There are 181 projects that match your search.
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/BD/13/10/036 |
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The goal of this project is to assess the current status of biodiversity and develop a Sustainable Forest management Plan for 3 forest zones in the Kambui Forest Reserve. It will also build capacity, improve livelihoods and reforest degraded areas ( ... )
the forest using indigenous plant species and raise awareness on sustainable natural resources management.
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Sierra Leone
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Land Degradation
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2013
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28,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/LD/13/06/018 |
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The project aims at supporting women?s groups for improved land management practices in mining communities in the Kenema District. The project will establish compost sites for compost packaging and commercialization and organic agriculture for ( ... )
ed women?s groups in the District as a way of improving their access to land and nutritious food resources.
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Sierra Leone
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Land Degradation
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2013
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23,255.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/LD/13/03/009 |
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Mining activities in Sierra Leone contribute to major disruptions in livelihoods of poor communities through land degradation and deforestation. This is one of the factors which has continued to constantly keep Sierra Leoneans in the vicious cycle ( ... )
ury. Coupled with the debilitating effects of the ruthless 10 year civil conflict in Sierra Leone, land degradation and deforestation pose real challenges to the achievement of the socio-economic transformation of the country.
The project location is largely a mining area, where the Sierra Rutile Limited is currently operating. Almost close to 95% of communities within these areas mainly
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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29,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/BD/13/03/008 |
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The project will strengthen the participation of communities around the Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAP-NAP) in decision-making for climate change mitigation, sustainable forest management and the conservation of biodiversity and ( ... )
ational waters. For this, the community-based ecotourism around the Western Area Peninsula National Park will be promoted and existing services will be upgraded.
The project will directly contribute to the SGP OP5 Objectives 1 ?Improve sustainability of protected areas and indigenous and community conservation areas through community-based actions?, 2 ?Mainstream biodiversity conservation and
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Sierra Leone
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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35,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/CC/13/10/028 |
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The main purpose of the project is to fill and investigate the knowledge gap and the lack of public awareness on the benefits of proper environmental management and the causes and effects of the apparently changing climatic weather conditions on the ( ... )
f the vulnerable poor women and children. As there is a direct relationship between poverty and climate change such as flooding of farmlands, the project will also provide alternative livelihoods to twenty single mothers by providing renewable energy (Solar) cooling facilities in two rural communities in Bonthe district-Mogbwemo and
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Sierra Leone
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CapDev
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/CD/13/10/029 |
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Rural Livestock Restocking and Livelihoods Project will involve 5 communities in the Nomo, Dama, Gaura and Koya Chiefdoms. A total of 50 farming households (250 inhabitants) will be directly targeted. The project has a strong focus on integrating ( ... )
vation agriculture and managing natural resources for improved yields, enhanced conservation and sustainable livelihoods. It will test, offer and promote economically viable and environmentally sound forestry practices with the help of individual farmers, farmer based organisations (FBO), and community based organisations (CBO) and local government structures. This practice will help mean
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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25,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/BD/13/03/013 |
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This project seeks to establish an effective, innovative and sustainable fire management system within the target communities of Mamuntha and Rochain in Tonkolili District as a biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest management strategy. A ( ... )
ity-based Natural Forest Management (CBNFM) approach that combines ecosystem management with improvement of livelihoods will be used. Community awareness raising, capacity building, woodlot establishment (at least 10 acres) and forest protection (at least 500ha), sustainable livelihoods for women and youth especially and policy influencing will constitute the core outputs of the project.
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Sierra Leone
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CapDev
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2013
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34,885.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/CORE/CD/13/03/003 |
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LetsACT Sierra Leone will implement the SGP Environmental Communications Programme (ECP), comprising two main components:
1) A communications for behaviour change campaign across all SGP communities of practice in Sierra Leone; and
2) A Strategic ( ... )
ications and Outreach Plan targeting key audiences, including policy makers and the general public to disseminate information about GEF SGP issues, activities and results.
Using traditional communication tools as well as more innovative, scalable and cost-effective and proven Entertainment-Education (EE) and social marketing methodologies, the SGP ECP will both positively change behaviours and
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/BD/13/06/027 |
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This project aims at reclaiming degraded land and enhancing agricultural productivity in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner around Kambui forest reserve communities. The project will also establish fish farms and community wood lots ( ... )
al enterprise schemes for sustainable development and conservation of
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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35,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/BD/13/03/011 |
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This project seeks to survey the entire Western Area of Sierra Leone (including the Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve (WAPFR)) in order to document/register all the reptile and amphibian species that inhabit the area. Specific objectives include ( ... )
ring reptiles and amphibian species occurring in the Western Area and raising awareness of locals on reptiles and amphibians. Activities will include training of field staff in using key survey tools and survey methods, and conducting community sensitization and education meetings/seminars. It is hoped that this work will serve as a basis for a national biodiversity survey and policy work.
