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08 October 2012
GEF SGP PROJECT LAUNCHES WOODEN PELLET PRODUCTION FACILITY TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE FUEL IN UKRAINE
In June 2012, a wooden pellet production facility was built and put into operation in Dubno district in Rivne region of Ukraine, with the support of
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04 October 2012
GEF SGP’s Community Management of Protected Areas for Conservation (COMPACT) initiative builds new partnerships at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The GEF SGP 'Community Management of Protected Areas for Conservation initiative' (COMPACT) was prominently featured at the recent IUCN World
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24 September 2012
GEF CEO Dr. Ishii visits KENVO project site in the Kikuyu Escarpment Forest, Kenya
September 10, 2012, the new CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Dr. Naoko Ishii, visited a GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) project site
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13 September 2012
GEF SGP Armenia supports reproduction of the Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan kessler) in the Lake Sevan catchment basin
Lake Sevan is the largest fresh water lake in the Southern Caucasus. The total surface area of its basin is about 5,000 km2, while the lake itself
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04 September 2012
Improved water resources management in the Ma'la Plateau on Socotra Island
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
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23 August 2012
GEF SGP Participation In The Economic Forum of the Americas, Montreal 2012
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat invited the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by UNDP, to participate in the 18th
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09 August 2012
GEF SGP Mauritius grantee presents marine conservation efforts at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Australia
Over 2,000 scientists, managers, students and journalists from 82 different countries attended the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), which
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25 July 2012
Launch of the Renewable Energy Centre by the Caribbean Maritime Institute in Jamaica
The GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) implemented by UNDP, and the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), have provided funding to the Jamaica
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19 July 2012
Celebrating 20 Years of the GEF Small Grants Programme at Rio+20
The original Rio Summit in 1992 marked the establishment of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP). Implemented by UNDP and funded by the Global
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15 November 2010
Sustainable livelihoods through mangrove rehabilitation in El Salvador
The project "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Resources in "Vuelta Redonda" and in the Estuary "La Cruz" promotes community-based
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07 April 2011
GEF SGP Country Programme in Lesotho: Achievements in OP4
Established in December 2007, the SGP Country Programme for Lesotho has been in operation for just over three years now. Teething problems for
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16 June 2011
Organic Apiculture as an alternative for the conservation of the natural resources
Land use change is one of the main causes of loss of tropical forests and their rich biodiversity in Mexico. With this forest loss, the mainly Mayan
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