There are 239 projects that match your search.
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2013
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49,993.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/BD/13/05 |
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The project aims at raising awareness among local communities to conserve and improve the sea turtle population in Kudat area. The objectives is to engage and train local communities in beach patrolling to prevent sea turtle eggs harvesting, conduct ( ... )
mental education activities such as beach clean up and school outreach, develop awareness materials for turtle conservation, and to support the sea turtles conservation through promotion of environmental stewardship to minimize the amount of debris existing in the community areas by practicing sustainable trash collection and composting
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2013
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48,860.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/BD/13/06 |
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Southeast Asia is home to the world's smallest bear species, the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) and is seriously threatened, if not extinct, in many areas of mainland Asia. The species continue to face significant threats such as forest ( ... )
ation and destruction, and hunted illegally for bear parts for foods and medicines. The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) was established to promote Malayan sun bear conservation in Sabah by creating the capacity to rehabilitate and release suitable orphaned and ex-captive bears back into the wild, providing an improved long-term living environment for captive bears. The proposed
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2013
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2,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/BD/13/10 |
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The direct impacts of ?development? often brought about forest degradation, natural resource depletion, environmental devastation, biodiversity loss, etc. As for the dayak community, it also results in the loss of customary land, forest and ( ... )
ical resouces as well as food security. The daily livelihoods of the Indigenous community and rural women are continually threaten by development activities surrounding their village, particular due to the loss of source of livelihood from depletion of forest and non-timber forest produce. This project initiated by WADESA aims to support the local community particularly women in conserving the
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Malaysia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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10,790.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/12/03 |
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The project aims to raise awareness of solid waste management to the residences of New Villages in Malaysia (being settlements created during the waning days of British rule over Malaysia in the mid-1950s, to segregate the villagers from the early ( ... )
n Races Liberation Army insurgents, which were led by the Malayan Communist Party, during the Malayan Emergency) , in order to promote a culture of clean quality living environment. The project will be carried out in Kampong Baru Bali, a new village in Perak state, near to the Perak campus of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. An increasing number of New Villages have been requesting for a
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Malaysia
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Chemicals
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/CH/12/12 |
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Executive Summary
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are toxic, persistent, mobile, accumulate in fatty tissue and magnify in the food chain. The evidence of detrimental effects on living organisms at the level of entire populations of some POPs ( ... )
trates the threat to biodiversity, and the potential for disruption at the ecosystem level.
This project aims to raise the awareness of consumers and demonstrate viable and cost-effective alternatives to POPs products and reduce emissions of unintentional POPs. The project activities include the conduct of twelve education and awareness raising programmes for consumers and farmers. Consumer
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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46,422.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/12/09 |
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Community Abai Project (CAP): The Forest Restoration & Ecotourism is a community-based project will be implemented by the local community of Abai village along the lower Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Malaysia. The project is needed to restore ( ... )
ed forests and increase habitat connectivity along the lower Kinabatangan River. This will contribute to the long-term survival of endangered species including Bornean orang utans, Bornean pygmy elephants, proboscis monkeys, Storm?s storks and other wildlife. The project is also needed to establish a sustainable, conservation-based economy in order to restore Abai?s
fragile economy and generate
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Malaysia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/CC/12/17 |
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Executive Summary
This project is built upon successful Community Micro Hydro implemented by TONIBUNG in collaboration with Era Wira Sdn. Bhd in 11 villages in Malaysia. The proposed project on the Micro Hydro is a multifocal project which aims at ( ... )
ing: (a) a community-based watershed management system; (b) conservation and sustainable use of the natural resources; and (c) the promotion of alternative income generation and sustainable livelihood through environmentally sound socio-economic activities that will mitigate the contribution towards the impacts on climatic changes.
In today?s era of information and communication technology,
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Malaysia
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Land Degradation
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/LD/12/08 |
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The project is about the management of natural resources for sustainable livelihood in Tampasak, Timpangoh and Babagon villages.
The broad objective of the project is to create awareness to the community about agricultural practices that the ( ... )
uous usage of chemical fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide cause soil degradation (infertility) and therefore will affect future community life socially and economically adversely if not controlled. The people are used to farming using chemical pesticide, herbicide and chemical fertilizer. These practices if continued can lead to infertile land. With the project, agricultural practice will be
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Malaysia
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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43,575.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/12/01 |
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This project is follow-on from an earlier project funded by the Global Environment Facility ? Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) Malaysia entitled, ?Integrated Community Based Micro Hydro System to Improve Sustainability Livelihood of Indigenous Kenyah ( ... )
ty in Mudung Abun of Belaga District, Sarawak?.
In August 2010, the project was successfully completed, whereby; an installation of 20 kilowatts (kw) micro hydropower system (MHS) offers a sustainable energy supply for use in the community. The long term benefit of the MHS is that it has the potential to supply an affordable and sustainable form of renewable energy for the household lighting
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Malaysia
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Land Degradation
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2012
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25,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/LD/12/23 |
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Executive Summary
This project aims to teach laymen residents how to detect signs of landslides, know
what to do when such signs are observed, take action on mitigation measures and know
what to do when landslides strike. It combines disaster ( ... )
eduction with overtones of
environmental awareness, as one of the key messages calls for residents to regularly
scan natural and built environment for any changes in their surroundings.