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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27,330.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/BD/13/10/033 |
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This project will introduce the concept of conservation of fresh water biodiversity, through the establishment of fish ponds and energy-efficient fish-smoking stoves in Gbondapi Fishing communities. The overall objective is to reduce the pressure on ( ... )
ater fisheries, alleviate the problems of post-harvest losses of fish, and promote the conservation of the surrounding mangrove resources used for firewood harvesting to support the fish
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/BD/13/03/005 |
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The project will improve the sustainability of the Yawri Bay Marine Protected Area through the sustainable utilisation, thus conservation, of its mangrove ecosystem by introducing an efficient mechanism to reduce over harvesting of the mangrove ( ... )
ces through community-based actions involving less fuel wood consumption stoves for fish smoking. Through the initiative of the introduction of less wood consumption stoves,the project will mainstream the conservation of the Yawri Bay MPA biodiversity and sustainable use into its terrestrial mangrove areas.This will support the conservation of mangrove sites and provision of improved
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Sierra Leone
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Chemicals
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/CH/13/06/014 |
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The project is aimed at starting up a decentralised solid waste management (SWM) scheme in Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone. Compost generated from the waste will be used to promote organic agriculture and also discarded biomass will be ( ... )
establish energy-efficient fuel briquette making enterprise. The project will have a two-sided effect: it will improve the local environment, and also offer continuous employment to individuals from socially and economically disadvantaged groups. The primary objective this project is to reduce environmental degradation caused by solid waste through Sustainable Waste Management (SWM) which
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Sierra Leone
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CapDev
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2013
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32,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/CD/13/10/034 |
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The project entitled Tidy Healthy Proud Communities in Freetown aims to work with local urban communities to improve the environment n which they live and to help build understanding around environmental issues as well as capacity build ( ... )
reneurial activities around positive environment friendly
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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25,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/BD/13/10/037 |
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This project aims to re-establish effective management control over an abandoned and little known sites in the Moyamba district, build the capacity of government field staffs to fulfill their roles, raise community awareness, and build the capacity ( ... )
rra Leonean students and scientists in conservation and research.The project activities will include capacity building, workshops, and awareness raising, baseline biodiversity and socioeconomic research, promote and support income generating activities based on common needs, infrastructural rehabilitation, ecotourism trail development, and management plan
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/BD/13/06/024 |
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The project seeks to contribute to the effective and sustainable management of forests and other natural resources at the local community level. By deepening communities? knowledge and sense of ownership of the conservation initiative and by ( ... )
sing their involvement in the management of protected areas the project offers co-management as an effective approach to sustaining the conservation of the country?s most important biodiversity hotspot, the Gola Rainforest. The project further seeks to ensure that communities take action to ensure reforestation and afforestation of degraded areas of their community
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Sierra Leone
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Land Degradation
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2013
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35,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/LD/13/03/002 |
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IDEAL Sierra Leone or Intervention for Development and Efficient Alternative Livelihood (IDEAL) Sierra Leone, a local Non Governmental Organization with relevant knowledge and experience in community engagement resulting to improved livelihood and ( ... )
eing, community empowerment and sustainable environmental management, is implementing a project titled ?Waste to Energy: Reducing Energy Poverty and Promoting Sustainable Land Management through ECOSAN toilets?. The project cycle spans over three phases: One: Information gathering and data collection and community engagements leading to the construction of two (2) facilities (Pilot Phase).
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Sierra Leone
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CapDev
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2013
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7,000.00
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OP5 - Y2 (Jul 12 – Jun 13)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/CORE/CD/13/03/004 |
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Water resources are important to both society and ecosystem; Sustainable health and livelihood of any man depends on a reliable and clean supply of drinking water. Therefore, this concept is hinged on constructing a reservoir for harvesting water ( ... )
rious purposes. The benefits will include sustainable ecological sanitation, alternative livelihoods, capacity development and disease prevention.
The activities of the project are planned to be undertaken across four months, with the involvement of the community made evident at every state of project implementation. The activities are designed to enhance the livelihood of identified
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Sierra Leone
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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34,890.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ CORE/CC/13/06/025 |
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This project seeks to provide a replacement for kerosene lights to reduce carbon emissions; transfer skills and knowledge to enhance the management, organization and maintenance of the technology; and provide an alternative and clean rural water ( ... )
for improved environmental and health
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Sierra Leone
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Biodiversity
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2013
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30,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: SLE/SGP/OP5/ STAR/BD/13/06/020 |
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The project will develop a detailed biodiversity profile of the Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve and Banana Island and to estimate carbon stocks of trees as a first step towards conservation. The proposed biodiversity study will include ( ... )
cal assessments of tree species. This data will enhance a more accurate ground-truthing carbon stock assessment of the forest study area which is necessary for a potential REDD carbon credit programme that will provide a sustainable financial scheme for continued conservation efforts. In addition, plant species of medicinal value will be surveyed and documented and community women trained in
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