There are 29,070 projects available.
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Area Of Work
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1998
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43,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-17 |
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The proponent has been working in coopertion with the concerned authorities to manage the land adjacent to the Jordan River in the village of Damia- previously a border town that had been neglected after the peace treaty with Israel- planting palm ( ... )
involving the local community in the process. The project address a priority issue for Jordan which is the managment of the Jordan River basin, and it will provide a model to be emulated by private land owners in the Jordan Valley. Planting has been very successful and additional areas have been
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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7,125.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-INS/YBUL/98-073 |
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Project goal:
To conserve land from being eroted by planting local varieties bamboo trees with participation of local community
Project objectives:
1.To increase community?s understanding of ecological function
2.To increase community?s ( ... )
ess on biodiversity conservation efforts
3.To increase community?s participation on conservation activities
4.To increase community?s income through providing alternative income generating activities
5.To improve community?s sense of belonging by involving their participation in maintaining bamboo trees planted
6.To improve land quality along Ayung River banks
7.To improve land productivity
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1998
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1,010.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: BZE/98/04 |
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Planning grant to develop a proposal that will allow stakeholder to contribute towards the co-management, including protection and conservation of the recently declared Aquacaliente (Lu Ha) Wildlife Sanctuary in the Toledo District. |
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Sri lanka
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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9,072.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/025 |
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Awareness programmes to change attitudes and practices of people on efficient use of domestic energy, introduce alternative energy sources for domestic and small scale industrial use, implement monitoring methods for students on efficient use of ( ... )
ic electricity through participation of 60 students from schools. The NGO attempts to develop a replicable model for energy conservation through two innovative approaches. In one, school children were successfully mobilsed to conserve household electricity consumption, while in the other a selected number of women were mobilised to change practices pertaining to use of excessive fuel-wood for
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Guatemala
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Biodiversity
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1998
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7,547.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: PPS-02-98 |
OBJECTIVES
1)To provide access to local communities of native endangered species of trees, as well as fast growing species for energy purposes.
2)To complement ongoing reforestation activities at 5 communities on the San Marcos ( ... )
nds.
3)To train stakeholders on tree nursery establishment, general business management to try to achieve sustainability, and forest management.
This project will establish tree nurseries on 5 communities at Comitancillo, San Marcos; for the production of 74,000 seedlings and their commercialization among participants and other community members that are managing forests with
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1998
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30,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-14 |
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As part of the land and soil conservation measures undertaken in Wadi Ben Hammad, a women NGO reintroduced traditional water harvesting techniques i.e. rain collection wells in the community of the townof Rakin, south of Jordan. The NGO used a ( ... )
g system whereby beneficiaries pay back part of the cost of constructing the well provided by th
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Jordan
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International Waters
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1998
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5,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-95-G52-20 |
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The proponent was given a Pilot Phase SGP grant to establish a Palm Tree Nursery, but the project lacked a training component at the time. This has helped the proponent achieve its objectives in applying land and soil conservation practices in an ( ... )
ant watershed where training and exchange of experiences would enhance the community's capacities to manage the land in their
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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12,478.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G36 |
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The project location is situated along the Yuam river.With its lenght of 218 km.and draining into Moei River, a river transboundary with the Union of Myanma, the Yuam has been the sources of water supply for agricultural practice and household ( ... )
ption for population of 4 districts of Mae Hong Sorn Province.There are 3 indigenous groups of people residing in the vicinity of the river.These are the low-land Thai , Shanist and high-land people. The total population in the area is 150,000:
At present, the livelihood of the population around the Yuam river has drastically changed. Both private and public sector has encouraged the
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Philippines
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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44,914.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: OP-16.98-M |
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Installation of a 25-kilowatt community-managed micro hydropower facility as an alternative and environment-friendly model for utilizing renewable energy source (water). To sustain MPH operation, a watershed management and development plan was ( ... )
ated.
Addressing climate change issues at the grassroots level at the same time creating additional livelihood opportunities is demonstrated by this project. It aims to develop and operationalize a community-managed micro-hydro power plant as an environment-friendly technology in support of the community's development. An inherent component is also watershed protection and biodiversity
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1998
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28,567.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MAR/95/G52/I/14 |
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This project aims at demonstrating the feasibility of making organic compost and its application to growing vegetables. It will imply composting locally available wastes using relatively simple technologies to produce high quality composts that will ( ... )
ied to agricultural land at Belle Mare. It will demonstrate that using composts would lead to a reduction in the use of chemical fertilisers and hence show small-scale approaches to preserving the fertility of land and enhance organic farming methods. The grant allocated by the GEF/SGP will be mainly used for setting up a demonstration plot of organic compost making at the National Federation of
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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3,317.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/033 |
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Rationale
Reduce environmental pollution caused by dumping degradable waste on roads in urban areas leading to health hazards and land degradation.
The project would also reduce the waste now being transported to the wet lands of Attidiya, which ( ... )
atural habitat for rare species of birds.
Objectives
Community participation in urban environmental management with emphasis on waste disposal.
Activities
Reduce dumping of household waste in wetland sanctuary in Colombo and suburban areas by converting waste to compost in households.
