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19 May 2023
In Living Colour- Local action for coral reef restoration in Barbados
 “I was on board from day one,” remembers Courtney Forde, Volunteer and past Vice President of the Coral Reef Restoration Alliance
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16 May 2023
Grown with water and sun: regenerative agriculture in in Moldova
“How else can you grow, if not ecological and natural?” says Valeria Șvarț, development director at EcoVisio. This is how they do organic
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16 May 2023
GEF SGP, UNDP and Rare announce partnership to address plastic pollution
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Rare announced a global partnership to tackle plastic waste management and behavior change. The
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23 March 2023
River rangers- Strengthening livelihoods rooted in watershed stewardship in Babagon Catchment, Sabah, Malaysia
Jeffrey Abun is an inspiring citizen scientist and one of the village leaders for the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) project near the Babagon
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17 March 2023
We, the women: empowering communities from farm to market in Viet Nam
Celebrating International Women's Day 2023 Under the forest canopy of Vietnam, women like Vi Thi Tuoi are working to redefine how medicinal herbs
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15 March 2023
Improving water security and sanitation for rural communities in Kiribati
Kiribati is a small Pacific island nation comprising of 33 coral atolls and isles with an average height of three to four metres above mean sea
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07 February 2023
Community transformation through sustainable agriculture and fish farming in Zambia
The Present Amenities for Zambia’s Economically Surged Adolescence, or PAZESA as it is colloquially known, works with communities throughout the
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06 February 2023
Sampling the fruits of success and innovation in the Maldives
Sometimes the fruits of success taste particularly sweet, as Global Environment Facility CEO Carlos Manuel Rodriguez discovered on a visit to the
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03 February 2023
Powering up a remote community in Bhutan- ushering a new era of possibilities
In Bhutan, the remote community of Aja Ney in Shermuhung Gewog, Mongar was one of the last places in the country that remained without power supply.
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03 February 2023
Wetland youth champions in Guatemala
  Located in the Escuintla district on Guatemala’s Pacific Coast, the wetlands around Sipacate-Naranjo are treasured conservation areas.
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03 February 2023
Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2023
Safeguarding Iran’s wetlands through culture-based solutions Ab-bandaans, a type of wetland, are one of the most important ecosystems in
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18 January 2023
Building resilience in the Sahel region
The SGP and SOS SAHEL innovative partnership launched during the 23rd Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
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