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04 November 2009
Sello Bicentenario
Small Grants Programme (SGP) Project in Chile was awarded the Sello Bicentenario" by President Bachelet On October 7th 2009, at the presidential
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05 November 2009
Conservation of the Endangered Mountain Bongo Antelopes in Mt. Kenya
The Mountain Bongo is one of the world's most unique and spectacular antelope. It is the largest forest antelope in the world, growing up to 400 kg,
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12 November 2009
SGP Projects in Honduras Support the Most Vulnerable Populations
The newspaper "Proceso" in Honduras acknowledges the work of SGP in the country by looking to three projects supported by the programme. A copy of
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16 November 2009
SGP Argentina Launches its First Publication at Meeting in Tucuman
Tucumán, 13 November 2009 About 100 representatives of organizations and communities supported by the Small Grants Program attended a meeting at
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23 November 2009
SGP Project in Cuba featured in TierraAmerica
An SGP Project in Cuba called "Alternative Use of Natural Resources in the Coastal Community of Carahatas" was featured in TierraAmerica. The project
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25 March 2010
Cameroon Project to Upscale after Visit from Professor Wangari Maathai and Former Canadian Prime Minister
Kribi-Campo coastal area, Cameroon Last November 2009, Congo Basin Forest Fund officials including Profesoor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate
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25 March 2010
Results Based Management Training and Visit to GEF SGP Projects in Tunisia
From 12 to 14 March, a group of 25 GEF Small Grants Programme-SGP grantees (NGOs and CBOs) along with UN staff including the Resident Coordinator
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20 October 2010
SGP launched the catalogue “Communities contributing to Biodiversity”
On the occasion of the Convention of Biological Diversity COP10 taking place in Nagoya, Japan the GEF Small Grants Programme launched a catalogue of
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19 November 2010
GEF Small Grants Program Expands With Stronger Country-Driven Focus
Washington, D.C. November 19, 2010 – A pioneering program that helps communities and civil society meet borderless environmental challenges
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20 April 2010
SGP Armenia Supports the Use of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Practices
A pilot housing project that is already serving as a demonstration site for other local communities.  In the mountainous town of Artik, 1,780
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23 April 2010
SGP featured in the Newsletter of Youth Business International
Barbados Youth Business Trust has embarked on a project with one of its young entrepreneurs to promote awareness of pesticides and other harmful
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23 April 2010
An SGP Project in Uruguay is Featured in the Newspaper La Diaria
A project to conserve freshwater species grows in the center of the country. In order to preserve freshwater species and educate the public about its
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