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Uganda
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Land Degradation
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2003
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42,822.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/03/28 |
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The project addresses probems of land degradation and biodiversity loss especially indigenious plants and contributesto climate change mitigation through promotion of integrated sustainable land and natural resource management practices and ( ... )
ent energy saving technologies. It is a community environment conservation project managed by Soroti Environment Concern, a local CBO in the eastern part of Uganda. the area is dry and has various indigenious plant and wetland species plus fragile ecosystems. It is predominantly a peasant agricultural community practising subsistence farming.Increasing rural poverty, poor agronomic practices,
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Pakistan
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Land Degradation
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2003
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PAK/02/40 |
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the city generates approximately 400 MT per day of solid waste. It is also estimated that not more than 50 percent of it is collected by the municipal system and the remaining stays scattered in the urban area mainly ending in open plots of land and ( ... )
streets. Multan does not have an adequately planned and appropriately designed landfill site. The urban landscape of Multan is characterized by a large number of low lying areas created as a result of brick kilns located earlier within the area now fully urbanized and built up. It is a regular practice in Multan to allow voluntary garbage dumping in these areas as an alternate to earth filling.
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India
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Land Degradation
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2003
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32,942.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/03/RJ13 |
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The project mainly focused on creating awareness on need of water conservation and building water harvesting stuctures through people participation and involvement. This aimed at creating empowerment, promote skills and benefit the local ( ... )
ities. Priority was also given to the preservation of the quality of water resources, incluiding the supporting eco-systems.
The major purpose of constructing new water harvesting stuctures and reviving old stuctures was for improving water availabili and combating drought and flood problems and in turn leading to:
? Recharge ground water and water level in the wells.
? Make drinking water
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Dominica
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Land Degradation
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2003
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1,978.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: DMA/UNF/PLN/02/08 |
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Project will provide capacity building in organic farming methods and food processing for improved livelihoods. |
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2003
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5,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/52 |
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Main idea of the project is creation of community-based plantations of poplar and willow at riverside of Sutuu-Bulak river in the vicinity of Svetlaya Polyana village for prevention of wood cuttings nearby coniferous forest ecosystem.
The basic ( ... )
ents of the project are:
1. Conducting seminars and trainings for the local population to grow and take care for saplings.
2. Creation of fence around the plantation.
3. Purchase and planting saplings in 10 hectares land.
4. Care for saplings and distribute the plots among the local people and members of Public Association ?Ysik-Kol
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Senegal
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2003
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48,783.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SEN/03/04 |
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Contribuer a la gestion de la diversité biologique dans le bassin de Kissane.-Etudier et concevoir un plan d?aménagement du bassin de Kissane ;-Permettre la maîtrise et la gestion des eaux souterraines et de surface ;-Régénérer les formations ( ... )
ieres dégradées ou disparues et protéger la couverture végétale ;-Lutter contre l?érosion éolienne et hydrique ;-Lutter contre la désertification et l?appauvrissement des sols ;-Renforcer les capacités
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
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2003
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14,765.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/03/10 |
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The Objective of this project is to promote practical environmental conservation education among students in Primary and secondary schools around Marangu Teachers Training College. This project will popularize environmental conservation best ( ... )
ces through students who are expected to influence their community to adopt the conservation practices.
About 60 Teachers from Marangu Teachers Training College have been participating in environmental conservation education project which was conducted by Tanzania Wildlife Conservation Society (WCST) with support from COMPACT on the conservation best practices. The objective was to train the
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Uganda
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Land Degradation
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2003
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2,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: UGA/03/32 |
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The project aims to carry out stakeholder consultations on suitable renewable energy sources for Nyabushozi and prepare a proposal for a full grant. |
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2003
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6,800.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/44 |
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The basic idea of the project is reduction of manmade pressure on natural ecosystems in the buffer zone of the Sary-Chelek Reserve. Natural ecosystems are under very strong anthropogenous pressure, in particular, the pastures are located in ( ... )
cinities of the Chaldybar village (Kara-Suu gorge). The manmade pressure is connected with goat overgrazing. The goats were before in this place, but not in such quantity. Local NGO tries to reduce loading by introduction of pasture rotation, rehabilitations of the local springs serving as waterings for cattle. Basic elements of the project are:
1. Monitoring of pastures located in the village
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2003
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11,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/36 |
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Conservation and rehabilitation of Semenov`s fir (Abies Semenovii B.Fedtch) ? endemic species of Kyrgyzstan flora are the main tasks of the project. Unfortunately, but Semenov`s fir is gradually disappearing because of absence the natural ( ... )
l, susceptibility to diseases, and poaching.
The basic components of the project are:
- Creation of Semenov`s fir nursery (1hectare), with the subsequent planting seedlings in the plantation (17,8 hectares).
