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Detail of GEF Project #79
| GEF Project ID | 79 |
| IBRD PO ID | 4403 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Conservation of Priority Protected Areas |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | STRM |
| Approval Date | 1991-05-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1994-05-05 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1994-05-05 |
| Project Completion Date | 2002-06-30 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | NGOs for Integrated Protected Areas (NIPA); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) |
| Description | Support for government efforts to establish a core National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) for ten sites over a seven year period, through financing site development and resource management. The project promotes participation of local communities in site management, and strengthens national capacity for coordination and monitoring. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) received a grant to strengthen park infrastructure and services, and a national NGO consortium (NIPA) received a grant to provide technical assistance services and administer a livelihood fund for local communities. |
| Implementation Status | The final implementation progress rating was unsatisfactory, mainly since several agreed actions on specific cases of misprocurements, ineligible expenses, and conflict of interests by NIPA were not resolved. The project closed June 30, 2002, and the Implementation Completion Report (ICR) process has been completed (ICR issued on Jan 23, 2004). |
| GEF Project Grant | 20,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 20,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 2,856,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 22,856,000 USD |
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