There are 27,190 projects available.
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2007
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29,640.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: SRL/06/09 |
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Ruk Rakaganno will focus their project on creating a resource centre in the IFS-Popham Dambulla Arboretum. The Arboretum is situated in Dambulla, which is located in the dry heartland of Sri Lanka. After Sri Lanka reached independence in 1948, ( ... )
f the area?s forest was cleared for rice and chena cultivation. The Arboretum was then established and Sam Popham, the initial owner, had begun to reinstate the original dry zone forest after he acquired the property. This was done by clearing the scrub jungle and then protecting the seedlings that still exist from the former semi-evergreen forests so that they may grow and flourish. The
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Bulgaria
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2007
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39,310.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: BUL/OP3/2/07/33 |
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The development of the present project proposal is based on three main reasons:
- The still continuing use of poisoned baits against the terrestrial predators
- The fats overgrowing of the high mountain pastures which are thus quickly loosing ( ... )
natural value
- And, the unwillingness and the impossibilities of the local people to restore the free grazing of the livestock in the treeless zones of the high mountains as profitable and in the same time traditional and sustainable practice.
16.3. Location
Central Balkan National Park and the municipalities surrounding the park?s territory.
16.4. Project Target Groups
- Local farmers
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Namibia
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Biodiversity
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2007
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: NAM/SGP/OP4/Y1/RAF/07/05 |
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The overall project goal is to raise conservation awareness campaign amongst Kalahari melon seed subsistence farmers to reduce over-utilization of this indigenous plant and establish a modern centre to ensure proper handling, safer storage of ( ... )
ity seeds for sale to the factory and increase household income.
Project Objectives:
?To establish Kalahari Melons Seeds storage and processing centre for King Nahale Conservancy
?To raise conservation awareness campaign aims to reduce over-utilization of indigenous plant and encourage sustainable harvest and proper handling KMS for international market
Key Activities:
?Establish
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Thailand
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Biodiversity
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2007
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15,610.92
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: THA/06/24 |
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Target Population/Location of project:
1,233 people from farming and fishing families in Tambol Khuanso. (Five villages are represented.) The project is located in the vicinity of Thung Bangnokork Forest Reserve, an 80-ha associated with the ( ... )
a Lagoon. This area is classified as a combined coastal, marine and freshwater ecosystem of the Sundaic sub-region?s Malay Peninsula. Major stakeholders include:
? Khuanso Tambol Administrative Organization
? Songkhla Provincial Office of Natural Resources and the Environment
? Research Centre for Coastal and Marine Resources in the Lower Gulf of Thailand
? Royal Forest Department?s Forest
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2007
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2,250.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y2/07/12 |
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The 25 acres of government reserved forest at Bagar in Shali village under Shumar geog, was established in 2002 as the community forest. Presently the community forest has 48 community management group (CFMG). Initiallt the community forest (CF) ( ... )
tablished with the objective of sustainable management of forest to ensure supply of forest produce and services for the long term improvement of the socio-economic status of the present and future generation of the Shali community on sustainable yield basis. However, irrespective of their hardship and endeavor, this was not achieved, due to heavy degradation (surface run-off from rain water and
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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2007
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25,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: ECU/SGP/OP4/RAF/07/07 |
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Mejorar la conservación y el manejo de los suelos en páramos bosques secos através de prácticas comunitarias innovadoras como el uso racional del ecoturismo y agroturismo. Este proyecto busca la prevención en la degración de suelos aplicando ( ... )
egias sostenibles con metodologías participativas, la intervención es en los relictos de bosque seco y en las fincas de los productores.
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
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2007
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19,591.84
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: MEX/OP3/Y2/06/42 |
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El turismo centrado en el tiburón ballena en las comunidades de Holbox, Isla Mujeres y Chiquilá, constituye una de las actividades más lucrativas, con aumento de la velocidad acelerada, lo que pone en riesgo la sostenibilidad de su uso. El ( ... )
te proyecto tiene como propósito generar información base acerca de esta actividad y su respectivo impacto sobre el comportamiento del tiburón ballena. Así mismo, se obtendrá un diagnóstico de la actividad turística, que en conjunto con la información obtenida, puedan ser base al diseño de estrategias de manejo del tiburón ballena en la zona. Para diseñar en conjunto metas y propuestas
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
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2007
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13,106.04
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: MEX/OP3/Y2/06/52 |
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Reunir y analizar datos físicos, biológicos, económicos y sociales que en su conjunto constituyan el marco de evaluación de la Estrategia estatal sobre Biodiversidad del Estado de Campeche, con el fin de facilitar un proceso de mejoramiento de ( ... )
nificación entre los diversos actores sociales y políticos en congruencia con la Estrategia Nacional y el Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica, al trabajar hacia cubrir los temas y recursos donde hay carencia del
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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2007
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50,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: BOT/OP3/2/07/08 |
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The project aims at conducting an ethno-survey of indigenous knowledge practises in Botswana to enhance sustainable utilisation of veld products, encourage product development and marketing. CESRIKI takes cognisance of the fact that Indigenous ( ... )
dge Systems (IKS) are a vital source of knowledge development, innovation and entrepreneurship. Indigenous or local knowledge refers to the complete bodies of knowledge, know-how, practises and representations that have been maintained and developed by generations of Batswana in their interaction with the environment. These IKS represent understandings, interpretations as well as meanings and
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2007
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28,123.62
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: MEX/OP3/Y2/06/21 |
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Incrementar el conocimiento de 56 organizaciones financiadas por el PPD mediante la retroalimentación de los resultados de la evaluación de sus proyectos.
