| Africa : Ghana : 2003 |
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Network for Environment and Development Africa
To support the efforts of rural communities in northern Ghana to gain a voice in development and poverty reduction policies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-340
Amount: $4,500
West Africa Advisory Board
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Center for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development
To fund training of 100 residents of communities near the Krokusua Hills Forest Reserve in sustainable agriculture, reforestation, beekeeping, fish and snail farming and mushroom cultivation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-064
Amount: $4,800
Rainforest Action Network
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Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining
To support a campaign to ban mining in forest reserves through advocacy and awareness building. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-063
Amount: $5,000
Rainforest Action Network
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Centre for Environmental Law and Development
To fund a meeting for representatives of African countries to discuss potential climate change litigation that might be used to bring pressure for better climate policies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-051
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Centre for Environmental Law and Development
To fund development of educational materials on national environmental laws and recommendations for policymakers and the general public. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-011
Amount: $2,500
Pesticide Action Network
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Guards of the Earth and the Vulnerable
To support this group's efforts to promote environmental protection, sustainable development and improved living standards for Ghanians affected by mining. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-339
Amount: $2,000
West Africa Advisory Board
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| Africa : Kenya : 2003 |
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Patrick Shiundu
To support research and testing by a group of farmers on pesticide alternatives to DDT for collard crops, an important local staple. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-021
Amount: $2,000
Pesticide Action Network
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Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization
To fund a youth leadership training program to help villages in the Sanaag region initiate projects to protect their lands and resources and gain access to the decision making process. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-272
Amount: $28,200
Donor Advised
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Coast Rights Forum
To fund a fact-finding mission by this NGO consortium to study the impact of titanium mining in South Africa in order to make a more informed decision about whether to oppose a proposed titanium mine in Kenya. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-236
Amount: $6,500
East Africa Advisory Board
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| Africa : Madagascar : 2003 |
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Integrated Health Care Center
To fund purchase of medical equipment and supplies for this community-based medical and environmental education center. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-171
Amount: $5,225
Donor Advised
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| Africa : Mali : 2003 |
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Guamina
To support communities in the Sadiola region affected by mining through education, organizing, regional coordination and exchange with other mine-affected communities in Ghana. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-341
Amount: $5,000
West Africa Advisory Board
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| Africa : Mozambique : 2003 |
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A Vida
To support efforts to gain adequate compensation for Zambezi Valley communities affected by dams and to ensure their participation in future dam decisions. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-237
Amount: $2,500
Southern Africa Advisory Board
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União Nacional de Camponeses
To fund the participation of UNAC representatives in the fourth annual Via Campesino Conference in São Paulo, a worldwide meeting of peasants' rights organizations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-323
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Associação dos Naturais e Amigos de Boane
To help residents of Belulane and neighboring villages monitor environmental and health dangers from a new hazardous waste dump and to provide legal support to people affected by it. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-239
Amount: $1,700
Southern Africa Advisory Board
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| Africa : Nigeria : 2003 |
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Biakwan Light
To fund several economic development projects, including a skill acquisition center to help Cross River forest communities learn skills that can offer alternatives to low paid logging jobs. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-066
Amount: $4,000
Rainforest Action Network
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Boki Forest Initiative
To support this indigenous organization's efforts to involve local youth in tree-planting and income-generating activities, such as cassava cultivation, that are compatible with forest protection. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-217
Amount: $1,000
Earth Island Institute
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Eco Outreach
To fund surveys of the Buan Community Forest Reserve and construction of perimeter markings to discourage poaching and trespassing. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-337
Amount: $3,000
West Africa Advisory Board
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Nigeria Youth Action Network
To fund youth club environmental programs and development of materials on forest conservation, waste management and sustainable resource use. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-037
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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Ogbia Study Group
To fund a forum on local forests for 150 participants from 50 communities that will offer forest management training and an opportunity to share ideas for improving forest protection. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-336
Amount: $3,000
West Africa Advisory Board
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Society for Water and Public Health Protection
To support this organization's efforts to ensure equitable access to freshwater resources and participate in a series of national meetings on dams and development. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-249
Amount: $3,000
International Rivers
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Citizens for Environmental Safety
To fund community workshops on small-scale sustainable economic development opportunities such as honey production and raising snails and chickens. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-067
Amount: $5,000
Rainforest Action Network
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Committee on Vital Environmental Resources
To fund a network of student environmental groups and a series of meetings for Nigerian educators on how to empower youth to be effective leaders on environmental justice issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-338
Amount: $2,500
West Africa Advisory Board
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| Africa : Senegal : 2003 |
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Mun Takku Liggey
To fund integrated pest management training for 100 women farmers using the Farmer Field School method that allows them to compare their results with conventional techniques. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-020
Amount: $3,000
Pesticide Action Network
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| Africa : Somalia : 2003 |
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Hamdi Women and Children Development Organization
To fund a program to bring clean drinking water to 16 districts in the Mogadishu area by building water catchments and improving other systems for storing and distributing water. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-174
Amount: $1,000
Earth Day Network
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| Africa : South Africa : 2003 |
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Timberwatch Coalition
To defray the costs of organizing South African NGO meetings in support of a fact-finding mission on titanium mining by representatives of the Kenyan group Coast Rights Forum. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-238
Amount: $500
Southern Africa Advisory Board
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eThekwini Social Forum
For general support of this alliance of community groups in its efforts to halt pollution and ensure equitable access to water and electricity for the people of Durban. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-250
Amount: $2,000
Southern Africa Advisory Board
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Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa: Western Cape Region
To support the Sustainable Waters Forum, a program of research, monitoring, and improved public participation to ensure that the Berg Water Project is built and managed to minimize environmental damage |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-041
Amount: $3,000
International Rivers
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Geasphere South African Wilderness Support Group
To support efforts to create new policies on wilderness protection, improve participation in the environmental impact assessment process, and promote better awareness of the value of wilderness areas. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-065
Amount: $5,000
Rainforest Action Network
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| Africa : Tanzania : 2003 |
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Agenda for Environment and Responsible Development
To conduct a workshop on management of plastic waste and the health and environmental damage caused by the current local practice of incinerating waste in open pits. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-183
Amount: $2,300
Pesticide Action Network
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UWAMO
To support a demonstration project on Bio-Intensive Agriculture for family farmers and to develop markets for local organically-grown produce. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-213
Amount: $2,000
Earth Island Institute
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Global Service Corps Tanzania
To fund a staff position to help coordinate the activities of several Tanzanian groups working to protect the environment and encourage sustainable agriculture. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-036
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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| Africa : Togo : 2003 |
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Femme Initiatives Développement
To train 50 representatives of women's groups in organic farming and soil enrichment. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-012
Amount: $2,500
Pesticide Action Network
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Young Volunteers for the Environment
To fund a project to bring safe drinking water to ten villages in Togo through construction of wells and formation of citizen committees to monitor water use and promote conservation of local water resources. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-173
Amount: $1,000
Earth Day Network
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| Africa : Uganda : 2003 |
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City Talk
To support an Internet training program in Entebbe designed to increase participation in a community partnership program with San Mateo, California that allows members of these communities to share environmental strategies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-027
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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City Talk
To fund a program to encourage public discussion about the deteriorating condition of Lake Victoria through a series of workshops, music performances, and other public events. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-216
Amount: $1,000
Earth Island Institute
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| Africa : Zambia : 2003 |
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Kabwe Environmental and Rehabilitation Foundation
To fund ongoing efforts to test levels of lead in the blood of residents of Kabwe, the site of an abandoned lead mine, and pressure government to respond. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-002
Amount: $5,000
Special Opportunities Fund
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| Asia : Armenia : 2003 |
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Women for Green Way for Generations
To fund an education campaign for Armenian farming communities on the harmful effects of persistent organic pollutants and ways to reduce their use in agriculture. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-178
Amount: $2,300
Pesticide Action Network
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| Asia : Australia : 2003 |
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The Indigenous Justice Advocacy Network
To support this group's efforts to provide legal assistance to Aboriginal peoples working to halt unwanted development on their lands. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-093
Amount: $270
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : Azerbaijan : 2003 |
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Oil Workers Rights Protection Organization Public Union