Activities. The main activities that the project shall engage in are:
? Community talks and presentations (awareness and education)
? Training workshops on starting a community?based monitoring
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Malaysia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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47,567.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/12/02 |
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Most longhouses in the rural areas of Sarawak have a disadvantage of being far from electrical power grid and water distribution grid. The distribution of power and water is not economical due to the distance from the main grid and the small ( ... )
tion living in these areas. One of these longhouses is the Tapang Pungga Longhouse. It is located at Batang Ai, Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, Sarawak. The word "Batang" in Iban means main river and "Ai" means water hence "Batang Ai" means Water River. It takes 3 ½ hours by land transport from Kuching and then another hour by river using a 15 horse power outboard engine to get there. The longhouse
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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49,665.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/BD/12/11 |
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GEC is recommending EMR for Kg. Dato Hormat in the district of Sabak Bernam in the state of Selangor as the community has shown keen interest to learn and support the mangrove rehabilitation programme. They also had the backing of the Environmental ( ... )
tee set-up at the district level chaired by the District Officer, and represented by various government agencies such as Department of Irrigation, Department of Environment, Selangor Forestry Department and the local village committee (or JKKK). The project aims to rehabilitate and improve the condition of the degraded mangrove belt (abandoned shrimp farms) along the Sg. Bernam by using the EMR
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/12/04 |
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The project is aimed at providing training and capacity-building to empower local fishing communities in 5 areas covering four states in Peninsular on issues related to the coastal and marine biodiversity. The aim of the training is to enable the ( ... )
g communities to strengthen their engagement in policy making to improve governance and enforcement related to coastal and marine biodiversity protection and to enable the provision of feedback from the ground of the threats to coastal and marine biodiversity resources. The project will also involve mangrove replanting activities to further enable community based initiatives in biodiversity
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Malaysia
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International Waters
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2012
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41,512.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/IW/12/19 |
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Executive
Summary
Mantanani is a small island on the North coast of Sabah, in the Kota Belud district. It has a population
of 900- 1200 local people and a tourism industry that is increasing at a rate of 300% a year. The island
is a 2-hour ( ... )
y by fishing boat from the mainland and due to this isolation it has historically been
overlooked in terms of education and development by the State. The severe absence of education
manifests itself in a dearth of awareness of environmental issues, as well as a lack of confidence and
empowerment in the local community to be able to negotiate their rights effectively with the booming
tourism
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/BD/12/18 |
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Executive Summary
The Kota Damansara Community Forest Reserve (KDCFR) is one of the last remnants of lowland dipterocarp forests remaining in the Klang Valley. This forest block was saved from housing development plans due to the concerted ( ... )
s of local residents and support from previous GEF-SGP grants. With the KDCFR officially gazetted as of 18 February 2010 (Sel GN 398/2010), the focus can now shift from defense of the forest to planning for balanced use for conservation, education and research, as well as recreational use. Co-management of the Forest Reserve has been a condition of the gazettement and this commitment was affirmed
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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48,793.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/BD/12/13 |
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The project is aimed at creating a community based forest in Winokok, Bundu Tuhan. A management plan will be developed with the participation of local people which includes preservation of the ?bio-culture?, traditional knowledge and way of life of ( ... )
digenous group in the area. In achieving this, the project will focus on strengthening capacity of the local people and improve their knowledge on preserving
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/BD/12/15 |
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Executive Summary
Malaysia?s wetlands area continues to be lost and degraded partly as a result of human activities. Coastal communities in Penang, especially fisher families are also affronted by the loss of coastal wetlands and consequently the ( ... )
ial benefits provided by the wetlands are slowly eroding and subsequently the livelihood of fisher families is impaired.
The aim of this project is to improve the livelihood of fisher families through conservation and sustainable use of wetlands resources. The project will cover the state of Penang. The project?s activities include awareness raising regarding benefits of wetland resources;
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/12/07 |
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This project is aimed at informing and educating stakeholders to allow them to develop an understanding of the negative ecological and economic impacts of fish bombing despite previous declarations aimed at stopping fish bombing activities. The ( ... )
t will also establish a community-based programme to demonstrate sustainable approaches to reducing fish bombing at the source and conserving coral reefs.
Human activities are destroying the coral reef ecosystems on our earth, where reefs are overfished, bombed and poisoned, smothered by sediment, and choked by algae growing on nutrient rich sewage and fertilizer run-off. They are damaged by
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Malaysia
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Biodiversity
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2012
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49,930.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/BD/12/16 |
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Executive Summary
Many Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) populations are threatened by habitat loss, poaching and direct conflict with humans. The species is listed as Endangered in the 2008 IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) ( ... )
t of Threatened Species and is included in Appendix I of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Peninsular Malaysia still has extensive tracts of forest that are habitat for elephants and other endangered species including tigers. Yet, these habitats under pressure with increasing demands on forests and other State land to support economic
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Malaysia
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Chemicals
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2012
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20,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: MAL/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/CH/12/24 |
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Executive Summary
This project is in line with other GEF-SGP?s chemicals projects. This is a knowledge enhancement project targeted at the general public to raise awareness of mercury health and environmental issues. With the development of a ( ... )
y binding instrument on mercury (UNEP) coming into place by 2013, the use and amount of mercury recycled has to be increased.
Objectives:
This project aims to educate the community of the environmental issues related to the improper disposal of mercury containing lamps. It is hope that once known, the community will take steps to ensure responsible disposal of mercury containing lamps for
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