NO COFINANCING
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2007
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18,600.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: SRL/06/20 |
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Udawalawe area is one of the fastest developing tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, due to the recent infrastructure development of the Udawalawe National Park. Therefore it is an ideal setting for an environmental conservation programme focused on ( ... )
ting the spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis). Eco Friendly Volunteers (ECO-V) aims to educate the villagers and the fishing community on pelican conservation action programmes.
The project will first identify pelican habitats. Two villages (Ekamuthugama and Maha Ara) in Udawalawe were selected as they contain fishing communities who depend on the Udawalawa reservoir for a living.
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Botswana
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Multifocal Area
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2007
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: BOT/OP3/2/06/27 |
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Milidzani Forest Products and Ornamental Marketing Cooperative aims at developing/enhancing capacity of its members to actively participate in the monitoring and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity through the provision of appropriate training in ( ... )
propagation and nursery management, and also in biodiversity monitoring. The project also aims to improve on the infrastructural capacity of the members of Milidzani through the construction of proper nurseries that will be used for the propagation of indigenous (especially) and other plant species. These nurseries will also be used as focal points for training and education for sustainable
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Tanzania
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International Waters
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2007
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47,923.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: TAN/SGP/OP3/Y2/07/03 |
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Mnazi Bay in Mtwara Rural District is establishing a Marine Park to ensure conservation of the existing marine species. This effort is beset by over exploitation of fish and other marine resources due to the fact that most of the residents are ( ... )
y ridden and so depend entirely on natural resources.
This project tries to diversify source of livelihood/income whereby the community will involve themselves expanding cashewnut production as income generating activity as cashewnut is one of the reliable cash crop in the area. By so doing pressure will have been reduced on the number and the intense of people involved in
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Mongolia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2007
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2,580.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: MON/06/33 |
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Will support a CBOs creative initiative to manufacture a number of incineration enhancing apparatus in order to reduce air poluution caused by incomplete incineration of coal. |
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Fiji
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Multifocal Area
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2007
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45,300.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: FJI/OP3/2/07/07 |
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Development and implementation of sustainable Marine Resources Management initiatives, targeting the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources and identifying viable alternative livelihoods for community stakeholders |
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2007
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30,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: BRA/OP4/Y1/07/09 |
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transition area between Cerrado and Amazônia, where two important rivers of the Amazon basin meet, the Araguaia and Tocantins. Another project, at the federal level, intends to promote irrigated fruit cultures along the rivers? margins, which has ( ... )
rong resistance by local communities. The region is also the stage for land tenure conflicts between agribusiness and small farmers fighting for expropriation of unproductive land to constitute Agrarian Reform
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Panama
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Biodiversity
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2007
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21,580.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: PAN/OP3/2/O7/008 |
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Mejorar los ingresos de las familias socias de la organización, a través de la producción de artesanías y fortalecer la Cultura Kuna en el Parque Nacional Darién. |
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Argentina
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2007
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3,790.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: ARG/OP3-Y2/07/02 |
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El objetivo del proyecto es lograr, a través del uso de la energía solar, una reducción local en la emisión de gases de combustión provenientes de la cocción de alimentos con utilización de leña.
El proyecto contempla que las diferentes ( ... )
as se capaciten en el aprovechamiento de la energía solar, particularmente en las características del aprovechamiento de dicha energía a través del uso de cocinas solares.
Los vecinos se capacitarán en los fundamentos de diseño de cocinas solares, su construcción y uso correcto en cada seno familiar.
Todas estas actividades serán acompañadas por la presencia de alumnos y docentes,
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Namibia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2007
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50,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: NAM/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/04 |
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The overall goal is to contribute to a sustainable water resource management taking into consideration the limited water supply of the country and the growing water demand. Priority is to be able to provide Namibians with a proper, efficient, ( ... )
ic, and ecological sanitation system. Plus, the project seeks to demonstrate that water can be saved drastically through the dissemination of the Otji-Toilet.
It is planned build four metal workshops for prefabrication of Otji-Toilets. The extension will increase production capacity, to address needs in rural areas of northern Namibia, and central and southern Namibia.
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Namibia
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Biodiversity
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2007
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48,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: Nam-OP3-1-07-05 |
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The project aims to develop alternative sources of protein and income in the Caprivi, thus lessening the pressure on fish populations and protecting river stock. Pre-requisites for launching fish-pond and poultry production will be established and ( ... )
s produced in the local languages (Silozi) that will assist in training other households.
The project will take place in suitable fish pond sites in Kwandu conservancy in the Caprivi
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