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15 November 2018

The 9th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference took place in Marrakech, Morocco last week, from November 5th to November 8th. The focus of this

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14 November 2018

SGP events at CBD COP 14

SGP is sending a delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity COP 14 in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. Keep an eye out for our side events and join

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31 May 2018

SGP COLOMBIA IN SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY

GEF SGP in Colombia, through GSI - ICCA partnership, provides support to indigenous communities for biodiversity conservation, sustainable

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12 September 2018

SGP celebrates the International Day for South-South Cooperation

The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the south and highlights

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29 August 2018

Community water security in Lao People's Democratic Republic

When former university professor Dr. Bounby Lasysamay returned to his childhood village in Xiangme, Lao People's Democratic Republic to enjoy his

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09 August 2018

Celebrating the life of Taghi Farvar, a global champion of nomads and indigenous peoples and community conserved territories and areas (ICCAs)

Throughout our evolutionary history, human beings have migrated and moved in response to changing climates and the shifting availability of natural

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02 July 2018

SGP celebrates 25th anniversary at the Sixth GEF Assembly

On the occasion of GEF Small Grants Programme’s (SGP) 25th anniversary, SGP held a reception at the Sixth GEF Assembly to celebrate its work with

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29 June 2018

Changing Lives - Solar power electrifies a children’s hospital specialising in disability rehabilitation

Abandoned by her father at birth, Agnes, from south west Tanzania, lived for 15 years on the fringes of her community simply because of the way she

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28 June 2018

Heart of the Spirit: Traditional Fijian voyaging bridges ancestral wisdom and renewable energy, inspires youth and proves carbon-neutral travel is possible

"We, as Pacific Voyagers, are on a journey, sailing to an island in the future and navigating by the values of our ancestral past. Our ancestors

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27 June 2018

Diamonds of the Andes: Conserving Genetic Resources of Suri alpaca in Peru

At more than 4,000 metres above sea level, Nuñoa is a remote town surrounded by mountaintops and treeless, dry Puna, an Andean steppe ecosystem.

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24 June 2018

Community Based REDD+ Programme in Nigeria: a success story

Nigeria has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, with less than 10 percent of the country forested. Since 2010, the UN-REDD

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22 June 2018

ICCA-GSI engages Natural Justice

Natural Justice joins the ICCA-GSI as the global technical partner to provide legal, policy and other technical support for the recognition and

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