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Detail of GEF Project #277
| GEF Project ID | 277 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 1357 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Global Alternatives to Slash and Burn Agriculture Phase II |
| Country | Global |
| Region | Global |
| Focal Area | Climate Change |
| Operational Program | STRM |
| Approval Date | 1995-05-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1996-06-04 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1996-06-21 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | UNOPS with ICRAF |
| Description | The long term goal of this project is to reduce global warming, conserve biodiversity, and alleviate poverty in the tropical forest margins by promoting the development of alternatives to slash and burn agriculture that are ecologically sound, economically viable, and culturally acceptable. |
| Implementation Status | Phase I was completed in December 1995. Work in phase I helped raised the issues profile in international arenas. More specifically, phase I: - Established a highly effective multidisciplinary research team; - Characterized sites in Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, and Zambia, representing a range of biophysical and socioeconomic conditions; - Initiated research at the first three sites; - Developed tools to assess the impact of slash-and-burn on greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity Supported policy discussions in Indonesia; - Achieved 150 percent cofunding. Phase II, completed in 1997, expanded the number of research sites to include forests in northern Zambia, Peru, and Thailand. Following completion of the GEF project, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research continued to support/ expand related initiatives. |
| GEF Project Grant | 3,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 3,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 3,370,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 6,370,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 2,941,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 3,535,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 6,476,000 USD |
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