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Detail of GEF Project #1259
| GEF Project ID | 1259 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | In-situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives through Enhanced Information Management and Field Application |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Regional |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 13; 4 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2000-03-22 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2000-04-07 |
| Approval Date | 2002-10-15 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2004-03-02 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2004-03-24 |
| Project Completion Date | 2010-10-01 |
| Project Status | Project Completion |
| GEF Agency | UNEP |
| Executing Agency | Various government ministries of Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy |
| Description | The objective of the project is the safe and effective conservation of crop wild relatives and their increased availability for crop improvement in Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan. |
| Implementation Status | Formal agreements for information exchange have been signed and work on evaluating benefit-sharing mechanisms has begun. All countries have conducted eco-geographic field surveys for priority taxa and have agreed to use the same national information system. Core and additional descriptors for information systems have been agreed upon and schemas have been designed. A species database containing CWR species names has been developed for the international system. The legal framework has been reviewed in all countries. All countries have selected priority taxa for conservation actions; a total of 40 genera have been selected. Armenia and Uzbekistan have selected protected areas for which to develop CWR management plans. Information on accessions of 1153 CWR species is now in electronic format. National partners have conducted information-management training and training in Red Listing procedures was delivered in Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan. Baseline awareness surveys have been analyzed and awareness-raising strategies initiated. |
| PDF B Amount | 335,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,827,020 USD |
| GEF Grant | 6,162,020 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 6,516,970 USD |
| Project Cost | 12,679,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 498,500 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 5,827,020 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 6,176,970 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 12,339,000 USD |
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