There are 306 projects that match your search.
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2024
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y4/CORE/BD/2024/01 |
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The goal of the project is in line with our five-year management plan prepared in 2021 The goal is to strengthen the administrative and operational capacity of Itzamna Society to manage the Elijio Panti National Park effectively. This goal will be ( ... )
ed by investing in key activities to enhance administrative and operational functions as a co-manager. The Itzamna Society also seeks to build its financial position for its conservation endeavors. Itzamna plans to accomplish this by promoting ecotourism activities that focus on sustainability within the park and improving the visitor center's infrastructure, thus enhancing the visitor?s
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Belize
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CapDev
Land Degradation
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2023
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18,800.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2023/01 |
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YADLIT is a registered community-based Non-Governmental Organization committed to positively
contributing to the development of sustainable livelihoods in the Toledo District. This will be
accomplished by harnessing the powers of youth engagement, ( ... )
ty empowerment and social
networking, while providing income generating opportunities and an inclusive space for community
collaboration by youth, women, and indigenous people.
Empowering Youths Promoting Food Security and Sovereignty promotes the
development of a localized chicken supply chain among small farmers in Punta
Gorda, Toledo. Creation of new income streams for 12 youth in
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Belize
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CapDev
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2023
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0.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CD/2023/02 |
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TASA in collaboration with the Turneffe farmers and the BWSFA will carry out a knowledge exchange with partners in Mauritius. The exchange aims to introduce seaweed seed propagation technology and value-adding from Mauritius to Belize which will go ( ... )
way in shoring up the development of the industry. This will entail not only the exchange of information but also the exchange of skills. Five (5) key persons from key entities who are involved in seaweed Mariculture will be carefully selected to participate in a learning exchange to be facilitated by technicians from Mauritius. On the other hand, Belize will share with Mauritius its experience
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Belize
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CapDev
Climate Change Mitigation
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2023
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/CORE/CC/2023/03 |
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Objective#1: To build the capacity of Solar Power Board in Punta Negra to manage solar
photovoltaic systems and sustainability.
Objective#2: To install a renewable power source in households, small businesses, and school in
Punta ( ... )
Objective#3: To support active, positive roles for
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Belize
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2023
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150,000.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y4/CORE/CC/SIDS/2023/01 |
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The three (3) remote communities of Lucky Strike, Yalbac, and San Lucas do not have access to electricity grid ? this project seeks to resolve this issue, providing clean, renewable photovoltaic energy to 14 families in Lucky Strike (5 who are ( ... )
ering using electricity for business), 24 families in Yalbac (2 who plan using the electricity for business, plus 1 system for the church), and 30 families in San Lucas (San Lucas has a retail business and an internet café in place already).
The three communities have already put in place an interim Power Board under the village council with 7 members. These Power Boards will have a key role in
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Belize
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CapDev
Land Degradation
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2023
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150,000.00
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OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y4/CORE/CD/2023/04 |
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Thirteen [13] producers cooperatives in Belize have been identified as enterprises that were severely
affected/impacted by the national COVID 19 pandemic. This led to severe losses of crop, income and
customers and the ability to maintain their ( ... )
hoods. This proposal will assist these cooperatives in
making sound investments to enable their members in making environmentally friendly investments
to strengthen their economic activities and become more sustainable. These unique collective based
enterprises have proven to be resilient to national economic shocks but require investments to enable
them to establish an improved production,
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Belize
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Land Degradation
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2022
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49,200.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2022/03 |
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The general objective of this project is to promote livestock intensification though the adoption of climate smart production practices and green technologies that will seek to enhance the resilience, productivity and promote GHG reduction of the ( ... )
ock industry. This project is scaling out on the lessons learnt from an IDB/MIF funded project ?Improving Livestock Productivity and Climate Resilience in Belize - ATN/ME-16402-BL?, implemented by the BLPA. Farm assessment were done at the initial stages of the project, and analysis showed at least 60% of pasture degradation. Thus, key elements brought forward from the IDB/MIF project is the use
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Belize
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CapDev
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CD/2022/06 |
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The envisaged project seeks to create an enabling environment for TFCG to maximize their earnings through strengthening their entrepreneurship capacity to process wet cacao beans and increasing their preparedness for value adding to the income ( ... )
ting products of their cacao agroforestry systems. In the case of GCFC the proposal is to strengthen the governance of their indigenous community conserved area ?ICCA? by creating opportunities for indigenous women and youth participation; this will be accomplished through updating of the bylaws accordingly. This project will also facilitate proper demarcation of the cacao agroforestry plots
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/04 |
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Five Blues Lake National Park (FBLNP) is located a few miles off the village of St Margaret located on the Hummingbird Highway in the Cayo district. It is a unique portion of the Sibun karst that includes a five acre karst lake that has undergone a ( ... )
of collapse and recoveries, a collapsed cavern maze, several cenotes, limestone based streams that can be floated in tubes, a network of trails through moist tropical forests and other features still being discovered. It is a 4,000 acre national park.
The Park became dormant when the water from the lake had virtually disappeared. The lake later re-appeared and in 2019, the Hummingbird
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Belize
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CapDev
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CD/2022/07 |
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This project ?Supporting the protection of Garifuna indigenous and community lands and resources through capacity building and advocacy? will be a continuation of a previous project implemented by NGC, as well as a cohesive effort regarding the land ( ... )
being experienced in the various communities. The maps created for the six (6) traditional Garifuna communities which show traditional boundaries in comparison to current boundaries have revealed the extent of land lost in all communities. NGC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Belize (GOB) in 1999. Three of the ten clauses speak specifically to the Garifuna
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/02 |
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The natural environment contributes largely to Belize's economy and economic development,
with Tourism and Agriculture being the primary industries contributing to the nation?s GDP.
