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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2005
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31,100.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: GHA/05/078 |
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The project addresses problems of loss of biodiversity in the Enchil district due to establishment of cocoa plantations. The project area is within the high forest zone and the goal is to protect and improve the biodiversity and ecological status of ( ... )
hi Sacred Grove to safeguard cultural values and to promote socio-economic benefits.
The proejct will undertake the following activities:
1 Develop local capacity for conservation and management of Enchi sacred Grove. This would be done through:
1.1- Community awareness creation and education on need for conservation. The Community education will be integrated into the various workshops
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Bolivia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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34,782.60
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Phase 2
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Project Number: BOL/11/04 |
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El proyecto busca mejorar la calidad de vida de las comunidades involucradas, mediante aprovechamiento de la fuente de energia local, limpia y renovable, generando energia hidroelectrica para el pelado de arroz y taller artesanal y necesidades ( ... )
icas y publicas de la Comunidad de Poroma.
Generando desarrollo limpio y sostenible, en base a los recursos naturales renovables, creando conciencia en la comunidad de que es posible el incremento de ingresos familiares conservando el medio ambiente, aprovechando recursos hidricos y forestales, respetando el equilibrio a largo plazo, que la generacion de energia electrica a partir de la
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Namibia
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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35,959.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: Nam-04-05 |
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Implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and overall reduction in energy consumption is hampered by a lack of general awareness. Educational efforts are constrained by the large distances and access to suitable ( ... )
odation and basic facilities. The Energy Trailer raises awareness and disseminates information about Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency technologies, measures and practices in rural and peri-urban Namibian settlements in order to promote use of these technologies and measures. The objective was to implement a "learning by showing" approach by conceptualizing, designing, manufacturing and
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Iran
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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15,300.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: IRA/05/13 (61st) |
Project location:Yakhkesh- Behshahr(Lat/Long:36.693676-53.596802)
Project Background
SPG has two projects in Yakhkesh area:
1. ?Promoting the adoption of renewable energies in rural areas and related activities, establishing two practical ( ... )
n Yakh-kesh Mountains? - IRA-G52-2002- 022 (in short referred to as GEF/SGP Yakhkesh Biogas project)
2. ?Promotion of Integrated Management and Training for Biodiversity Conservation with Public Participation in Behshahr Forests, Iran (in line with the GEF/SGP financed Biogas Project in Yakhkesh Region)? ? IRA-G52-2003-032 (in short referred to as Yakhkesh alternative livelihoods and
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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30,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: JOR/OP3/05/02 |
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The project is part of a 3-project cluster that will be implemented by community organizations in 3 neighboring villages in Karak governorates, south of the Kingdom. The projects aims at assisting local communities in the concerned areas to adapt to ( ... )
of climate change including draught and subsequent land degradation, through improving community management of natural resources including water and soil in a way that contributes to sustaining those resources and improves the living conditions of those local communities. Activities to be supported by the projects include water harvesting through establishment of water storage reservoirs and
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Jordan
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Land Degradation
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2005
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26,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: JOR/OP3/05/01 |
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The project is part of a 3-project cluster that will be implemented by community organizations in 3 neighbouring villages in Karak governorates, south of the Kingdom. The projects aims at assisting local communities in the concerned areas to adapt ( ... )
acts of climate change including draught and subsequent land degradation, through improving community management of natural resources including water and soil in a way that contributes to sustaining those resources and improves the living conditions of those local communities. Activities to be supported by the projects include water harvesting through establishment of water storage reservoirs
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Botswana
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: BOT/05/10 |
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Bathoen Dam Nature Sanctuary Management Trust (BDNSMT) was legally registered in 2001 and is in the process of being given a lease for the Bathoen Sanctuary by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. The rights conferred thereof will allow ( ... )
mmunity to sustainably utilise the natural resources therein and accrue benefits. In a quest to equip themselves with skills that will be much needed during the full project implementation, the community wants to learn from their peers who are already in the CBNRM system.
This project aims for community members to undertake a look-and-learn tour to established communities. The look-and-learn
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Mongolia
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Biodiversity
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2005
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5,067.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: MON/05/17 |
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Udleg area in Batsumber sum, where grant activities will take place was one of the largest cultivation areas in Mongolia during the past socialist period. From the beginning of the current transition into a market economy, most of vegetable growing ( ... )
were abandoned due to economic failure. Abandoned lands have been covered with weeds and local communities lost their means of livelihood. The grant is given to the local community to establish a small fruit tree plantation at a piece of the abandoned lands and 6 colonies of bee so that others may follow them in the near future. It's a good idea to run the beekeeping in parallel with fruit tree
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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2005
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35,650.63
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Phase 2
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Project Number: PHI/89/04 |
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The project aims to undertake a documentation of conservation practices and ethno-botanical IK of three IP groups (Batak, Palawan and Tagbanua) to address the crucial issue of biodiversity conservation.
The project will consist of two phases: ( ... )
I will be the collection, documentation and analysis of indigenous knowledge, conservation practices, ethno-medicinal and health practices, and ethno-botanical resources in the three IP communities of the project. Phase II will involve sharing Phase I data, setting-up of learning-demonstration sites on ethno-knowledge and botanical conservation practices through ethno-botanical nurseries where
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Thailand
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International Waters
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2005
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14,629.15
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Phase 2
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Project Number: THA/04/15 |
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16 target community groups are situated in the Yom and Nan River basin.Both are two major tributaries of the Gulf of Thailand?s Chaophaya River. One prominent community livelihood involves the production of Saa Paper whose raw material is obtained ( ... )
somewhat endemic species ?Saa? tree(Mulberry). The production requires chemical processes whose waste is rated as a very high toxic.
