There are 27,190 projects available.
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Thailand
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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20,934.07
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: THA/SGP/OP4/Y1/RAF/2008/05 |
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Target Population / Location of project: 1,186 persons from 295 families in two villages of Tambol Songkhanong, Samutprakarn Province who earn their living through providing service (80 %) and agricultural practice (20 %). About 1,000 persons from ( ... )
ilies and 10,000 tourists/year are targeted as direct beneficiaries. Situated in the Indo-Chinese Sub-region?s Indochina of the Biogeography,the project location is a threatened cultivated land neighboring the notorious urban community
Main Anticipated Result:
1. Emergence of one bicycle for eco-tourism group with at least 100 members
2. Clearer bike lanes with traffic signs
3. At
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North Macedonia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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49,498.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: MKD/SGP/OP4/CORE/01/08/07 |
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Project Description
Congested traffic and air pollution from transportation are major and increasing problems in Skopje. The transport has significant impact on climate change by emitting greenhouse gasses and CO2. The most problematic issue is the ( ... )
alternatives to the transportation by cars. Bicycles, as an alternative mean of urban transportation are used either by people that can not afford car transportation or bike enthusiasts. Bicycle lanes are present mainly in the central part of the city, but are usually blocked by parked cars. The idea behind the project was to enable the citizens of Skopje to use own/rented bicycle as a mean for
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Nepal
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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49,580.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: NEP/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/03 |
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In a typical Terai district like Bara, people living far away from forest use cow dung cakes to cook their food. Lessons from project in Bara clearly showed that there is greater potential for public agroforestry for poor and underprivileged ( ... )
in Terai district. This not only met the demand of firewood but also provided steady income for the marginalised communities. In short term, the project proposed to install Improve Cook Stove (ICS) and bee hive briquette from Eupatorium where as the project also proposed to focus on public and private agroforestry, which would help them in long term supply of fuelwood. The project also aims at
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Dominica
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Biodiversity
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2008
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33,633.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: DMI/UNF-GEF/Ph2/07/06 |
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Promote and develope key eco-tourism site on each of 5 village communities so that they will attract local andvisitors alikeby focusing on high quality signage, heritage information, tour guiding assiatance. |
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Jamaica
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Biodiversity
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2008
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27,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: JAM/OP4/1/RAF/07/10 |
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While Portland is blessed with a rich biological diversity the appreciation of local flora and fauna for its; intrinsic, medicinal and other benefits is remarkably low. The abundance of flora & fauna and the relatively low levels of economic ( ... )
pment have combined to create a generation of Portlanders with little or no regard for the parish?s rich diversity. This is evident in many lifestyle practices observed through-out the parish, the dumping of wetlands, development of ecological sensitive and pristine coastal areas, deforestation, capture and/or sale of endemic/endangered species and un-licensed bird shooting.
Portland is home
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Uzbekistan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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1,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: UZB/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/2008/01 |
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The planning grant aims at developing a project on improving sustainability and protection of the existing populations of rare ungulate species enlisted in IUCN Red List and finding news sources for sustainability of the PA operations. The project ( ... )
ims at mobilizing all possible partners for achieving the objective of the future full-fledged project.
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Uzbekistan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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49,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: UZB/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/2008/06 |
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The project aims to improve protection of the Kyzylkum desert ecosystem by enlarging the territory of the existing breeding center Djeyran from 5,000 hectares to 32,000 hectares. Existing 5,000 ha are not sufficient for sustainability of the ( ... )
ting population of wild ungulates, including djeyran gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa),Wild Prejevalsky horse (Equus przewalskii) and Wild donkey (Equus hemionus) . The project will help the applicant to add additional 27,000 ha and equip it for protection of the target species. The project will help the breeding center to reintroduce part of the ungulate population to the added territory, provide
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2008
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25,500.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: SRL/SGP/OP4Year1/RAF/08/04 |
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Biodiversity conservation of Gregari Lake, Nuwara Eliya for the activities awareness raising of the community on bio diversity conservation, restoration of the Gregari Lake, planting of indigenous varieties of plants around the lake, and the ( ... )
ing of invasive
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2008
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29,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: SRL/SGP/OP4Year1/RAF/08/10 |
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Biodiversity conservation of Mandaram Nuwara mountain range for the activities planting of endemic species, water sampling and biodiversity conservation. |
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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2008
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15,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: SRL/SGP/OP4Year1/RAF/08/09 |
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Biodiversity Conservation through awareness raising of school children in the Nuwara Eliya district for the activities organizing seminars in bio diversity for students, distribution of posters and leaflets, instructions to establish butterfly ( ... )
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India
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Biodiversity
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2008
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45,662.00
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: IND/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/2008/28/TN 24 |
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Objective:
The project has set the following objectives:
? To link biodiversity conservation with marketing.