To conduct an evaluation of a recently-completed oil pipeline in Azerbaijan with input from affected communities, and to disseminate the results to government, oil company representatives and the public. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-210
Amount: $6,000
IFI Advisory Board
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| Asia : Bangladesh : 2003 |
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Coastal Development Partnership
To support a program to encourage collectors of shrimp fry in the Sundarban Mangrove Forest to harvest sustainably and reduce destruction of by-catch. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-032
Amount: $2,000
Earth Island Institute
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| Asia : China : 2003 |
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Global Village of Beijing
To support an education campaign and publication of materials to raise awareness of critical water resource issues in China and encourage their sustainable development and use. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-241
Amount: $2,000
Earth Day Network
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Beijing Earthview Environment Education and Research Center
To support a video lending program with 50 lending centers around China to distribute environmental films to government agencies, universities and journalists. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-285
Amount: $2,000
China Advisory Board
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Northeast Asia Eco-Peace Network
To support cross-border efforts to address major environmental issues affecting northeastern Asia by encouraging greater involvement of Chinese groups in regional networks. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-310
Amount: $3,000
China Advisory Board
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Green Watershed
To fund a national meeting in Beijing to bring together citizen groups and major organizations such as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to discuss the impact of dams and raise awareness of alternatives. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-277
Amount: $4,000
International Rivers
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Green Stone
To fund a student environmental leadership program and development of outreach and training materials. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-278
Amount: $3,000
China Advisory Board
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Green Stone
To support development of networks of student environmental organizations and to support promising projects with micro-grants. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-279
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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Community Participation Action
To fund publication of a newsletter promoting community action on environmental and development issues by showcasing successful initiatives. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-280
Amount: $2,500
China Advisory Board
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Shanghai Green Student Forum
To fund a campaign to protect the Jiangwan wetlands from development and to support student activists groups working on this and other challenges in the Shanghai region. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-281
Amount: $400
China Advisory Board
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Cultural Center for Communication Facilitators
To support this group's efforts to promote sustainable development in rural communities through microcredit, support of local women's organizations, and public education. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-282
Amount: $1,600
China Advisory Board
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Green Hanjiang
To fund development of water conservation programs, river cleanup activities, and a citizen pollution monitoring program to protect the Hanjiang River. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-283
Amount: $500
China Advisory Board
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Beijing Earthview Environment Education and Research Center
To fund acquisition of environmental videos from outside of China as an information resource for government agencies, universities and journalists. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-284
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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Korea-China Environmental Exchanges
To fund an exchange program between Korea and China to allow environmental organizations to send representatives to sister groups and strengthen cooperation and information exchange. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-317
Amount: $1,000
China Advisory Board
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Beijing Lingshan Ecology Institute
To fund production and distribution of a video documentary on the ecosystems of Xinjiang Province to schools, the public and environmental organizations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-304
Amount: $250
China Advisory Board
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Saunders' Gull Conservation Society, Panjin
To support this organization's efforts to protect the extremely endangered Saunder's gull and its habitat through education and conservation and by strengthening a network of habitat protection groups in East Asia. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-297
Amount: $1,500
China Advisory Board
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Qinghai University Green Space
To fund a species survey of Qinghai Lake and develop a preservation strategy and public information campaign to protect the ecology of the lake and its watershed. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-298
Amount: $400
China Advisory Board
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Green Union of Harbin Institute of Technology
To fund a river monitoring program and a handbook on river conservation for the people of Heilongjiang Province. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-299
Amount: $600
China Advisory Board
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Green Longjiang
To fund a study of salmon habitat and fishing patterns in Heilongjiang Province and a public information campaign to improve protections for salmon in China. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-300
Amount: $2,000
China Advisory Board
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Green Earth Volunteers
To fund publication of a widely distributed newsletter that builds awareness of environmental issues and helps coordinate citizen action and participation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-330
Amount: $2,000
International Rivers
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Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center Yunnan
To support a series of workshops in Dali about the hazards of pesticide use, their disproportionate effects on women, and alternative approaches to pest management. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-017
Amount: $5,000
Pesticide Action Network
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Beijing Brooks Education Center
To support this organization's education and networking efforts and fund production of a newsletter about environmental activities in Beijing to encourage collaboration and public participation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-302
Amount: $1,000
China Advisory Board
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Save Tiger Action
To support this organization's efforts to protect the dwindling populations of Amur and Siberian tigers and other predatory cats in northeastern China through research and public education. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-301
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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China Youth Alliance
To support coordination of Chinese groups working on Earth Day 2004 activities and several small projects being carried out by emerging organizations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-305
Amount: $2,000
China Advisory Board
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Xiamen Bird Watching Society
To support this group's efforts to raise public awareness of bird conservation and habitat issues and collect data on birdlife for scientific analysis through bird-watching activities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-306
Amount: $400
China Advisory Board
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Wild Bird Society of Zhejiang
To support efforts to raise public and government awareness of endangered birds and habitat, especially in the ecologically rich Nanbei Lake region where poaching and illegal trade are rampant. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-307
Amount: $500
China Advisory Board
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No Nuke Asia Forum
To fund informational materials on the hazards of nuclear technologies and a series of meetings that will bring Japanese and Korean anti-nuke activists to meet with Chinese groups to encourage cross-border cooperation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-309
Amount: $3,000
China Advisory Board
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Anhui Federation for University Student Environmental Groups
To support a network of student environmental organizations in Anhui Province working to protect the Wanjiang River and the region's endangered species. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-286
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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Wild Bird Liberation Front
To fund research on the black market for wild birds in China and an expanded publicity campaign against poaching, trade and consumption of wild, endangered birds. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-308
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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Environmental Education Center of Ili Normal University
To fund acquisition of educational materials on environmental impact assessments, monitoring and other topics to support further development of university-level education on the environment. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-313
Amount: $350
China Advisory Board
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Green China
To support this network's efforts to halt illegal consumption and trade of endangered species and to fund production of a newsletter to help educate the public and facilitate coordination of protection efforts. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-290
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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Dabieshan Green Brigade
To fund a program to raise awareness of the rich biodiversity and vulnerability of the Dabieshan Mountains through outreach and community engagement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-294
Amount: $500
China Advisory Board
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Xinjiang Conservation Fund
To fund ecological research and a micro-grant program for groups working to protect the environment in remote Xinjiang Province. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-287
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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Green Sunshine of Xinjiang Normal University
To fund programs to protect wild birds and their habitat and increase environmental awareness in Urumqi, especially among the city's minority populations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-288
Amount: $1,200
China Advisory Board
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Wild Bird Society of Dalian
To fund a student environmental research center, a bird conservation program for secondary school students and publication of a newsletter. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-292
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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Beijing University Center for Conservation Biology
To fund in-depth study of resource conflicts in northern Tibet where wildlife, grassland ecosystems and nomadic peoples face increased development pressures. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-296
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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Hengshui Wetlands and Waterbird Conservation Association
To support efforts to protect the Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve and the bird species that depend on it through local outreach and teacher trainings. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-289
Amount: $300
China Advisory Board
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China Green Student Forum
For support of student environmental networks and a micro-grant program for groups working in rural provinces. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-291
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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Tibet Environment and Development Center
To support this network's efforts to protect Tibet's wildlife, environment and natural resources by supporting research and dissemination of educational materials. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-295
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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China Development Brief
To fund communications clinics in Western China to help local organizations improve their ability to conduct public outreach and develop effective strategies for gaining public support for environmental protection. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-293
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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Green Xinjiang
To fund development of a web site to build public awareness of environmental issues in the remote northwestern province of Xinjiang and encourage public participation in environmental activities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-303
Amount: $4,000
China Advisory Board
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| Asia : India : 2003 |
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Samata
