontamination of the agricultural land contaminated with heavy metals; the activities to achieve this aim are: a) selection and preparation of the land for cropping; b) sowing of the crops
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Mongolia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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4,274.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MON/06/15 |
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Grant is given to supporta creative initiave to manufacture a number of experimental solar powered refrigerators. The projects intend to contribute to greenhouse gas reduction and overcome some barriers in promoting the adoption of renewable energy. ( ... )
owered refrigerators will be very usful for rural community. Due to the mountainous terrain and remote location of many villages, it is unlikely that the grid will be extended to them anytime.
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Papua new guinea
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Multifocal Area
Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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10,661.91
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Phase 3
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Project Number: PNG/06/09 |
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CRN undertook a reofreestation projects with communities within the vacinity of Yonki Dam / Kainantu area to protect the catacments areas that suplies the Yonki Dam that runs the Macro Hydro project that service 3 million population |
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Sri lanka
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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18,170.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: CWI/SRL/05/07 |
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Rationale:the leaching problem of agrochemicals into the groundwatertable has had a significant impact on ground water quality in the Kalpitiya Peninsula. while the chemical an mechanical means to mitigate the contamination are expensive and ( ... )
dy, the biolgical means to reduce such contamination is ggaining increasing impetus.
Objective:to conduct phytoremediation in a total of 42 public wells in 18 Grama Niladhari Divisions. cretae awareness amongst the community .create awareness among the community to garner their support.create awareness among the local and national administration. monitoring of all well selected for
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Indonesia
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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15,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: INS/SSGF/06/10 |
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The 2004 tsunami had shattered most of small entreprises in Ujong Muloh, including two small sewing and embroidery business that, according to survivors, had been both busy and profitable. Before the tsunami, the seamstresses of Ujung Muloh had been ( ... )
hroughout the neighboring villages for the quality of their products. Sadly, the women who had run these business died during the tsunami and none of the surviving women possessed the handicraft skills to fill the gap that they left behind.
The loss of this small industry was overlooked by large NGO's which in their rush to rebuild tended to provide aid in the form of boats, agricultural
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Indonesia
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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15,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: INS/SSGF/05/07 |
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The South-South Grants Facility fund is chanelled through the organization to reach the community of Iboih with close coordination and trust from the Panglima Laot of Iboih (local traditional leader for coastal community). The SSGF asssitance ( ... )
s on women entreprises through supports for working capital, purchase of sewing and embroidery eqipments, and development of handicraft workshop. It also provides training to improve the community's skills in aquaculture such as seaweed farming. Other soft skills investment include improvement for designs and marketing of sewing embroidery, and contemporray handicraf based on local
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Namibia
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Biodiversity
International Waters
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2006
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36,122.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: NAM-OP3-1-06-04 |
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Following the successful completion and launch of the SIDA funded IGCSE publication on Water Pollution in 1999, the Wetlands Working Group have embarked on another project of the same nature but this time intended for Junior Secondary Learners and ( ... )
teachers. This project seeks to produce 10 000 copies for Junior Secondary Schools countrywide with the official launch envisioned for World Water Day, 22 March 2007.
SIDA provided funds amounting to N$ 45 691 towards the implementation of this project with monies that remained as surplus in the project coffers following the completion of the IGCSE book project and an additional amount of N$
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Indonesia
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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6,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: INS/SSGF/06/05 |
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this project aimed to create community activities in their own yard due to their inadequate and unsafe place to live. |
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Syrian arab republic
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Biodiversity
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2006
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14,608.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SYR/OP3/2/06/14 |
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Syria owns a wide variety of world-famous animal genetic resources that enjoy high economic value in Syria and the Middle East. During the past few decades, and due to active demand, several countries in and outside the Middle East started to ( ... )
e and breed these animal types, which makes it more important to take necessary legal procedures in order to protect their intellectual property rights.
yet no study for genetic diversity of farm animal genetic resources has been conducted on the molecular level due to the high cost of defining the DNA fingerprint, and the lack of expertise in this field.
