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            <CountryCd>UG</CountryCd>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 63</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>BUEA</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>CM</CountryCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>TO SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE ENTITLED "BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ON POLLINATORS AND POLLINATION IN THE CONGO BASIN."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>518A CARR HALL PO BOX 118525</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>GAINESVILLE</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>FL</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>32611</ZIPCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>65885</Amt>
        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
          </RecipientBusinessName>
          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>PRIVATE BAG 13301</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>WINDHOEK</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>WA</CountryCd>
          </RecipientForeignAddress>
          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNIVERSITY OF PARAKOU BENIN</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
          </RecipientBusinessName>
          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>CDE RD</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>PARAKOU</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>BN</CountryCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR DATA MOBILIZATION AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF WILD EDIBLE FUNGI IN BENIN.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>CONSERVE GLOBAL</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>6 PIKKEWYN STERREWAG</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>PRETORIA</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>0081</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>THE PROJECT WILL UNDERTAKE GROUND SAMPLING AND SURVEYS WITH REMOTE SENSING DATA TO PRODUCE ACCURATE VEGETATION AND LAND COVER MAPS, ASSESS THREATS AND DOCUMENT TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND USAGE OF PLANT SPECIES IN THE TONDWA GMA IN NORTHERN ZAMBIA. IT WILL ALSO BUILD MONITORING CAPACITY AMONG FOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FOUR EARLY CAREER ZAMBIAN BOTANISTS AND GREATER SENSITIZATION AND SUPPORT AMONG ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE NSAMA COMMUNITY RESOURCES BOARD.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>22508</Amt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>POSTNET SUITE 207 POSTNET SUITE 002</AddressLine1Txt>
            <AddressLine2Txt>PRIVATE BAG X08</AddressLine2Txt>
            <CityNm>WIERDA PARK</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>0149</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>GAEA SEYCHELLES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>BEL OMBRE</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>MAHE</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>SE</CountryCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>HAWASSA UNIVERSITY</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>HAWASSA</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>ET</CountryCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>TO GENERATE INFORMATION ON INSECT POLLINATORS DIVERSITY, SHARE DATA OPENLY AND CREATE AWARENESS THROUGH PLATFORMS ON FOOD SECURITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH VALUES OF INSECT POLLINATORS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN AND AROUND KAFA BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND BALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. EXPERTISE ON INSECT POLLINATORS' DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN ETHIOPIA WILL BE ENHANCED, DATA WILL BE OPENLY SHARED, AND TRAININGS AND COMMUNICATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. POLICY BRIEFS WILL BE PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>IUCN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA PROGRAM</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>BP 3215</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>DAKAR</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>SG</CountryCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF DATABASES FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CHARI-LOGONE SUB-BASIN"</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>55000</Amt>
        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>NAMIBIAN CHAMBER OF ENVIRONMENT</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 40723 AUSSPANNPLATZ</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>WINDHOEK</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>WA</CountryCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>THIS PROJECT'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO BRING TOGETHER THE WIDELY SCATTERED INFORMATION AND DATA ON NAMIBIAN NEAR-ENDEMIC PLANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THE CONSERVATION OF THE COUNTRY'S FLORA.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>41651</Amt>
        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>TULANE UNIVERSITYPAFFA 7</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientUSAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>6823 ST CHARLES AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>NEW ORLEANS</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>LA</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>70118</ZIPCd>
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          <Amt>49508</Amt>
        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNIVERSITY OF DAKAR (UNAD) SOS SAHEL</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
          </RecipientBusinessName>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>251 LITTLE FALLS DR</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>WILMINGTON</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>DE</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>19808</ZIPCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>THE PROJECT WILL ORGANIZE A 1-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM IN VILLAGES SURROUNDING THE NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK. TWO SETS OF WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING COURSES (TO COVER DRY AND RAINY SEASONS) WILL TAKE PLACE IN THREE VILLAGES TO TRAIN 30 INDIVIDUALS TOTAL (50% WOMEN) TO CONDUCT BIODIVERSITY STUDIES IN THE REGION AND USE INATURALIST TO TRACK THESE SPECIES. TRAINING WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION, DESCRIPTION, MAPPING AND TRACKING OF A SET OF LOCAL SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR PEOPLE AND FOR CONSERVATION. INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL FEED INATURALIST WITH RELIABLE INFORMATION ON A FEW SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND COMPILED IN A BOTANICAL HANDBOOK THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH STAKEHOLDERS.