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India
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Biodiversity
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1999
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16,010.39
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/CCF/IND/OP1/99/UP05 |
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The project is concerned to increase the community participation in the process of scientific management of common lands through assisting the village communities to organise themselves, to manage forests and to use the natural resources in a ( ... )
nable manner. It aimed to assist herb growers with technical skills for growing, processing and marketing culinary herbs, in order to make it a viable income option for farmers in the hills and organise village communities to take decisions, by consensus or majority, to protect and regulate the use of common land.
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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473.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: SGP/VN/99/030 |
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Peru
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Biodiversity
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1999
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3,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PER/98/02 |
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Analizar los principales problemas que afectan la diversidad biológica de la zona maritimo terrestre de la Caleta para formular participaivamente un Proyecto que permita revertir las amenazas al ecosistema. |
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1999
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1,096.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/OP2-99-02 |
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Project development goal:
To increase community participation in management and development of Dieng conservation program, with collaborative effort from other stakeholders within the area.
Project objectives:
1. To identify community?s ( ... )
oward conservation plan as a whole
2. To identify community?s potential economic activities to be develop, to stimulate the alternative source of income with regard to nature conservation effort
3. To increase and strengthen NGOs capacity in developing sound conservation plan with regard to community?s welfare
4. To increase collaboration and strengthen coordination, especially among NGOs
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1999
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21,736.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-08-99 |
OBJECTIVES
To recognize and recover the traditional knowledge of the mam ethnic group on the use of native natural resources in 7 communities of Tacaná, San Marcos.
This project has been designed to recover the traditional knowledge of a ( ... )
erse rich ecosystem, the uses that the mam ethnic group give to native species, both medicinal and food sources, validate the information collected through participatory processes and interviews with old women and men, communitary leaders, midwives and local promoters, to develop educational materials to preserve this traditional knowledge about biodiversity on younger
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Albania
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Biodiversity
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1999
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7,230.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: ALB/99/08 |
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The main aim of the project is to preserve and use in sustainable way the biological diversity
through raising of local community awareness via environmental education on ecotourist values of National Park of Theth. Different actions will be ( ... )
aken in the field, identifying the globally threatened species aiming the improvement of habitats's situation. New NGOs will be established and a good work will be carried out on local community capacity building Strong campaigns will be developed on rising of public awareness and sensibility of local community, wider Albanian public as well as of foreigners on the values and importance of this
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1999
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15,275.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-04-99 |
OBJECTIVES:
To provide access to training on methods for cultivating a local endangered species of edible mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus, through the implementation of family greenhouses and mycelium reproduction and distribution on native ( ... )
remains.
This project will develop a series of workshops to strengthen the three participant organizations, provide specific training on mushroom and forest ecology, cultivation techniques using agricultural wastes and methods of restock natural sources of the species at local natural forests remains.
The project also includes a commercialization component to facilitate project
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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7,719.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BHU/98/02 |
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The project sought to address some of the emerging environmental problems of Trashi Yangtse such as over exploitation of the limited arable land, encroachment of forestland and overgrazing due to rapidly increasing human and cattle population. ( ... )
nd degradation is a major problem in the eastern part of Bhutan. Degradation of land is highly attributed by heavy rainfall, difficult terrain, forest fire, human activities and excessive grazing. There is considerable natural erosion, which is further excerbated by human activities, especially when the soil becomes heavily water logged during monsoon season.
People of Trashi Yangtse has
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Viet nam
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Biodiversity
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1999
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12,500.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/VN/98/002 |
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The project meets the goal of the GEF/SGP by combating land degradation caused by the overuse of chemical fertilizers in 3 pilot communes in Ba Vi District, which are located in the buffer zone of Ba Vi National Park. It promotes the application of ( ... )
c fertilizers, including biofertilizer and compost, in the pursuit of sustainable agriculture development. The project transfers the simple technology for biofertiliser production, using local materials, such as peat and rice husk, and its application to local farmers, targeting ethnic people and women. The combination of biofertiliser and compost application prevents land degradation and
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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1999
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34,162.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/98/G52/99/05 |
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In 1995, the Bobirwa Environmental Committee identified deforestation, resulting from the over-exploitation of natural woodlands for fuel, as one of the most serious environmental problems in the Bobirwa subdistrict. Some residents of Bobirwa ( ... )
ted that there were conservation committees that were willing to become more active in addressing the problem, but they needed support.
This project seeks to promote the use and manufacture of fuel efficient stoves for villages severely affected by deforestration resulting from the over-exploitation of natural woodlands for fuel wood. The proposed project will be implemented in the Bobirwa
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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1999
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21,782.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/98/G52/99/14 |
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At present the genetic base on which crop farming takes place in Botswana is increasingly being eroded by mono cropping, the use of single 'modern' vareities, etc., making it more prone to the ravages of droughts and generally making it ( ... )
ainable (both environmentally and economically) to be engaged in crop farming. However crop farming is often the only economic activity left for the poorest section of the population.
