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Detail of GEF Project #361
| GEF Project ID | 361 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 581 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Action for a Sustainable Amazonia |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 3 |
| Approval Date | 1995-10-01 |
| Project Cancellation Date | 2001-05-30 |
| Project Status | Cancelled |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Pro Tempore Secretariat of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, UNDP, UNOPS |
| Description | The project's principal objective is to promote the formulation and application of policies that incorporate biodiversity conservation values and principles into sectoral development planning and reform. This will be achieved through the identification and provision of alternative production practices for agro-forestry and and extractive sectors, valuation of biological goods and services for assessing planning and investment priorities, consensus building activities with decision-makers and civil society for policy and regulatory review. Project activities will provide critical information for decision makers and private sectors. The project will also strengthen and expand a broad network of stakeholders whose enhanced capacities will provide the basis for future collaboration in ecosystem management and conservation. |
| Implementation Status | Project formulation underway. |
| GEF Project Grant | 3,850,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 3,850,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 700,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 4,550,000 USD |
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