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 661</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <CountryCd>TZ</CountryCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>TANZANIA HAS A SHORTAGE OF INSECT TAXONOMISTS; AND MANY OF THE EXISTING TAXONOMISTS ARE EITHER RETIRED OR AT THE AGE OF RETIRING WITH NO REPLACEMENT, OR ARE BASED IN FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES AND MUSEUMS, AND THEN ONLY INTERESTED IN THEIR TAXON OF SPECIALTY. AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD INCREASING THE POOL OF INSECT TAXONOMISTS - THROUGH A PLANNING WORKSHOP WE WILL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 12 LOCAL INSECT PARATAXONOMISTS AT TAWIRI IN SPECIES IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING [1], MOBILIZING EXISTING DATA, AND UPDATING BIOANUWAI PORTAL.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>CITE DES EVOLUES RUE N 1087 1ER</AddressLine1Txt>
            <AddressLine2Txt>ARRONDISSEMENT</AddressLine2Txt>
            <CityNm>BANGUI</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>CT</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>BP 1071</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (FBDC) FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST PROTECTED AREA COMPLEX (NPAC) IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UCLA CENTER FOR TROPICAL RESEARCH</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>619 CHARLES E YOUNG DRIVE EAST LA</AddressLine1Txt>
            <AddressLine2Txt>KRETZ HALL STE 300 BOX 951496</AddressLine2Txt>
            <CityNm>LOS ANGELES</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>CA</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>900951496</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PUBLIC CHARITY</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA RESEARCH CAPACITY IN RWANDA TO INFORM CONSERVATION DECISIONS."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>55865</Amt>
        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (ICIPE)</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>DUDUVILLE CAMPUS PO BOX 30772-00100</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>NAIROBI</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>KE</CountryCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY FOR BEE AND DIPTERAN POLLINATORS, THEIR FORAGE PLANT SPECIES TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN CAMEROON."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>60195</Amt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WILDTRACKTSWALU FOUNDATION</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>6 ST ANDREWS ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>JOHANNESBURG</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>2193</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE THAT WILL PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMMUNITY-GENERATED METRIC AS AN INDEX TO MONITOR BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA. THE BENEFITS FOR PARTNERS WILL BE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING GREATER CAPACITY FOR LOCAL STUDENTS AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS, AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS IDENTIFIED IN THE AFRICA 30X30 DRAFT. ASSESSING IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY IS KEY TO THIS; THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE METRICS TO DO THIS.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
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            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>LAKE TANGANYIKA FLOATING HEALTH CLINIC</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>CHICAGO</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>IL</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>60647</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>25 JOSEPH MWILWA ROAD RHODESPARK</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>LUSAKA</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>ZA</CountryCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN AND A WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE KAFUE FLATS, ZAMBIA"</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>49359</Amt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>NAMIBIAN NATURE FOUNDATION</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 245</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>WINDHOEK</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>WA</CountryCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "INCORPORATING SUCCULENT PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES INFORMATION INTO CONSERVATION PLANNING".</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>55000</Amt>
        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>RHODES UNIVERSITY</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
          </RecipientBusinessName>
          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>DROSTY RD</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>MAKHANDA</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>6139</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CROSS BORDER CO-OPERATION FOR THE CONTROL OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS (ESPECIALLY CACTUS AND PROSOPIS). IT WILL USE OF MAPPING AND DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUES TO DIRECT BOTH MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF PROSOPIS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF BOTH PROSOPIS AND INVASIVE CACTUS SPECIES. AT A REGIONAL WORKSHOP, A "TASK TEAM" WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO SHARE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION THROUGH ACCESS TO EXISTING INFORMATION. BASELINE MAPPING OF PROSOPIS INVASION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CACTUS POPULATIONS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN. BIODIVERSITY DATA REQUIREMENTS WILL BE USED TO ESTABLISH MONITORING PROTOCOLS. USING THIS INFORMATION, FUNDING WILL BE SECURED TO MANAGE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>CONSERVATION ACTION RESEARCH NETWORK</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>3463 TUNA CANYON RD</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>TOPANGA</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>CA</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>90290</ZIPCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>THE GRANT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EARLY CAREER AFRICAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO EDUCATE, TRAIN AND PREPARE SELECTED AFRICAN SCIENTISTS FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AT WHICH THEY ARE STUDYING. (PROPOSAL, INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE, AND DISCUSSIONS OVER ZOOM.)</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>LAND ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL LIFE (LEGLE)</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>OKPARA ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>BANIKANNI</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>BN</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>03BP125</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>SUPPORT (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE COST) THE SYMPOSIUM ON MYCOLOGY IN TROPICAL AFRICA FROM JANUARY 10 TO 12, 2024 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PARAKOU, BENIN.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>17180</Amt>
