There are 270 projects that match your search.
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2002
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43,150.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/02/11 |
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Al Mafraq Nature Park Coalition comprised of the Jordan Environment Society, the Agricultural Engineers Association and the Jordanian National Forum for Women in Mafraq will establish the ?Mafraq Nature Park? in a natural site of 400 dunums ( ... )
ted to the Coalition by the Municipality of Mafraq and located almost 4 Km west of Mafraq city. As almost all areas designated as forest land in Mafraq are barren and deteriorated, the Coalition aims at rehabilitating this site through restoring top soil and plant cover to be achieved by several soil conservation measures including fencing, contour terracing, planting of trees and shrubs and
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2002
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14,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/MET./02/08 |
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The project, a landfill rehabilitated by the NGO with support from the GEF/SGP and Greater Amman Municipality, will demonstrate proper SWM combined with solar energy application and water harvesting in an area under pressure caused by various human ( ... )
ties. Awareness activities will target students and the local community in general. In this context, the Society plans to establish a center for SWM and other environmental applications on the site. The center will be equipped with models and displays that will be used in a comprehensive public awareness campaign to promote the use of environment friendly applications. The center will be also
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2002
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28,250.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/02/01 |
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The project aims at protecting natural rangeland in an area of significant biodiversity surrounding the Dana Nature Reserve through providing alternative resources and supporting local income generating activities at the local community level. ( ... )
h a pioneer partnership between the Gharandal Charity Society and the Dana Nature Reserve, the project will establish better understanding of natural resource conservation among local community members and achieve sustainability of agricultural production in the area. It is also hoped that the project will further enhance the capacities of the Gharandal Charity Society in managing project
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2002
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4,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/02/03 |
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The project will promote environmental friendly community applications through displaying practical models and conducting public awareness activities. The project is implemented in the rehabilitated solid waste disposal site in Marka that the ( ... )
y has turned into a park over the past four years in cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality with support from the SGP. A solar energy unit granted by the European Commission in Amman will be installed on site to generate electricity for project uses. Other applications on site will include drip irrigation system, water harvesting and soil conservation measures. Awareness activities
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2002
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15,103.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/02/05 |
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The project will establish an integrated waste management system within the university with the aim of empowering the university to take responsibility for the waste flow that it generates and make a positive contribution to the quality of its ( ... )
nment. It will initiate a link with the Biogas Project (regular GEF project implmented by the Greater Amman Municipality)through the component that is implemented by the University of
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2002
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40,254.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/02/10 |
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The Jordan Royal Ecological Diving Society (JREDS) has been working with the glass boat sector in Aqaba in order to lay the ground for upgrading the sector. To prepare for this phase a ?Pilot Project to Upgrade Glass Boat Sector in Aqaba? will be ( ... )
ented by JREDS in cooperation with the Glassboaters Association. The project aims at upgrading the capacity of the glassboats, regulating and organizing the sector in Aqaba, in order to improve performance and efficiency thereby improving the levels of income generated by the individual glassboats, which will, in turn, provide an incentive for operators to cooperate in adopting environmentally
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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6,990.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/01 |
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The NGO will conduct a communication and outreach program for the Community Palm Plantation project that it has been implmenting for the past 3 years with SGP support. The project ocntributes to the sound integrated management of land and water in ( ... )
rdan Valley through the promotion of measures to control land degradation. The project will desseminate the experiences gained so far and train and involve the local community in project activities in order to encourage replication of these
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Jordan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2001
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8,157.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/04 |
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The project will involve the residential and commercial sectors in Shmeisani area in Amman in the solid waste management process. Resdiential units, hotels, restaurants and companies in Shmeisani area will participate in collection and sorting of ( ... )
able waste with particular emphasis on organic waste. Organic waste will be fed to the Biogas Project implemented by the Greater Amman Municipality for the purpose of generating electricity, producing fertilizers and minimizing pressure on the Russeifa landfill. In this sense, the project will provide a model to support the current national efforts to introduce clean sorting of waste. A
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2001
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30,383.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/07 |
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The grantee will organize an environmental awareness campaign that involves the Department of Forests and Rangeland, schools, and the local community members in the two villages where the project is operating. Other components of the project ( ... )
e land protection measures such as construction of stone walls, tree stone basins, efficient irrigation systems, rain collection cisterns, bee-keeping and flowering trees and shrub planting. The project is technically assited by the Watershed Management Project of the GTZ implemented at the Ministry of Agriculture and will also be supported by the Water Efficiency and Public Information For
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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2001
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/05 |
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The project will contribute to the communication and information sharing through the establishment of an on-line forum that consolidates environment NGOs and enhances the flow of information and experiences among them. This will contribute to ( ... )
