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28 March 2012
Official launch of the fifth operational phase (OP5) of the GEF Small Grants Programme
The official launch of the fifth operational phase (OP5) of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) was hosted today in Nouakchott, the capital of
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30 March 2012
Local Communities Opting For Renewable Energy In Cameroon
Munyange Trouble, a village located behind Mount Cameroon in the Mbonge sub-division of the South West Province, is the first community to benefit
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28 June 2012
Conservation of the Mutulanganga Important Bird Area and promotion of sustainable community managed eco-tourism
The Mutulanganga Important Bird Areas Conservation and Community Eco-Tourism Initiatives project is one of the numerous success stories of
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12 July 2012
Introducing organic food production and reducing the use of chemical products in Zimbabwe
The use of agro-chemicals has been on the rise in tobacco farming in Zimbabwe. As an important cash crop farmed by communal farmers, tobacco farming,
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15 August 2011
Announcing Regional Workshop of the GEF Small Grants Programme in Asia
The GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by the UNDP, will be holding a 6 day regional workshop for National Coordinators (N) of country
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13 June 2012
Improving resilience of local communities to climate change impacts in Viet Nam
The Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) project is a five-year project funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the Strategic Priority
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01 June 2012
Journalist Site Visit in the Cerrado Region
On Friday, June 1st, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), the Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN), the host institution of GEF SGP,
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04 May 2011
My Island - My Community: A Regional Awareness on the Effects of Climate Change in the Caribbean
In 2010, more than 30 regional and national partners, including the GEF Small Grants Programme, PCI-Media Impact, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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14 April 2011
GEF Small Grants Programme supports communities in their efforts to preserve and restore forests
The GEF Small Grants Programme is joining in the celebration of the International Year of Forests as it recognizes the importance of raising
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28 February 2011
The GEF Small Grants Programme to start in Russia during its Fifth Operational Phase
Launched in 1992, the GEF Small Grants Programme supports activities of non-governmental and community-based organizations in developing countries
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20 October 2010
Driving Innovation for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia and the Pacific
Drawing lessons from field activities across the region, Masanori Kobayashi, IGES, emphasized the importance of linking biodiversity with income
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20 October 2010
The GEF and Indigenous Peoples Event at the CBD COP10
The GEF has been working with the local and indigenous communities on many of its projects and programs. On the occasion of the Convention of
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