There are 26,002 projects available.
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Pakistan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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7,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PAK/95/27 |
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The objective of the project was aimed at reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions entering the atmosphere by construction of smokeless stoves and protecting biodiversity through releasing the pressure for fuel wood of waste lands amounting ( ... )
otal area of 8664 acres in Tehsil Chunian and Tehsil Pattoki of District Kasur.
Two or more women from twelve villages were trained as “Chuhla Misteries” or “Chuhla Mechanics” in a five day workshop conducted in collaboration with FPAP-Pakistan at Changa Manga. Furthermore the local “lohars” or blacksmiths of each village were trained in making steel material need to construct the
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Brazil
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Biodiversity
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1995
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23,712.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BRA/95/03 |
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This project will take place in Western Goiás State, in the Upper Araguaia River Region, in the Municipalities of Doverlândia and Iporá. Solar energy will be harvested for dehydration of native tropical fruit and medicinal plants, thus reducing ( ... )
scale industrial processing costs. Value will be added to the finished product, and commercial feasibility of alternative energy use in small rural properties. Employment and alternative income will be generated, consequently alleviating the rural exodus. Sustainable use of natural Cerrado resources will be promoted through cultivation and extraction of fruit and medicinal plants. A solar
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Botswana
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Biodiversity
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1995
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3,690.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BOT/95/G51/003 |
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The village of Lesoma is situated in the North-East part of the Chobe District, about 12km south of Kazungula. The local community relies on farming as an essential activity to supply basic food and provide some income by selling surplus to Kasane ( ... )
zungula. Arable farmers in Lesoma have always faced the problem of their crops being destroyed by wildlife, elephants in particular. The situation has since become worse due to the increased number of animals coming from the east after the border fence with Zimbabwe was destroyed by elephants. Even though farmers are allowed to shoot animals to protect their fields, the majority of the crops
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Kenya
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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7,388.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-95-003 |
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To renovate 3 existing stoves: supply and install heavy duty stainless steel cooking system and demolition of the existing old cookers, water heating system using gas fuel. |
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Kenya
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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49,999.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-95-004 |
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Install energy-efficient jiko cookstoves in 10 schools to reduce wood use, reduce fuel costs and improve health of school workers. |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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8,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/11 |
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Production, promotion and marketing of aromatic plants, including the establishment of a greenhouse and construction of a small-scale distillation plant for aromatic oils. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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19,267.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/96/008 |
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Community appraisal, inventory of flora and fauna species, management plan, experimental plots, training and dissemination.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Mali
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Biodiversity
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1995
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9,056.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: MLI/94/18 |
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Régénération de ronier une espece qui est menacée de disparition a Wadie.
Compte tenu de l’utilité du rônier et l’exploitation dont il a toujours été l’objet, les villages ont toujours eu des brigades de défense de rônier. Ces ( ... )
es luttaient contre l’exploitation des fruits avant leur maturité, la coupe frauduleuse des pieds. Ces mesures ne sont pas toujours efficace c’est dans ce cadre que le projet s’inscrit dans le renforcement des capacités pour la protection de l'environnement.
Description Protection de l’environnement a travers le reboisement
Objectifs spécifiques - régénération des
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Trinidad and tobago
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Biodiversity
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1995
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869.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TRI/92/G51/2101/005 |
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The island of Trinidad, despite its natural beauty, does not have an extensive tourist industry. However, the potential exists to make tourism a vibrant, lucrative and eco-sustainable industry for the inhabitants of Trinidad. The Toco Foundation: ( ... )
ultural Foundation for Integrated Development, an NGO founded in 1991, has embarked on a plan to develop the county of St. David through an Ecotourist Project which would generate employment, be sensitive to the local customs
and ecology of the region, and promote national environmental awareness. It is hoped that the project will gain national attention as an alternative model for economic
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Poland
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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19,957.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/02 |
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Projects aims in enabling inhabitants of Lubon, suburb of Poznan and Poznan itself, use bikes instead of cars for weekend (and everyday) trips from the city along warta River, to Wielkopolski Park Narodowy, place of weekend visits.