Household processing of organic waste to compost by the use of movable concrete compost bins with
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Bolivia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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20,392.72
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BOL/03/99 |
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En la región del Altiplano Central del departamento de La Paz, se implementó el proyecto de conservación y uso sostenible de la biomasa, con el cual se ha logrado minimizar el consumo de lena a partir del uso de tecnología y eficiencia ( ... )
tica de las Cocinas Lorena, alternando con la utilización de gas, reduciendo las emisiones de dióxido de carbono. Se trabajó con 40 comunidades de las provincias Aroma, Gualberto Villarroel y Loayza de la que participaron 1743
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Bolivia
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Biodiversity
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1998
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22,351.05
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BOL/10/99 |
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En función de una estrategia para enfrentar una problemática generalizada de pérdida de suelos y aguas, se ha construido, gracias al esfuerzo y la motivación de los comunarios, 9500 m de terrazas de formación lenta en terrenos de uso agrícola, ( ... )
de zanjas de desvío y 1026 m de zanjas de infiltración en zonas de pastoreo y de uso forestal. A nivel de la instalación de sistemas agroforestales se han realizado el cercado con alambre de púa de aproximadamente 5 has. en las cuales se permitirá la regeneración natural de las especies nativas del bosque seco interandino, complementando el enriquecimiento del bosque con la implantación de
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
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1998
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12,700.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MEX/97/21 |
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Establecer una estrategia de conservación de los ecosistemas tropicales fomentando la actividad eco turística con la integración de micro-empresas de turismo comunitario sustentable en la micro-región, aprovechando la belleza natural, la cultura ( ... )
la herencia histórica de las comunidades, como valores ya disponibles. Crear circuitos para recorridos de ecoturismo, comercializados y operados por una agencia propia, operada por Yaxché, en coordinación con los grupos de base. Generar ingresos, a través de la comercialización de los circuitos, que hagan financieramente autosuficiente al programa de Turismo Comunitario
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Mexico
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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12,500.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MEX/97/19 |
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Impulsar la conservación del bosque tropical con un enfoque comunitario, autogestivo, genérico y micro regional, extendiendo, desde el interior de las comunidades, la práctica de las milpas orgánicas permanentes y fortaleciendo el manejo ( ... )
gico, integral e intensivo de las otras actividades productivas articuladas a la milpa, para mejorar la calidad de vida de los campesinos al mismo tiempo que se enriquece la
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Mexico
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Biodiversity
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1998
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4,975.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: MEX/97/14 |
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Fortalecer al Grupo Pro Selva como organización Pivote del PPS-PNUD, a fin de afianzar su presencia en la Microregión Sur-Centro del estado de Campeche, en pro de fomentar adecuadamente un Proyecto de Desarrollo en la Microregión. |
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Thailand
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International Waters
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1998
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10,526.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: THA/98/G23 |
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In the past (before 1957), the environment around the Phong River was good, teeming with water species and dense forest area on both sides. Settlers in the areas had prompted the degradation of the environment.
After 1957, numbers of settlers ( ... )
creasing. The forest areas on both sides were substantially denuded and turned into paddy fields and other cash crops to satisfy the demand of the industrial sector. The majority of land were titled by villagers, land speculators and factory owner. Nevertheless, there are public land remained as graveyards, grassland for cattle and degraded forest. In 1978 ,large scale industry was introduced
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1998
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49,840.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: GHA/98/037 |
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Conservation of medicinal plants is of national and international importance as over 60 % of Ghana?s population depend s on these resources and many western allotrophic drugs are also derived from them. Unfortunately, these resources are under ( ... )
s threat particularly in the savanna zones, which experience bushfires, excessive grazing of livestock, conversion of wild ecosystems into farmlands and increases in human habitation.The Centre has 259.2 Ha of land whish forms part of the Chipa Tributary Forest Reserve. Since acquiring the land in the mid 1980s, the Centre had cultivated only 20.25 Ha. With SGP assistance, the Centre worked with
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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6,795.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/045 |
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Rationale, objectives
To advocate the need for conservation and improvement of environmentally sensitive areas of Galle town.
To improve nature conservation and bio diversity of identified locations in the town.
Activities
Raising public ( ... )
ess on the importance of environment protection and improvemnt of environmentally sensitive areas of Galle city. Training of school children on nature photography and other environment issues, lobby government bodies and hold photographic exhibition
Raising public awareness on the importance of conservation and improvement of environmentally sensitive sites in the town through urban forums,
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1998
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12,428.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: SRL/95/G52/024 |
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Binkohomba is an endangered medicinal plant that has very high demand for Ayurvedic medicinal purposes.
This project aims at conserving biodiversity by replanting in its natural habitat and to produce 500 kilograms of Binkohomba annually to meet ( ... )
tional demands.
Conduct a 2-day workshop for women farmers to raise awareness on identification of medicinal plants, growing and their maintenance, use of organic fertilizer,
Pest management, each of the 50 women farmers to grow 2000 plants.
Print leaflets and booklets on the plants with medicinal value, conserved under this project.
Distribute 100 Binkohomba plants among farmers to be grown
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