To fund participation of members of this Eastern Ghats network in a skill share meeting designed to build the capacity of communities to address environmental health issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-234
Amount: $1,000
India Advisory Board
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The Other Media
To launch a environmental monitoring project to train communities in the use of simple and inexpensive tools for monitoring their water and air. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-233
Amount: $2,000
India Advisory Board
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Socio-Legal Information Centre
To fund statewide workshops on organic farming practices for small-scale farmers and to improve market access for organic products. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-232
Amount: $3,000
India Advisory Board
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Samrakshan Trust
To fund a rapid environmental assessment of an old-growth forest that provides critical habitat for elephants and to help the people of local villages find ways to live compatibly with local elephant populations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-028
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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Center for Resource Education
To fund a Zero Waste resource and training center for underprivileged women as part of an expansion of successful programs in waste reduction and waste-to-wealth. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-231
Amount: $1,000
India Advisory Board
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Green Valley Educational Trust
To educate local youth and farm workers from marginalized communities on the dangers of chemical pollutants and their effects on food safety. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-022
Amount: $1,000
Pesticide Action Network
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Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action
To fund a study of the Chalakudy River Basin and the communities who depend upon it, including consultation with these communities to facilitate their participation in policy decisions that will affect them. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-045
Amount: $5,000
International Rivers
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Vikas Sahyog Pratishthan
To fund an advocacy campaign in support of tribal peoples and landless farmers in Maharashtra State, whose livelihoods are threatened by trade liberalization policies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-211
Amount: $6,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Gram Seva Samiti
To fund Hindi translation of the International Rivers Network newsletter and to fund its distribution to rural communities in India that are affected by dams or planned dams. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-046
Amount: $5,000
International Rivers
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The Other Media
To support a campaign to end World Bank funding for projects that include waste incineration and the use of PVC products. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-205
Amount: $5,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Samata
To fund a workshop as part of the World Social Forum that will focus on the negative impacts of mining on rural communities and help identify ways to support communities and strategies for coordinating international groups working on these issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-321
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Center for Resource Education
To support Community Action for Pesticide Elimination, a regional network conducting an assessment of pesticide manufacturing and use across a six-state region where pesticides are poorly regulated and frequent injuries and deaths occur. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-179
Amount: $2,300
Pesticide Action Network
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Bindrai Institute for Research Study and Action
To facilitate a series of workshops throughout India to involve traditionally excluded groups in policy discussion on issues related to climate change and the Kyoto Protocols. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-248
Amount: $1,000
International Rivers
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Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group
To fund travel expenses for a representative of this toxics, waste management and recycling organization to attend an international meeting in Penang. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-159
Amount: $600
India Advisory Board
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Nisarga
To consult with Andhra Pradesh farmers and farm workers on the potential effects of several World Bank agricultural projects, and to publicize the findings through workshops and public events. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-275
Amount: $6,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Sruti
To document the impact of uranium mining in two villages near New Delhi and raise awareness of its hazards and local land rights issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-102
Amount: $2,000
India Advisory Board
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Stree Mukti Sanghatana
To fund a program to organize and train 200 women rag pickers in Mumbai on recycling and composting to improve profits and provide experience in more formal business ventures. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-104
Amount: $5,000
India Advisory Board
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Ekatra
To develop a model of decentralized and sustainable water resource management in the district of Madhya Pradesh, to be implemented and managed by local communities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-251
Amount: $4,500
International Rivers
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Central Tibetan Relief Committee
To fund a recycling and waste management program in Dharamsala that will help improve sanitation and local environmental conditions. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-148
Amount: $7,500
Donor Advised
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Thanal
To fund travel expenses for a representative of this public interest group focused on halting construction of waste incinerators to attend an international meeting in Penang. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-158
Amount: $600
India Advisory Board
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Institute for Cultural Research and Action
To support organic farming in Karnataka by developing standards, registering farmers and promoting organics among farmers and the public. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-103
Amount: $4,500
India Advisory Board
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Prayas
To fund field demonstrations of organic farming techniques and provide seed distribution and farmer trainings for the people of Rawala village. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-101
Amount: $4,500
India Advisory Board
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| Asia : Indonesia : 2003 |
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Community of Intertextual Film
To support efforts to produce a documentary film about the agrarian reform movement in Indonesia. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-089
Amount: $5,000
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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Kaliptra Sumatera
To map an indigenous Adat community's traditional territories in support of efforts to gain land protection and to fund development of non-timber forest products. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-068
Amount: $5,000
Rainforest Action Network
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Natural Resources and Development Initiatives
To conduct a field trip and workshop to assess the deteriorating conditions of an area despoiled by a gold mine, and to pressure government and project funders to prevent further pollution. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-088
Amount: $3,000
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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Institute for Village Self-Reliance
To fund a campaign to prevent the sale and distribution of counterfeit fertilizers, a common problem and hazard in this region. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-181
Amount: $1,000
Pesticide Action Network
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CDM Watch Indonesia
To fund travel costs of two representatives meeting with European leaders to make the case for a campaign to discourage purchase of carbon credits from sources such as large dams and monoculture plantations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-042
Amount: $5,000
International Rivers
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The Love of Nature Foundation
To support a consortium of coastal community enterprises throughout Eastern Indonesia designed to promote and market locally-produced goods. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-038
Amount: $5,000
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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Farmer Initiatives for Ecological Livelihood and Democracy
To fund travel costs for farmer representatives traveling to Manila for the Asian Peasant Conference and the Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific Conference. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-018
Amount: $1,500
Pesticide Action Network
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Indonesian Working Group on Power Sector Restructuring
To strengthen the efforts of Indonesian civil society to push for power sector reform through public education and a focused media campaign. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-274
Amount: $6,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Women's Union for Equality
To fund educational activities for coastal women's groups, including restoration of 10 hectares of degraded mangroves as demonstration of a new technique for improving health and productivity of coastal ecosystems. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-033
Amount: $1,000
Earth Island Institute
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Kelompok Bina Usaha
To support the efforts of local communities to manage the Marang Preservation Area, conduct species inventories, and gain official government recognition. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-222
Amount: $5,000
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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| Asia : Jordan : 2003 |
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Arab Women Organization of Jordan
To fund case studies by this women's organization on the causes and effects of water shortages as part of a Water for Life program to raise awareness of water shortages and to strengthen community cooperation to alleviate the situation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-095
Amount: $1,500
Earth Day Network
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| Asia : Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) : 2003 |
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Youth Ecological Movement BIOM
To fund a teacher and NGO training program on the environment and development of informational and curricular materials. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-214
Amount: $2,000
Earth Island Institute
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| Asia : Malaysia : 2003 |
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Sarawak Community Co-operation Institute
To host a workshop that will bring together 21 indigenous village leaders from areas affected by massive land expropriations to learn about their basic rights and to draft a common resolution and plan. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-218
Amount: $1,600
Earth Island Institute
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The Management Institute for Social Change
To fund travel expenses for representatives attending the Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific Conference to conduct a workshop on participatory community planning. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-019
Amount: $1,500
Pesticide Action Network
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| Asia : Micronesia : 2003 |
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Pohnpei State Marine Resources
To initiate an environmental education and school library program to increase understanding of marine and coastal ecology. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-186
Amount: $2,250
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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Micronesia Bound, Inc
For support of the Youth Conservation Corps, which engages at-risk youth in activities to protect Pohnpei coastal and marine ecosystems. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-185
Amount: $3,000
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : Nepal : 2003 |
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Nepal International Consumers Union
To fund a program to help communities keep drinking water supplies safe through good sanitation practices and water conservation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-177
Amount: $500
Earth Day Network
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| Asia : New Zealand : 2003 |
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Solomon Islands Community Ecoforestry Awareness and Training Project
To host a series of tours, workshops and trainings on ecological forestry practices for five Solomon Island villages. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-094
Amount: $2,750
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : Palau : 2003 |
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Palau Conservation Society
To support development of Palau's first eco-trail, which will provide better public access to the newly established Lake Ngardok Nature Reserve. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-024
Amount: $6,000
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : Papua New Guinea : 2003 |
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Herbal Conservation Society Incorporated
