There are 225 projects that match your search.
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Bhutan
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Community Based Adaptation
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2024
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16,500.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2022/07 |
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A permaculture farm is more than just a field with crops. It's a vibrant ecosystem, meticulously designed to be both productive and deeply connected to its surrounding environment. It's about mimicking nature's efficient and resilient patterns, ( ... )
ing in a farm that thrives on its own strength. By harnessing natural processes like sunlight, water flow, and beneficial biodiversity, the farm becomes resistant to climate shocks, fosters healthy soil, and regenerates the land it occupies. This cycle of resilience and regeneration sustains not just the crops, but the entire community surrounding the farm. Farmers around the country can learn
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Bhutan
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2024
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32,350.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2024/05 |
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The Phadi Sezor Community Project aims to enhance the sustainability of agricultural and livestock practices in the Phadi and Sezor communities by implementing a multifaceted approach. Focused on climate resilience, the aims is to establish modern, ( ... )
e-resilient dairy sheds, promoting stall feeding to eliminate forest grazing. Additionally, the construction of biogas facilities is intended to reduce dependence on firewood from the forest, with the bio- slurry generated supporting organic farming practices. Terracing of farmland is a key component to improve food production and enhance food security. Furthermore, the project includes the
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Bhutan
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2024
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35,500.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2024/04 |
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The project " Conflict to Co-existence: Highlanders living in harmony with bears amidst changing climate and animal behavior in Dur Drok & Tendrok under Choekhor Block Bumthang District " aims to address the issue of herders-bears conflict and the ( ... )
caused by Himalayan bears to the seasonal food stores in their base camp. Climate change impacting Himalayan bears' food availability is indeed a concerning issue and this has given rise to increasing conflict with the herders. This is primarily due to disruption in fragile highland ecosystems resulting in alteration of distribution and availability of resources, affecting wildlife and the
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Bhutan
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Community Based Adaptation
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2024
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20,100.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2024/02 |
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The proposed project in the Bumthang District prioritizes livelihood improvement, women's empowerment, and environmental sustainability. Driven by the objective of enhancing local livelihoods and addressing gender disparities, the project focuses on ( ... )
ng wood waste sawdust and agricultural waste for group-based mushroom cultivation, reducing the reliance on log cutting from forests and reusing agricultural waste. This innovative approach not only fosters economic opportunities for the community but also empowers women through their active involvement in sustainable agriculture.
The primary goal is the establishment of a Mushroom Incubation
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Bhutan
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Community Based Adaptation
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2024
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16,000.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2024/03 |
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The project will be implemented in Guengaling, a village in Norgaygang Gewog of Samtse Dzongkhag. The proposed project will directly benefit 52 households of the village, comprising 292 individuals (133 males, 159 females) including 45 school going ( ... )
en and 16 persons with at least one form of disability. The households are engaged in agriculture, primarily subsistence vegetable farming, and cash crop cultivation (cardamom).
The objective of the project is to sustainably harvest the natural resources, especially, the freshwaters of Kalikhola and Sukmaney water sources for household consumption, improved agricultural purposes, improved
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Bhutan
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Community Based Adaptation
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2024
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42,550.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2024/01 |
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Athang is one of the remotest and most isolated Gewog in Wangdue Phodrang with challenging terrain, marked by poor communication and limited accessibility. Spanning 746 sq kms, the Gewog has five chiwogs, 26 villages, and 198 households with a human ( ... )
ion of 793 people. The area is renowned for its unique product, Nya Dosem, a specially prepared smoked fish crafted using traditional methods. Historically reliant on fishing in the Hara Chhu River for both sustenance and income, the community faced challenges from illegal fishing practices. In response, the Harachhu Capture Fishery Management Group (HCFMG) was formed in 2010.
The pressing
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Bhutan
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Community Based Adaptation
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2024
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36,000.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BHU/CBA 3/2022/06 |
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Raise huge quantity of coffee seedlings for distribution across Zhemgang through engagement of youths and women and improve their livelihoods.
