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Detail of GEF Project #2450
| GEF Project ID | 2450 |
| IBRD PO ID | 86341 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Rio Grande Do Sul Biodiversity Conservation |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 1 |
| Strategic Program | BD-4 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2004-03-22 |
| PIF Approval Date | 2007-11-16 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2004-03-22 |
| Approval Date | 2007-11-16 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2009-10-21 |
| Project Status | CEO Endorsed |
| Executing Agency | State Secretariat of Coordination and Planning, Special Projects Department |
| Description | To promote the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in the state’s grassland ecosystem by mainstreaming biodiversity conservation within the forestry, agriculture, and livestock productive landscapes. The project’s objective will be achieved by: (i) promoting actions that assist farmers to restore and maintain priority areas for biodiversity conservation where ecosystem fragility and threats to biodiversity occur; (ii) conserving biodiversity by strengthening the implementation of public policies that enhance the development of improved management systems and production practices, including raising awareness and building institutional capacity; and (iii) securing the functions, dynamics and evolution of threatened ecosystems and endemic species while consolidating the network of protected areas within the biome. |
| PDF B Amount | 349,488 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 5,349,490 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 6,100,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 11,449,500 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 534,949 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 5,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 6,108,360 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 11,457,800 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees (CEO Endo.) | 534,949 USD |
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