As the demand for the paper is increasing, both in local and international market, unplanned and increasing production at community level is posing ecological threat, first at local level ,but then will gradually reach downstream communities and contribute
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Nepal
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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19,590.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: NEP/05/08 |
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The proposed VDCs of this project lies in Bara -Central Terai district, where forest are relatively far from their households. Thus for such VDCs, the tradition fuel for cooking is cow-dung cakes mixed with agricultural residue. In order to curb ( ... )
alpractice of cooking, the project has proposed to install ICS and briquette stove and also introduce community based agroforestry practices which would help in fuelwood supply in a long run. The project has also proposed to initiate school gardening, mobilising ecoclubs which would also enhance the environmental stewardship of the schoold
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Pakistan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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41,445.89
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Phase 3
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Project Number: PAK/OP3/05/06 |
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The proposed project is designed to contribute to increasing energy efficiency and decreasing fuel consumption for internal and external household use, training at the community, local and regional level as means to small scale enterprise ( ... )
pment and exchange of experience between NGOs and community groups through printed information and reciprocal visits to the demonstration sites in 15 selected villages of Union Council and Taluka Karo Chhan District Thatta, Sindh.
The project objectives are to:
· Replicate by installing the field tested (AKPBS) sustainable fuel-efficient models aiming to contribute towards the reduction
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Namibia
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Biodiversity
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2005
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23,355.40
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: NAM-05-03 |
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The project seeks to develop a biodiversity booklet for the Spitkoppe community to create awareness and positively influence behavior on environmental issues and regional historic biodiversity amongst Namibians and foreign visitors.
The booklet ( ... )
educe rural poverty through the development of printed materials for sale to tourists whilst serving as training and education material for the community, schools and science projects.
The Spitzkoppe community is situated in the Erongo region and a total of 1200 number of people would benefit through this project through direct and indirect
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Suriname
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International Waters
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2005
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21,236.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: SUR/05/03 |
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The overall objective of this project is to develop, implement and evaluate an environmental awareness program among Maroon small-scale gold miners in Suriname, with the purpose of changing destructive mining behavior into a constructive one. The ( ... )
of the project are the raise of awareness of mining-related environmental impacts and alternative practices; the promotion of more sustainable small-scale mining behavior among small-scale miners and mining communities in Suriname; promotion of the organization of the small scale gold miners; introduction of sustainable mining techniques and the promotion of rehabilitation of abandoned
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2005
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23,683.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: BHU/OP3/Y1/05/01 |
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Environmental Conservation & Rural Income Enhancement project is submitted by the Community Based Organization namely Drongsep Gongphel Tshogpa (DGT) from Trashigang District (Dzongkhag). It is about a rural access road which has been initially ( ... )
ucted by the SDS Funding (Sustainable Development Secretariat) passing through two villages called Galing and Changmey villages. Althought the road exist, the villagers are not able to make a full use of it during the monsoon season due to road blocks caused by heavy land slides.
Therefore, the Drongsep Gongphel Tshogpa (DGT) approached GEF/SGP Bhutan for funding in order to rehabilitate
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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2005
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26,135.80
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: BRA/05/14 |
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The region of Ribeirão Preto is one of the areas with highest agricultural production in the state of São Paulo and is therefore a municipality with vast degraded areas. Currently, the region has been under heavy threats from sugarcane ( ... )
ltures, which has strong negative impacts on environment, polluting rivers and soil and clearing areas which still have native vegetation standing.
The goal of this project is to tunr the Sepé Tiarajú settlement into a pole of Cerrado preservation by means of plantation of seedlings of several native species in Agroforests and permanent preservation areas of the Settlement, as well as carrying
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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14,572.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/NBI-NTEAP/05/05 |
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(1)The project aims at empowering and build the capacities of women in the conservation and protection of the environment in Ukerewe District.
(2) Improve household income among women in Ukerewe District
(3) Establish multipurpose tree nurseries ( ... )
ee centres
(4) Mobilize and sensitize community members against socil erosion
(5) Facilitate women exposure visit to two training centres
(6) Enhance project monitoring and
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Uganda
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Biodiversity
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2005
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25,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: UGA/05/49 |
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Environmental Conservation of Kadam Ecosystem is a project being implemted by Chekwii Development Association (CHEDEA), a local community based organisation involve in the promotion of sustainable community development initiatives for the forest ( ... )
tem conservation. The project's objective is to conserve Kadam forest ecosystem through the use of participatory approaches. Activities include among others conservation education,agroforestry, diversification of livelihood options to enble the local community get income and improve on their livelihoods and reduce pressure on the forest resources.
The GEF focal area addressed is biodiversity
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Pakistan
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Multifocal Area
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2005
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: PAK/OP3/05/08 |
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The concept of outdoor education is totally missing in our traditional education system. As a result students hardly get any opportunity to go out in nature areas and learn and gain first hand experience about the concepts of biodiversity, its ( ... )
ance and issues related to its conservation. Our young people have very little knowledge of different verities of wild animals, plants, birds found in our country because of their limited outdoor exposure and lack of opportunities in schools to take students on nature exploratory outings.
AFP is the only organization in Pakistan which is providing facilities to its members institutions to
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Iran
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International Waters
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2005
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21,530.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: IRA/05/08 (56th) |
Project Location:Qeshm(26.9777280-56.1676030)-Nikshahr Sistan(29.4083380-60.8972170)-
Yakhkesh Behshhr(36.636395-53.585815)-Fereydonkenar(36.6496170-52.4432370)
Project Background
The success of the SGP Artificial Reef Project; ( ... )
2-2001-005, is that the innovative technology has combined scientific studies with the local knowledge and hence the design of the model is in consideration of the local capability and availability of local resources. However, as agreed in the NSC meeting dated 12 July 2005, an Environmental Impact Assessment is required before a replication strategy is established. To this end the Salakh Local
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