Bicycle and ( ... )
g road from Poznan to Wielkopolski National Park, 17 km in total - the levelling of the ground prior to the start of construction work, construction of 3 wooden bridges, tree planting, marking the road, printing the
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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10,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/09 |
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Create awareness amongst women on the dangers of pesticide misuse through courses, workshops, and community meetings. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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18,114.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/007 |
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Research on Amazonian biotic resources, conservation of an in situ flora and fauna genetic bank, training and environmental education.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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9,500.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/12 |
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Supporting community-based conservation efforts through training, site visits and community exchanges. Inventory and production of a catalogue regarding wild varieties of plants and animals. |
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Dominican republic
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1995
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6,100.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/15 |
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Providing information to owners of air conditioner and refrigerator repair shops on CFC's and the need to protect the ozone layer. |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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8,375.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/06 |
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Support community-based management of protected areas through training courses for volunteer rangers. |
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Pakistan
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Biodiversity
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1995
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3,089.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PAK/95/25 |
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The project was composed of two phases, in the first phase a forest on one hundred acres of land was to be raised in which appropriate plants and bushes including Babool, Shesham, Bar mulberry, Jund and wild roses shall be planted. In the second ( ... )
parent stock of black/gray partridge and hog deer was to be re introduced in the area, the idea behind the whole project was to create a refuge for wildlife which will be used as a hatchery initially for partridges and hog deer and later on for other birds and animals. Wild life would be provided with all the possible protection and facilities i.e. Shelter, Food, Proper Plants, Trees and
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Trinidad and tobago
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International Waters
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1995
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8,880.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TRI/92/G51/2101/002 |
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The TYRE GARDEN PROJECT will re-use old tyres, plastic bottles, chicken feathers, leaves, manure etc., to create an environment for the growing of vegetables, fruits, flowers, Christmas trees, etc., in a hostile agricultural environment e.g. Beetham ( ... )
Laventille, Sea Lots. This will be done using the organic approach.
The project, which will be coordinated by an agriculturalist, will train members of fourteen (14) NGOs/CBOs and schools that have expressed interest in learning the Tyre Garden technique in the first instance followed by newly-interested organisations and schools. Demonstrations will be given to each organisation on the
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Turkey
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Multifocal Area
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1995
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30,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-95-05 |
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Preparation and establishment of the first Local Agenda 21 in Turkey, for the town of Urla with the participation of all stakeholders at local and national level. |
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Dominican republic
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Biodiversity
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1995
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13,900.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/95/02 |
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Training women on sustainable uses for biological resources, through use of non-timber forest products, and supporting organizational development of grassroots womens groups in the community of Los Bolos. |
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Ecuador
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Biodiversity
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1995
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18,200.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/002 |
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Develop sustainable technologies through participatory research.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Indonesia
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Biodiversity
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1995
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21,786.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-INS-94-G14 |
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Short term objectives :
• To increase the local communities participation in conservation and environment through utilization of [Islamic community] donated land (waqaf);
• To improve the local community welfare by means of the small scale ( ... )
husbandry on the waqaf land;
• To provide alternative and/or means of income generating activities in the area.
Long term objectives :
• To use donated land as the community asset for developing community welfare;
• To establish a sustainable long term alternative co-operative units through distribution of cows (from the animal husbandry activities);
• To increase income from
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Thailand
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Biodiversity
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1995
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6,120.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: THA/95/G03 |
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A community effort to reduce wild fire incidence and loss of a forest area which is a watershed for the Chaophraya River draining into the Gulf of Thailand through focusing on environment education & undertaking afforestation in the watershed ( ... )
nd providing training on
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Poland
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International Waters
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1995
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8,547.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/95/01 |
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Construction of hydrobotanical waste water treatment plant for agricultural school buildings in Krzelow (for abot 800 users). That's the innovative solution with use of reed pond which can be replicated as model solution for schools and other ( ... )
buildings in other voivodships. Expected capacity of the treatment plant is 100 m3/day. That initiative will be also used in the school at classes on the environment protection as acological education is one of main statutory school
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Ecuador
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Land Degradation
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1995
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22,307.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/95/011 |
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Initiate a program to improve irrigation water and natural resource management in highland ecosystems.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Turkey
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International Waters
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1995
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5,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-95-01 |
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The project is about introduction of solid waste management in Kozyatagi Neighborhood in cooperation with Kadikoy Municipality in Istanbul. Kozyatagi is a settlement with 65 streets where 40,000 people live.