To fund a medicinal plant nursery for endangered plants that will be used for a restoration program and to fund educational materials about this program and the local effects of deforestation. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-190
Amount: $2,000
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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Daulo-Veleru Community Development Association
To support a community ecotourism initiative through an inventory of local species and features, construction of trail systems and facilities, and education efforts to increase local participation and benefit. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-191
Amount: $2,000
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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Naimai Community Development Association
To promote and market non-timber forest resources such as nuts, coffee and vanilla as a sustainable alternative to logging. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-324
Amount: $5,300
Friends of the Earth
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| Asia : Philippines : 2003 |
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Freedom from Debt Coalition
To support a campaign to gain greater public participation and corporate accountability in the proposed restructuring and privatization of the Philippines power industry. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-100
Amount: $5,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Network of Fisherfolk Organizations of Rizal
To support research on the impacts of proposed water development plans for Laguna Lake, which is the main source of water for Manila and supports hundreds of fishing communities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-090
Amount: $4,680
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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Pederasyon Samahan Nagkakaisang Maralita ng Navotas, Incorporated
To support research, training and a pilot project to create environmentally and socially sustainable stilt housing communities in coastal areas as an alternative to urban resettlement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-087
Amount: $4,800
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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Anislagan Bantay Kalikasan Task Force
To support efforts to halt destructive mining practices by Manila Mining Company, which have resulted in water pollution, mercury contamination, farmland and habitat destruction, loss of livelihood and death. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-325
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Initiatives for International Dialogue
To fund an East Timor workshop on sustainable agriculture that will be co-hosted by grassroots partner organizations working to promote sustainable development. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-052
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Davao Del Norte Farmers Association
To support efforts to help farmers gain political influence, conduct research, establish networks and gain access to education and training. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-047
Amount: $4,000
International Rivers
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Pinag-isang Lakas ng mga Magbubukid sa Quezon
To fund research on the impact of several large development projects, such as dams, on rural communities and to disseminate the results of this research to citizens and government. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-035
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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Malinawong Bukid Pinuy-anan sa Lumad
To support efforts of the indigenous Matigsalog communities to protect their lands and culture and improve their ability to work toward common goals. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-242
Amount: $4,720
Southeast Asia Advisory Board
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| Asia : Russia : 2003 |
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Organization Rostok
To fund riparian study of the Voroshilovsk Waterfall, the formation of a youth group to clean up and monitor the river, and an effort to gain legal protection for the waterfall. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-110
Amount: $1,500
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Fakel
To support research and environmental education in the Nogliksky region with a particular emphasis on how development is affecting patterns of bird migration. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-145
Amount: $670
Russia Advisory Board
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Union of the Local Peoples of the Northern Part of Magadan Oblast' Ai Bini
To support indigenous communities in the northern Evenskyi Region and Magadan District through sustainable economic development and prevention of salmon poaching. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-146
Amount: $2,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Student Ecological Club Rainbow
To develop an environmental education and field work program that will include programs for at-risk youth and a student volunteer ranger program. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-147
Amount: $1,939
Russia Advisory Board
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Center for Assistance to Environmental Initiatives
To fund creation of a volunteer Youth Energy Corps that will travel around Saratov to demonstrate energy conservation techniques in schools, senior facilities and orphanages. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-025
Amount: $3,000
Earth Island Institute
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Children of the Baltic
To fund two teacher seminars on environmental issues and awareness in St. Petersburg and Sosnovy Bor. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-026
Amount: $1,500
Earth Island Institute
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Initiative Group Istok
To fund youth programs to clean up riparian areas along the Bysa River, create nature trails in the Norskyi Nature Reserve, and organize school programs, including an arboretum and a environmental theater program. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-111
Amount: $1,075
Russia Advisory Board
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National Collective Farm
To fund a program of citizen ranger patrols in local forests to document illegal logging and poaching and to draw public attention to these activities through media outreach. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-141
Amount: $1,900
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Lesovichok
To fund a school program on reforestation that will include field work in restoring a Korean pine forest near Kirilovka village. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-109
Amount: $500
Russia Advisory Board
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Iniative Group Rostok
To fund reforestation near the village of Progress and a program to increase local environmental awareness and promote sustainable development. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-108
Amount: $1,500
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative group Ostrov
To support a program of citizen involvement in the protection of a local marine preserve, promote ecotourism, beach monitoring and cleanup efforts, and to increase public pressure on government authorities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-106
Amount: $843
Russia Advisory Board
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Childrens Ecological Union Swallow
To organize and train local youth to protect a newly-established nature preserve against forest fires, poaching and littering through citizen ranger patrols. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-112
Amount: $2,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Young Nature Defender
To fund an education and pollution monitoring program that will help local citizens ensure the safe operation of the Bykovugol coal mine and processing plant. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-143
Amount: $1,575
Russia Advisory Board
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Baikal Eco-Business Incubator
To fund planning and development of a Irkutsk state park in the Baikal region that can serve as a buffer to the Baikalski Nature Reserve. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-031
Amount: $2,500
Earth Island Institute
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Initiative Group Fireman
To fund a volunteer ranger and environmental education program that will work with local schools and scientific organizations to protect forests from logging and poaching. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-140
Amount: $1,978
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Petrovsk
To fund a local media and awareness campaign about environmental conditions in the Kundulun area and a program to clean up the Myykyrt River. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-139
Amount: $1,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Breeze
To support a student monitoring organization that will document illegal poaching and logging in the Pribaikaiskyi Nature Reserve and organize a 'Baikal Day' to call attention to local environmental issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-138
Amount: $1,200
Russia Advisory Board
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Club Sakura
To initiate a project involving youth from a local summer camp in cleanup activities on the nearby Kruchina River. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-137
Amount: $1,194
Russia Advisory Board
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Non Formal Initiative Group To the Forest with Love
To fund creation of an ecology center for teachers and students that will provide a venue for classes, professional trainings, seminars and meetings and a photography and video laboratory. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-128
Amount: $1,530
Russia Advisory Board
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Siberian Nature Protection Society
To fund a teacher's seminar on promoting environmental education through volunteer programs in the Omsk region. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-125
Amount: $1,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Debut
To increase public awareness of damage to the Kazyk River (due to construction of shipping locks) through a series of public events and activities in Novosibirsk, Kochnevo and Kolevan'. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-123
Amount: $1,500
Russia Advisory Board
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School Organization Brigantine
To fund a community forestry school that will involve students in tree planting and programs to raise awareness of the local deforestation crisis. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-118
Amount: $2,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Childrens Organization Green Party
To fund environmental education and tree-planting programs near the villages of Dmitrievka, Kanichi, Pautovka and Bichura. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-117
Amount: $1,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Social Ecological Organization Primrose
To support a series of public meetings and media events to attract attention to forest protection issues in Pozharskyi District and encourage participation in activities for local youth. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-116
Amount: $2,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Forestry School Golden Eagle
To fund development of educational materials on forest protection and public meetings and events to encourage participation in the development of a local school of forestry. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-115
Amount: $1,772
Russia Advisory Board
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Organization Askold
To fund a student expedition to Askold and Putyatin Islands to evaluate the condition of island ecosystems, restore forest areas, and organize a summer ecological monitoring program for scientists and students. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-114
Amount: $1,500
Russia Advisory Board
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Sakhalin Public Rights Protection Center
To fund a series of public meetings to develop recommendations for the design of specially administered areas in northern Sakhalin that would increase autonomy of local indigenous peoples. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-144
Amount: $1,600
Russia Advisory Board
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Baltic Pipeline System Monitoring Project
To study and monitor the World Bank-funded Baltic Pipeline System in the Gulf of Finland and encourage greater public accountability for this project. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-209
Amount: $2,300
IFI Advisory Board
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Federation for Ecotourism
To support a coalition effort to promote ecotourism in the Lake Baikal region and fund construction of an 8km hiking trail through a newly-established State Park. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-215
Amount: $1,200
Earth Island Institute
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Baikal Charitable Fund
To support a program to involve disabled children in environmental education and clean up efforts for local riverbanks and ecosystems. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-135
Amount: $1,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Ecological Education Center Norskyi
To fund an outreach and media campaign to raise awareness of environmental threats, such as logging and poaching, to the Norskyi Nature Reserve and the surrounding region. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-113
Amount: $800
Russia Advisory Board
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Forestry School Novopavlovskoye
To fund a series of seminars for students and the public on fighting forest fires and halting poaching on public lands. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-134
Amount: $2,000
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Let Dauria Steppe Bloom!
