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Employing local community knowledge to safeguard endangered eels

23/09/2024

Native eels are economically and ecologically important in Sukabumi. It is a regency with 2.8 million people in the western part of Indonesia's most...

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An environmental and culinary revival in Iran

22/07/2024

Amidst the picturesque desert landscapes of Rigan in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s southeastern Kerman province, one community is witnessing a remarkable...

Empowering women from forest-dependent communities in Uzbekistan

18/05/2023

Since 2019, through the GEF-funded sustainable forest management project in Uzbekistan, more than 400 women residing in pilot project sites of ...

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Sustaining the Tuna Value Chain in Grenada

15/11/2021

Tuna and tuna-like fishes make up about 70 percent of the reported catches in Grenada. With an estimated 2 550 tonnes of fish caught annually, fisheries...

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Antigua and Barbuda gets hooked on aquaponics

18/10/2021

Indies Greens, the Antigua and Barbuda's only aquaponics farm and training centre, combines aquaculture and hydroponics to produce fish and vegetables...

The climate-smart livestock project in Ecuador: a new model to mitigate climate change and increase livestock productivity

29/09/2022

The Climate-Smart Livestock Management (CSLM) project was designed to provide an alternative to traditional livestock. The project anchored CSL approach...

Traditional practices and farmer field schools for improved land management in Southwestern Angola

19/09/2022

In the semi-arid regions of southwestern Angola, the capacity of ecosystems to provide valuable services is under pressure due to changes in the pasture...

Sustainable community-based management and conservation of mangrove ecosystems in Cameroon

19/09/2022

In Cameroon, mangroves are threatened as a result of demographic pressure and urban expansion. The good practices adopted and implemented by the GEF-funded...

Sustainable management of natural resources in Ecuador

19/09/2022

In the Chimborazo province of Ecuador, climate change and unsustainable use of natural resources in threatening the health of its Páramos, resulting...

Climate change adaptation to reduce land degradation in fragile micro-watersheds in El Salvador

19/09/2022

El Salvador features a rich diversity of natural ecosystems, which is exposed to a range of natural hazards, including extreme weather events related...

Strategies for trawl fisheries bycatch management in Southeast Asia

19/09/2022

Population growth and accelerating economic development has put greater pressure on marine ecosystems in the Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia. The REBYC-II...

Transboundary agro-ecosystem management programme for the Kagera River Basin

19/09/2022

The Kagera River Basin, shared by Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, supports the livelihoods of 16.5 million people and its conservation is essential...

Reducing vulnerability and increasing adaptive capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change in Nepal

19/09/2022

Climate change has had a significant impact on yields and livelihoods in Nepal, fueled by an increase in climate-related hazards as well as pests and...

Prevention and disposal of persistent organic pollutants and obsolete pesticides in Eritrea

19/09/2022

Eritrea faces a number of threats related to the environmental degradation and public health impacts of pesticides, including persistent organic pollutants...

Advancing tenure security for forest landscape-dependent communities in Indonesia, Peru, and Uganda (GCS-Tenure)

16/09/2022

The GCS-Tenure project sought to improve the way forest and land tenure reforms are understood, communicated, and used, so that decision-makers, practitioners...

Decision support for mainstreaming and scaling up of sustainable land management in fourteen countries (DS-SLM)

16/09/2022

Responding to the knowledge gaps in areas of sustainable land management (SLM) and limited capacities and awareness among policy-makers about the importance...

Integrated management of the Ilha Grande Bay Ecosystem in Brazil

15/09/2022

Growth of tourism and population in the Ilha Grande bay have exerted great pressure on local ecosystems, threatening natural resources and livelihoods....