Overview

Chinese Embassy and the Gambian Ministry of the Environment plant 500 coconut seedlings for the Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•GambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GambiaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Aug 8, 2018

End (actual): Aug 8, 2018

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The purpose of this project was to plant coconut seedlings in the capital of Gambia, launched at Banjul Beach. Additional location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/194573840#map=15/13.4620/-16.5850

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Gambia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Gambian Ministry of the Environment

Loan desecription

Chinese Embassy and the Gambian Ministry of the Environment plant 500 coconut seedlings for the Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 8, 2018, the Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative was launched in Banjul Beach, Gambia. The Chinese Embassy in Gambia and the Gambian Ministry of the Environment planted 500 coconut seedlings in the capital of Gambia, Banjul Beach for this initiative. The cost of the seedlings donation is unknown. This project was led by the Chinese Ambassador to Gambia, Zhang Jiming. The purpose of the project was to help beautify the beach and provide environmental benefits. This is an annual event, with the first coconut seedling planting being in 2017, as recorded by Record ID#57403. In this project, the Chinese Embassy in Gambia planted over 2,000 seedlings on the west coast of Gambia. The Gambia-China Coconut Tree Planting Initiative was launched with the hopes of furthering China and Africa's cooperation plan of green development. This project is completed.