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Detail of GEF Project #543
| GEF Project ID | 543 |
| IBRD PO ID | 9103 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Transcarpathian Biodiversity Protection |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Region | Europe and Central Asia |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 4 |
| Approval Date | 1991-12-01 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1993-04-28 |
| Project Completion Date | 1997-03-31 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environmental Protection |
| Description | Part of the tri-country Transcarpathian Network, the project supports a biodiversity protection program (inventory, genetic studies, GIS critical habitat analysis), a resources management program to enable coordinated management of the discontinuous reserved areas of the Carpathians Biosphere Reserve, and training and institutional strengthening programs. |
| Implementation Status | Expansion of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (CBR) has been completed, and the reserve was awarded the European Diploma by the Secretariat of the Council of Europe, in recognition of the importance of the reserve and its activities. The Implementation Completion Report was produced on 6/26/98. |
| GEF Project Grant | 500,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 500,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 80,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 580,000 USD |
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