Since its inception Permaculture Trust of Botswana has recognised the erosion of the genetic base on which crop farming takes place and has put efforts in gaining experience to set up a community based seed
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Peru
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Biodiversity
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1999
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17,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PER/98/05 |
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El Proyecto se ubica en la zona de amortiguamiento de la Zona Reservada de Batán Grande, donde los comuneros han deforestado grandes extensiones de bosque seco y consecuentemente su calidad de vida se ha deteriorado. El proyecto pretende promover ( ... )
s de vida sostenible basado en la capacitación de la comunidad a través de los promotores campesinos que manejan módulos productivos (pecuarios, apicultura y vinomiel). Los promotores campesinos capacitados difunden las técnicas de manejo hacia otros sectores de Jayanca. Contempla también obras complementarias como cocinas mejoradas para disminuir el consumo de lena y mejorar las condiciones
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1999
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650.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: POL/00/02p |
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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1999
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30,992.74
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MAR/95/G52/18 |
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This project has experienced lots of difficulties and is delyed due to lack of committment of NGO. It is proposed to close the project before the end of 2005 if nothing is done.
This project aims to conserve, re-introduce, propagate and sell ( ... )
c and indigenous ornamental plants. A portion of land of the extent of 1A12 at State land Malherbe, Wooton has exceptionally been allocated to the Mauritius Girl Guides Association in order to implement this project. The grant allocated by GEF/SGP will mainly be used to create jobs for four local people who will be responsible for the day to day care of the ornamental seedlings and plants. It
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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37,640.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-98-G52-02 |
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The project involves installation of drought resistant landscaping on a site, dating back to the Umayyad period and occupied during the Ottoman and the recent Fallahi periods, to demonstrate traditional natural resource management practicies in an ( ... )
o semi-arid area in the East Mediterranean ecosystem comlementing ,at the same time, the restoration of a significant historical and archaeolgical site. The project has cleaned up and rehabilitated several historical cisterns on site, has made significant discoveries and is working on re-creating the xeriscape patterns in the
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Kenya
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Biodiversity
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1999
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50,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-98-009 |
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The NGO will establish a facility depicting different species of quarry plants and create a suitable stony habitat for them for educational purposes. The NGO will also create a new indigenous Nairobi forest to replace the exotic trees currently ( ... )
ing the grounds of National Museums of Kenya,
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1999
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15,326.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PPS-19-99 |
To recover and preserve two highly endangered high altitude tree species through community participation on tree nursery and forest enrichment activities.
This project consists on a series of training workshops on tree nursery establishment, ( ... )
ered tree species ecology and forest enrichment methods.
Additionally, training on sustainable use of forest resources and its commercialization will be given.
Following the described training activities, field actions will complement them to give a sustainable use of the forest resources and tree nursery and forest enrichment actions will be
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India
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Biodiversity
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1999
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13,607.39
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SGP/CCF/IND/OP1/99/UP04 |
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Ringaal is an easy to work bamboo species that grows in a short duration around villages in the lower reaches of the hill state of Uttaranchal. With over exploitation the growth aspects have not been addressed of this otherwise highly regenerative ( ... )
This has resulted in the community involved with its value addition going deeper and deeper into the forest regions to source the material, reducing their time that could be devoted to craft making that they specialize in. As a result, many craftspersons have ended up seeking alternate means of revenue earning, though not necessarily with success.
Decreased availability of the three daily
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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1999
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3,370.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BHU/99/03 |
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Through this project, 30 households living in Trong and Shongar will work collectively to conserve and regenerate their local watershed.
The Shingneer Community comprising of about thirty households were facing an acute shortage of clean/safe ( ... )
ng water due to the degradation of land which led to the drying of water sources in the area due to loss of biodiversity.
The above project was completed on time July 2000. The objectives were realized through increased volume of water supply by conserving the water sources and carrying out lots of plantation work. The impact was at a national level as this project was displayed at the RNR
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Peru
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Biodiversity
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1999
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25,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PER/98/03 |
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El bosque seco ecuatorial es un bioma {unico en el mundo y se extiende al Sur de Ecuador y Norte de Perú. Gran parte de este bosque fue destruido por incendios forestales durante 1998, con la consecuente repercusión en la pérdida de la diversidad ( ... )
ica y el deterioro de la calidad de vida de la comuidad. El Proyecto estuvo orientado a recuperar el banco de germoplasma de las especies arbóreas y arbustiva sde la zona, así como implementar un sistema de vigilancia para controlar la tala indiscriminada y los incendios forestales, al mismo tiempo de sensibilizar a la comunidad sobre la importancia del ecosistema y el uso sostenible de los
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