To fund a campaign to raise awareness about preventing fires in dry steppe ecosystems. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-133
Amount: $1,350
Russia Advisory Board
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Buryat Regional Amalgamation of Lake Baikal
To fund radiological testing at Lake Baikal for fallout from the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site to determine the safety of commonly harvested foods, such as mushrooms, berries and fish. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-030
Amount: $2,000
Earth Island Institute
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Scientific Society Pathfinder
To fund a tree-planting, forest restoration, and erosion control program near the community of Anjero-Sudjenks. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-131
Amount: $1,500
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Ecomission
To raise public awareness about health and environmental damage from poor water quality through a series of public events and publications. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-130
Amount: $660
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Oleng
To fund student monitoring of forests in the Kemerovo region, fire prevention seminars, and a student photo exhibition on local native primroses. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-129
Amount: $1,290
Russia Advisory Board
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Initiative Group Ecological Initiative
To fund a summer camp dedicated to forest protection, education and forest stewardship activities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-136
Amount: $1,982
Russia Advisory Board
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| Asia : Samoa : 2003 |
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Matuaileoo Environment Trust Incorporated
To support a pilot project designed to restore marine resources in Samoa and call public attention to their fragility. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-187
Amount: $2,955
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : Solomon Islands : 2003 |
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Kolombangara Conservation Project
To organize stakeholder workshops, seminars and consultation meetings toward the creation of a formal Nature Reserve Management Strategy for the proposed Kolombangara Islands Nature Reserve. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-184
Amount: $3,250
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : South Korea : 2003 |
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Citizens' Information Center for Environment / EnviroAsia
To develop a website in Korean, Japanese and Chinese to facilitate networking and cross-border cooperation on environmental issues that affect the region. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-316
Amount: $2,000
China Advisory Board
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Korean Wildlife Network
To support a program to protect Korea's western wetlands and species such as the spotted seal through increased public awareness and support of scientific study. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-314
Amount: $2,000
China Advisory Board
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Green Korea United
To support research on illegal trade of endangered species between China and Korea and a campaign to reduce consumption of wildlife in Korea. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-311
Amount: $5,000
China Advisory Board
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Korean Federation for Environmental Movement of Incheon
To support efforts to protect Incheon coastal ecosystems and birdlife and to pressure the Korean government to protect breeding areas in Gangwhado. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-315
Amount: $2,000
China Advisory Board
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Korean Federation for Environmental Movement of Cheju
To fund marine conservation efforts and education to protect the island of Cheju from irresponsible development and a proposed shoreline reclamation project. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-312
Amount: $3,000
China Advisory Board
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| Asia : Sri Lanka : 2003 |
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Saviya Development Foundation
To continue efforts to protect the Madu Ganga Wetlands, a huge mangrove forest, through local education, community activities, school programs and ecotourism development. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-219
Amount: $1,200
Earth Island Institute
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| Asia : Taiwan : 2003 |
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Wetlands Taiwan
To fund a program of ecotourism and training of volunteers to conduct ecological surveys in the Chi-Tsao Protected Wildlife Area. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-029
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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| Asia : Thailand : 2003 |
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Project for River and Community
To support a program to increase the participation of women in decisions about water use and management in the Mekong Basin. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-050
Amount: $4,000
International Rivers
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| Asia : Tonga : 2003 |
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Kalapu Laka Atu
To fund renovation of the Resource Information Center to provide a venue for a theater program on environmental themes and to fund production of a video and other materials to promote the center's work. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-188
Amount: $3,250
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Asia : Tuvalu : 2003 |
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Tuvalu Association of Non Governmental Organizations
To fund a series of school field trips to ecologically vulnerable areas to increase understanding of marine and coastal resources, waste management and recycling. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-091
Amount: $2,800
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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Tuvalu Association of Non Governmental Organizations
To educate residents of the island of Niutao on the local effects of global warming and to restore groves of endemic trees on the windward coast to reduce erosion and flooding and increase food productivity. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-092
Amount: $4,480
Pacific Islands Advisory Board
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| Central America/Caribbean : Belize : 2003 |
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National Garifuna Council
To fund formal negotiations with the government of Belize on the communal land rights of the Garifuna peoples. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-153
Amount: $3,500
Central America Advisory Board
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| Central America/Caribbean : Costa Rica : 2003 |
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Asociación Coordinadora Indígena y Campesina de Agroforestería Comunitaria Centroamericana
For general support of this coalition's efforts to represent forest communities and indigenous peoples in their efforts to sustainably manage their lands and resources. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-149
Amount: $7,000
Central America Advisory Board
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Acción de Lucha Anti-petrolera
To support efforts to ban or severely limit oil exploration in Costa Rica, especially in sensitive areas, through legal challenge and public education. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-155
Amount: $3,000
Central America Advisory Board
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Oilwatch Costa Rica
To fund travel and other costs to allow representatives of this public interest group to participate in meetings on the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-328
Amount: $1,625
Rainforest Action Network
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| Central America/Caribbean : Dominican Republic : 2003 |
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National Confederation of Farmworkers
To fund training workshops for farm workers and small-scale farmers about the dangers of agricultural chemicals and about protective measures and alternatives such as integrated pest management. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-182
Amount: $1,000
Pesticide Action Network
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| Central America/Caribbean : Guatemala : 2003 |
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Asociación Campesina 13 de Marzo Rio Negro Rabinal Achi
To support an ongoing legal campaign to gain compensation for families affected by the Chixoy Dam massacres of the 1980s and by subsequent displacement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-044
Amount: $3,000
International Rivers
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Centro de Estudios y Educación Popular Padre Hermogenes López
To conduct interviews and discussions with families affected by the Chixoy Dam in order to help gain reparations for forced relocations and the massacre of hundreds of villagers. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-097
Amount: $5,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Grupo Solidario de Acción y Propuesta de Petén
To train community leaders in the Petén to work with remote forest communities and inform them about the local implications of the Plan Puebla-Panama development scheme. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-151
Amount: $3,000
Central America Advisory Board
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Asociación para la Promoción y el Desarrollo de la Comunidad Ceiba
To fund community exchange in the Petén to raise awareness and promote coordination among communities that are or may be affected by dams built or proposed on the Chixoy and Usumacinta rivers. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-152
Amount: $3,000
Central America Advisory Board
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Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular
To support regional efforts to halt construction of dams on the Usumacinta River through community meetings and a public awareness program. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-043
Amount: $3,000
International Rivers
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Land, Trees and Water
To support this association of rural communities in the department of Totonicapan in its efforts to protect the watersheds and forests that these communities depend upon. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-356
Amount: $2,750
Central America Advisory Board
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| Central America/Caribbean : Honduras : 2003 |
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Comité de Emergencia Garifuna de Honduras
To fund production of a video to build support for efforts of the Garifuna peoples to halt construction of a private coastal road being built illegally on communal lands. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-154
Amount: $2,500
Central America Advisory Board
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Gestión Comunitaria Movimiento Ambientalista Olancho
To fund a public information campaign and training program to help communities negotiate with the government to provide better regulation of logging in the state of Olancho. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-156
Amount: $3,500
Central America Advisory Board
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Community Foundation PUCA
To support community participation in the process of refining land use and management policies in La Montaña, a protected area that has seen increasing conflict between poor peasant farmers and large coffee producers. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-355
Amount: $2,750
Central America Advisory Board
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Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indigenas de Honduras
For support of this network's efforts to help rural and indigenous communities gain a voice in national policies and regional initiatives that effect them. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-150
Amount: $6,000
Central America Advisory Board
