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Detail of GEF Project #16
| GEF Project ID | 16 |
| IBRD PO ID | 57031 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Management and Protection of Laguna del Tigre National Park |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 3; 2 |
| PDF-A Approval Date | 1998-03-12 |
| Approval Date | 1999-07-13 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1999-09-21 |
| Project Completion Date | 2002-03-01 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | Conservation International/Guatemala |
| Description | The goal of this project is to conserve the biodiversity and natural habitats of Laguna de Tigre national Par and Biotopo, the largest core zone in Guatemala’s protected areas system. This goal coincides with that of the Guatemalan government, as articulated in the 1999-2003 Master Plan for the Laguna de Tigre Management Unit (CONAP 1998). |
| Implementation Status | The project closed on March 31, 2002 with a satisfactory rating. A draft Implementation Completion Report is available and the final version is expected soon. Some of the results obtained follow: 1) deforestation rate has declined to 0.25% from 0.56%; 2) key actors have been effectively integrated in the conservation effort. A permanent LTNP Support Committee has been instituted, having among its most important goals the search for sustainable financing of the Park; 3) CONAP (National Council of Protected Areas), CECON (Center for Conservationist Studies) and the municipal government of San Andrés presence in the Park is stronger; and 4) a functioning administration with infrastructure, equipment, trained personal and a budget assigned by the National Government to CONAP has been established. |
| PDF A Amount | 25,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 722,631 USD |
| GEF Grant | 747,631 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 940,137 USD |
| Project Cost | 1,687,770 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 146,000 USD |
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