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  1. Pilot sites: transforming funds into sustainable actions in Paraguay

    ... funds are being transformed into actions .” The pilot sites—demonstration projects for sustainable land and ... practices—are one such example. There are four pilot sites in Paraguay: Mariscal Estigarribia, Filadelfia, Loma ... pave the way toward sustainable development. Pilot sites: transforming funds into sustainable actions in Paraguay ...

    Date: 10/20/2016
    Type: News

  2. GEF-SGP Project Site Visit at COP 16

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    GEF-SGP Project Site Visit at COP 16

    Onsite learning experience shares how the Mayan community adapts to climate-related risks

     

    Date: 12/08/2010
    Type: News

  3. Journalist Site Visit in the Cerrado Region, Brazil

    On Friday, June 1st, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), the Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN), the host institution of GEF SGP, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a field visit for journalists to highlight and share the experience of the GEF SGP in the sustainable use of biodiversity in the Cerrado region in the context of the upcoming Rio+20 conference of Sustainable Development. 

    Date: 06/07/2012
    Type: News

  4. New fishing site, terminal in Liberia brings better fish and more jobs

    Liberia’s rainy season lasts about half the year, cutting deeply into livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities. During this time, fishermen and women are left unable to fish, and fish caught before the rainy season would spoil due to the poor and substandard preservation facilities. Lack of refrigeration and access to electricity cost fish processors large percentages of catch.

    At best, these months were frustrating due to the lack of income. At worst, it was a season of hunger.

    Date: 06/07/2018
    Type: News

  5. Des acteurs clés de la conservation s’unissent pour cartographier, monitorer et préserver les sites vitaux pour le maintien de la vie sur Terre

    ... les Zones Clés pour la Biodiversité (ZCB) – des sites qui abritent notamment des habitats vitaux pour les ... la Biodiversité dans le monde entier. Le suivi de ces sites permettra de détecter des menaces potentielles et de ... sur le plan mondial en mettant en lumière des sites d’importance internationale qui nécessitent des ...

    Date: 09/03/2016
    Type: News

  6. GEF Sixth Assembly site visits schedule

    GEF Sixth Assembly site visits schedule

    Date: 06/08/2018
    Type: Document

  7. Contaminated Site Management Project

    ... and demonstrate identification and cleanup of sites contaminated with POPs (and other hazardous chemicals). ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  8. POPs Pesticide Elimination, Mitigation and Site Management Project

    ... of POPs pesticides by eliminating stockpiles, safeguarding sites, building legislation and enforcement capacity, and ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  9. Reducing Biodiversity Loss at Cross-Border Sites in East Africa

    ... FAO - UNOPS Reducing Biodiversity Loss at Cross-Border Sites in East Africa ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  10. Conservation of the Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park and World Heritage Site

    The overall objective of the proposed PDF A will be to prepare and finalize a GEF full project brief and draft full project document. The full project will work to ensure the integrated conservation and development of the Tubbataha coral reef ecosystem by developing and implementing conservation activities as well as providing alternative livelihood options.

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  11. Establish a Network of National Important Agricultural Heritage Sites (NIAHS)

    ... a Network of National Important Agricultural Heritage Sites (NIAHS) ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  12. Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE): Conserving Earth's Most Irreplaceable Sites for Endangered Biodiversity

    To Prevent Species Extinctions at Priority Sites Identified Through the Alliance for Zero Extinction ... Extinction (AZE): Conserving Earth's Most Irreplaceable Sites for Endangered Biodiversity ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  13. Rhino Impact Bonds An Innovative Financing Mechanism for Site-Based Rhinoceros Conservation

    To Demonstrate a Scalable Financing Mechanism for Site-Based Actions to Conserve Globally Important Rhinoceros Populations

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  14. Elimination of Obsolete Pesticide Stockpiles and Addressing POPs Contaminated Sites within a Sound Chemicals Management Framework

    ... obsolete pesticide stockpiles and addressing contaminated sites within a sound chemicals management strategy Ministry ... Pesticide Stockpiles and Addressing POPs Contaminated Sites within a Sound Chemicals Management Framework ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  15. Development of a Wetland Site and Flyway Network for Conservation of the Siberian Crane and Other Migratory Waterbirds in Asia

    ... Nearly fifty percent of these wetlands are Ramsar sites. The project area covers the flyways used by ... Central Asia and in East Asia targeting key wetland sites located in China, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia. The ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  16. Integrated POPs Management Project: Dioxins and Furans, PCB and Contaminated Sites Management

    ... POPs, and reduction of exposure to POPs in contaminated sites. Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) - Department of ... Project: Dioxins and Furans, PCB and Contaminated Sites Management ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  17. Catalyzing Conservation Action in Latin America: Identifying Priority Sites and Best Management

    The project will identify the priority global diversity sites and catalyze the implementation of conservation action ... Conservation Action in Latin America: Identifying Priority Sites and Best Management ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  18. Enhancing Conservation of the Critical Network of Sites of Wetlands Required by Migratory Waterbirds on the African/Eurasian Flyways.

    ... to complete their annual cycle, including their stop-over sites during migration and their stay in their "wintering ... GET22 Enhancing Conservation of the Critical Network of Sites of Wetlands Required by Migratory Waterbirds on the ...

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  19. Implementing Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Site Conservation and Preventing Global Extinctions

    Ministry of Environment (Chile), Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Colombia), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Dominican Republic), Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests (Madagascar), AZE Partnership and Secretariat (American Bird Conservancy - ABC), Birdlife International

    Date: 11/07/2020
    Type: Project

  20. Jean-Marc Sinnassamy

    Jean-Marc Sinnassamy joined the GEF Secretariat in November 2007.

    He manages the project portfolio related to Sustainable Land and Forest Management for the whole Africa region and more recently the Indo-Malay Pacific region.

    Date: 05/01/2016
    Type: Person