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Detail of GEF Project #235
| GEF Project ID | 235 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 253 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Final Consolidation and Conservation of Azraq Wetlands and Dana Wildlands by RSCN to Address New Pressures |
| Country | Jordan |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 2; 1 |
| Approval Date | 1996-08-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1997-01-18 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1997-04-30 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Royal Scientific for Conservation of Nature |
| Description | Present project aims to consolidate the pilot phase project JOR/92/G31 - Conservation of Dana and Azraq Protected Areas to address the new threat (unforeseen at the time of project preparation in 1992/1993) and pressures brought about by the Peace Accord in the Dana and Mujib Reserves (as strategic nodes in the Rift Valley ecosystem) and the Azraq Wetland Reserves. |
| Implementation Status | Project is operationally closed since end December 1999. Is expected to be financially closed in 2001. |
| GEF Project Grant | 1,949,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 1,949,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,350,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 3,299,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 1,949,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 750,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 2,699,000 USD |
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