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            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WILDFOWL WETLANDS TRUST</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>GLOUCESTERSHIRE</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>SLIMBRIDGE</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>UK</CountryCd>
            <ForeignPostalCd>GL2 7BT</ForeignPostalCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>FOREIGN</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "MADAGASCAR WETLANDS KNOWLEDGE BASE."</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>385907</Amt>
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        <GrantOrContriApprvForFutGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientForeignAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>MUSEUM HILL ROAD PO BOX 40658</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>NAIROBI</CityNm>
            <CountryCd>KE</CountryCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF BATS IN TWO CAVES IN KENYA, REPRESENTING TWO TYPES OF CAVES. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC DATA TO GAIN FORMAL PROTECTION OF CAVES THROUGH EXISTING POLICY AND LEGAL INSTRUMENTS.</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
          <Amt>45000</Amt>
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        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/20/23, 8/1/23, 2/1/24, 8/1/24, 2/1/25, 8/1/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>01 BP 4521</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>COTONOU</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>BN</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-02-15</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>249966</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN."</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>104966</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/25/23, 9/1/23, 3/1/24, 9/1/24, 3/1/25, 9/1/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PRIVATE BAG 13301</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>WINDHOEK</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>WA</CountryCd>
        </ForeignAddress>
        <GrantDt>2023-02-12</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>249929</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS."</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>2/2/23, 8/1/23, 2/1/24, 8/1/24, 2/1/25, 8/1/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 63</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>BUEA</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>CM</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2002-11-16</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>7500</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>TO SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE ENTITLED "BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ON POLLINATORS AND POLLINATION IN THE CONGO BASIN."</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>7500</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>4/4/23</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
        <BusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>CONSERVE GLOBAL</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>6 PIKKEWYN STERREWAG</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>PRETORIA</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
          <ForeignPostalCd>0081</ForeignPostalCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-04-28</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>92508</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>THE PROJECT WILL UNDERTAKE GROUND SAMPLING AND SURVEYS WITH REMOTE SENSING DATA TO PRODUCE ACCURATE VEGETATION AND LAND COVER MAPS, ASSESS THREATS AND DOCUMENT TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND USAGE OF PLANT SPECIES IN THE TONDWA GMA IN NORTHERN ZAMBIA. IT WILL ALSO BUILD MONITORING CAPACITY AMONG FOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FOUR EARLY CAREER ZAMBIAN BOTANISTS AND GREATER SENSITIZATION AND SUPPORT AMONG ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE NSAMA COMMUNITY RESOURCES BOARD.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>22508</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>12/15/23, 6/14/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
        </BusinessName>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>POSTNET SUITE 207 POSTNET SUITE 002</AddressLine1Txt>
          <AddressLine2Txt>PRIVATE BAG X08</AddressLine2Txt>
          <CityNm>WIERDA PARK</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
          <ForeignPostalCd>0149</ForeignPostalCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-04-27</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>242481</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A 30-BY-30 LANDSCAPE PLANNING TOOL FOR SOUTH AFRICA THAT BALANCES THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>42481</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>11/15/23, 5/15/24, 11/15/24, 5/15/25, 11/15/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>GAEA SEYCHELLES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>BEL OMBRE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>MAHE</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>SE</CountryCd>
        </ForeignAddress>
        <GrantDt>2023-04-25</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>260839</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES."</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>11/15/23, 5/15/24, 11/15/24, 5/15/25, 11/15/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>HAWASSA UNIVERSITY</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>HAWASSA UNIVERSITY</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>HAWASSA</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>ET</CountryCd>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>TO GENERATE INFORMATION ON INSECT POLLINATORS DIVERSITY, SHARE DATA OPENLY AND CREATE AWARENESS THROUGH PLATFORMS ON FOOD SECURITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH VALUES OF INSECT POLLINATORS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN AND AROUND KAFA BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND BALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. EXPERTISE ON INSECT POLLINATORS' DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN ETHIOPIA WILL BE ENHANCED, DATA WILL BE OPENLY SHARED, AND TRAININGS AND COMMUNICATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. POLICY BRIEFS WILL BE PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>49213</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