OBJECTIVES
To start a solid waste ( ... )
ment system in Kadikoy Kozyatagi in cooperation with the Municipality.
• solid waste separation at source
• recycling of solid wastes
MAIN ACTIVITIES
• A questionnaire on “types and quantity of wastes in household” distributed to all buildings together with a project brochure.
• Answers to questionnaires assessed
• 2 volunteers per street selected for each of the 65
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Ecuador
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Land Degradation
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1995
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12,065.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ECU/96/007 |
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Sustainable management of highland areas and recovery of native tree species.
Pilot phase
GEF contribution |
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1995
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14,450.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BZE/95/01 |
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Protecting the environment and having the opportunity for environmental education has been very limited in Yo Creek Village. This is indicated by improper management of reserves, poor hygiene in the village and lack of awareness in conservation of ( ... )
tural resources. Thus, it is critical that community members begin to realize the importance of protecting the environment and improving the ecological surroundings through an environmental education program.
This project will encourage youths to become more involved in community activities by:
1. Protecting and landscaping of reserve/recreational areas.
2. Creek rehabilitation and
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Turkey
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-94-05 |
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Project aimed to combat desertification and soil erosion through activities aimed at raising public awareness in this area.
Desertification is one of the main environmental problem areas in Turkey. Soil erosion, unsustainable land use practices ( ... )
ss of ofrests and illeagal fores cutting are major reasons behind aggrevated land degradation. The project consisted of a widely publicised campaign (TV, radio, newpapers, documentary films, posters etc.) and inviting all individuals to plant 7 trees as to offset the damage given by each individual on the assumption that a person consumes 7 trees each
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Egypt
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Multifocal Area
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1994
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34,524.14
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: EG-PP-03 |
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Overall objective:
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote the sustainable use of wild medicinal plants through the adoption of renewable energy technology.
Links local village producers to the National Research Center Through technical ( ... )
ance and training.
Specific objectives:
-Increases the income of local farmers by enabling them to improve the product quality and the productivity of the dehydration process.
- Provides employment opportunities for women, through backward linkages with labor-intensive post-harvest activities.
-Provides an economically sustainable local production base for the replication for this
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Philippines
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1994
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13,161.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/21/92 (Pilot Phase 121-N) |
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Production of a 30-minute film documentary on global warming aimed at popularizing the issue of global warming and the risks is poses to the planet. |
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Philippines
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Multifocal Area
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1994
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1,087.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/24/92 (Pilot Phase 124-N) |
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Production of a soundslide that documents the SGP projects for environmental education and sharing of experiences to interest groups. |
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Sri lanka
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Biodiversity
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1994
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16,980.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: SRL/92/G51/003 |
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Rationale
Energy requirements of the communities in the Jaffna district are mainly met by burning of firewood.
Many valuable deep rooted trees are removed as a result.
The erosion rate in the sandy tracts due to wind, is very high.
A dense tree ( ... )
s required to stabilize the soil.
Objectives
A targeted extent of 40% of the land area in the district to be brought under the afforestation project.
