There are 313 projects that match your search.
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2005
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36,800.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: GHA/05/080 |
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The project addresses problems in climate change and biodiversity conservation and land degradation and desertification control focal area of the Global Environment Facility. The project area is within the dry semi arid zone. The project seeks to ( ... )
e sustainable management and utilization of savannah resources for wealth creation and improvement of the health of the people. The main project activities are
1. Awareness and capacity of women for sustainable environmental resource management in Akuapem North developed. The expected activities to achieve this outcome are
a) Hold quarterly environmental durbars with Chiefs, Queen mothers
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Ghana
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Land Degradation
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2005
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12,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: GHA/05/087 |
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The Karugbunto, Bulampuso, Jangbarigape, Biboposo (No.1) Biboposo (No.2) and Gandalsipe areas of the Gonjaland are deprived in terms of social and technical infrastructure. Children in the area only have access to primary education. The few children ( ... )
some basic education often drop out as their parents are not able to afford transport to continue their education.
The area experiences erratic rainfall pattern which affects food production in the area rendering the area vulnerable and prone to draught and hunger. When the farms fail in any given year, the fastest available remedy for the farmers is the cutting of trees for fuel wood and
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Ghana
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Land Degradation
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2005
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35,400.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: GHA/05/075 |
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The project addresses problems in land degradation and desertification control focal area of the Global Environment Facility. The project is a re-settlement area after the construction of the Akosombo Dam along the Volta River. More than 60% of the ( ... )
re badly degraded due to unsustainable agricultural practices; annual bush burning and uncontrolled wildfires; uncontrolled sand winning, excessive harvesting of woodfuels; poor water conservation and soil fertility management due to shortened fallow periods; loss of arable lands due to inappropriate land use practices and weak institutional capacity for sustainable development.
The project
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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2004
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38,500.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/070 |
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To improve on the capacities of environmental journalists and media practitioners to understand and appreciate issues in the GEF focal themes to enable them communicate better to educate and create awareness in communities, among public ( ... )
zations, policy makers, parliamentarians non-governmental organizations and community based organizations and the general populace on the need to protect and conserve biodiversity, reduce risks to climate change, protect ozone layers, combat land degradation and phase out toxic organic pollutants as a way protecting natural resources to create wealth and to reduce poverty in
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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35,700.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/068 |
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This project seeks to support local community efforts to protect, conserve and sustainably manage the biodiversity in the Tafi-Atome monkey for ecotourism and the improvement of the livelihoods of the communities fringing the resource.
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t will educate and create awareness of the importance of the wildlife sanctuary to the socio economic well being of the people; develop and disseminate educational materials; secure the boundaries of the sanctuary; enforce traditional bye-laws and develop community-base environmental monitoring systems. It will also enhance the capacities of the local communities in biodiversity conservation and
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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29,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/073 |
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The project is to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of natural resources in the Amokwaw community resource management area (CREMA) to create wealth and ensure socio economic advancement of the people of Amokwaw. The main ( ... )
t activities include:
1. Building capacity of nine groups of local farmers within the Amokwaw CREMA to integrate the management of wildlife, timber and non-timber resources onto farms. Under this activity the project will organize farmers to integrate the management of wildlife, timber and non-timber resources into their farmsteads in nine groups to correspond to each CREMA community. These
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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38,835.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/00/065 |
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The project is a community initiative to restore, conserve and sustainably manage the remaining traditionally protected forests (sacred grooves) to conserve biological diversity of the coastal savannah woodlands and improve upon the soico-economic ( ... )
ng of the people. The project seeks to utilize indigenous knowledge, beliefs and systems to manage the natural resource managemant in the savanna area to create wealth and assests in six separate communities.
The project invovles developing the capacities of six community natural resource management groups in resource management, biodiversity conservation, incorporation of wildlife and trees
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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33,770.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/061 |
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The project involves the creation of Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) in Pebase to guide the restoration of and sustainable utilization of community lands to restore biodiversity; silvicultural training of farmers in natural regeneration, ( ... )
management and enrichment planting; replanting of 200 ha of degraded lands within the CREMA with indigenous speicies; development and signing of memorandum of understanding between land owners and tenant farmers on security of tree tenure; formulation and implementation of participatory landuse plans by the indigenous farmers; establishment, management and utilization of of non-timber forest
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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33,770.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/061 |
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Pebase is in the Western Region of Ghana where there are the last reminant of tropical rain forests. Unfortunately unsustainable agricultural practices has destroyed the tropical rain forest and seriously affected the biodiversity of the area. The ( ... )
t is assisting the peasant farmers in Pebase to create a community natural resource management area for the restoration of and sustainable utilization of community lands. The project will provide farmers with basic skills in sivlicultural management , coppice management and enrichment planting. Farmers and landowners are to develop local bye laws and management plans to guide the utilization of
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
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2004
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35,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/069 |
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This is an integrated biodiversity conservation project that seeks to restore, conserve and sustainably manage inland wetlands and the traditionally protected forests (Sacred Grooves) in Agona Kwanyako. The project will create environmental ( ... )
ess and develop the capacities of traditional leaders, women’s groups; farmers, the youth and local environmental groups, in sustainable community resource area management, wetland management and biodiversity conservation. The project will document and apply indigenous knowledge and techniques in natural resource management and enforce local environmental bye-laws to protect the biggest inland
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Ghana
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International Waters
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2004
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46,920.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/067 |
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The project seeks to restore and conserve the biodiversity patterns of Mambowodindo and Nana Busua Wetlands through community-based sustainable management actions that will enhance the livelihoods of the people in the area.