g of lessons learned from community action in environment and development fields and the relation of that action to sustainable development. Project activities include providing training and some equipment to targeted NGOs in order to help them make use of the on-line forum. The project complements national initiatives supported by the UNDP in the field of IT Community Centers and the
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2001
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26,834.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/08 |
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The project will promote the sound management of natural resources in a semi-arid ecosystem close to a forest area overlooking the Jordan Valley. It will support income-generating activities that improve local community's livelihood without ( ... )
dizing the delicate ecosystem in the area. Traditional productive home gardens and domestic water harvesting techniques will be promoted among local community members with special emphasis on women and
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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22,147.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/06 |
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The Women Committee in Damia, Jordan Valley the first women group to be established in Damia is implementing this project, which will contribute to the improvement of living conditions of the local community in the town which suffered greatly after ( ... )
osure of the border facilities following the peace treaty with Israel. The activities will involve women and their families in income-generating activities that contribute to the comprehensive management of land and water resources in the Jordna Valley. Activities include herbal plant production and bee-keeping. Awareness activities will also be conducted to promote the significance of proper
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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39,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/10 |
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The grantee, in cooperation with the Aqaba Fishermen Cooperative Society and other official institutions and non-governmental organizations in Aqaba, will implement this project in order to contribute to the existing national and local efforts to ( ... )
t marine environment and promote the well being of fishermen and their families. It will include a training and public awareness component that targets the fishermen community and their families promoting safe fishing mehtods, and enhancing fishing capabilities. A loaning system will be developed to assit fishermen upgrade their equipment in order to improve their fishing practices. Special
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2001
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40,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/03 |
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The project aims at building the capacity of national NGOs and community groups which are eligible to support by the Small Grants Programme. The project constitutes a mechanism by which capacities of targt NGOs in project development and ( ... )
entation are built, proper networking and communication among targeted NGOs are enhanced, sustainability of the supported projects by the SGP is insured, and the areas covered by the Programme is
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2001
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1,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/02 |
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The project conducted a study on the influence of fishing practices on marine life in Aqaba Gulf. The study looks into the fishing situation in Aqaba Gulf including fishermen conditions, fishing techniques used, and the laws and legislation ( ... )
ning to this situation in the context of the Special Economica Zone. Based on the results of this study the NGO submitted a full proposal to address the negative impacts
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2001
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28,136.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/01/09 |
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The project aims at controlling the negative impacts of desert tourism on biodiversity in Wadi Rum Reserve through direct involvement of the local indigenous Bedouin community in a pilot program based on building local capacities of the Rum Tourism ( ... )
ative to enable it to manage tourism services in the area in an effective manner. It will assist individual members of the cooperative to upgrade their vehicles so that their trips become less harmful to the area's delicate ecosystem. Members of the cooperative will also be able to promote camel rides by improving camels' health and providing them with better and more attractive accesories. The
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2000
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49,650.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-11 |
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The project will teach young volunteers (ages 16-20) similar skills to those of a Marine Park ranger, including marine biology classes, scuba diving, park patrol, communication skills and other related fields. The Marine Park in Aqaba Gulf is part ( ... )
gular GEF project implemented by the Aqaba Region Authority. The project will also train younger volunteers (ages 12-15) on marine conservation, swimming and snorkeling, public awareness activities as well as general marine safety. It is expected that the activities of this project would contribute to the conservation of marine environment in the Aqaba
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Jordan
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International Waters
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2000
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37,143.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-12 |
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The general objective of the project is to reduce the adverse impacts of human activities on the general and marine environment by instilling a sense of guardianship in the local public. The project includes an element of capacity building for the ( ... )
escent Center which is conveniently located in the "old Town" area of Aqaba and already involved in public awareness and community development activities in this poor area. This will enable the Center to conduct public awareness activities that would promote knowledge about the environment in general and the marine environment in particular, promote proper waste disposal practices which would
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Jordan
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Multifocal Area
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2000
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1,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-21 |
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The NGO will conduct a baseline assessment of NGOs capacities in order to prepare a project proposal for establishing a network that will enable SGP NGOs to exchange experiences and lessons learned and assist them to better manage their projects. |
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2000
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49,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-08 |
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To highlight the rich biodiversity in Jordan and teach children the importance of its conservation, The Haya Cultural Center has started to establish a "Biodiversity Exhibition for Children". The exhibition will include models, panels and other ( ... )
visual aides displaying the different elements of biodiversity. Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) granted the building for the exhibition to the Haya Center. The Center will cooperate with the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature in producing the required models and aides and in arranging field visits to nature reserves. It will also cooperate with the Ministry of Education and other
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