? Conserve indigenous varieties of seeds in the tsunami prone coastal district of Nagapattinam through communities.
Reduce POPs in ( ... )
ble cultivation by conserving indigenous vegetables and organic farming.
Ouputs: The project would achieve the following outputs:
? It is expected that during the project period a total of 1,250 farmers would be direct beneficiaries. Besides this there will also be roughly about 25,000 farmers who are benefited through dissemination of this programme.
? A minimum of five value added
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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45,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: JOR/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/02 |
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The project aims to contribute to the protection of biodiversity in Ajloun area through raising awareness and supporting interventions that would improve and diversify income family sources. These interventions would include construction of water ( ... )
tion wells, planting medicinal and herbal plants, installation of water solar heaters to alleviate pressure on forest wood, as well as other agricultural production interventions. The project will also build the capacities of the Women Farmers Union in order to become able to assume its desired role in local community development. It will also work to build an effective and sustainable
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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25,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: GHA/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/2008/006 |
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BACKGROUND CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT AREAS
The project will be implemented in ten rural communities in the coastal savannah zone in Gomoa East District of the Central Region and four rural communities in Awutu District of the Central Region ( ... )
ase, Obra Kyere). These districts constitute part of the Savannah agro-ecological zones with mono modal rainfall pattern. Rainfall amount varies from 645 mm to 1,250 mm per annum with a mean of 1,250 mm. A long dry period of more than 5 months follows with little agricultural activity and limited income during the period.
The areas consist of a short drought and fire resistant deciduous
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Mongolia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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5,406.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: MON/SGP/OP4/Core/07/10 |
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The project intends to develop a model of using animal dung to produce bio-gas to utilize for heating and other purposes. |
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Egypt
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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27,053.37
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: EGY/SGP/OP4/Y1/CORE/2008/329 |
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The project sought to promote biogas technology in El Minia, one of Egypt's poorer governorates in upper Egypt. Through community participation, 20 biogas units were constructed in 7 villages.
Activities included:
- Holding seminars for the ( ... )
ers to promote the concept of clean alternative energy and to explain the activities of the project
- Raising the awareness of women to the dangers of poor hygiene habits in the household and sensitizing them to the concept of clean energy and to the issue of climate change
- Training of youth through a number of workshops on how to construct and maintain biogas
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Pakistan
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Chemicals
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2008
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45,449.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: PAK/SGP/OP4/CORE/08/05 |
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There are various pests such as mites, whitefly, fruitfly, leaf miners, borers, termite, San Jose scale, codling moth and rodents that damage the fruit (Apple, grapes and Apricot) orchards. Pesticides are getting dissolved into the ground water ( ... )
y increasing the risk of entering into food chain. The extensive use of pesticides with increasing ratio of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) has resulted into manifold negative effects not only on the ecosystem but also human life is also on the risk.
Project aims to address
1. Loss to agro-biodiversity due to un-sustainable orchard pest management practices
2. Prevalent pest problems such
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Iran
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Biodiversity
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2008
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33,000.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: IRA/SGP/OP4/RAF/08/08 (99) |
Project Location:Tehran(Lat:35.691805/Long:51.432495)
The project activities are:
- Promoting bird watching through tours (urban area such as parks and in wildlife) seminars and bird watching courses
- The project
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include Tehran, Miankaleh in Caspian Region and Kaniborazan Region in North Zagros
Empowering and awareness raising of locals in bird watching and as bird watching tour guide
Approach government organizations for facilitating bird watching for conservation and of sustainable biodiversity
Networking between target groups
Publishing books, booklets, posters and newsletters on
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Kazakhstan
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Biodiversity
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2008
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1,560.00
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OP4 - Y1 (Jul 07-Jun08)
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Project Number: KAZ/SGP/OP4/RAF/07/09 |
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In a soviet time activities devoted to the Day of birds were wide-ranged in educational institutions, stations of young naturalists, practical work on protection of birds and birds inhabitance improvement (manufacturing of feeding troughs, starling ( ... )
, nests) took place, studying of birds was arranged. But, attention to this issue has become much-much lower now, the activities are often unsystematical.
Project aim:
To make the ecological activity of environmental organizations and schools more effective the project "Birds are the friends of our childhood" implemented to raise awareness of the population of the region about a variety of
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2008
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22,622.22
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BRA/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/08/05 |
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Encouraging best practices of medicinal plant species management and identification of species to produce vegetable oils with traditional medicinal uses. |
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2008
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22,444.44
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OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)
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Project Number: BRA/SGP/OP4/Y2/RAF/08/25 |
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Sustainable use of bocaiuva and other Cerrado plant species including studies on different types of use, oil extraction and flour production. |
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