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ties include the production of seedlings (mangrove, cassia siamea, catapar, mahogany, mansonia, edinam, cedrella, black pepper, mangoes and citrus) for planting; cleaning up and restoration of the two lagoons; provision of safe waste disposal systems; rehabilitation of degraded wetlands through enrichment planting and coppice management; management of sacred groves; promotion of agro-forestry;
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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38,600.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/071 |
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The main objective of the project is to promote biodiversity conservation through the restoration of degraded land and Forikrom boten sacred groves for ecotourism development and improvement in the welfare of the people of Forikrom. The activities ( ... )
carried out under project are:
1. Creation and sustainable management of natural resources around the boten caves: This component will lead to the creation and sustainable management of 100 ha natural forests around the boten caves to conserve biodiversity and sustainable utilize the guano in Forikrom. Community based natural resource management plans will be developed to guide the community
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2004
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33,600.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/074 |
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The project addresses problems in climate change focal area and the general aim is to control bushfires and bring about the conservation of forest biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources in the Jaman District for improvement in ( ... )
’s livelihoods both now and in the future. The project activities to be carried out are to:
1. Develop and implement a community-based integrated bushfire control and forest management. Activities under this component will develop and implement a Collaborative Forest Management approach in the Dwenem Awaso and Twuekro Dwenem-Awaso traditional areas so that at least 100 ha of off-reserved
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Ghana
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Chemicals
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2004
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1,980.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/060 |
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The project involved a preliminary baseline investigation into the type of agro-chemicals used, in the production of vegetable supplied to the Accra-Tema Metropolis from the Weija and Ashiaman irrigation sites; the volume of chemicals used per ( ... )
levels of chemical residue in the soil, water, food etc and the level of poisoning and risk of run-off
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Ghana
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Chemicals
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2004
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1,980.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/060 |
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Vegetable producers around the Accra metropolis use all forms of chemicals and pesticides including those banned on the global scene to produce fresh vegetable for domestic and export markets. This project was a planning grant to investigate into ( ... )
ture of the problems - types of agro-chemicals used, volume/year, levels of chemical residues in the soil, water, food and levels of poisoning and risks of run-off; explore the possibilities of introducing integrated pest management systems and to formualte a project proposal.
The preliminary investigations revealed that most of the farmers in Weija, Tuba, Bortianor, Krokobite and Ashiaman
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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2004
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37,060.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/063 |
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The project involves the publishing and distribution of 8,000 copies of Green Dove magazine on environment and sustainable development focusing on the focal areas of the GEF/SGP. In addition, the project is expected to create a national platform for ( ... )
ing and analyzing environmental policy issues relating to the focal areas of GEF. The project is expected to carry out a national survey to determine the extent of behavioural changes resulting from the education and awareness
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2004
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48,800.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/066 |
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Havui is a rural community on the estuary where the Volta river joins the sea. Commercial extraction of the coastal mangroves for fie wood is the main activity and this has degraded the mangrove vegetation to an extent that it can no more regenerate ( ... )
ly. This project therefore seeks to restore, conserve and sustainably manage the degraded mangroves for the restoration of biodiversity whilst improving on the livelihood of the people.
The project seeks to build on traditional structures and systems to formulate management plans to guide the utilization and restoration of the mangroves and other resources. Natural resource management groups
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2004
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39,330.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/04/062 |
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The project involves the acquisition and installation of solar panels to provide alterantive lighting source and power to boost women socio-economic activities in four selected. The project invovles upgrading of four learning centres to incorporate ( ... )
cy classes for rural communities to be learning agroforestry, bushfire control, organic farming, rearing of wildlife and processing of non-timber forest products in the evenings after farming. With the provision of the light, evening classes will be orgainised for adult school children and school dropouts in weaving, sewing, and batic tie and dye. The learning centres will also be used by school
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Ghana
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2002
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50,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/02/59 |
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The project supported 2,000 rural farmers in the coastal savannah and transitional zones of Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana to cultivate 1,600 hectares of pysic nut fruit to assist the production of biodiesel oil. The project also supported the ( ... )
ishmnet of a medium scale industrial plant for processing of physic nut into
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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2001
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11,595.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: GHA/01/046 |
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PAPADEV – a local NGO that is familiar with the local customs and languages of the Bole District, will work in conjunction with Conservation International-Ghana, to carry out hippopotamus and other wildlife conservation to the 20 fringe ( ... )
ities living around the northern borders of the Bui National Park as well as communities living along the Black Volta River in that District. The NGO will use theatre and drama to educate the whole population particularly the youth and school children on the need for conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The conservation education will be extended to communities living around the
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