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Detail of GEF Project #650
| GEF Project ID | 650 |
| IBRD PO ID | 57041 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Collaborative Management for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Northwest Biosphere Reserve |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 3; 1 |
| PDF-A Approval Date | 1997-12-08 |
| Approval Date | 1999-06-09 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1999-09-30 |
| Project Completion Date | 2002-09-30 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | Pro Naturaleza |
| Description | The project seeks to achieve the collaborative management of the Northwest Biosphere Reserve, by building capacity among stakeholders to enable a real involvement of local decision makers at different levels in the management process, with aim of reversing negative tendencies (especially the processes of desertification) and conserving existing biological diversity. It is envisaged that co-management will a permit a more equitable distribution of the benefits generated by the sustainable use of the natural resources of the Biosphere Reserve among the local population, and especially the rural population, which lives in conditions of acute poverty, in a predominately arid environment which is subject to a continuous process of gradual degradation. |
| Implementation Status | Project implementation has been completed. A strategy for the NWBR has been approved at the local and national levels, which has resulted in the development of a Master Plan for the National Park, a land-use plan for Tumbes and Piura and agricultural and environmental strategy plans for Tumbes. Thirteen Community Development Committees (COCODES) have been created and remain active. Basic information on sustainable resource use techniques has been collected and training courses are being offered to the 13 key communities. Community priorities have been identified through participative diagnosis exercises and work on identifying and evaluating at least five sustainable models is now culminating. The project has recently submitted an illustrated ICR, highlighting the lessons learned from this successful experience. |
| PDF A Amount | 21,150 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 728,850 USD |
| GEF Grant | 750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,346,350 USD |
| Project Cost | 2,096,350 USD |
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