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Detail of GEF Project #771
| GEF Project ID | 771 |
| IBRD PO ID | 58503 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 3; 2 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 1998-05-01 |
| Approval Date | 2000-05-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2002-07-17 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2002-08-08 |
| Project Completion Date | 2008-12-31 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environment (MMA) |
| Description | Project would support expansion and consolidation of strict protected areas in the Amazonian region. Three specific objectives have been identified: (i) identify and create new strict protected areas; (ii) effective establishment of these new areas; and (iii) develop long-term sustainable management tools and mechanisms for effective protection within all Amazonian strict protected areas. The project emerges from a GOB commitment to expand effective strict protection in the Amazon to cover at least 10% (37 million ha) of the biome (370 million ha). Although it is expected that all costs associated with the project will be of global benefit and incremental, GEF grant funds will act as seed capital to catalyze additional funds to cover a significant share of project costs. |
| Implementation Status | Project implementation is satisfactory. The mission found that, while several operational issues still exist, much progress has been made in the last seven months. The objectives set out in the Aide Memoire for the last supervision mission (April 26-May 4 2004) have been largely achieved. In general, communication among the different organizations has greatly improved, thanks in part to an internal communications strategy and monthly coordination meetings. Substantive progress has also been made in consolidating administrative arrangements and in clarifying operational procedures. |
| PDF B Amount | 350,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 30,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 30,350,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 59,000,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 89,350,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 1,550,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 30,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 51,500,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 81,850,000 USD |
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