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Detail of GEF Project #3410
| GEF Project ID | 3410 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Piloting of an Ecosystem-based Approach to Uruguayan Coastal Fisheries |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 2; 8 |
| Strategic Program | BD-2; BD-4 |
| PIF Approval Date | 2007-12-13 |
| PPG Approval Date | 2008-05-19 |
| Approval Date | 2009-10-21 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| GEF Agency | FAO |
| Executing Agency | National Direction of National Institute of Fisheries |
| Description | The goal of the proposed “Ecosystem-based Approach to Living Aquatic Resources Management” Medium Size Project (MSP) is to transform the utilization of Uruguay’s fisheries resources into sustainable production systems through the integration of ecosystem-related principles and concepts into national legal and planning frameworks that in turn, would contribute to a reduction in the loss of biodiversity and an increase in social well-being. The proposed development objective (PDO) is to contribute to the sustainable development of the country’s fisheries through: (i) reorganization and modernization of DINARA’s institutional structure; (ii) implementation of a robust system of fisheries management based on the application of an ecosystem based approach to fisheries (EAF) and best available knowledge; and (iii) development of a National Plan for the Development and Management of Artisanal Fisheries in Uruguay (NPDMAF) to include new institutional management arrangements (co-management). The proposed MSP’s global environmental objective (GEO) is to reduce impacts on ecosystem “health” and contribute to increases in the conservation of biodiversity through promoting a shift in Uruguay’s management of its coastal fisheries from an approach focused on single-species to one that reflects ecosystem-based fishery management (EAF) principles. The MSP is proposed as a project that will be fully “blended” with Uruguay’s on-going National Fisheries Modernization Program (NFMP). |
| PPG Amount | 50,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 950,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 1,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,800,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 2,800,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 95,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant (CEO Appr.) | 950,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Appr.) | 2,782,200 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Appr.) | 3,782,200 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees (CEO Appr.) | 95,000 USD |
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