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Detail of GEF Project #55
| GEF Project ID | 55 |
| IBRD PO ID | 1 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | West Africa Pilot Community-Based Natural Resource and Wildlife Management |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 1 |
| Approval Date | 1992-12-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1995-09-14 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1995-09-14 |
| Project Completion Date | 2004-06-30 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | Local community wildlife management groups |
| Description | The project will design and implement community-based wildlands and wildlife rehabilitation, utilization and conservation programs based on the "gestion de terroirs" approach at three sites totalling 4,800 square kms in the Comoe ecosystem in southwestern Burkina Faso and northern Cote d'Ivoire, an area recognized as one of the most important remaining natural savannah ecosystems in the region. The project comprises: (a) land use planning; (b) community land management; (c) capacity building and training; (d) habitat improvement and animal herd reconstruction; and (e) sustainable subsistence and commercial utilization of wildlife. |
| Implementation Status | The project is closed after most of the grant money is disbursed. The ICR needs to be finalized with all the comments received and then needs to be submitted for final approval. |
| PRIF Amount | 901,040 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 7,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 7,901,040 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 6,190,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 14,091,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 7,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 6,190,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 14,091,000 USD |
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