There are 27,190 projects available.
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Jamaica
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Biodiversity
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2008
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39,200.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: JAM/OP4/2/RAF/08/04 |
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Poor waste management, and in some instances, the absence of any waste management, results in the destruction of coastal, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. The wholesale burning of garbage leads to soil erosion which causes nutrient rich soil to ( ... )
reely into the river. This ultimately reaches the ocean causing permanent damage to the coral reef. There is an ever increasing accumulation of recyclable materials such as plastic and glass bottles and containers that end up floating in the ocean, resting on the ocean floor, and laying atop coral.
Several species, including the Green and Hawksbill turtles, Elkhorn and Staghorn coral, and
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Argentina
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Biodiversity
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2008
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7,911.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: ARG/SGP/OP4/RAF/07/06 |
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El proyecto tiene como objetivo organizar el trabajo comunitario a nivel familiar promoviendo la conservación y uso sustentable del bosque nativo. El área geográfica comprende a El Corte (Yerba Buena), localidad ubicada al pie del faldeo ( ... )
al, entre los 500-1.000 msnm de la Sierra de San Javier. La vegetación corresponde a al piso Bosque Montano de la Selvas de las Yungas, que representa la franja de mayor pluviosidad (2.200 mm anuales) y biodiversidad de las Yungas, con más de 50 especies de arbóreas, muchas de gran porte (laurel del cerrro, nogal criollo, horco molle, horco cebil, arrayán, etc) y que constituyen valiosos
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Kenya
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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37,235.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KEN/COMPACT/OP2-TOP-UP/08/06 |
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The first phase of Brush against Power Saw project was funded by the COMPACT Initiative in 2002 during OP2. Project activities, which included paintings of murals in public areas, such as schools and markets, were implemented in the rural and urban ( ... )
of Meru, Nanyuki, Nkubu and Naro Moru. These areas cover mainly the northern parts of Mount Kenya World Heritage Site.
Activities under the second phase of the scale-up project will be carried out in the southern and eastern parts of Mt. Kenya and will include painting of murals in commercial enterprise premises, schools and other social institutions such as church halls. The paintings will
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Uganda
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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39,984.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: UGA/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/06 |
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The project aims at conserving critical wetland ecosystems around Mogogo and Kyamwiga crater lakes by facilitating development and implementation of wetland management plans, bye-laws, natural resource based enterprises and establishing ( ... )
ted/buffer zones around the
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Barbados
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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1,277.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BAR/SGP/OP4/YEAR2/CORE/08/03 |
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This planning grant will help the Barbados Network of Grantees to plan and organise a workshop for their membership to develop an action plan and a project proposal for funding. It will also help them to begin an institutional strengthening process ( ... )
ill include designing their logo.
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2008
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21,800.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: GHA/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/2008/016 |
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Land degradation manifests itself by soil erosion, water scarcity, reduced agricultural productivity and decreased nutritional value of food crops has been identified as the main problems of Mantari, Kuri, Maase, Dabo, Puni and Guo of the Black ( ... )
Basin. Land degradation and drought are causing severe hardship for many people who directly depend upon the natural resources for survival. Women and children, in particular, bear the greatest burden in times of drought. Women are responsible for hauling water and firewood for the household, and desertification can add hours to labour on an already fully charged workday.
According to the
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Mongolia
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2008
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5,030.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: MON/SGP/OP4/Core/07/07 |
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The project intends to establish community training centre along with development of tree and fruit seedlings raising fields and to conducts afforestation activities in Bulgan aimag. |
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Chile
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Biodiversity
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2008
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31,818.18
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: CHI/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/2008/006 |
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Proyecto que pretende establecer una froma distinta de reutilización de desechos en via e mejorar las condiciones del suelo, incluye forestaciones comunitaras |
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Cameroon
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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1,942.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: CMR/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/08/02 |
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This micro ?project in the Campo-Lolodorf region aims to promote community engagement and support for sustainable use of forest resources. This will be done by conducting a number of participatory, trust- building ,innovative techniques of data ( ... )
tion (Semi structured interview, priority ranking, focus groups, venn diagramme, and time line ) with the local people of the area to identify local people ?s relationship with natural resources use and wildlife laws and conservation principles.
The analysed data would help to identify community owned attitude to sustainable use of wildlife resources. A number of training would be identified
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Uruguay
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International Waters
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2008
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0.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: URY/SGP/DINAMA/08/06 |
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La propuesta de este proyecto de Educación Ambiental consiste en generar capacidades locales en la prevención y transformación de conflictos ambientales en el departamento de Colonia, y más específicamente en la microrregión de localidad de ( ... )
llas. Para eso se prevé un ciclo de charlas informativas abiertas a todo público sobre las diferentes dinámicas costeras que se vienen desarrollando y sus impactos ambientales, sociales y económicos, un ciclo de talleres para actores sociales de la zona del proyecto que abordarán de manera participativa la prevención y transformación de conflictos ambientales, y otro ciclo de talleres para
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Botswana
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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46,177.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOT/SGP/OP2/CORE/08/02 |
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The primary objectives of the project are:
a) To facilitate exchange of information, share experiences and lessons, establish linkages and networking of all grantees through presentations on project implementation with associated successes and ( ... )
nges;
b) To help grantees to sharpen the financial and project management skills of grantees to enable adherence to the reporting requirements of the programme;
c) To accord grantees a chance to visit some of the sites of the projects funded by GEF/SGP and witness official hand over of some of the projects;
d) To provide a platform to publicize and launch products emanating from GEF/SGP
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Belarus
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Biodiversity
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2008
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45,125.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BLR/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/06 |
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Project goals and objectives:
The primary goal of the project is to demonstrate, by the example of the Ulla River basin, the role of ecological tourism as a means to protect landscape and biological diversity of river flood plains.
