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Bole,
Ghana: Research and development of the shea tree and its products |
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Kano,
Nigeria: Adoption and impact of dry-season dual-purpose cowpea in
the Nigerian semiarid region |
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Jordan:
Lentil and Chickpea Production in Jordan |
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Nigeria,
Benin and the Cameroon: Policy Dynamics and Alley Farming Adoption
in West and Central Africa |
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Nationwide,
Nigeria: An effort to promote the production and consumption of
soybeans as a means of improving nutrition in Nigeria. |
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Rural
areas, Togo: An improved method for storing maize,
Togo's main cereal crop |
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Sahel
region of Africa:A non-toxic method of controlling the noxious weed
Striga, the bane of farmers in Africa's Sahel region. |
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Poland:
Ecological tourism to organic farms as a tool to help small farmers
make a sometimes difficult transition from conventional agriculture
to ecological agriculture |
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China:
Spiders Reduce Risks, Increase Yields for China's Farmers |
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Australia:
Integrated whole farm -- whole landscape planning |
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Japan,
Thailand: Alternative agriculture in Thailand
and Japan |
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Cochabamba,
Bolivia:
The "Centro de Tecnología Agroindustrial" program to transform the utilization
of the Cochabamba region's vegetal resources |
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Peru and
other Andean countries: Controlling the Andean potato weevil through
Integrated Pest Management |
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Australia:
The Berrybank Farm in Victoria produces a daily average of 275,000 liters
of sewage from its pigs, which has been effectively transformed into
flush water, biogas for electricity, and fertilizer. This sophisticated
waste-management system recovers all the waste from the pigs and treats
it so that these by-products can be used on the farm or sold at a profit,
thus reducing odorous waste accumulation. |
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United
States of America: Cleaner production and reduction of ozone depleting
substances in industry |
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Central
America region: Using carbon emission credits to promote environmentally
sensitive agriculture |
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Mexico:
Montreal Protocol - Elimination of Ozone Depleting
Substances in the Manufacture of Domestic Refrigerators in Mexico |
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Bonaire:
The Bonaire National Marine Park |
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Skoyo,
Baltisan, Pakistan: Insurance scheme for resolving conflict between
livestock farmers and endangered Snow Leopards. |
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Galapagos
Islands, Ecuador: The Galapagos Conservation Fund (GCF) |
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Nowina,
Henrykow, Poland: Eco-tourism in Poland |
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Boronka
region, Hungary: The Somogy Provincial Association for Nature Conservation |
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United
States of America: The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary management
plan |
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United
States of America: A cryogenic seed bank for preservation of endangered
plant species |
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Guyana:
Iwokrama International Rain Forest Programme: Meeting the Challenge
of Sustainable Management of Forests and Biodiversity |
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Vanuatu:
Government-supported, village-based management of marine resources in
Vanuatu. |
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Poland:
"The 'Guardians of Wildlife...Wild is Beautiful' project of "Pracownia
na rzecz wszystkich istot" - "Workshop for All Beings" |
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Netherlands:
A special "dike with doors" prevents flooding and simultaneously preserves
the ecology of the Eastern Scheldt Delta. |
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Peru:
Integrated aquaculture provides viable alternative to slash-and-burn
agriculture, reducing destruction of tropical forests. |
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Black
Sea region: Environmental Management and Protection of the Black
Sea: the Black Sea Environmental Programme |
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Jordan:
Conservation of the Dana Wildlands and the Azraq
Oasis |
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Nepal:
The Parks and People Project of Nepal |
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Papua
New Guinea: Integrated Conservation and Development
(ICAD) in Papua New Guinea |
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Ayacucho,
Puno, Junin, Arequipa and Apurimac, Peru: Sustaining vicuna populations
through community involvement |
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Slovakia:
WOLF Forest Protection Movement |
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Hungary:
Foundation for Otters |
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Senegal:
World Vision International (WVI) restoration and protection project
in the Louga region |
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China:
Tamarix, a natural resource on which the communities depend for fuelwood,
tools, and basket making |
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Kenya:
Research, Development and Commercialization of the Kenya Ceramic Jiko
and other Improved Biomass Stoves in Africa |
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Sudan:
Rural Solar Energy Development in Kordofan State |
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Nepal:
Rural Energy Development Programme (REDP) |
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Zimbabwe:
Photovoltaics for Household and Community Use
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Burkina
Faso: The Songtaaba Women's Group has transformed karite processing
and made it into a substantial industry run by women, from production
to marketing of a wide range of consumer products. |
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Lagos,
Nigeria: Action Health Incorporated |
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United
States of America: IMAGES -- Theater for Young Hearts and Minds
-- is a peer education theater group of Planned Parenthood of San Diego
and Riverside Counties. |
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United
States of America: The Growing Together program of Girls Inc., a
national youth organization dedicated to helping girls achieve their
full potential as human beings, is a series of workshops designed to
increase positive communication between parents and children on matters
related to sex and values. |
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United
States of America: The Plain Talk initiative |
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United
States of America: "Reducing the Risk: Building Skills to Prevent
Pregnancy, STD and HIV" |
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United
States of America: Valley Community Clinic, Teen Clinic providing
for teen counseling programs, a special clinic only for teens, birth
control information and supplies, sexually transmitted infections information,
and health checks. |
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United
States of America: The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) |
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South
Africa: The Men as Partners Program |
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Volta
Basin, Ghana: Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo
and Kpong dams |
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Pantropical:
Prospects for suppressing dengue transmission by means of biological
agents. |
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Chile:
The Environmental Education Network, which links, harnesses the capabilities
of, and provides visibility to numerous informal environmental education
initiatives that are springing up throughout the country. |
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Worldwide:
A UN worldwide initiative (WHO, UNICEF, FAO) to control vitamin A deficiency
with programs at varying stages of development and implementation in
over 65 countries |
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Curitiba,
Brazil: Efficient transportation for successful urban planning in
Curitiba |
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United
Kingdom: Dating back to 1977, glass recycling in the UK is one of
the more successful initiatives in the recycling industry |
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Mali:
The improved septic tanks project |
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Australia:
NCM initiated its Chemicals Cleaner Production Project, the aim of which
is to minimize waste creation. |
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Mexico:
Enterprising Technology Transfer: The Puerto Morelos
Composting Toilet Project |
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United
States of America: The Delbuoy, a low-cost, low maintenance, wave-powered
desalination unit |
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