PYC Coffee Nursery Production is an ambitious venture aimed at establishing a state-of-the-art coffee ( ... )
y production that combines sustainable practices with cutting-edge technology. Located in Andala, Panbang; Zhemgang, our project aspires to become a leading producer of high-quality Arabica and Robusta coffee saplings in our country to fulfill the dare need of the coffee saplings in Zhemgang Dzongkhag and beyond.
Objectives/key expected results: Strive for excellence in coffee nursery
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Bhutan
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CapDev
Climate Change Mitigation
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2022
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33,200.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CC/2022/22 |
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Climate change is a serious challenge to livelihoods and sustainable development in Bhutan. Bhutan?s development is highly dependent on climate-sensitive sectors, such as agriculture, hydropower, and forestry. About 80% of the population is ( ... )
ent on subsistence farming which is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. And only 2.93% of the country?s total area is cultivable. Climate change has the potential to undo all development gains Bhutan has achieved so far if immediate interventions are not planned and implemented.
Yet, the media?s coverage of climate change issues is negligible, mainly due to two reasons
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2022
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29,130.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2022/21 |
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Zhemgang has remained rich in biodiversity due to less developmental activities taking place in the Dzongkhag. This has helped to maintain 94.17% of the land area under forest cover. Bhutan is one of the 13 Tiger range countries and it has recorded ( ... )
dividuals during the national tiger survey in 2015. Zhemgang has recorded 17 individuals of tiger becoming home for highest numbers of tigers outside the protected areas. Thus, Zhemgang has become the core of the tiger landscape in Bhutan but there are an equal number of human wildlife conflicts and livestock depredation cases by tiger and other predators. In 2018, a single tiger depredated 20
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
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2022
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10,410.00
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OP6 Y8 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP6/Y7/BD/CORE/2022/34 |
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Petari is one of the Sub-blocks under Kabjisa block in Punakha. The community of Petari has been extracting the oil from Symplocos paniculate (pangtse seeds) and using it as cooking oil for decades and the surplus is sold to earn cash to buy ( ... )
ant household commodities. However, the traditional practice of oil extraction was found to be declining over time because of easy access to imported cooking oils. The very tree which provides a livelihood for the community is losing its importance and the communities have decided to cut down the trees gradually to create more space for the crops. Considering the importance of age-old tradition,
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
CapDev
Climate Change Mitigation
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2022
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30,625.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CC/2022/25 |
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Bhutan?s freshwater resources are increasingly put under pressure with increasing competition from various end users; situation is further intensified by increase in population, changing climatic condition and rapid socio-economic development of the ( ... )
which includes hydropower, tourism and other industrial development. Today only about 78% of the population has access to safe drinking water and about 12.5% of the arable land is irrigated (RGOB, Bhutan Water Policy). There is a lot that we can do to change these figures.
Springs are the most important source of water for millions of people in the mid-hills of the Himalaya. Both rural and
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Bhutan
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Chemicals
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2022
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25,250.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/WASTE/2022/18 |
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Women Waste Recycler- Harnessing Opportunity in Sustainable Manner is a project that intend to address problem of waste management with social enterprise ventures and make it sustainable through engagement of vulnerable women, youth and PWDs and ( ... )
ing innovative products out of recyclable waste through skilling programs. The project is expected to adopt innovative and social enterprising approach to waste management and recycling, diversify the waste recycled products, and improve their livelihood. The target direct beneficiaries include 108 women, youth and PWDs from Pemagatshel and Trongsa Dzongkhag. The indirect beneficiaries will be
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
CapDev
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2022
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33,400.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/24 |
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Bhutan?s second largest revenue generation has been tourism, with direct revenue of almost USD 23.420 million in 2020. Since 1980, Bhutan has made concerted efforts to promote ecotourism with ?High Value Low Impact? model. Bumthang has been one of ( ... )
urist attractions for its cultural and historical richness. It receives about 50,000 international visitors annually, with 30,000 staying overnight, besides huge number of domestic visitors on spiritual pilgrimage. The influx of visitors has huge impact both socially, culturally and environmentally. Although Ura is just 50kms away from the main Bumthang town, due to lack of tourism services and
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Bhutan
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CapDev
