There are 225 projects that match your search.
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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23,164.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/08 |
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The edible orchid species locally known as 'Aula Tshe' are delicacies in Bhutan. The unregulated harvesting practice is resulting into sporadic regeneration of this species as well as hampering the local, micro-ecological biodiversity. The ( ... )
ed project on commercial propagation of edible orchids through scientific method is a first of its kind in Bhutan and the project could open up avenues for income generation activities for the local communities.
The Chairperson of the Druk Orchid Community Group is a technical person having completed his training on "Orchid Growing" from Australia - Paradise Nursery Melburne.
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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41,535.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/10 |
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Forest fires not only remove huge areas of forest but it also adversely affects the livelihoods of the people by exposing the land making it more vulnerable to erosion, depositing soil and organic matter into the downstream affecting the river ( ... )
ents. The sustainable use of forest resources is also hampered when a lot of resources are lost to forest fires.
The fire volunteers visited one community residing adjacent to the forest area to impart message to the school children and to train the orchard caretakers on how to safely burn the debris. The forest fire volunteers also participated in the prescribed burning training in Dozam.
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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22,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/03 |
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Singye Dzong in Lhuentse is located within the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary close to the Tibetan boarder. Thousands of pilgrims visit the place and houses several individual retreats and two pilgrimage rest houses. They currently use kerosene ( ... )
candles and other sources of light energy. In a year, the monks and pilgrims easily use up over 1500 liters of kerosene, several bundles of of candles and countless batteries all adding to carbon dioxide emission and hazardous wastes (from batteries). They also burn atleast 24 cubic meters of fuelwood and yakdungs annually adding carbondioxide and carbonmonoxide.
With assistence from BWS,
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2009
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6,897.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/09 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJET
The support to beekeepers of local bees is deemed a valid and important intervention with a multitude of far reaching effects on the ecology and the micro-economy of producer groups at the grass root level. ( ... )
oposal is geared towards the support of an enthusiastic, newly established association of 30 members in Lalikharka, in Tsirang District, dedicated to improve the traditional method of beekeeping. The support to the beekeepers of Lalikharka advice for best practices to improve traditional log/wall hives, the introduction of hygienic honey extration through the supply of a stainless steel honey
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2009
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30,788.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/09/01 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJECT
There are a total of 60 households in Pakhagaon and Kothi situated in the slopes of a narrow valley besides the rives and experiences heavy rainfall each summer, causing continuous soil erosion along the ( ... )
and because of the progressive increase in population, regression of forest and bushes and heavy rainfall most of the lands have become degraded significantly. Simultaneously, following the diminished water holding capacity of the soil, flash floods have become a common feature washing away and silting large parts of cultivable land.
Hence, farmers having heard of the success stories of
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Bhutan
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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48,313.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/05 |
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In Bhutan, indiscriminate open dumping of solid waste is creating unsightly surroundings, choked drains and eventually polluted waterways that not only contaminate the natural environment, but also pose serious hazards to public health. Lack of ( ... )
waste management also jeopardizes Bhutan's reputation as a clean and green country which could affect tourism, one of the key target sectors for economic growth.
The project is a part of the overall efforts of the Clean Bhutan Steering Committee to address the issue of solid waste management in Bhutan. The activities proposed under this project component have the objectives to develop a
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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12,648.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/02 |
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There is a general consensus that one of the greatest challenges to conservation especially in developing countries is the exponential growth in population consequently leading to overwhelming pressure on natural resources.
The recent ( ... )
economic survey in Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary indicate that there are 867 people living in the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) and they are subsistent farmers who rely on biological resources for their daily subsistence. One of the important components of the biological resources used is medicinal plants, which are distributed across diverse habitats. However, medicinal plants collection
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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2,664.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/04 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING
The Bajothang Higher Secondary School intends to create greater awareness on the concerns of climate change through organized exhibitions, demonstrations, practically raising plants and recording the weather types. With the ( ... )
ility of the weather station, the students taking up geography could be receiving first hand experiences in handling weather station equipments, maintain records and carry out further research on climate studies and in turn organize demonstrations and exhibitions to fellow students and to the local community members. This will encourage students to practically learn their subjects and apply the
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/04 |
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The project is a pilot and innovative project. The solar-energy program will promote the empowerment of women by training illiterate and semi-literate women to become barefoot technicians who could install, operate, maintain and repair solar energy ( ... )
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The focus of the project is only for lighting and not for cooking, washing, hot water for bathing. The 40 watt system proposed is adequate and the right system for the rural households. The kerosene oil used by the households range from 2 liters per month to as high as 30 liters per month wiht 3,4,5,6,10,15,20 liters in between.
