There are 29,070 projects available.
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2005
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25,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/NTEAP/05/003 |
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The aim of the project is to improve the management of solid waste in Busia Town Council which is located on the border of Uganda and Kenya. Poor waste management in this town pollutes water sources which flow into Lake Victoria and into River ( ... )
The project trained community members in waste management, assisted to transport waste to dumping sites, and demonstrated the recycling of polythene materials into useful products such as chairs.
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Barbados
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
International Waters
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2005
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BAR/05/04 |
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Rotary Club of Antigua-Sundown will implement a recycling program in Antigua for used beverage containers (plastics and aluminium). These containers form a huge percentage of the waste stream in Antigua & Barbuda and enter the environment with ( ... )
e impacts on the coastal and marine environment. These containers are also capable of creating trans-boundary waste in the Wider Caribbean Area.
Materials collected island-wide, from communities, businesses and schools, will be processed and exported to recycling centres in North America and Trinidad. Revenues earned from the sale of the materials will be used to cover the operating costs
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2005
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43,966.24
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/05/10 |
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The Jequitinhonha Valley is one of the poorest regions in Brazil, with lowest Human Development Indices in the state of Minas Gerais. The region is afflicted by a lack of water and degradation of natural landscapes. This consolidation project seeks ( ... )
ablish a pilot plan for sustainable management of water resources in two communities of Upper Jequitinhonha. Another goal is promotion of better water resource management in the region by means of construction of small dams and terraces for containment of erosion, fencing in spring, environmental education activities and distribution of educational
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Egypt
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International Waters
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2005
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25,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: EGY-05-215 |
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The Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) is an Egyptian non-profit organization (NGO) dedicated to progressive outdoor environmental education. The goal of WESC is to complement and build on what is currently taught to Egyptian students in the ( ... )
of science. Our students learn from cooperative, collaborative, hands-on, and inquiry-based discovery. We teach students about their environmental and cultural heritage through the earth sciences: water, renewable energy, waste management, pollution impacts, wildlife, botany, environmental sustainability, and biodiversity.
At WESC, we see an opportunity to combine two critical issues facing
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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30,790.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/04/08 |
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Moving to the south on the road form Karak governorate to Tafileh governorate, you will be faced by Al ?Eina area which strikes you like a green oasis in the middle of the desert. The availability of fresh water springs has contributed to the ( ... )
nce of an integrated environmental agricultural ecosystem, which was able to support the livelihood of its owners from the surrounding villages over many decades. However, consecutive draughty seasons and agricultural expansion and over use of available spring water led to degradation of the lands in the area which in turn led to deterioration of the quality and quantity of agricultural
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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42,160.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/04/07 |
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Moving further south on the road form Karak governorate to Tafileh governorate, you will be faced by Al ?Eina area which strikes you like a green oasis in the middle of the desert. The availability of fresh water springs has contributed to the ( ... )
nce of an integrated environmental agricultural ecosystem, which was able to support the livelihood of its owners from the surrounding villages over many decades. However, consecutive draughty seasons and agricultural expansion and over use of available spring water led to degradation of the lands in the area which in turn led to deterioration of the quality and quantity of agricultural
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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36,650.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/04/06 |
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Moving further south on the road form Karak to Tafileh governorate, you will be faced by Al ?Eina area which strikes you like a green oasis in the middle of the desert. The availability of fresh water springs has contributed to the emergence of an ( ... )
ated environmental agricultural ecosystem, which was able to support the livelihood of its owners from the surrounding villages over many decades. However, consecutive draughty seasons and agricultural expansion and over use of available spring water led to degradation of the lands in the area which in turn led to deterioration of the quality and quantity of agricultural products, and negatively
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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28,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: JOR/05/13 |
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Also in the north of the Kingdom, in Jdeita village which is located between the forests of Birqish to the west and Wadi Rayyan to the east, Jdeita Charity Society will implement the ?Water Harvesting and Biodiversity Protection in Wadi Rayyan and ( ... )
h Reserve? project. The project will contribute to the conservation of the special agro-biodiversity of Wadi Rayyan, and support farmers working in the Wadi to protect their lands and maintain their agricultural products through improving the irrigation efficiency and construction of rain-collection cisterns, introduce soil conservation measures, in addition to supporting local community members
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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2005
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12,387.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: POL/04/27 |
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Improvement of water retention to protect habitats of black stork in Sokolow and Siedlce |
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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2005
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49,641.54
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Phase 3
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Project Number: PHI/99/05 |
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The project will involve the development and establishment of a communiy-based resource management plan (biodiversity conservation, watershed protection and micro-hydropower development).
Barangay Maducayan and Barangay Saliok are upland ( ... )
ays bounded in the north by the high mountains of Tanudan, Kalinga. The overall topography is mountainous and hilly with thick forest cover of diptecarp type.
The Maducayan river is the main river in these communities, it is supported by several creeks and tributaries that serve as source of irrigation to some payew.
