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Detail of GEF Project #199
| GEF Project ID | 199 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 287 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | National Biodiversity Strategy, Action Plan and Country Report to the COP |
| Country | Gabon |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | EA |
| Approval Date | 1997-10-29 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1998-01-26 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Directorate General of the Environment |
| Description | The Biodiversity Enabling Activity for Gabon will assist the Directorate General of the Environment in the Ministry of Planning, Environment and Tourism (MPET) in developing a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP). The BSAP will build on and reinforce other existing national strategies and plans, particularly the National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP), which is under formulation. Also the project will allow the Republic of Gabon to meet its obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by assisting the preparation of its first Country Report to the Conference of Parties (COP) in 1998. |
| Implementation Status | Project was has been executed satisfactorily. Four regional workshops took place, and the second national workshop was held in September 1999. Gabon BSAP received a good rating by the global BSAP study team. The BSAP was completed in 1999, and it is now under approval by the government. |
| GEF Project Grant | 232,200 USD |
| GEF Grant | 232,200 USD |
| Project Cost | 232,200 USD |
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