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Detail of GEF Project #631
| GEF Project ID | 631 |
| IBRD PO ID | 52315 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 3 |
| PDF-A Approval Date | 1998-02-02 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 1998-02-23 |
| Approval Date | 1999-05-07 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1999-10-13 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2001-02-13 |
| Project Completion Date | 2006-12-31 |
| Project Status | Project Completion |
| Executing Agency | Institute for Biodiversity Conservation and Research (IBCR) |
| Description | The project aims to facilitate development of safe and efficacious healthcare relying on traditional medicine and medicinal plants while protecting the resource base and implementing measures to reduce pressure on wild populations of rare and endemic species. Specifically it is aimed at resolving problems of habitat destruction, erosion of biodiversity, loss of traditional knowledge and practices, rural poverty and primary healthcare in the regional setting. The GEF component is focused on inventory of medicinal plants found in the Bale Mountains National Park, with studies of harvest, production, and degree of endangerment, development of community oriented management guidelines for sustainable harvest in appropriate zones of the park, development of cultivation trials and methodologies, training in environmental conservation both for Park staff and local communities; and education and mass awareness campaigns. |
| Implementation Status | Major activities performed under the component of Institutional Strengthening, Human Resource Development and Project Monitoring and Evaluation. The training was organized by SETYM International based in France. The Procurement Officer also participated in the training program organized by the WB procurement specialist in the country office. Consecuted workshops will be conducted. A mid-term review mission was conducted and the report was submitted. |
| PDF A Amount | 15,000 USD |
| PDF B Amount | 95,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 1,800,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 1,910,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 4,900,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 6,810,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 1,802,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 3,284,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 5,196,000 USD |
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