- Creation of transitive branch of the plantation (1,2 hectares)
- Training local residents of Kara-Koyun settlement to look after saplings of Semenov`s firs and fruit trees and
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Thailand
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Land Degradation
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2003
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13,056.60
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Phase 2
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Project Number: THA/03/12 |
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Residing ,for generations, in and around the Namnao National Conservation Forest, target population has earn their living through natural provision and agricultural practice thus been a part of the ecosystems. However, the consumption of natural ( ... )
ion has increased nearly at a irreversible rate while agricultural practices has totally shifted from traditional way to modernized mono-crops. At an estimate, 95 % of the population practice cultivating short-lived ,mono-crops such as wild paddy, corn, ginger, bean requiring a lot of tilling. Moreover, further encroaching into the forest area has worsened land erosion resulting in
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2003
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10,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/39 |
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The true pistachio (Pistacia vera) is unique nut fruit species which successfully grows and fructifies in a belt of foothill deserts and dry steppes. There are 23,0 thousand hectares (19,5 thousand hectares are natural; 3,5 thousand hectares ( ... )
anted by man) pistachio in Kyrgyzstan.
The bukhara almond (Amugdalus bucharica) is a nut fruit culture which may grow on the dry (not irrigated) grounds where annual precipitation is less than 200 mm. The pistachio and almonds are the basic wood species of pistachio forests. The purpose of the project is rehabilitation of fragments of a pistachio forest belt in the vicinities of Suluctu town.
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
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2003
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24,045.83
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/UNF-GEF/03/05 |
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The Nicodem traditional Irrigation furrow hs been used for irrigation for the last 200 years by the communities in Sango Village. This furrow is old and has no permanent intake. The canal is not lined and thus allows seepage of water and water ( ... )
before reaching farms is high. The canal has a nigth water reservoir which also looses a lot of water through percolation as it is an earth reservoir. The objective of this project is to undertake the lining of the canal and reservoir in order to increase water availability for irrigation and domestic
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
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2003
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12,306.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/UNF-GEF/03/03 |
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This project intends to rehabilitate 1.5 Km of the Osanja irrigation canal in order to alleviate poverty among Makupa village which is located closer to Mt.Kilimanjaro forest. The project will make the agriculture througth irrigation a sustainable ( ... )
ic activity and thus reduce posibilities of people living through illegal logging of timberfrom the natural forest. The rehabilitation of this irrigation canal and its water reservoir will help 500 families to engage in agriculture. The rehabilitation of this canal will also support the communties to engage in production of other cash crops including
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Sri lanka
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Land Degradation
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2003
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9,452.58
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SRL/03/09 |
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Establishment and strengthening of farmer organizations, resource survey of selected homesteads, set up rainwater harvesting methods, introduction of pitcher irrigation systems, composting, training in organic farming, bee keeping and strengthening ( ... )
tage industries.
The climatic conditions of the area are such that the villages are subject to protracted dry period extending for about 8 months. Farmers depend more on up-land farming due to village tanks running dry immediately after cessation of rainy period. This has brought about threatening levels of exploitation of these areas.
Benefits:
Scientific management of natural resources,
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Lithuania
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Land Degradation
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2003
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26,488.78
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Phase 2
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Project Number: LIT/03/06 |
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The main aim of project is to facilitate cooperation between ecological farms in Lithuanian East region. The project activities encompass:
- Trainings of farmers from ecological and conventional farms;
- Installment and equipping of training room ( ... )
persons;
- Beginning alteration of ecological product;
- A scientific research on possibilities of ecological farming in the region;
- Strengthening of production base of ecological farming cooperative;
- Establishment of a new ecological farming cooperative.
It is expected that practical activities of the project will have appreciable positive results, will improve living condition of
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2003
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17,600.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y5/CORE/2003/56 |
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Main idea of the project is rehabilitation of biodiversity and prevention of land degradation in mountain and forest ecosystems by planting wall nut trees on mountain slopes around the Turpakkorgo village and creation of industrial unit for ( ... )
tion of seedlings with closed root (briquettes).
Actions to be undertaken by Public Ecological Foundation «New Eco-Forest»
1. Mobilization of local people
2. Procurement and planting saplings of walnut, wild apple, almond, currants, sage.
3. Raising local people awareness about environment and sustainable nature management.
4. Launch mini plant for producing briquettes with seedlings
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2003
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45,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/03/05 |
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The project aims at transferring the knowledge gained on Permaculture from the pilot site implemented by the Center over the past three years, with financial support by JICA, to the home gardens at the local community level in South Shouneh and the ( ... )
nding areas, with special focus on women. This would entail training of women who will participate in project activities and raising the awareness of the local community of the benefits of this approach, specially that it goes in line with the traditional approach of farm management that used to prevail in the country in the past. Support to implement home garden projects using permaculture
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2003
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30,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: JOR/03/02 |
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The Lower Khsheibeh Women Cooperative will be implementing this project in their village, located to the south west of Jerash, where several environmental and livelihood problems prevail. Agriculture in the area is difficult due to its difficult ( ... )
aphy and water shortages, leading to soil and land degradation as well as poor economic situation. In order to assist community members improve their living conditions, the project will provide loans to women to construct cisterns, plant medicinal herbs, olive trees, forest trees, construct terraces and other soil conservation measures in addition to encouraging the use of domestic solar energy
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2002
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2,703.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/Y4/CORE/2002/01 |
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Main idea of the project is preservation mountain and forest ecosystems that contain big variety of birds, animals and plants from land degradation and landslide risk by rehabilitation of forest and planting saplings on mountainside and stopping ( ... )
ing in landslide prone plot. Under this project will be demonstrated alternative livelihood to local
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