To meet their basic lighting needs, for 1 liter of
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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34,478.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/03 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJECT
Trashigang Dzongkhag is one of the biggest dzongkhags in the country which consists of 15 geogs and with fragile environment due to so many forest fires, floods every year and the use of firewood by all the ( ... )
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The improved stoves supplied earlier funded by the GEF Small Grants Programme in year 2000-2001 are still in use in Phongmey, Radhi, Kardung Nunnery and Yongphulla. In addition to these, the improved stoves supplied to community primary schools with the support from WFP have also proved to be efficient. Therefore, the project aims to reduce the environmental destruction by reducing
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2008
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1,050.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/01 |
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Kangpara geog is one of the remotest geog under Trashigang Dzongkhag and it consists of sixteen main villages and 443 households. The forest has been cleared up with time in quest for fuelwood, timber collection and collection of wild vegetables, ( ... )
When such activities go on for longer period of time, it results into adverse threat to life. Similar situation prevails at Bidingphu watershed under the same geog. The watersource for 20 households have been threatened and the output from the precious watershed has been declining and this problem has been declining year by year. Physically the water source is baren with hardly 100 trees
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2008
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17,919.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/03 |
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The project aims at mobilizing a women's group from Mongar to under go training in herbal cosmetics production iwth assistance from medicinal and Aromatic Project (MAP) of RNR-RC Wengkhar. The berbal cosmetics will include face packs to sprays. ( ... )
chnical experts will also build the capacity of the extension agents concerned so that in future they will be able to support the communities. Mongar has been selected as the proeject site because of the success of a project where SNV did in the past and a Field Survey study by Dr. S. Vedavathy during December 2003 and from May & June 2004 in the surrounding villages of Mongar region along with
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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25,308.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/02 |
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Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag is located in north east of the country with a total area of 1437.8 km square, a very remote eastern part of Bhutan with a population size of 26,886 people. Southern Border of Trashiyangtse is occupied by Trashigang and ( ... )
Dzongkhags while Lhuentse Dzongkhag is located in the west, sharing international boundary with Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh in the east and Tibetan Autonomous Region in the north.
The main source of livelihood of the rural communities is agriculture farming with some pastoral settlements in the north and a few cottage industries of paper (desho paper) and woodcraft production such as
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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3,019.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/01 |
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The Dozam Community Forest has an area of 358 hactres. There are a total of 114 households are registered members of which 70 are women accounting for more than 60% of all the members. Hence, women play an important role in all the CF activities. ( ... )
anic certified essential oil of wintergreen and Artemisia are two NTFPs that have high market demand in Europe. Hence they have high potential for contributing to increase in areas of managed forests and improving income opportunities for rural communities particularly in eastern Bhutan where lemon grass oil distillation takes place. However, there is no information on the natural resource base
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Bhutan
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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4,605.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/05 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJECT
The Youth Center in Gelephu was established in 2006 and caters to providing information on various themes through library materials, internet connections etc. It caters to all the schools in and around ( ... )
u. The youth center also plays an important role in maintaining the friendship between the youths in Bhutan and across the boarder.
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The short term objective of the program is to engage the youth and keep them occupied during their holidays and at the same time helping to enhance their environmental conservation conscience so that they become environmental stewards in
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2007
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33,025.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/07/11 |
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NO CASH CO-FINANCING IN THIS PROJECT
The Oleps are sub-ethnic group of the Monpas - believed to be the first inhabitants of Bhutan. They occupy the village of Rukha, under Athang Geog in Wangdue district. The Oleps have been hunters and food ( ... )
ers since time unknown and were on continuous move within the Black Mountain of Central Bhutan practicing tseri (slash and burn) cultivations. In 1982 the Royal Government settled them in the present day Rukha on the land belonging to the Monastic Body. However, Oleps couldn't switch easily to farming or livestock breeding. This drove them to extreme poverty and hardship were food scarcity,
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2007
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8,242.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/06/09 |
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The Langchenphu geog consists of 242 households with the population of 1741, has an area of 224.62 km with an altitude ranging from 310 masl to 1800 masl. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Langchenphu. Poultry and livestock rearing ( ... )
o common among the farmers. However, due to steep terrain and unstable soil condition, soil erosion and land slides is a major problem. The place also receives very high level of rainfall during monsoon, exacerbating the problem further. To make the condition worse, there are two rivers flowing from both ends and the geog suffers from river bank erosion and loss of agriculture land during the
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2007
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2,250.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/07/12 |
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The 25 acres of government reserved forest at Bagar in Shali village under Shumar geog, was established in 2002 as the community forest. Presently the community forest has 48 community management group (CFMG). Initiallt the community forest (CF) ( ... )
tablished with the objective of sustainable management of forest to ensure supply of forest produce and services for the long term improvement of the socio-economic status of the present and future generation of the Shali community on sustainable yield basis. However, irrespective of their hardship and endeavor, this was not achieved, due to heavy degradation (surface run-off from rain water and
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2007
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14,242.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/07/14 |
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Geleychu Sustainable Land Management Tshogpa was formed specifically for land management, as land is their prime source of livelihood, which is very vulnerable to degradation due to human activities over the years and natural climatic conditions. ( ... )
s from Geleychu have been observing the project activities of their neighbouring village Salamjee, and have seen the impacts that the farmers of Salamjee has made with regard to land management. They have been motivated to carryout similar interventions in their village as the problem case is similar i.e. land degradation, declining crop yield and low household income.
The proposed project
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2007
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11,926.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/07/10 |
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The GEF SGP has been collaborating with WFP since 2004 in the area of the provision of fuel efficient stoves and as of now have provided 117 numbers of 100 ltr capacity stoves and 22 no. of 75 ltr capacity of stoves to community, primary and lower ( ... )
ary schools of Bhutan. The collaboration has been in the co-funding for the provision of fuel efficient stoves in WFP assisted schools. Given the success of the fuel efficient sotves in reducing the consumption of fuel wood in the past, the project would be benefitting five remote and most vulnerable schools in Samdrup Jongkhar through SGP and five other schools from Dagana and Thimphu
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