There are 282 projects that match your search.
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2006
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: UGA/06/65 |
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The project goal is to preserve and restore the natural biodiversity of Nabugabo wetland through training and improved social and economic welfare of the surrounding via sustainable utilization of the environment? biodiversity.
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1. To train and increase community awareness of the need to conserve and sustainably utilize Nabugabo wetland and other related areas
2. To conserve the ramsar site as a mechanism for conserving the globally significant biodiversity in Nabugabo wetland of
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2006
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10,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: UGA/06/66 |
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The NKKBG Environment Support Project aims to build capacity of communities and the organization?s members in environmental management, promote afforestation of multipurpose trees and reduce cutting down of trees for firewood, improve water ( ... )
vation in order to control soil erosion and ensure that all activities contribute to the conservation of the Nile Basin
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2006
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/60 |
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The aim of the project is to conserve the environment, increase biodiversity on the agricultural landscape, improve household incomes and reduce poverty among the local communities in Kole County, Apac district.
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i. Carry out community-based survey to provide data for development planning purposes in the County.
ii. Conserve biodiversity on the agricultural landscapes through improved management of the environment and realistic use of the environmental resources.
iii. Increase on-farm biodiversity through planting of selected multipurpose tree species and fruit trees.
iv. Improve the livelihood of the
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2006
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25,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: UGA/NTEAP/06/11 |
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The purpose of the project is to improve the conservation of Kyebisagazi wetland in Rakai district by covering the pits that have been dug by community members in search of water. The project will also construct 8 shallow wells and drinking troughs ( ... )
estock to provide clean water for domestic consumption and for livestock. The project will increase access to clean water for 300 households in Kyebisagazi
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2006
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25,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/NTEAP/05/007 |
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The purpose of the project is to improve the tree cover in areas along River Malaba in Chawo parish. This will in the long term conserve the water catchment so that it contributes to the maintenance of the water quantity and quality. Trees are cut ( ... )
gh rate by community members who make charcoal for sale. Most of the charcoal is used by households in urban centers for cooking and it is their main source of fuel. The project will work with up to 40 households in Busia town and provide them solar ovens at a subsidized price so that they can eventually stop using charcoal for cooking. In addition, the project will target the charcoal makers
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2006
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47,865.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: UGA/06/75 |
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The project aims at consolidating achievements registered with GEF SGP support provided to Sironko Valley Integrated Projects for the period 2001-2004, notably reversing land degradation by providing the community with skills to obtain alternative ( ... )
products and reduce pressure on the land which will improve the quality and quantity of water in Sironko
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2006
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10,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: UGA/06/69 |
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Community action to conserve Rwoho forest will focus on contributing to the improvement of the livelihoods of Rwoho forest community through sustainable conservation and use of forest resources. |
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Uganda
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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10,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: UGA/06/68 |
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The project will focus on promoting the use of solar energy systems and improved stove technologies, so as to have their commercial and economic potential exploited, biodiversity conserved and effects of land degradation on land, water and climate ( ... )
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2005
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36,067.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/56 |
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Echuya forest reserve is a montane forest that lies on a ridge, 2270 m to 2570 m above sea level in south-western Uganda within the Albertine rift, one of the important biodiversity hotspots of the world. One of the major problems to the ( ... )
vation of Echuya forest is the presence of a Batwa (pygmy) community around it. The Batwa is a highly marginalized community that used to live in Echuya and some of the neighbouring forests like Bwindi and Mgahinga on which they depended for all the basics of life. The Batwa were excluded from the forest at the time Echuya and the other forests were made reserves. They own no agricultural land
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Uganda
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Land Degradation
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2005
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40,410.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/52 |
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Through initial project funding from the UNDP-GEF/SGP, and additional funding from the Canadian Fund, NWESE initiated a model project on community-based cultivation of lemongrass to control land degradation while at the same time adding value to it ( ... )
cessing into commercial products. NWESE through this project now seeks to complete the commercialization of the cultivation and processing of the lemongrass so as to make the model project sustainable. To achieve this, the project will improve on its facilities for commercial processing of the lemongrass, complete the development of lemongrass-based commercial products and build the capacity of
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2005
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15,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/CWI/05/02 |
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Community Ecological Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement Project is being implemented by the Uganda Fisheries and Fish Conservation Asssociation (UFFCA) in Butiaba Fishing Village, Masindi district on the lake shores of lake Albert.