The project seeks to establish a
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Kenya
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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5,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-PLN-05-003 |
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Conduct feasibility Study on bio-diesel production in the coastal region of Kenya. Study to target poor villages in three districts of Kwale, Kilifi and Malindi. |
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2006
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/1/06/02 |
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Date palm is the sole and wide spread agriculture activity on Socotra, Yemen. It has been responsible for the survival of man and animals during centuries of human settlement on the island. The estimated number of trees is 1.5 million producing ( ... )
almost annually, facing difficulties in husbandary (due to difficulty of pollinating trees) and post harvest crop management. Dates crop is harvested, processed and stored in meadeaval techniques. This includes ground sun drying, removal of seeds, packing in Goats' skin. The process yield dirty, non marketable product, high percentage of spoiled dates caused by insects and finally an economic
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2006
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/06/03 |
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Ottma district is an area of natural beauty was announced as protected area. Due to its mountainuous nature, steep slopes, roads building and human activities, the district is suffering from termandous land degardation caused by soil errosion and ( ... )
tion in lower system. The result is flood water diversion towards terraces land at the mountain slope and a long wadi sides causing its erosion. The problem is evident in the whole watershed therefore for effective solution to this problem need a hydrological study and design of flood water control and soil retention measures along the water shed and of wadi Khabash and its tributaries.
The
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Tunisia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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40,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: TUN/OP3/Y2/06/09 |
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Le projet ferme biologique Ettafaoul - Gabès a pur objectif principal l?utilisation des énergies renouvelables pour le pompage de l?eau pour l?irrigation agricole des terres en région aride.
Il essayera de démontrer les possibilités de ( ... )
opper l?agriculture et de préserver la biodiversité par du pompage alimenté par des énergies renouvelables.
Le projet vise aussi la généralisation de ces pratiques en milieu rural afin que l?agriculture soit économe en ressources et propre à l?égard de l?environnement.
Le projet constituera un banc de démonstration des conditions d?utilisation de l?irrigation aux énergies
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Thailand
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International Waters
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2006
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4,311.81
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Phase 3
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Project Number: THA/05/20 |
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Target Population/Location of project:
250 community members from 50 households, the majority of which belong to the 'Mon' ethnic minority group. Inhabitants reside along the Chaophaya River at Bangprog Community, Muang District, ( ... )
thani Province. The Chaophaya River is an integrated ecosystem of the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea, in which two macro-GEF projects are operational (UNDP-GEF and UNEP-GEF). Community members aim to carry out a household-scale approach to reducing nutrients draining into the river.
Objectives:
1. Help address transboundary concerns re: the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea
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Kyrgyzstan
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2006
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14,380.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP3/Y2/CORE/2006/53 |
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The area of Suu Bashi and Sogment village has been affected with land degradation due to the fact that local population who has livestock takes them out to the nearest patures. Oftentimes the reason is the lack of funds of local farmers to take the ( ... )
ock to the farther area and have pasture rotation. This over the time has caused the erosion of the lands and degradation of the pasture lands. Overgrazing is the main cause of all this ecological problems. The lack of awareness of local population about the long term effects of overgrazing. There are numerous reasons that cause the ecological problems mostly they are economic problems such as
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Mongolia
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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29,978.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: MON/05/22 |
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At an initiative of a number of communities supported by UNDP, the SGP-Mongolia has been taking a lead role to organize the first ever Community Development Festival (Naadam) in June 2006. This Community Development Naadam will be a good ( ... )
unity for rural community and SGP grantees to exchange experiences and lessons leaned in their nature protection in harmony with their income generating activities.
The Development Naadam will allow for space to be created and hosted by at least 100 community representatives that will provide opportunities to:
?Celebrate success ? by showcasing best practice, cultural events and exchanges,
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Kenya
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International Waters
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2006
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25,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KEN/NTEAP/06/010 |
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Tobacco growing in Malakisi is a heavy user of trees for firewood. Trees are cut down for use in tobacco curing with little or no re-planting. This has led to heavy exploitation of forests and trees for firewood hence a danger to the catchment area ( ... )
n from the drying of seasonal streams of Nambuuya, Sitabicha and Tamlega within Malikisi location. the project will install 5 biogas units in 5 institutions in western Kenya, produce and sell 50,000 energy saving jikos and train 50 artisans in production, repair and sale of energy saving
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