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India signs Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement

August 18 , 2017 2468 days 1318 0
  • A Grant Agreement from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank of USD 24.64 million for “Ecosystem Service Improvement Project” was signed by India.
  • The size of Project is USD 24.64 million which entirely will be financed by the World Bank out of its GEF Trust Fund.
  • The project’s duration is 5 years.
  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) will implement the project in the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh through Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE) under the National Mission for Green India.
  • The objective of the Project is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Departments of Forestry and Community Organisations to enhance forest ecosystem services and improve the livelihoods of forest dependent communities in Central Indian Highlands.

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