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| Central America/Caribbean : Panama : 2003 |
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Movimiento de la Juventud Kuna
To fund travel costs for a representative of this indigenous peoples organization attending a Oaxaca, Mexico meeting about Plan Puebla-Panama and threats to indigenous lands. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-062
Amount: $1,200
Rainforest Action Network
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| Europe : Belarus : 2003 |
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Fundacion Pumalin
To fund production and distribution of a magazine about environmental challenges in Belarus and the activities of local and international groups. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-015
Amount: $4,000
Pesticide Action Network
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| Europe : Bulgaria : 2003 |
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Common Good Projects Foundation
To fund a water conservation campaign that will bring together business leaders and citizen groups in support of public education and investment in water conservation and sustainable water development projects. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-175
Amount: $1,500
Earth Day Network
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Association for Sustainable Environmental Solutions
To fund workshops and educational materials for farmers and government officials on the benefits of organic farming and reduced use of agricultural chemicals. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-014
Amount: $3,000
Pesticide Action Network
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National Movement of Ecoglasnost
To support a program to raise public awareness about genetically modified organisms and limit their introduction to Bulgaria. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-053
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Foundation for Environment and Agriculture
To fund preparation of a report on the proliferation and current status of persistent organic pollutants in Bulgaria for distribution to policymakers and the public. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-023
Amount: $3,000
Pesticide Action Network
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For the Earth
To support a campaign to save the Kresna Gorge from a highway planned as part of the Trans-European Corridor through public education and research on alternate routes. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-059
Amount: $5,912
IFI Advisory Board
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| Europe : Czech Republic : 2003 |
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PermaLot
To support an Ecovillage information center and a program to increase the participation of youth groups in this demonstration project for sustainable living. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-054
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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| Europe : Iceland : 2003 |
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Iceland Nature Conservation Association
To support a campaign to bring greater public and financial accountability to the planning process for the proposed Karahnjukar Dam. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-098
Amount: $6,500
IFI Advisory Board
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| Europe : Moldova : 2003 |
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SalvaEco
To fund a public information campaign on declining water quality in Moldova that will include media outreach, publications, cleanup activities and public meetings. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-176
Amount: $1,000
Earth Day Network
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| Europe : Netherlands : 2003 |
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Both Ends
To provide training in fundraising for 30 winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-105
Amount: $73,000
Donor Advised
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| Europe : Poland : 2003 |
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Social Ecological Institute
To support public education programs on environmental protection, sustainability and organic farming. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-167
Amount: $2,170
Special Opportunities Fund
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Polish Ecological Club Bochnia Circle
To support efforts to promote organic agriculture and help farmers make the transition from use of pesticides. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-166
Amount: $3,480
Special Opportunities Fund
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Workshops for All Beings Northeastern Branch
To support a campaign to re-route a planned highway that would bisect four national parks and other sensitive forest habitat. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-165
Amount: $2,350
Special Opportunities Fund
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| Europe : Romania : 2003 |
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Alburnus Maior
To fund an independent extractive industry review and to use the results of this study to bring legal challenge to a proposed open pit gold mine that would be the world's largest. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-208
Amount: $10,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Speleological Foundation Bucovina
To fund a series of roundtable discussions in communities affected by water pollution that will bring together community leaders and foster local action. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-172
Amount: $1,500
Earth Day Network
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| Europe : Ukraine : 2003 |
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Green Doctors
To fund printing and distribution of a brochure on chemical safely to raise public awareness of their hazards and to support Ukrainian ratification of the Stockholm POPs Convention and the Rotterdam PIC Convention. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-013
Amount: $1,000
Pesticide Action Network
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| North America : Canada : 2003 |
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Pimicikamak Women's Council
To host an unprecedented congress of indigenous nations in Winnipeg to set strategy for protecting indigenous lands from industrial and hydroelectric development. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-034
Amount: $4,000
Earth Island Institute
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| North America : Mexico : 2003 |
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Grupo Tortuguero de Todos Santos
For general support of this grassroots group's efforts to engage local fishing communities in the protection of endangered sea turtles and to gain legal recognition as an officially sanctioned organization. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-256
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Grupo de Mujeres de Todos Santos
To support the efforts of this grassroots women's group to empower women and youth through a range of services and economic development initiatives, including a project to manufacture and market a nutritional supplement made from local alfalfa. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-262
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Unión de Ejidos 10 de Abril
To support community efforts to raise local living standards by promoting alternative development and construction practices and building a model that will serve as an office and community center. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-261
Amount: $4,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Unión de Buzos y Ayudantes Trabajadores del Mar por la Conservación y Prestadores de Servicios, A.C.
To support this organization of fishermen and commercial divers in its efforts to bring local people together to protect marine resources. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-259
Amount: $4,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Amigos para la Conservación de Cabo Pulmo, A.C.
To fund a volunteer citizen monitoring program to protect Cabo Pulmo National Park from poaching and destruction of sea turtle eggs and other coastal and marine life. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-263
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Promotoras Ambientales Comunitarias
To fund training and workshops by this group of local women working to improve solid waste management, composting and recycling for the communities of Isla San Jose. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-257
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Grupo Alianza por una Planeta Verde, A.C.
To conduct a diagnostic study of fishing communities bordering national marine parks in the Sea of Cortez in order to explore options for more sustainable resource use. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-255
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Red Estatal de Educadores Ambientales
To fund a meeting of Baja California educators, environmental organizations, government representatives and citizens to discuss water resource issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-254
Amount: $4,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Sociedad Cooperativa de Producción Pesquera, Pescadores de la Colonia Zaragoza, S.C. de R.L.
To support efforts of this Sea of Cortez fishing cooperative to develop clam farming and other sustainable alternatives to overfishing. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-253
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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CTAM COYAII
To purchase equipment and books for an indigenous Seri community school that provides education on Seri history, traditional practices and protection of local lands and resources. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-252
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Los Leones de La Ventana Sociedades de Producción Rural de R.L.
To fund a program to teach fishermen in the Baja community of La Ventana the skills to operate or work for sport fishing enterprises to reduce pressures on local fisheries and provide income alternatives. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-258
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Promotores de Turismo Sustentable de Bahía de los Angeles
To produce informational materials describing the importance of protecting the endangered whale shark and ways that local communities and groups in Bahia de los Angeles are contributing to these efforts. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-074
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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CONREHABIT, A.C.
To fund a public information campaign to warn of the legal consequences of trading in endangered wild birds and to inform tourists how to respond to solicitation by wild bird peddlers. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-266
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Cactaceas y Flores en el Desierto
To support efforts to protect desert ecosystems in the Magdalena Bay region through education and community engagement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-265
Amount: $4,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Sea Turtle Network of the Californias
To fund a scholarship program to allow disadvantaged Baja fishermen and other community members to attend the annual meeting of the Sea Turtle Network to share information, experiences and strategies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-264
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Sociedad de Cooperativa de Producción Pesquera Mujeres del Golfo
To support this cooperative, founded by the wives of local fishermen, in its efforts to find economic alternatives to over-fishing of local marine protected areas. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-071
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Sociedad de Cooperativa de Producción Pesquera Mujeres del Golfo
To support this women's cooperative in its efforts to develop alternative livelihoods, such as clam farming, to take pressures off nearby marine protected areas. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-260
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Centro Mexicano para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente A.C.
