CSOs receive 5.2bn/- for conservation projects
DAR ES SALAAM: FORTY-NINE civil society organisations (CSOs) in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar are set to receive grants totalling 5.2bn/- (2 million US dollars) to support community-led environmental conservation and sustainable development projects. The funding is being provided under the eighth operational phase (OP8) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The grants will benefit approximately 6,000 people in rural communities through initiatives targeting biodiversity conservation, environmental restoration, climate change mitigation and sustainable livelihoods. The grant agreements were signed in Dar es Salaam on Friday at a ceremony attended by UNDP Resident Representative Shigeki Komatsu…