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There is a strong recognition of rights to land and forests both in rural and urban areas in the Gambia. Land is governed by a complex and interlinked system of statutory and customary law and practices. Over the last three decades land reforms largely aimed at formalizing and converting customary tenure into leasehold tenure, centralizing land administration, and establishing a Land Commission.
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06 December 2022
O Land Portal está contratando pesquisadores(as) com experiência na Libéria, Serra Leoa, Zimbábue, Sudão, Moçambique, Gana e Gâmbia. Aplicar até 20 de janeiro.​ Descrição do trabalho​ Cada consultor(a) realizará uma pesquisa documental completa e conduzirá um estudo de escopo no respectivo país…
06 December 2022
O Land Portal está contratando pesquisadores(as) com experiência na Libéria, Serra Leoa, Zimbábue, Sudão, Moçambique, Gana e Gâmbia. Aplicar até 20 de janeiro.​ Descrição do trabalho​ Cada consultor(a) realizará uma pesquisa documental completa e conduzirá um estudo de escopo no respectivo país…
06 December 2022
The Land Portal is hiring researchers with expertise on Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Mozambique, Ghana,  and The Gambia. We are particularly seeking qualified applicants for Sierra Leone and will keep positions open until they are filled.  Job Description Each consultant will undertake…

Gambia

projects

Australian dollar

Australian dollar
ISO 4217 code
AUD
Currency Symbol
$
Project duration:
Australian dollar

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

6048930.389
Project duration:
to
Euro

Objectives

To halt and reverse negative trends of land degradation and biodiversity loss in degraded areas of the Miombo woodlands in the south-west of Tanzania by applying an integrated landscape management approach.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Eighth Replenishment of Resources (GEF-8) to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefit in areas of biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste.

180000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

A Community based forestry assessment framework/tool was developed and tested to evaluate the extent, enabling environment including tenure, and effectiveness in order to identify areas for improvement. The framework provides for assessment of a range of tenure regimes providing for participatory forestry in country.

3000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Forest&Farm Facility is a mechanism for funding and capacity building to stimulate and strengthen farmers organizations and active multi-stakeholder participation in forest and farm-related policy dialogues. A development of the former NFP-Facility and Growing Forest Partnerships, it's more oriented towards cross-sectoral cooperation, local rights holders, gender equity and income creation.

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
Project duration:
Australian dollar

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

6048930.389
Project duration:
to
Euro

Objectives

To halt and reverse negative trends of land degradation and biodiversity loss in degraded areas of the Miombo woodlands in the south-west of Tanzania by applying an integrated landscape management approach.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Eighth Replenishment of Resources (GEF-8) to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefit in areas of biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste.

180000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

A Community based forestry assessment framework/tool was developed and tested to evaluate the extent, enabling environment including tenure, and effectiveness in order to identify areas for improvement. The framework provides for assessment of a range of tenure regimes providing for participatory forestry in country.

3000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Forest&Farm Facility is a mechanism for funding and capacity building to stimulate and strengthen farmers organizations and active multi-stakeholder participation in forest and farm-related policy dialogues. A development of the former NFP-Facility and Growing Forest Partnerships, it's more oriented towards cross-sectoral cooperation, local rights holders, gender equity and income creation.

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

6048930.389
Donors:
Global Environment Facility

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
Project duration:
Australian dollar

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

6048930.389
Project duration:
to
Euro

Objectives

To halt and reverse negative trends of land degradation and biodiversity loss in degraded areas of the Miombo woodlands in the south-west of Tanzania by applying an integrated landscape management approach.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Eighth Replenishment of Resources (GEF-8) to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefit in areas of biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste.

180000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

A Community based forestry assessment framework/tool was developed and tested to evaluate the extent, enabling environment including tenure, and effectiveness in order to identify areas for improvement. The framework provides for assessment of a range of tenure regimes providing for participatory forestry in country.

3000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Forest&Farm Facility is a mechanism for funding and capacity building to stimulate and strengthen farmers organizations and active multi-stakeholder participation in forest and farm-related policy dialogues. A development of the former NFP-Facility and Growing Forest Partnerships, it's more oriented towards cross-sectoral cooperation, local rights holders, gender equity and income creation.

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

0
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
Project duration:
Australian dollar

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

6048930.389
Project duration:
to
Euro

Objectives

To halt and reverse negative trends of land degradation and biodiversity loss in degraded areas of the Miombo woodlands in the south-west of Tanzania by applying an integrated landscape management approach.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Eighth Replenishment of Resources (GEF-8) to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefit in areas of biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste.

180000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

A Community based forestry assessment framework/tool was developed and tested to evaluate the extent, enabling environment including tenure, and effectiveness in order to identify areas for improvement. The framework provides for assessment of a range of tenure regimes providing for participatory forestry in country.

3000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Forest&Farm Facility is a mechanism for funding and capacity building to stimulate and strengthen farmers organizations and active multi-stakeholder participation in forest and farm-related policy dialogues. A development of the former NFP-Facility and Growing Forest Partnerships, it's more oriented towards cross-sectoral cooperation, local rights holders, gender equity and income creation.

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

8212231.382
Donors:
African Development Bank

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Project duration:
Australian dollar

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

6048930.389
Project duration:
to
Euro

Objectives

To halt and reverse negative trends of land degradation and biodiversity loss in degraded areas of the Miombo woodlands in the south-west of Tanzania by applying an integrated landscape management approach.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Eighth Replenishment of Resources (GEF-8) to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefit in areas of biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste.

180000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

A Community based forestry assessment framework/tool was developed and tested to evaluate the extent, enabling environment including tenure, and effectiveness in order to identify areas for improvement. The framework provides for assessment of a range of tenure regimes providing for participatory forestry in country.

3000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Forest&Farm Facility is a mechanism for funding and capacity building to stimulate and strengthen farmers organizations and active multi-stakeholder participation in forest and farm-related policy dialogues. A development of the former NFP-Facility and Growing Forest Partnerships, it's more oriented towards cross-sectoral cooperation, local rights holders, gender equity and income creation.

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

180000
Donors:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Project duration:
Australian dollar

Ecosystem services in productive and protected land/seascapes conserved by improved land use and marine spatial planning policies and land/seascape level management in Gambia.

6048930.389
Project duration:
to
Euro

Objectives

To halt and reverse negative trends of land degradation and biodiversity loss in degraded areas of the Miombo woodlands in the south-west of Tanzania by applying an integrated landscape management approach.

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

Target Groups

0
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Eighth Replenishment of Resources (GEF-8) to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefit in areas of biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, international waters and chemicals and waste.

180000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

A Community based forestry assessment framework/tool was developed and tested to evaluate the extent, enabling environment including tenure, and effectiveness in order to identify areas for improvement. The framework provides for assessment of a range of tenure regimes providing for participatory forestry in country.

3000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Forest&Farm Facility is a mechanism for funding and capacity building to stimulate and strengthen farmers organizations and active multi-stakeholder participation in forest and farm-related policy dialogues. A development of the former NFP-Facility and Growing Forest Partnerships, it's more oriented towards cross-sectoral cooperation, local rights holders, gender equity and income creation.

9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

560000
Donors:
International Fund for Agricultural Development
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In contrast to other West African countries, the Gambia is less affected by large-scale land investments. According to the Land Matrix, there was one large biofuel investment contract concluded in 2012 over 30,000ha which was abandoned in 2020.

16 April 2020
Governments all over are asking people to stay at home, and The Gambia is no exception. Whilst this is to curb movements to limit the transmission of COVID-19, these steps can have unintended consequences for the poorest & most vulnerable. Whilst the Nema and other agricultural projects have…