Activities
Establishing plant nurseries, replanting arid zone in beach areas with casuarina mainly as a buffer, community awareness
Plantation of deep rooted trees such as Palmyrah, Tamarind, Margosa, Casuarina etc. identified as suitable
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1994
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32,292.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/94/019 |
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Lessons learnt from GEF/SGP projects in the arid/semi-arid zones of Ghana and to some extent even in the forest zones showed that the rate of deforestation and its effect on the Ghana environment was enormous. The main causes of deforestation were ( ... )
to be the following: unsustainable slash and burn agriculture or shifting cultivation, bushfires, over extraction of fuelwood from the wild and free-grazing of livestock leading to over-grazing. Further lessons learnt were that efforts at deliberate afforestation had not met with the expected success because of two major threats namely, bushfires and free grazing of livestock.
In response to the
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Ghana
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Multifocal Area
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1994
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10,527.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/93/011 |
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The vegetation of Bawku East District of Ghana is Sudan savannah with serious cases of deforestation and threat of desertification. The problem of deforestation is caused by high human population, slash and burn agriculture, bushfires and high ( ... )
ock populations. The NGO worked with 5 communities using train-the –trainer techniques to teach the community members the following: composting, soil conservation and erosion control, nursery practices, agroforestry, bushfire management and the construction and use of Fuel Efficient Woodsaving (FEW) Stoves. By the end of the project, the community members could prepare compost manure and nurse
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Cote d'ivoire
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1994
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15,549.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: IVC/94/G005 |
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Le beurre de karité est à la fois un produit alimentaire, cosmétique et thérapeutique dans de nombreuses communautés rurales africaines. Il est extrait depuis des origines séculaires par des méthodes traditionnelles qui consistent à ( ... )
sson de la noix de karité, par du bois de chauffe, puis au concassage manuel desdites noix. Le projet se déroule dans le village de Nagbasso dans la sous-préfecture de Niéllé à l’extrême nord de la Côte d’ivoire, à environ 700 km d’Abidjan. Il a pour objectif de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre produits lors de la cuisson de la noix de karité. les
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1994
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4,405.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/94/01 |
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The lack of proper and updated publications helpful in environmental education for wider public, schools.
Project aims in publishing the first publication about endangered,wild animals from the RED BOOK;also mobilization of NGOs in distribution ( ... )
publication, potential imodest ncome generation for NGOs, but the main aim is networking within very young generation of ecological NGOs, not mature enough, a little bit selfish;creation of network of potential partners in further activities, implementation of various
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,937.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/23/92 (Pilot Phase 123-V) |
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Development and installation of a community-based coastal resource management for the coastal areas of Anini-y and Nogos Island |
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Cote d'ivoire
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Biodiversity
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1994
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13,085.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: IVC/94/G006 |
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Le projet est localisé dans la sous-préfecture de Katiola dans le centre-nord de la Côte d’ivoire, C’est une région traditionnellement favorable à l’apiculture. Le projet permettra d’élaborer des stratégies de mobilisation des ( ... )
tions pour une conservation de l’environnement qui est susceptible de générer des revenus (par la vente de miel).L’essaimage des abeilles dans un espace reboisé de plantes médicinales permettra de conférer au miel produit, outre les qualités traditionnelles, des propriétés médicinales et
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Turkey
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Biodiversity
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1994
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14,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: TUR-94-01 |
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The project aimed to provide various actors in the society with the basic information on the importance, formation and protection of soil resouces via conducting erosion prevention and land improvement activities in Kargali village; conducting ( ... )
ch and publishing a booklet on soil degradation, conservation and rehabilitation; training at the School on Soil
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Dominican republic
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1994
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17,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: DOM/94/12 |
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Establecer un fondo rotativo en una comunidad rural que permita suplir de energía eléctrica, a través de paneles solares, a sus habitantes. Además, capacitar a 30 personas en el manejo e instalación de paneles solares, en 15 comunidades de ( ... )
vincia de Monte
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1994
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7,519.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/22/92 (Pilot Phase 122-V) |
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Community-based mangrove and coral reefs rehabilitation project. Project strategies also aimed to strengthen coastal communities capacity to sustain the conservation project. |
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Kenya
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Biodiversity
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1994
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33,469.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: KEN-GEF-93-009 |
