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Detail of GEF Project #794
| GEF Project ID | 794 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Catalyzing Conservation Action in Latin America: Identifying Priority Sites and Best Management |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 1; 3 |
| PDF-A Approval Date | 1999-02-09 |
| Approval Date | 2000-03-29 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2000-09-14 |
| Project Completion Date | 2003-09-30 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| GEF Agency | UNEP |
| Executing Agency | The nature Conservancy |
| Description | The project will identify the priority global diversity sites and catalyze the implementation of conservation action by designing management activities in the following globally significant ecoregions: a) Choco/Darien Tropical forest, b) Eastern Andes Cordillera Real Montane Forest, c) Peruvian Yungas, d) Bolivian Yungas and e) Chaco Savannahs. The project will enable decision- and policymakers to strategically target scarce human and financial resources to areas that have the highest biodiversity values. |
| Implementation Status | Project completed. |
| PDF A Amount | 25,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 725,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 680,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 1,430,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 146,000 USD |
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