Land Degradation
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2022
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27,130.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2022/23 |
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The project is titled ?Sustainable Empowerment and Employment of Women Through Mushroom Cultivation? and it aims to bring about similar deliverables and rural development to Pemagatshel district with a mushroom training and capacity building center ( ... )
any individual looking to learn and develop their capacity/knowledge can come to seek the right training or knowledge particularly to cultivate mushrooms considering the geographical landscape of Pemagatshel and the inaccessibility to capacity building services and programs such as this which is why ?Land Development? is a crucial environmental aspect of this project. The project also includes
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2022
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39,500.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2022/30 |
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The Othbar Mountain Horticulture Promotion(OMHP) Project has been working on organic farming for three years. The OMHPP was first started with the land Development on 4 acres of fallow land acquired from one of the farmers of the community. The ( ... )
has employed 12 youths at initial stage in collaboration with Ministry of Labor and Human Resource. Then procured 200 seedlings of Kiwi from Nepal and planted. Now its third year and it had yielded around 300 kgs of kiwi. The kiwi is expected to hit the market by following year. The project is extensively focusing on producing organic fruits and vegetables. During the second nationwide Lockdown,
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2022
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20,940.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/19 |
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Haa Dzongkhag is considered as a tourist destination and with the Dzongkhag?s Tourism Action Plan (Destination Haa) possessing untouched natural beauty that is strongly entwined with religious belief and traditions. Over the years, the number of ( ... )
ts arriving, both local and international, has increased substantially. It is estimated that in the span of just six months, around 1200 to 1500 visitors have passed though the Katso eco-camp site. However, there are no equipped outdoor facilities like campsites in Haa, due to which most tourists visit Haa for a day trip from Paro and Thimphu. Furthermore, even the residents of Haa are traveling
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
CapDev
Climate Change Mitigation
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2022
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33,125.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CC/2022/26 |
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Duenchukha, part of Dorokha Dungkhag, is one of the remotest gewogs, located to the north-east of Samtse Dzongkhag. The gewog is bounded to the north by Haa Dzongkhag, to the east by Chukha Dzongkhag, to the west by Dungtoe Gewog, and to the south ( ... )
huchen gewog. It has an area of 102.15 square kilometers. The Gewog has 446 standing households with 3721 people (male: 1918 and female: 1803).
Farmers in Denchukha primarily cultivate paddy with traditional local white rice. Denchukha now has a total of 453.9 acres of wet land. Denchukha's annual rice harvest is estimated to be around 330 metric tons. Aside from rice, Denchukha farmers have a
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2022
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25,300.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2022/17 |
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Bhutan?s challenge in creating sufficient and productive employment for its youth has long been an issue of national concern. Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment was at its peak. With a young population, the scale of the challenge is ( ... )
g and now, the economic impact of the pandemic is hitting youth the hardest, with devasting job losses in sectors such as tourism. This factor has fueled the reasons for why for PWDs (Person with Disabilities) were left out from their societies.
The chain reactions triggered by COVID with the existing unemployment rate reinforced the urgent need for our team to get better at navigating these
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Chemicals
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP6 Y8 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP6/Y7/WASTE/CORE/2022/33 |
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The green jobs in wastepaper recycling project is a climate-positive project aimed at innovating solid waste management through prevention and reduction of wastes from entering to mounting landfills, recycling, and upcycling into new markable ( ... )
ts. Complementing and scaling up the preexisting interventions, the project will reuse waste papers and cardboards to produce egg tray through an inclusive, green, and sustainable livelihood solutions by engaging women, youth and vulnerable groups.
? Reuse waste papers and cardboards
By 2034: the project will contribute toward a decade-long goal of saving 35,000 trees and avoiding 2300 tones of
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
CapDev
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2022
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49,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/29 |
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Rangtse Nye became one of the most important attractions for the two remote southern Gewogs, Gakiling and Sombaykha under Haa Dzongkhag with increasing numbers of local pilgrims/visitors visiting the Nye every year, during the dry seasons.
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receiving a large number of pilgrims yearly and it is bound only to increase in the coming years. According to the local administration, 20 to 30 buses packed with pilgrims visit annually to the sacred cultural site (Nye). Due to poor waste management systems and disturbances to the natural environment, several environmental challenges are observed. There is littering, no segregation of waste in
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