Therefore, the project aims to assist the indigenous communities of
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Philippines
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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49,641.54
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Phase 3
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Project Number: PHI/100/05 |
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The project will involve the development and institutionalization of a community-based resource management plan, i.e. watershed and biodiversity conservation for ensuring the sustainable supply of water for the micro hydropower project. The project ( ... )
ore will have to components, (1) resource conservation and management, (2) development and installation of a community-based, community-owned and community-managed renewable energy system (micro hydropower project). The project is expected to encompass both biodiversity conservation and livelihood development for the target beneficiaries.
There are three (3) objectives of the Project. These
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Kazakhstan
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Chemicals
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2005
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KAZ/05/02 |
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Awareness of the population about POPs is low. In the meantime, people collide with POPs in everyday life, and even do not know about potential danger which POPs bear for health and life. Creation of tools and mechanisms promoting realization of ( ... )
ockholm convention, in particular, through involving of the public in global process of POPs destruction is necessary.
The project is directed on informing of the population, government representatives, nature protection departments, NGOS about POPs; increase comprehension and the role of the public in settlement of the problems of revealing, storage, liquidation of POPs stocks, their negative
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Kazakhstan
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Chemicals
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2005
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KAZ/05/04 |
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Today the issue of the POPS influence on environment and health of people is of the highest priority. Danger that POPs bring, began to cause more and more than anxiety which has led to acceptance and planning of measures directed on protection of ( ... )
of people and environment. But the main problem is still that people are not aware about the POPs danger.
The project is directed on Uralsk city population awareness raising about POPs, ecological responsibility of citizens by means of their conscious and active participation in nature protection action, by organization and carrying out of information campaign among citizents of the city
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2005
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25,720.16
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/05/29 |
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this project has as its focus rural settlements in the entire Cerrado region, a global hotspot in which several agrarian reform settlements can be found, most of which are currently threatened by expanding agribusiness. An assessment of experiences ( ... )
al settlements and family farming will be carried out in order to construct an empirical framework of preservation and adequate soil use. Specific project objectives include the following: mapping experiences in settlements; build a coordination, to publish systematic information about these successful experiences and build conscience and awareness in farmers regarding a transition from the
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2005
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9,796.33
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SRL/05/05 |
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Establishing environment societies in 3 selected schools of the area and train them on selected topics (syllabus provided) and award certificates, prepare training kits, conduct field trips, publish a newsletter "Viyana" leaflets and a book on ( ... )
a, develop selected home gardens on river banks into ago-forests.
The entire project will involve the participation of the community. The members of the households living immediately in the riparian zone of the Talpitiya canal and upstream. The project also intends to work with the Irigation dept since the bund of the Talpitiya canal comes under their perview.
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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2005
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46,774.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: POL/05/06 |
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Creation of the Center for Wetland Management to enable effective protection of the environment in Dolina Lachy. Original idea of PTPP pro NATURA center which manages model protective activities in Dolina Lachy has evolved more and more into center ( ... )
ducational/information/training services for local
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Kazakhstan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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44,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: KAZ/05/20 |
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In a steppe zone of the Central Kazakhstan, as well as in other areas of the country, the degradation of environment affecting on livelihood of the local people is observed, leading to exhaustion of the sustainable livelihood sources, deterioration ( ... )
grounds structure (due to over breeding around settlements), aggravation of situation with workplaces, etc. Owing to these factors, people are moving to the remote pastures.
But remote areas are not enough supplied with energy and situation can be characterized as catastrophic in view of low solvency of the majority of the rural population, caused by low incomes. Traditional kinds of fuel
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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30,200.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: JOR/05/10 |
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In central Jordan Valley, Um Ayyash Women Cooperative will implement the ?Women in Natural Resource Management and Improved Community Livelihood in Um Ayyash/ Jordan Valley?. The cooperative hopes to enhance public awareness of the environmental ( ... )
nges in the Jordan Valley and the means to address these challenges. For this purpose a public awareness program will be designed and implemented for farmers and local community members in the project area. The project will also support sustainable land management practices through introducing effective irrigation systems in individual farms as well as other practices that achieve sustainable
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2005
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BRA/05/13 |
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São João d?Aliança is a small municipality with approximately 9 thousand inhabitants. The University of Brasília diagnosed poor quality of water consumed by several rural communities and degraded Cerrado and riparian woods. The municipality is ( ... )
f the of the Chapada dos Veadeiros, a plateau whose central municipalities form a pole of tourism with the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park as the main attraction. However, São João d?Aliança is not on the established route of tourism, despite its great potential, e.g. waterfalls, canyons, rivers and preserved culture.
This project seeks to form a structure and implement an ecotourism
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Kenya
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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29,876.40
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KEN-GEF/04/05 |
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4 secondary schools will assist the reforestation of the Island by planting 50,000 indigenous tree seedlings at road surroundings (e.g. the Rusinga Ring Road and some of the prominent feeder roads), at an arboretum plot and on their school ( ... )
nds.. The planting will be carried out by the school pupils and the cultivation of the seedlings on road surroundings and the arboretum will be carried out by unemployed youth groups. Activities: each school to plant woodlots with at least 5000 trees, the 4 schools to jointly plant 20,000 trees (pepper tree) on both sides of the roads,each school to undertake a development project using at most
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