To achieve the ( ... )
e following objectives are to be met:
1. to establish a training center for practical organization of sustainable eco-tourism in the Ulla River basin;
2. to map and properly set up trails and routes for organized eco-tourism;
3. to set up a basic infrastructure for organized eco-tourism;
4. to organize the outreach work with the locals on the essence and objectives of eco-tourism, as well as
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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2008
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30,962.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BZE/COMPACT/OP4/Y1/CORE/07/04 |
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Although the Port Honduras Marine Reserve (PHMR) is not currently a part of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site (BBRRS-WHS), the reserve has been recommended for inclusion in the BRRRS-WHS. The PHMR which was declared in ( ... )
is recognized as an area with high biodiversity and contains a robust belt of mangroves on the coast that provide the critical link between terrestrial and marine environments. The area serves as habitat for various endangered species including the West Indian Manatee, the American saltwater crocodile and the Morelet's crocodile. The Port Honduras Marine Reserve is home to one of the most
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Mongolia
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2008
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10,084.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: MON/SGP/OP4/Y2/Core/07/21 |
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This project will assist th SGP in its efforts to rehabilitate and develop bee keeping practice in Orkhon and Bulgan aimags with intervention of a couple of training sessions among old practitioiners and new interested people and with procurement of ( ... )
cessary equipment and instrument that are vital for bee keeping in the region and in Mongolia as
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Mali
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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47,693.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: MLI/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/2008/06 |
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Description du sommaire :
terres et l?encadrement des paysans dans l?intensification de la production des variétés précoces de mais. Aussi il orientera les populations dans la gestion du défrichement et contre les établissements humains ( ... )
ents dans les zones tampons et aux abords de la Réserve.
Le projet interviendra dans le cadre de la promotion et la vulgarisation des techniques de stabulation pour une réduction de la quantité d?engrais chimiques. Les principales activités porteront sur L?introduction des semences précoces et améliorées du maïs, la restauration des sols dans les zones de transition, la
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2008
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/Yr2/RAF/08/02 |
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Rodrigues island is situated 660 kms from the north-west coast of Mauritius. This small island of volcanic origin, has a lagoon twice its size, is 18 kms long by 6.5. Its landscapes vary from hilly lands to steep volcanic hills standing up as ( ... )
ic organ pipes. Its coasts are made of wild creeks, beaches lined with filaos, sandy coral islets where seabirds nest. With its 38 000 inhabitants, Rodrigues is still authentic and wild. The island of Rodrigues charms by its calm, its authenticity and the kindness of its inhabitants. More than in Réunion island or Mauritius, the objective of ?green tourism? is asserting itself. Even if the
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Kyrgyzstan
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Land Degradation
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2008
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7,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: KYR/SGP/OP2/TOP-UP/2008/04 |
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The region where the project is going to be implemented was greatly hurt by land degradation because people lack awareness about methods of pasture rotation as well as the economic problems have lead them to not change the pastures. Local population ( ... )
afford to graze their livestock on other pastures that is why the land structure in this region was greatly hurt. The project stuff is realizing that the local population's awareness about environmental problems that can be the outcome of their activites needs to be increased. The project's objectives are:
1. Making research on pasture rotating.
2. Making movies by participatory video
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Mozambique
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Biodiversity
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2008
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23,400.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: MOZ/SGP/OP4/Y1/RAF/2008/03 |
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Project of environmental education and cultural ecotourism in Bengo mountain ? a project that aims to promote environmental, ecotouristic and cultural education to youth groups involving students, lecturers of Manica province and communities around ( ... )
ngo Mountain; a vacations camp will be established in the Bengo mountain where environmental related (walk trails, mini-zoo and reforestation) and cultural activities (drama, dance and curio) will take place towards preserving the scenic beauty and landscape of the area; also the project will hold workshops, debates and projection of environmental related movies; the mini-zoo (wildlife sanctuary
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2008
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20,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BRA/OP2/Y8/07/01 |
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The region suffers from the pressure caused by soy and eucalyptus plantations, resulting in migration and high indices of poverty. Inadequate use of Cerrado biodiversity has also caused serious environmental damages.
The project aims at ( ... )
ty-building as a strategy to change this situation, working especially with young people, including women and men, qualifying them as Community Agroforestry Agents to disseminate their
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Argentina
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Multifocal Area
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2008
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10,918.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: ARG/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/06 |
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El proyecto tiene como objetivo promover la organización de pequeños productores tabacaleros en un contexto de sustentabilidad ambiental mediante la producción hidropónica de especies forestales, frutales y forrajeras.
El área geográfica del ( ... )
o corresponde al Pedemonte, donde desde principios del siglo XX se comenzó el desmonte para la habilitación de tierras para agricultura, especialmente caña de azúcar y posteriormente el cultivo de tabajo. Los remanentes de bosques secundarios, están sometidos a la tala selectiva de especies arbóreasde alto valor comercial. Las principales actividades agrícolas de la zona, debido a la
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