These industries are nature-based and present a unique ( ... )
unity for the preservation of the
natural environment, as well as degradation if not carefully managed. As a country, many plans,
strategies, and policies have been developed to either preserve or sustainably harvest the
natural resources. This has introduced the need for protected areas management in Belize.
The Belize National Protected Areas System Plan is the primary document guiding
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Belize
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2022
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50,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CD/2022/05 |
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The Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS) /Belize River Valley communities were severely impacted by passage of Hurricane Lisa on November 2nd, 2022, packing winds of 85-90 miles per hour that left families homeless, displacements of population including ( ... )
s whose school building were destroyed, damage to Crops and other livelihood activities, stress and shocks to families including persons living with disabilities and children. The CBSWCG conducted damage assessment from November 3rd -6th in coordination with village chairpersons within all 7 communities in the CBS. At the end of the assessments, of the 58 households, 11 persons are now homeless,
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Belize
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CapDev
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2022
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25,076.75
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OP6 Y8 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP6/Y8/CORE/CD/2022/01 |
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This project focuses on women empowerment and creation of economic opportunities for the women of Barranco Village by preserving the traditional art of cassava bread baking and incorporating new technology to increase production for the local, ( ... )
al, and international market. Cassava, or Ereba in Garifuna, is one of the staple foods of the Garifuna people. Traditionally, the making of Ereba is labor intensive, and is typically a 2-day process. Commencing with the harvesting the tuber, to washing, peeling, grating, straining (usually an overnight process), sieving, and then baking. Devices have been created to simplify the grating and
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2021
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18,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/OAK-PHASEII/2020/13 |
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The Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association?s (TASA) primary goal is to promote the sustainable use and conservation of the marine ecosystems at the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (TAMR) through: management of natural resources, education and ( ... )
ch, and science for adaptive management. The Turneffe Atoll is the most developed of the three atolls within Belize?s territorial waters and broader Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. The atoll is a complex assemblage of different ecosystems, comprising coral reef crest fringes encircling shallow central lagoons, raised cayes and extensive seagrass and mangrove wetlands; mangroves cover some
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2020/11 |
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The Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association?s (TASA) primary goal is to promote the sustainable use and conservation of the marine ecosystems at the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (TAMR) through: management of natural resources, education and ( ... )
ch, and science for adaptive management. The Turneffe Atoll is the most developed of the three atolls within Belize?s territorial waters and broader Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. The atoll is a complex assemblage of different ecosystems, comprising coral reef crest fringes encircling shallow central lagoons, raised cayes and extensive seagrass and mangrove wetlands; mangroves cover some
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y1/ICCA-GSI-COVID/2021/04 |
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Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) and illegal wildlife traffic (IWT) are major threats to biodiversity, and stressors on indigenous and local populations access to and management of their natural resources. HWC and IWT are often perpetuated by a lack of ( ... )
ss in local population, and lack of capacity in law enforcement. Through the Wildlife Ambassador Program (WAP), the lack of awareness and capacity will be addressed by providing training and resources to law enforcement entities and community Ambassadors from indigenous and local communities. This will be further supported through advice and veterinary services provided by BWRC, thereby
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Belize
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CapDev
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/CD/2020/10 |
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The proposed project is to contribute to safeguarding Belize?s biodiversity through empowering Indigenous peoples and local communities for effective forest fire management. Each year in Belize, thousands of acres of forests are destroyed by ( ... )
res; compounded by climate change impacts, the resulting consequences pose severe negative impacts to biodiversity and the livelihoods of local and indigenous communities. This project is a continuation of TIDE?s fire management program and will build capacities in indigenous communities in Toledo to address the threat of wild fires through physical fire management training and improve public
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2021/02 |
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This project will serve as a supporting project toward the larger objectives of the coalition to influence livelihood practices to become more biodiversity-positive among the agriculture, tourism, forestry, and wildlife sectors. The ongoing ( ... )
ility studies by the coalition will occur in tandem with this smaller community-focused project, which will address community attitudes and capacity, while the feasibility studies inform the factors that affect the livelihood sectors.
The project will equip community members and youth with basic avian identification skills that will initiate community natural resource monitoring, through data
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Belize
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CapDev
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2021
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100,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP7/Y1/ICCA-GSI-COVID/2021/06 |
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This project will assist 11 cooperative organizations through direct investments enabling their members to adapt to the changes in climate that have caused recurring floods which have decimated their agricultural production. It will enable them to ( ... )
ish the health protocols and safety equipment required to operate in the Covid 19 environment. The approach to be used will have cooperative members directly involved in securing estimates for the purchase of the equipment and the services to be acquired for their sub-projects. This will transform the project into a capacity building action.
All the participating cooperatives are located in
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2021
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150,000.00
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OP6 - Y6 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BZE/SGP/OP6/Y6/CORE/SSC/2020/08 |
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Seaweed Mariculture in Belize was pioneered by Placencia fishers and this coastal community continues to be at the forefront of the development of this industry. Seaweed Mariculture has now expanded to the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (TAMR) to ( ... )
ith fishers there. One of GEF SGP?s focus is to address the impacts of climate change and building resilient livelihoods in local communities. This project falls under Operational Phase 7?s (OP7) strategic priority of Community Landscape and Seascape Conservation as it seeks to empower the livelihoods of women. The purpose of this project is three-fold. Firstly, this project will seek to
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