Butiaba ( ... )
g village comprises three landing sites experiencing hygiene and sanitation problems due to lack of proper excreta disposal facilities thereby contributing to the spread of communicable diseases, water and general environmental pollution which adversely affects the health and livelihood of the local fishers community.
The situation is further compounded by the topographical nature of the
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2005
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40,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/54 |
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The project is to complete the commercialization of the product from Ocimum kilimandscharicum that is now being cultivated by the community living around Budongo Forest as a sustainable alternative income generating activity, for the purpose of ( ... )
ng pressure on the forest. As an additional activity, BUCODO will promote the conservation of customary forests around Budongo forest by mobilizing the adjacent community to form village forest committees to manage the
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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38,219.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/57 |
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This project seeks to mobilise the communities that live in close proximity with the ?Rwenzori Mountain National Park? (RMNP) to proactively take responsibility in the conservation and protection of the mountain ecosystem through creation of ( ... )
ess and community involvement in biodiversity conservation, collection and documentation of indigenous knowledge, promotion of ex-situ conservation and introduction of multipurpose plant varieties for soil erosion control and production of essential oils.
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Uganda
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Land Degradation
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2005
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/48 |
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Conservation Farming Practices in Busiro North Upland Rice System is a local community project being implemented by Busiro North Development Foundation( BNDF), a local community based organization in the area. The project seeks to stabilize upland ( ... )
sed systems for sustainable productivity thereby averting potential environmental impacts resulting from unsustainable farming practices. The project activities also aim at improving local community livelihoods through diversified income sources such as beekeeping and upland rice growing.The project operates in Wakiso district which experiences unsustainable landuse practices that threaten the
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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3,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/55 |
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Dirigana Micro Hydro Power Project aims to carry out consultations with beneficiary communities and prepare a proposal for a full grant |
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2005
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15,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/CWI/05/01 |
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The Ssese Community Development Association is a local community based organisation operating in Kalangala district and involved in the promotion of sustainable community conservation activities such as Ecological sanitation. Kalangala district is ( ... )
the 82 islands on lake victoria whose land area covers 5% while the greater proportion is covered by open water accounting to about 95% of the total area of the district.
The area is characterized with a high water table, sandy and rocky soils which make it difficult to construct pit latrines. Sanitation is very poor as a result of these difficulty physical conditions, thus exposing the
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2005
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25,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/49 |
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Environmental Conservation of Kadam Ecosystem is a project being implemted by Chekwii Development Association (CHEDEA), a local community based organisation involve in the promotion of sustainable community development initiatives for the forest ( ... )
tem conservation. The project's objective is to conserve Kadam forest ecosystem through the use of participatory approaches. Activities include among others conservation education,agroforestry, diversification of livelihood options to enble the local community get income and improve on their livelihoods and reduce pressure on the forest resources.
The GEF focal area addressed is biodiversity
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2005
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25,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: UGA/NTEAP/05/005 |
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The project purpose is to improve agricultural practices and environmental conservation as well as promoting income-generating activities. The Sango Bay ecosystem on the western side of Lake Victoria extends into Tanzania and the communities in ( ... )
ganda and Tanzania are degrading it by cutting trees for timber, making charcoal, and hunting wild animals for food. The project is promoting tree planting and improved agricultural productivity to reduce th communities' impact on the Sango Bay Forest
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Uganda
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International Waters
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2005
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15,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/NTEAP/05/001 |
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The project aims at improving natural resource management practices on farmlands along River Malaba in Kalait parish, Tororo district of Uganda. The river is shared by Kenya and Uganda and its water ends up in River Nile through Lake Kyoga. The ( ... )
water is silted and the project is demonstraing farming methods and land management practices which should reduce siltation. In addition, the project is providing clean water to community members and livestock by protecting natural springs and making water troughs for the
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Uganda
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Land Degradation
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2005
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3,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/47 |
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Kapchorwa Community Development Association (KACODA) is a community based organization engaged in the promotion of sustainable community development initiatives such as tree planting, improved agricultural practices, agroforestry and conservation ( ... )
ion activities.
These activities are aimed at conserving the Mt. Elgon National park buffer area, indigenious tree species and the river banks from degradation since this river forms an important catchment area for the river Nile ecosystem.
The project area experiences high rates of population growth, land fragmentation and degradation, biodiversity loss,degradation of river banks for
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