In a small house in the Saramacca District, one hour away from the Surinamese capital of Paramaribo, Robert Kriontani welcomes you to his family farm. He grows aubergines, cauliflowers and spring onions, three common products of Suriname's diet. However, Robert's crops are not common; he has chosen ...read more

On December 1st, 2012, the Ningxia Center for Environment and Poverty Alleviation (the Center), a GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) grantee, became a recipient of the 2012 Transparent Action Award presented by China's One Foundation. An independent panel of judges distributed 17 awards to NGOs ...read more

Land is one of the major natural resources for sustainable development in Belarus. However, land degradation is a key constraint, which results in significant economic, environmental and social costs to local communities. One of the root causes of severe land degradation in Belarus has ...read more

Socotra Island, a World Heritage Site (WHS) for nature, is the largest dry island in the region. It is located in the Indian Ocean, about 400km offshore from mainland Yemen and with a surface area of about 4,000 square kilometers. The survival of local Socotra communities with approximately ...read more

On February 28, 2012, the US Treasury's Assistant Secretary of International Markets and Development, Ms. Marisa Lago visited a women lead project financed by the GEF Small Grants programme in Rwanda. The project goal was to introduce alternative energy sources to the use of fuel wood and ...read more

Over 80% of Uganda's population is dependent on agro-pastoralist for food and income generation, contributing to a growing concern over natural resource exploitation. Uganda is in an enviable position for having a relatively large percentage of arable land (about 30%), much of which has not ...read more

On the occasion of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17), the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a site visit to a community-based mitigation project in the ...read more

The GEF Small Grants Programme in Malawi is supporting the Soche Mountain Land Care Extension Project, a multi-pronged community initiative aimed at restoring the ecosystem of the Soche Mountain Forest Reserve after many years of destruction and neglect. This project is benefiting the ...read more

On March 3, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization-UNESCO gave Hector Parion, a grantee of the GEF Small Grants Programme, the recognition of "Excellence in Craft". Hector participated in a national competition with 71 artisans from 13 provinces. The handicrafts of ...read more

Wastewater treatment is a rare luxury in rural areas of Armenia, and domestic wastewater is subjected to either direct disposal to water bodies or land. The same is true for most of settlements in Ararat Valley, where the ground water table is rather high, and there is a high risk of ...read more