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        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/9/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>BP 3215</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>DAKAR</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>SG</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-07-07</GrantDt>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF DATABASES FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CHARI-LOGONE SUB-BASIN"</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <CityNm>WINDHOEK</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>WA</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-01-12</GrantDt>
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        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/3/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 661</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>ARUSHA</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>TZ</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-08-14</GrantDt>
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        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>42284</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>9/30/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>CITE DES EVOLUES RUE N 1087 1ER</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <CityNm>BANGUI</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>CT</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-06-05</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>250000</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (FBDC) FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST PROTECTED AREA COMPLEX (NPAC) IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC."</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>45000</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/1/24, 7/1/24, 1/1/25, 7/1/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (ICIPE)</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>DUDUVILLE CAMPUS PO BOX 30772-00100</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>NAIROBI</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>KE</CountryCd>
        </ForeignAddress>
        <GrantDt>2023-07-25</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>293195</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY FOR BEE AND DIPTERAN POLLINATORS, THEIR FORAGE PLANT SPECIES TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN CAMEROON."</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>60195</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/15/24, 7/15/24, 1/25/25, 7/25/25, 1/31/26</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WILDTRACKTSWALU FOUNDATION</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <CityNm>JOHANNESBURG</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
          <ForeignPostalCd>2193</ForeignPostalCd>
        </ForeignAddress>
        <GrantDt>2023-10-05</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>157449</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE THAT WILL PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMMUNITY-GENERATED METRIC AS AN INDEX TO MONITOR BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA. THE BENEFITS FOR PARTNERS WILL BE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING GREATER CAPACITY FOR LOCAL STUDENTS AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS, AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS IDENTIFIED IN THE AFRICA 30X30 DRAFT. ASSESSING IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY IS KEY TO THIS; THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE METRICS TO DO THIS.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>57449</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>1/6/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>25 JOSEPH MWILWA ROAD RHODESPARK</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>LUSAKA</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>ZA</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-07-17</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>249359</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN AND A WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE KAFUE FLATS, ZAMBIA"</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>12/31/23, 6/30/24, 12/31/24, 6/30/25</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 245</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>WINDHOEK</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>WA</CountryCd>
        </ForeignAddress>
        <GrantDt>2023-10-25</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>264108</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>FOR THE PROJECT "INCORPORATING SUCCULENT PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES INFORMATION INTO CONSERVATION PLANNING".</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>55000</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>4/15/24, 10/15/24, 4/15/25, 10/15/25, 4/1/26</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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      <ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>DROSTY RD</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>MAKHANDA</CityNm>
          <CountryCd>SF</CountryCd>
          <ForeignPostalCd>6139</ForeignPostalCd>
        </ForeignAddress>
        <GrantDt>2023-10-10</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>31000</GrantAmt>
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        <ExpendedByGranteeAmt>31000</ExpendedByGranteeAmt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>5/15/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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          <CountryCd>BN</CountryCd>
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        <GrantDt>2023-12-11</GrantDt>
        <GrantAmt>17180</GrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>SUPPORT (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE COST) THE SYMPOSIUM ON MYCOLOGY IN TROPICAL AFRICA FROM JANUARY 10 TO 12, 2024 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PARAKOU, BENIN.</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>NONE</AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt>
        <DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>2/14/24</DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt>
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