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Assistance to Pastoralist communities to sustainability exploit gum arabic, increasing their incomes and thereby reducing tree cutting for charcoal and utilizatioin gum arabic waste for making saw dust briquettes. |
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Belize
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Biodiversity
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1994
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12,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: BZE/94/01 |
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The goal of the project is to demonstrate to the surrounding communities of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area how the conservation of the area and its biodiversity, together with involvement in alternative activities besides slash and burn ( ... )
lture, can provide tangible benefits to them. This primary goal could be achieved while at the same time, two other direct objectives would be accomplished: a) to encourage the Arts and Crafts Group to utilize sustainable resources in their community and immediate environment to produce crafts for sale to obtain additional income for their families and to improve their standard of living; b) to
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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1994
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50,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ZIM/92/G31/03 |
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The Chandarwarira Bangira Dam and Grazing Scheme is an initiative by the community in Ward G of Mhondoro aimed at environmental rehabilitation.As with most communal areas ,Mhondoro suffers the problems of soil erosion , deforestration and shortage ( ... )
er .The sum total of this is the problem of desertification resulting in extensive losses of biodiversity. The propsed dam will ensure increased supplies of water in the dam without which all attempts at biodiversity protection will not succeed . The dam will hold up to 30 400m3 or 66 87057 gallons of water at full capacity.
Most erosion problems in communal areas result from poorly managed
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Poland
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Biodiversity
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1994
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634.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/94/13 |
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The main objective of this project is creation of conditions enabling secure development of bat population in Poznan through protection of their winter habitats in military forts.Educational/information campaign should change people,s negative ( ... )
de towards
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Philippines
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Biodiversity
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1994
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24,908.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: PHI/19/92 (Pilot Phase 119-L) |
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Protection and conservation of forest ecosystem (Northern Palawan) and arrest the ethno-cultural extinction of the Batak tribe. |
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Ghana
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Biodiversity
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1994
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2,720.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GHA/93/015 |
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The Ho District is a major honey production area. Most honey producers harvest honey from the wild using fire to kill or scare away bees – a practice that sometimes lead to bushfires. The project was to introduce the CBO members to modern methods ( ... )
keeping that will not lead to bushfires and increase the survival of bees who will in turn enhance the pollination of plants in the wild. The CBO was assisted to train 30 of its members in the use of the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) .The CBO was also assisted in managing their business to improve their
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Poland
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Climate Change Mitigation
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1994
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2,094.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: POL/94/21 |
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North-East tip of Poland has a very unique landscape formed by glacier, so hundreds of small lakes and water basins, hills (including mighty Fujijama - as it is called by tourists; forests, extensive dimishing agriculture with growing number of ( ... )
ro-farms providing tourist services. During summer season region is full of tourists and project aims in shifting them from cars into bikes for the sake of this clean area. Activities of project: Preparation of system of bike-path and marking them; installation of posters with information and a map on billboards in some key places; publication of guide with a map (3000 copies). Wigry
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Jordan
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Biodiversity
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1994
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18,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: GEF-JOR-92-G51-10 |
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The proponent carried out fund raising activities and produced awareness materials to promote the Dana Reserve which was supported by a GEF macro project. The NGO later used the generated funds to restore historical and cultural heritage of the ( ... )
e and improve the quality of life of residents by promoting eco-tourism in the
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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1994
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41,786.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: ZIM/92/G31/04 |
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The Mbazhe Dam is situated in Gezekhaya Village in Ngomambi South Ward ,Nkayi District. The dam is approximately 42 kilometres north west of Nkayi Growth Point.The area falls uder natural region iv and has an annual rainfall of between 450mmand ( ... )
Mbazhe dam was established as a nature reserve for the purpose of creating a breeding place for ducks and birds and a rest camp for the then District Commissioner and his visitors.Apart from the birds and ducks , the Mbazhe Dam is also home to the crocodiles and fish.
Illegal settlers who moved into the area deliberately ignored any conservation practises to conserve the environment and there
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