To support this legal assistance organization's efforts to gain official not-for-profit status under Mexican law and to fund establishment of a central office. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-077
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Instituto de Derecho Ambiental, A.C.
To fund ongoing efforts to provide legal support to people affected by a large smelting plant in the outskirts of Tamuin. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-099
Amount: $6,500
IFI Advisory Board
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Comité Abreojeño en Defensa de los Recursos Naturales de Bahía Ballenas
To fund community protection efforts for sensitive beaches and coastal habitat in and around Baja's Bahia Ballenas through education, waste management and other initiatives. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-270
Amount: $7,000
Donor Advised
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Genero, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad, I.A.P.
To fund expansion of a community-initiated program to build composting toilets in ecologically sensitive coastal areas near the village of Colonia Arco Iris. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-073
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Observadores de América, A. C.
To fund environmental awareness trainings and resource protection meetings for residents of five communities that border a protected area near San Jose Island. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-080
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Grupo Sierra de la Laguna
To support this community-based environmental education organization's efforts to gain official recognition under Mexican law as a not-for-profit organization. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-079
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Grupo Ecológico Manglar, A.C.
To fund a sustainable fisheries program for indigenous Huichole communities and a forest management plan to help reduce fire risk near Singyata. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-078
Amount: $10,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Red de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural, A.C.
To fund an education campaign for small farmers on integrated pest management strategies that reduce chemical inputs and protect the health of farm families. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-180
Amount: $500
Pesticide Action Network
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Iemanya Oceanica
To fund the first in a series of six meetings in Baja California designed to bring together fishing communities, marine biologists, NGOs, and government officials to protect marine resources of northeastern Mexico. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-070
Amount: $4,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Asistencia y Educación Superior en Ligui y Ensenada Blanca
To fund training and education for 45 young people in coastal communities near Loreto to help them develop vocational skills and, in turn, become trainers and participate in the creation of a vocational training program. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-069
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Grupo de Buzos de Callo de Hacha de Bahía Kino
To fund a sustainable fisheries program for Kino Bay to study local ecological, cultural and economic conditions, promote conservation, and develop an ecosystem management plan. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-075
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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Cacto Azul
To fund a program to study waste management challenges in indigenous communities in the state of Sonora and work with the communities to develop solutions. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-076
Amount: $5,000
Mexico Advisory Board
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| North America : United States : 2003 |
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Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
To fund travel expenses for several key representatives of Indian organizations working on toxics and waste issues attending a key international meeting in Penang. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-160
Amount: $2,300
India Advisory Board
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Fund for Global Human Rights
To support efforts of this organization to help build the capacity of grassroots human rights groups. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-225
Amount: $5,000
Donor Advised
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Fund for Global Human Rights
For general support of this organization's efforts to build the capacity of grassroots human rights and environmental rights organizations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-224
Amount: $5,000
Special Opportunities Fund
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| South America : Argentina : 2003 |
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Rel-UITA
To send NGO representatives from throughout the region to a meeting to discuss policies on genetically modified organisms and the effects of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-206
Amount: $4,000
IFI Advisory Board
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The Ruckus Society
To fund travel expenses for two grassroots representatives attending meetings on the implications of the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-329
Amount: $750
Rainforest Action Network
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Fundacion Reserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata (FUNAN)
To fund the 2003 annual meeting of this highly diverse and effective network of Argentine environmental organizations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-001
Amount: $2,500
Special Opportunities Fund
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| South America : Bolivia : 2003 |
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Centro de Estudios Jurídicos e Investigación Social
To fund analysis of a proposed road connecting Bolivia and Brazil, including an independent environmental impact assessment and consultation and assistance to affected indigenous peoples. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-207
Amount: $5,000
IFI Advisory Board
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Colectivo de Estudios Aplicados al Desarrollo Social
To fund a program to train 15 indigenous people to monitor the social and environmental impacts of the first phase of expansion of the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-007
Amount: $5,000
Andes Advisory Board
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Comité de Lucha Contra el ALCA Santa Cruz
To host a meeting of community members, NGOs and specialists in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra to discuss the implications of the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement on human rights, local control and other areas of concern. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-228
Amount: $5,000
Andes Advisory Board
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| South America : Brazil : 2003 |
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Associação Jose Valentín Cardoso
To fund a community planning and history project to help residents of Santa Cruz dos Pinhais work together to protect the nearby Brazilian Pine Reservation from increasing logging pressure. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-245
Amount: $5,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra
To fund a large international conference in São Paulo to discuss the situation of landless peasants in Brazil and around the world. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-318
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Grupo de Amigos Unidos pela Natureza
To fund creation of a monitoring council comprised of residents of rural communities near two protected areas and to fund workshops on protection and sustainable development issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-246
Amount: $4,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Movimento Jovem Consciente
To fund a project for disadvantaged youth to restore an urban spring in São Paulo to improve water quality and availability. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-202
Amount: $1,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Vida Pantaneira
To fund a program to improve economic conditions for people living in river communities in the Pantanal by facilitating community meetings to encourage sustainable income-generating activities and participation in policy decisions. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-192
Amount: $3,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Comité Aguas Vivas
To support efforts to protect the Araguaia River Basin by promoting regional dialogue and information sharing, hosting seminars and workshops and educating the public. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-193
Amount: $2,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Organização de Cooperação Indígena-Genero, Educação, Natureza e Saúde
To support this indigenous organization's efforts to ensure security and self-determination for the Guató, Kadiweu, Terena, and Guarani peoples. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-194
Amount: $2,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Fórum de Lutas das Entidades de Cáceres
To support efforts to protect the Paraguai and Paraná rivers by promoting collaboration among Pantanal communities and facilitating local working groups focused on a range of issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-195
Amount: $2,500
Brazil Advisory Board
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Projeto Curicaca
To monitor a tourism development program funded by the World Bank to ensure that Atlantic Forest communities are fully informed of activities and their effects on local economies and ecosystems. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-196
Amount: $4,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Vitae Civilis
To fund an analysis of the effectiveness of grassroots organizations and networks in southeastern Brazil and to identify opportunities for improving their effectiveness and their access to financial resources. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-345
Amount: $3,150
Brazil Advisory Board
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Grupo Ambiental e Cultural RAÍZES
To fund a series of culturally relevant environmental awareness activities for local communities, and to support this organization's efforts to get local people to participate in regional efforts to protect the Paraguai River. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-197
Amount: $2,500
Brazil Advisory Board
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Aguape Rede Pantanal de Educação Ambiental
To fund the collaborative efforts of a network of organizations working to protect the Pantanal and promote better understanding of the issues that effect the region's future. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-198
Amount: $2,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel
To support a network that will link 14 municipalities in northern Espirito Santo in an effort to promote sustainable economic development and protection of local ecosystems. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-199
Amount: $4,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Fórum em Defesa da Zona Costeira do Ceará
To fund monitoring and consultation with Ceara state coastal communities on the potential impact of a tourism development program funded by the World Bank. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-220
Amount: $3,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Serra Acima - Associação de Cultura e Educação Ambiental
To fund education and technical assistance for small farms to encourage sustainable and safe agricultural practices and improve access to local and regional markets. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-201
Amount: $2,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Centro Comunitario Rural do Campo Redondo
To initiate a series of environmental education programs designed to encourage activities of relevance to rural communities and empower them to participate in their own governance. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-244
Amount: $2,100
Brazil Advisory Board
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Associação e Difusão Comunitaria e Popular
To fund a weekly radio program, Terra Brasilis, to serve as an media outlet for a network of organizations in Maranhão working on environmental, social and cultural issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-343
Amount: $800
Brazil Advisory Board
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Associação Monitores Ambientais de Iporanga e Região
To fund an outreach and community activity center to serve local communities, public interest organizations and visitors with information resources on sustainable development and tourism. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-243
Amount: $2,750
Brazil Advisory Board
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Associação Xavante Wara
To fund travel and other costs for two representatives of the indigenous Xavante people participating in meetings and events related to the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-327
Amount: $2,625
Rainforest Action Network
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Federação de Entidades Ecologistas Catarinenses
To fund four regional meetings of this network's member organizations, to revise its environmental guide, to print six editions of its bulletin, to update its web site and to promote its annual environmental awards. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-221
Amount: $3,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Associação de Reciclagem Ambiental do Timbi e Alberto Maia em Camaragibe
To fund a program for 120 impoverished youth from the slums of Timbi to participate in a recycling project, an urban garden and composting program, and to distribute information on health and waste disposal issues. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-200
Amount: $2,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Vitae Civilis
To fund training for rural and indigenous communities in the Atlantic Forest and Amazon on sustainable development, land management and the principles of ecology. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-331
Amount: $10,000
Special Opportunities Fund
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Associação Pernambucana de Defesa da Natureza
To fund travel costs for a representative traveling to the World Social Forum in India to present information about ASPAN's work on solid waste management and combating desertification. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-344
Amount: $700
Brazil Advisory Board
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Sociedade Protetora do Río Preguicas - Mae D'agua
For general support of this organization's efforts to protect the Río Preguicas basin and its biodiversity and to fund creation of a monitoring council comprised of residents of rural communities near two protected areas. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-342
Amount: $1,500
Brazil Advisory Board
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Nucleo de Assessoria as Comunidades Atingidas por Barragens
To support efforts to help farmers and communities defend lands against dam development through legal assistance, technical help and organization building. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-049
Amount: $2,300
International Rivers
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Associação FLORA Brasil
To support creation of a formal network of organizations in southern Bahia to monitor, evaluate and participate in a tourism development program funded by the World Bank. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-204
Amount: $4,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Sociedade Angrense de Proteção Ecológica
To fund environmental and cultural education programs for Atlantic Forest communities and development of a permanent space for environmental learning and other activities for youth. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-203
Amount: $3,000
Brazil Advisory Board
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Vitae Civilis
To fund production of training materials to help rural and indigenous communities learn how to participate in Brazil's Agenda 21 program, which encourages sustainable economic development. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-157
Amount: $5,000
Donor Advised
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| South America : Chile : 2003 |
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Agrupación Mapuche de Temuko Konapewman
To support efforts of the Mapuche people to protect their forests and present information at the World Trade Organization Ministerial in Cancun about conflicts between indigenous groups and newly established tree plantations. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-268
Amount: $800
Rainforest Action Network
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| South America : Colombia : 2003 |
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Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales y Cabildos U'wa
For small scholarships to provide indigenous U'wa youth formal education in scientific and technical fields so that they can better participate in efforts to defend their culture and territory. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-267
Amount: $2,500
Rainforest Action Network
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Corporación Cactus
To support efforts to improve working conditions in the cut flower industry through workshops and educational materials on pesticides and other hazards and by working toward better government policies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-005
Amount: $9,000
Donor Advised
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| South America : Ecuador : 2003 |
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Fundación Oilwatch
To fund a workshop for indigenous communities affected by the Camisea natural gas pipeline to help them work together to protect their lands and culture. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-276
Amount: $4,500
IFI Advisory Board
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Corporación Acción Ecológica
To fund an ongoing campaign to publicize the harmful effects of mining in Ecuador and to host a meeting of rural mayors from Peru and Ecuador whose communities have resisted mining. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-084
Amount: $5,000
Andes Advisory Board
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Frente de Defensa de la Amazonia
To support legal action against Chevron-Texaco for dumping toxic wastes that have endangered rural and indigenous communities and to seek reparations for affected communities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-326
Amount: $1,700
Rainforest Action Network
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Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador
To fund an 8-day training and capacity-building workshop for members of this indigenous peoples' federation on the legal instruments established by the UN and OAS for protection of indigenous communities. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-168
Amount: $1,200
Donor Advised
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Comité de Gestión Ambiental y Manejo de Recursos Naturales de la Asamblea de Unidad Cantonal
To fund strategic planning for a pilot project that will establish a local governing entity for the people in and around the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-085
Amount: $5,000
Andes Advisory Board
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Fundación Zoobreviven
To fund a program to train youth from indigenous communities in the Chocó region in biodiversity preservation and to support local women's artisan groups, ecological clubs and park guards. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-081
Amount: $4,340
Andes Advisory Board
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Nacionalidad Zapara de la Amazonia Ecuatoriana
To fund production of an illustrated trilingual children's book written with the Zapara community that emphasizes Zapara cultural traditions and relationship to the rain forest to help support their efforts to stop oil exploration on their lands. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-061
Amount: $5,000
Rainforest Action Network
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Inter-Federational Defense Committee
To fund travel expenses of a delegation of indigenous leaders meeting with representatives of Burlington Resources to draw attention to the company's illegal activities and its plans to drill in pristine areas of the Amazon basin. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-060
Amount: $5,000
Rainforest Action Network
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Altervia
To host a national demonstration and conference with Ecuadorian NGOs, scientists, government officials and citizens on potential applications of alternative energy technologies. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-226
Amount: $3,000
Andes Advisory Board
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| South America : Paraguay : 2003 |
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InterACTUAR
To fund a campaign to raise awareness of issues of indigenous rights, gender equity and youth violence through radio spots and a conflict resolution training seminar. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-055
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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| South America : Peru : 2003 |
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Red de Acción en Plaguicidas y sus Alternativas para América Latina
To provide legal and technical assistance to families of the 24 children who died in Taucamarca after ingesting the pesticide parathion, which was accidentally mixed with their morning glass of milk, and to increase public awareness about the tragedy. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-083
Amount: $5,000
Andes Advisory Board
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Asociación Guarango Cine y Video
To provide a group of youth in Cajamarca with training and support in video editing, production and distribution so that they can create a video and raise awareness about a watershed endangered by expansion of Latin America's largest gold mine. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-227
Amount: $3,000
Andes Advisory Board
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Asociación Interetnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana
To fund an epidemiological study of the effects of natural gas exploration on the health, livelihood and cultural security of indigenous people living in and around the Nahua Nature Reserve. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-082
Amount: $5,000
Andes Advisory Board
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Programa para el Fortalecimiento de la Capacidad de Seguimiento y Evaluación de los Proyectos FIDA en América Latina y El Caribe
For support of this organization's efforts to build grassroots capacity to monitor the impact of large agricultural development projects. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-010
Amount: $3,500
Special Opportunities Fund
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Asociación Ecologista Trópico Seco
To fund community reforestation efforts in northern Peru and to promote renewable forestry and integrated forest management. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-056
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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| South America : Suriname : 2003 |
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Association of Samraka Authorities
To fund training on environmental research and territorial mapping to help indigenous Saramaka communities manage forest lands and protect themselves from human rights abuses. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-096
Amount: $3,000
Special Opportunities Fund
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| South America : Uruguay : 2003 |
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Movimiento Agropecuarlo del Uruguay
To support a program to increase farmer participation in formulating better agriculture and trade policies, including development of case studies on trade threats to small farmers. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-057
Amount: $5,000
Friends of the Earth
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Fundacion Movimiento Mundial por los Bosques Tropicales
To support collaborative efforts with Pesticide Action Network of Uruguay to study continuing use of pesticides banned in the United States and to conduct a media campaign against their continued use. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-271
Amount: $2,100
Pesticide Action Network
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| South America : Venezuela : 2003 |
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A.C. CENTINELA
To support efforts to halt introduction of transgenic crops and build greater public awareness of their potential hazards through informational materials, workshops, conferences and lobbying. |
Year: 2003
ID: 50-016
Amount: $3,000
Pesticide Action Network
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